I agree with Landrew, look for a good used Honda,Kawasaki,Yamaha,Suzuki,I just bought a
2001 Kawa Bayou 220 for $650 one-owner, needed
a battery, and carb clean out and was good to
go.
Best Regards,
Zedrone
Parts are still avaliable, I have one of these, probably need a
carb kit and replace the air filter. Not an easy starting engine under the best of conditions.
Check with TireRack.com they have ratings and reviews.
I put Grabbers on my Rainier 2 WD but have had to replace
3 of them with runout problems, it maybe the Texas heat.
Think I'll go back to the factory Michellins next time
The next Gen. small block is coming out next year(2014) In fact
some are already being built. As for the BBC 8100 V8 it is gone the way of the Dinosaurs.
RM