Well, I'm certainly not trying to fear monger.
There are legitimate concers. Mogman (on this forum) bought a 07 ATV, supposed to be a very well made ATV, made in China, for his son. But these are issues we saw. Thinks did break and things did work loose on the first day of riding without crashes. Now there WAS a recall on the rear brake caliper bracket which broke within 2 hours of use (Fortunately he had the machine governed to a 10MPH limit), it just took over seven months for the parts to arrive
. It is NOT always necessary to do a complete teardown, but you don't find out you should have untill its probably too late! Jimmy (Mogman) had spoken with another father/son who had 2 China made quads, again, not the E-Bay dirt cheapies, but higher end. They had problems from the start, but did a teardown, clean and put together with threadlock and had a lot of fun with them since! I can't speak for every brand out there, and I do buy products made in China, we all do! Every day! China isn't bad, there are just certain things I go with certain brands, and dismissing any concerns as "Fear Mongering" is no better than taking a "Never buy any item made in China" attitude. These are my experiences, good AND bad, and my 2 Cents. As i said in my last post "If anyone does buy one, I bet a lot of guys here will be waiting for a review!" I'm one of them!