QUOTE (WakaWaka @ October 30th 2009 11:04 PM)

Yeah but it's new isn't it? And not only the exhaust, but the motor/header (whatever that round pipe is), and the front wheel where the bolts are at..
Don't get me wrong, its a nice quad (also on my list

) but I coulda swore it was new?
Edit: ahhh I thought it was new Oak lol. Either way, I can't wait to see some seaon pics of it with a lil mud on the tires

Our ATV's have a bit of that coloring on them from the red river mud and sand we ride in. Some parts keep that color eventhough they aren't rusted depending on the texture of the surface. Some of the cast parts especially. ATV's have a ton of nooks and crannies that are supremely hard to clean, and unless you are just over the moon anal about cleaning them, it's gonna stay there. I get mine muddy everytime I take them out, and I try to clean them as best as I can, but I don't just go nuts over it. I take the body panels off and give it some pressured water, scrub brushes and soap. But there's still a lot of places ya just can't get to and some spots that just are hard to get the red sand color out of. And like others said, once the exhaust heats up, the finish changes and is forever discolored.
Oak, that's a damn NICE ATV!! I likes it! Hope you have a lot of good times on it. If you get a chance to snap a few riding/camping pics with it, please post 'em up. The wife and I are just itching for it to snow so we can take ours out in it.