Used ATV available for sale – cheap.

 I  have retired from farming and not using  ATV  any more.  Another reason is health problems.  So my  blue   ATV  is lying unused since many months  and I am prepared to sell   it on as is where  is  basis.

My  expectation  -  INR  15000    for that.   In  Dollar terms, I  paid about 850  USD  then, meaning about 55000 rupees  now.    

It needs few minor components  and  a tuneup  to  come  back alive, as per my  knowledge.  

It  maybe used for pleasure rides  but also   as   a  platform   for  engineering college  students  project work.   

Please mail me    if you are interested -  bhat59  at gmail.com.   Being  hearing impaired,   I am unable to share phone numbers.

My   place  about 40 km  south east of Mangalore [ click for exact location]

Please don’t write to me about purchase

I  have practically  retired from  farming and do not use  ATVs  anymore.    I  got them  in  2007   and  naturally     my  experience  on them  is  pretty  old. 

I  still  appreciate the  use  of  ATVs  especially  by   handicapped  people  like me. Even today  we do not have  any reliable  intra farm  mobility vehicle.  So it  was  very useful   to me    for  irrigation  and  managing the farm.   

I  do not know the  today’s  manufacturing [China]   or  sales  [India]    picture.  The lady  who handled my  purchase do not  work in that   ATV  company  anymore. 

I  am  not  deleting these    pages as  many  facts  mentioned    are  true  both   in  2007  and  2017.  Please don’t  write to me  about  ATV  purchase.  

ALL SOLD

Deepak Chaudhary  came all the way from Chandigarh  today   and took  delivery  of all  THREE   extra   ATVs  that   I had.


Blue, Green  and Yellow  ATVs  are  on the way to Chandigarh  now.    

I have no more ATVs  to sell and  so please  don’t  mail  me  asking  for  them.  

Sumanta riding ATV in Tripura

Just got news that Sumanta happily riding his RED ATV in Tripura. It was nice that he sent me the photographs taken in his camera while he was here to collect his dream machine. In the above photo, I am explaining the riding and maintenance techniques to Sumanta.

One ATV delivered

Yesterday evening Mr Sumanta Debbarma took a ATV and hopped into a train to Tripura. Yes Mr Sumanta living on other side of Bangla Desh came all the way to collect one ATV and I think this is farthest distance my ATV will go. I wish many happy days of ATV riding to him.

So there are two [BLUE and GREEN] complete ATVs with me and one Yellow machine that has some minor components missing. Interested people need not mail me regarding their availability as I will be posting update immediately after deliveries.

My blog gets plenty of hits from around the country. Many people send mail to enquire about availability and import guidance. I have no way to determine their seriousness, so cannot separate grain from chaff with email communication There are people who have approach me & create impression that they are hopping on plane on next day to parachute on my farm just to collect a ATV. One Mr Amaan from Mumbai just did that last week.

Having myself flown powered hang glider solo, aka microlight aircraft - and having a bad crash later on, I am not dazzled by their flying in plans. But I have to be courteous. My poor health makes this difficult. I keep my routine work pending to accommodate them. Suddenly communication gets cold and they don’t even inform me of changed circumstances.

Riding ATV mean you have to unlearn a crucial movement that we get used to during riding two wheelers. We should never lift our leg out of footrests. Even if we are going to be toppled, our legs should continue to be on footrest to avoid more injury. I was busy teaching all these fine points of riding and maintenance and so neglected taking photographs while he was with us.

Why I prefer cash & carry sale ?

I am a person of strong conviction and I want the people who buy ATV from me to be 100 % satisfied getting value for their money and not 95 %. That can happen only with pre delivery inspection and one to one talk. My hearing problem prevents long telephonic discussion. That is one of the main reason I want people to take delivery from my farm.

I am not a businessman. For two full years and till my faithful Blue ATV clocked more than 250 hours – I was not willing to sell the spare ATV to anybody as I wanted to be certain about the quality. Only after that I was ready to sell but by then initial euphoria had died down. I am not making too much effort to sell.

I keep getting mail from interested people in distant places. Negotiating the packing and forwarding ATVs is too much of burden for me right now. So I am giving this explanation here instead of individual replies.

Sending to a faraway person involves numerous tasks. First I have to get packing material and fabricate a box. Then have to pay VAT, maybe Rupees 5000 @ 12.5 % of 40 K at commercial tax office and get the receipt to facilitate smooth transport. Then I have to take it to lorry office for booking. All this will cost some money. With my rock-bottom price, I don't want to add expenses. Being partially handicapped, I cannot move around easily. All these work as well as expenses will be absent while giving on cash and carry basis.

Right now I have three surplus pieces and some visitors are expected soon to have a look. If there is a sale, it will certainly be mentioned here. The first machine to go out will be cheapest and I expect little more for latter pieces.

My farm location can be seen from following links : http://osm.org/go/yyYtmAM-- openstreet link & http://ow.ly/4LKBs leads to wikimapia

More info on surplus ATVs offered

I am getting numerous mail from faraway states regarding ATV. Some people are keen to have more than one piece. So here are more details on different ATVs.

BLUE – ONE - I have extensively used this both in farm and in seashore- Not for sale.

BLUE - TWO - only unpacked. Never poured fuel into fuel tank.

RED- Started once but have not used.  SOLD

GREEN - only unpacked. Never poured fuel into fuel tank

YELLOW - have removed carburetor and connecting hose. Can be made ready by getting components from market. Fuel never poured into the tank.

They will need 12 V 9 Ah battery worth 1200 INR. Otherwise should be ok. Any herohonda mechanic should be able to get it ready. Electric components like plug, CD units are same as herohonda.

I have so far not agreed to the offers that require packing and dispatch as I prefer cash and carry deal. They are CHEAP and good value for money.