Chevymec 510 Posted April 25, 2020 What kind of parts have yall found that worked best oem v/s aftermarket? on my 500 I have used a starter and carb from Amazon, All balls ball joints and wheel bearings. Most of the other parts were Honda. So far the starter and carb have been ok. The carb is a little rich out of the box but I'm not pulling it off again until it gives me a bigger problem. I try to stay OEM for everything I do but sometimes the price difference is a little much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,721 Posted April 25, 2020 Depends on the part. I don’t use aftermarket carburetors on any Honda ATVs. All joints and tie rod ends are cheaper from Honda than the aftermarket stuff. Bearings are going to be a? For me when I run through my current stash. Other than OEM, Pivotworks were the only quality brand I found, and pivotworks has been bought out by all balls and are now the same junk China bearings that all balls sells Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,969 Posted April 25, 2020 somethings you dont have a choice, as most parts for older atvs are NLA ( no longer available ), some parts i WILL not use china junk !, then there are some parts where it does not matter ?. oem ?, batteries, ignition switches, c.d.i.'s, most ele parts. bearings, i try to use oem if they are around ?, if not ?, i use boss bearings: they may or may not be as bad as '' all balls '' now ?, but they were great years ago. starters : i've had great luck with D&B electrical starters. for most parts: I AVOID CHINA JUNK !. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mac102004 429 Posted May 1, 2020 As far as replacement parts I try to buy most things OEM, the 3 things you mentioned are things I would never buy aftermarket lol. Some things as mentioned are NLA from Honda so you have no choice but to go aftermarket. I’ve ran a few aftermarket starters and I just find they are 10x more noisy than OEM and last about 1/10th as long. They are cheap though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted May 1, 2020 Chevy , a China carb , really , I would have never thought that of you , I guess I can never think the same about you any more , LOL It is coming to a time for us old school bikers , when more parts will have to be after market as OEM part supplies are drying up and no longer available 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,592 Posted May 1, 2020 now hold up a sec ... i know a certain person who got one for there hydraulic wood splitter .. what did i tell you about my memory ... lol 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,147 Posted May 1, 2020 12 minutes ago, _Wilson_™ said: now hold up a sec ... i know a certain person who got one for there hydraulic wood splitter .. what did i tell you about my memory ... lol I got a china carb on my splitter , china engine on both my air compressors , china parts washer , china this and that , but a china carb on my 300 , well I did have a few times after market carbs over then years and had good results once , it was a high end knock off , like $90 , I don't see them around any more , OEMSTD 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,969 Posted May 1, 2020 30 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: I got a china carb on my splitter , china engine on both my air compressors , china parts washer , china this and that , but a china carb on my 300 , well I did have a few times after market carbs over then years and had good results once , it was a high end knock off , like $90 , I don't see them around any more , OEMSTD the nerve !!!..lol, well...i guess seeing how ya paid 90 bucks for it ?, surely even for a china carb..its got to be better..right....right ?..rofl. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,592 Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) see ^^^ i knew he would key up haha! you walked right into that one, fish... i gotcha!! Edited May 1, 2020 by _Wilson_™ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 510 Posted May 3, 2020 On 5/1/2020 at 6:50 AM, Fishfiles said: Chevy , a China carb , really , I would have never thought that of you , I guess I can never think the same about you any more , LOL It is coming to a time for us old school bikers , when more parts will have to be after market as OEM part supplies are drying up and no longer available Now, now Fish... I still have the OEM one. I was just ready to get this thing running. On the OEM one, the drain screw was bad and leaking fuel from the bottom hose on the fuel bowl. It was so corroded up from not using non ethanol fuel and letting it sit and not ran in the off season. I have to say, the china starter has done good since my cam doesn't have the compression relief lobe. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
