Hey @Muleman good luck with the bike. Should be fun working on it and getting it running. I’m currently working on the same bike so any questions you have I may be able to help you with as well as the rest of the member base her at Quadcrazy. Good luck and feel free to post some pics.

Thanks @06kfx440 I found one on eBay new. Should have it by Wednesday. Sucks bc I would have had this done today ! What I don’t understand is how the part goes bad. Is just a simple brush type part that I find strange to go bad. It’s a small amount of pressure as well. But anyway it is what it is.

I mounted my badland into the bumper of my bayou with the mounting plate onto a 1/8" piece of garden bed liner... thought for sure it would snap first time I used it but i guess bed liner is tempered and it has never bent out of shape or snapped and Ive done stuff to it that made the winch complain. Parked the bike behind a stump and pulled a shed upright with it- I know for a fact that it was pulling a LOT more than 2500 pounds. It was an oak stump and it started breaking lol... didnt do a thing to the winch or homemade mounting plate.

Good reminder

I think everyone has their own valid opinion of which is the best brand. I like my Honda , and friends who have them also swear by them . Yamaha , Kawasaki and Suzuki also have their fans. Kymco, although much less well known also has a very good reputation among those that can get over their prejudices against "Chinese junk" . Kymco is Taiwanese, makes parts for a few high end car makers and as well as for some of the more name brand Japanese ATV builders. I can't speak for the reliability of some of the newer models of US/ Canadian ATV builders, but some of the older ones did not have a great reputation here . For example , among the riders I know the old Polarises were better known by the name " Pullhairis" for the troubles they had . I think the best ATV is the one that does the job for you, is liked by your riding circle of friends and is the one you can afford. Keep the maintenance up and any of todays machines will serve you well, although I too am wary of unknown brands that sell cheaply. None of the name brand , domestic or foreign should let you down whether the machine is 40 years old or new .. Maintenance means much ore than age .