01 yama Bear Tracker

JimW · 02-16-2010, 09:09 AM

Bought this for my wife this past saturday. I didn't get as good of deal as doc got on his kawi but it looks good next to my big bear cloned hensim. JimW
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FastDoc · 02-16-2010, 11:11 AM

Boy it looks in GREAT condition. It appears to be the same sort of style as mine, but a significant benefit of yours appears to be it has front disc brakes. Mine are drums all around. They are fine, but the discs would be quite superior.

Semiauto tranny, I assume? 250?

JimW · 02-16-2010, 11:47 AM

01 was the first year Yam put disc brakes on the bear tracker and it will stop it. Just a light squeeze is all it takes. I gave 1500.00 for it which is probably the border line value but it's been cared for so I decided to take it. Yes, it's semi auto.

What surprizes me is comparing it to my Hensim 400 which is Jianshe/Yamaha built there are several exact same parts and the quality is also very close if not the same. I read where one of the atv mags did a review on the Jianshe/Yam 400 and they said if you strip the plastic off they're identicle to the Yam Big Bear. I was scepticle untill I compared the two. Of course the 400 has a beefier frame, but many of the parts would interghange. The brake assemblies for instance are exactly alike and if the rear axle on the Bear Tracker was wider they'd swap.

JimW · 02-16-2010, 11:47 AM

Forgot, yes it's 250

FastDoc · 02-16-2010, 12:05 PM

Seems to me you got a good deal.

My Kawasaki's brakes are adequate, but I'd have gladly paid more for some tight hydraulic discs up front.

Being well maintained is the key to buying the right bike. Some people seem to treat their stuff like crap, and I don't get that at all. Everything I have is well taken care of and carefully used. Some people, even if they dodn't have money to burn, abuse their stuff to the point where it's not worth keeping, or buying.

JimW · 02-16-2010, 12:47 PM

Thats so true. Like you, I've always maintained anything I've owned and carful with it, because for one thing I don't like pain and another is the cost of tearing it up. I don't understand why some people treat thier vehicles the way they do either. And the one thing I'll never understand is people giving 10grand for a atv to bury it in a mud hole? That one amazes me as much as anything does, I guess. The Chev pickup you see in the background of the pic is a 95 and looks almost as good as the day it was new because I take care of it.

We have a couple of taotao 250Ds. They've been trouble free but uncomfortable to ride for any length of time. I guess thats what prompted us to find something more comfortable.

katoranger · 02-16-2010, 02:31 PM

I see it is equipped with a chinese cargo box on the back.

TurboT · 02-16-2010, 03:01 PM

Good buy.

Looks like a nice unit.

I'm sure you'll appreciate the shocks over the Chinese made ones.

JimW · 02-16-2010, 04:00 PM

Wouldn't be complete without the chinese cargo box

Yup, it rides much better and makes the wife smile. What makes her smile makes me smile.

katoranger · 02-16-2010, 04:05 PM

I think you did good. I am not finding many ATVs in that price range in very good condition around me.

Also please give us more info on your hensim in the ATV forum. We haven't heard much on the larger ATVs.

Allen

FastDoc · 02-16-2010, 04:25 PM

My buddy continues to look on CL for a similar ATV to ours for his wife. Nothing but junk, or only units that are too big or too small. These small adult sized simple 2WD ATV's are a good find!

JimW · 02-16-2010, 07:02 PM

True, they're hard to find in good condition. This one I had to drive 250mi for, but I picked it up the same day my son in law went to look at the hensim 250 enduro. There's another nice one in that area but shipping is the hard part for anybody very far away. It a 99 kawi 300 Lakota. I talked with the woman who owns it and understood she's had it since new and has had regular service on it. Its as nice as ours, doc. I think she wants 1500.00 also. Look on Oklahoma City craigslist if anyone is interested. It's several pages into it, but if anyone wants I can email a link and save some time looking for it. Also came across a odes 400 4X4 needing some work for 400.00 with very few hours on it. I would buy it myself but not sure where to get parts for it. It has the 359cc Honda foreman clone engine, but unlike my jianshe/yamaha, honda parts won't match on it like yamaha parts on mine will.

I'll give a good write up on the hensim for you guys first think in the morning.

JimW · 02-16-2010, 07:33 PM

Just figured out how to paste a link. Learn something new every day. Here's a link to the kawi lakota

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/mcy/1590314029.html

FastDoc · 02-16-2010, 07:54 PM

Looks like a good machine at a good price. Ron would need one closer to home though.

Weldangrind · 02-16-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JimW

Wouldn't be complete without the chinese cargo box

Yup, it rides much better and makes the wife smile. What makes her smile makes me smile.

