Qlink

Trying to keep up with the powerful machines from the major manufacturers, QLINK Motor of Grapevine, Tex. has beefed up its ATV line with the Rodeo 700.

Before the release of the Rodeo 700, QLINK’s biggest quad was the mid-size 387cc Rodeo 400. With so many big-bore machines available on the market from the likes of Polaris, Honda, Yamaha and the other major players, the folks at QLINK decided it was time to up the ante.

“We’re trying to get out there and compete with the bigger guys,” QLINK service manager Brian Luce told ATV.com.

That’s a fairly lofty goal, and though QLINK may be challenged to put itself on even footing with those manufacturers, the Rodeo 700 is a significant step ahead of what the vast majority of other Chinese and Taiwanese companies have released. For the most part, Chinese manufacturers are producing lower-powered machines with a ceiling between 300cc and 500cc.

Besides the size of the engine, another advantage QLINK may have over a lot of the smaller imports is product support. Some consumers have reservations about buying an ATV built in China, but the company is doing its best to quell those worries.

With warehouses in Dallas and Edwardsville, Pa., QLINK says it has 98% parts availability. If a Rodeo 700 owner has a problem and needs a part replaced, the company says once the part is ordered it will be shipped out that same day or the next day. Depending on where in the US the consumer lives, the part should arrive within two to five days.