New Kazuma Jaguar 500 advice

[Helirazor]

Hi guys I'm new to the forum and wanted to see if anyone who owns a Kazuma 500 could give me an honest opinion about them as I'm looking to buy one?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[wylde1]

I found this video for you. It looks like a pretty wicked ATV. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRvOHQCiOE]Kazuma Jaguar 500 Madness! - YouTube[/ame]

[oxidized_black]

who builds the drive train for these? they resemble yamaha alot i think... ???

http://www.kazuma.us/home.htm

Edited January 31, 2012 by oxidized_black

[marioweldinginc]

The video was funny!

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[Helirazor]

I found this video for you. It looks like a pretty wicked ATV.

I've seen the video, from that it looks good. Thank you.

[Helirazor]

who builds the drive train for these? they resemble yamaha alot i think... ???

Kazuma

From what the UK dealers say the CVT is Honda designed, not sure about the rest of the quad. My friend is a ex RAF engineer (so slightly mechanically minded) and he bought a little Falcon 90cc for his son which he's very pleased with. He was of the impression the engines are a Honda design, and built under licence, but I'm unsure about this.

I know it could be handy knowing if any of the parts are interchangeable with big brand names, as if theres something thats known to be a weak spot you could always replace with a main brand part. That said you never know these days they could all be made in same factory! lol

[swampcat07]

My advice would be to try and order some parts for it before you buy it. See if common items such as bearings, bushings, and fuel system parts/controlers are easily available. You might be able to save a grand or two now but will the repairs cost you more in the long run.

Also check and see what the resale values have been.

I am a firm believer that every brand has a pro and a con, just make sure you know what you are getting into.

[Helirazor]

Ok thank you, I've looked into spare parts back up and they have all the parts to build a machine up from scratch, which I was impressed with. As there aren't so many of these quads around in the UK it's difficult to get an idea of second hand values.

Must admit I've always taken the view it's cheap for a reason, but that said I can't really justify spending £8500.00 on an equiverlent big brand one, when I can get a Jaguar 500 for £2995.00 with 1 years parts and labour warranty.

Edited January 31, 2012 by Helirazor

[oxidized_black]

a new member here has a kazuma jims1967's ATV Page » QUADCRAZY ATV Community you can leave him a message so he might be able to tell you how he feels about this brand ...

[swampcat07]

Good luck with whatever you choose and make sure to give us some feedback when you get seattime in.

[Helirazor]

Thanks swampcat07 I'm hoping to test ride the Jaguar 500 in the next few weeks so once I have I'll put an update on here. In the mean time doing as much research on the net as possible.

[Helirazor]

Thanks oxidized_black I've PM's him so will see.

[Helirazor]

Well just a quick update, I've just had a test ride on a Kazuma, and I'm left undecided. It's basically old Honda designed technology. It was OK, but I can't say I was left reaching for my card to pay a deposit. Maybe I've been spoilt by big brand quads I've ridden. To make matters even more confusing I went to my local Polaris & Yamaha dealer yesterday to look at quads, but they had the new Ranger RZR 900 in which caught my eye....

[oxidized_black]

it would be a really tough decision to stray me away from the big brands for any of the knock-offs that are less expensive. 99% of the time you get what you pay for in my opinion. i just had a friend buy a rhino knock-off and he paid about 2/3's of a new yamaha rhino. he only has 125kms on it (3 outings) and is still unusable. broken rims, bad electrical components, water pump... the list goes on. he is one of those guys that are very gentle on his equipment too. now the 'astro' dealer has picked up and moved out, leaving him with a nice boat anchor. you know an established name brand dealer won't leave you stranded like that, or wouldn't dare...

not saying all knock-offs are like this, but be wary...