Happy ATVing wife, happy ATVing life.

Wow, $400 for a Chinese 400cc quad? I'd be all over that, even if it's just to swap the engine into my 200 Beast, a la Wild Alaskan.

02-16-2010, 09:09 AM	#1
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	01 yama Bear Tracker Bought this for my wife this past saturday. I didn't get as good of deal as doc got on his kawi but it looks good next to my big bear cloned hensim. JimW [img][/img]
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02-16-2010, 11:11 AM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Boy it looks in GREAT condition. It appears to be the same sort of style as mine, but a significant benefit of yours appears to be it has front disc brakes. Mine are drums all around. They are fine, but the discs would be quite superior. Semiauto tranny, I assume? 250? __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-16-2010, 12:05 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Seems to me you got a good deal. My Kawasaki's brakes are adequate, but I'd have gladly paid more for some tight hydraulic discs up front. Being well maintained is the key to buying the right bike. Some people seem to treat their stuff like crap, and I don't get that at all. Everything I have is well taken care of and carefully used. Some people, even if they dodn't have money to burn, abuse their stuff to the point where it's not worth keeping, or buying. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-16-2010, 02:31 PM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I see it is equipped with a chinese cargo box on the back. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-16-2010, 04:05 PM	#10
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I think you did good. I am not finding many ATVs in that price range in very good condition around me. Also please give us more info on your hensim in the ATV forum. We haven't heard much on the larger ATVs. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-16-2010, 11:47 AM	#3
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	01 was the first year Yam put disc brakes on the bear tracker and it will stop it. Just a light squeeze is all it takes. I gave 1500.00 for it which is probably the border line value but it's been cared for so I decided to take it. Yes, it's semi auto. What surprizes me is comparing it to my Hensim 400 which is Jianshe/Yamaha built there are several exact same parts and the quality is also very close if not the same. I read where one of the atv mags did a review on the Jianshe/Yam 400 and they said if you strip the plastic off they're identicle to the Yam Big Bear. I was scepticle untill I compared the two. Of course the 400 has a beefier frame, but many of the parts would interghange. The brake assemblies for instance are exactly alike and if the rear axle on the Bear Tracker was wider they'd swap.
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02-16-2010, 12:47 PM	#6
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Thats so true. Like you, I've always maintained anything I've owned and carful with it, because for one thing I don't like pain and another is the cost of tearing it up. I don't understand why some people treat thier vehicles the way they do either. And the one thing I'll never understand is people giving 10grand for a atv to bury it in a mud hole? That one amazes me as much as anything does, I guess. The Chev pickup you see in the background of the pic is a 95 and looks almost as good as the day it was new because I take care of it. We have a couple of taotao 250Ds. They've been trouble free but uncomfortable to ride for any length of time. I guess thats what prompted us to find something more comfortable.
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02-16-2010, 03:01 PM	#8
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Good buy. Looks like a nice unit. I'm sure you'll appreciate the shocks over the Chinese made ones.
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02-16-2010, 04:00 PM	#9
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Wouldn't be complete without the chinese cargo box Yup, it rides much better and makes the wife smile. What makes her smile makes me smile.
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02-16-2010, 04:25 PM	#11
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	My buddy continues to look on CL for a similar ATV to ours for his wife. Nothing but junk, or only units that are too big or too small. These small adult sized simple 2WD ATV's are a good find! __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-16-2010, 07:02 PM	#12
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	True, they're hard to find in good condition. This one I had to drive 250mi for, but I picked it up the same day my son in law went to look at the hensim 250 enduro. There's another nice one in that area but shipping is the hard part for anybody very far away. It a 99 kawi 300 Lakota. I talked with the woman who owns it and understood she's had it since new and has had regular service on it. Its as nice as ours, doc. I think she wants 1500.00 also. Look on Oklahoma City craigslist if anyone is interested. It's several pages into it, but if anyone wants I can email a link and save some time looking for it. Also came across a odes 400 4X4 needing some work for 400.00 with very few hours on it. I would buy it myself but not sure where to get parts for it. It has the 359cc Honda foreman clone engine, but unlike my jianshe/yamaha, honda parts won't match on it like yamaha parts on mine will. I'll give a good write up on the hensim for you guys first think in the morning.
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02-16-2010, 07:33 PM	#13
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Just figured out how to paste a link. Learn something new every day. Here's a link to the kawi lakota http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/mcy/1590314029.html
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02-16-2010, 07:54 PM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Looks like a good machine at a good price. Ron would need one closer to home though. __________________ Happy to serve.
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