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Harlan Mannigel, the host of the Polaris ATV Adventure Tours, was quoted recently in the Salt Lake (UT) Tribune in a story about the National ATV Jamboree in Fillmore, Utah.

Harlan has long been an enthusiastic participant in the National ATV Jamboree, sometimes leading groups of riders on treks through the spectacular Utah scenery, sometimes enjoying a busman’s holiday of purely recreational riding at the Jamboree between Polaris ATV Adventure Tours.

Here’s the lead paragraph of the article:

“Harlan Mannigel makes a living planning and leading all-terrain vehicle adventure tours across America for Polaris Industries. When it comes time for the Mosinee, Wi., resident just to be a rider and leave the organizing to someone else, Mannigel heads to this town in central Utah for the National ATV Jamboree.”

The article continues:

“I’m fond of telling people that when God created the universe he gave the state of Utah the most beautiful scenery to be viewed anywhere and, as an afterthought, he threw in the world’s best ATV trails,” said Mannigel. “That’s my genuine feeling. When you add the amazing local people of Fillmore you get the country’s best ATV jamboree.”

This year’s Jamboree was held in June. Utah is home to several of the nation’s best ATV rallies, and several upcoming events are listed at the end of this story.

Harlan and his wife Bev co-host Polaris ATV Adventure Tours and Polaris Snowmobile Adventure Tours. These are turn-key tour packages that take riders to some of North America’s most exciting and scenic riding destinations.

Many motorcycles have been around for many years. The Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle is one of these motorcycles. Many things can happen in the world of motorcycles. Many things did happen and happened to improve the Kawasaki motorcycle. Let’s look at how the consumer image of the Kawasaki motorcycle of 2008 has changed since the Kawasaki motorcycle of 1998.

Overall rating of the Kawasaki motorcycle
Taken as a whole, both the 1998 and the 2008 the Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle scored similarly. The top score is 100 and the Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle scored 65.1 and 64.1 respectively. As you can see, it is better then average, which would have been 50, but still on the lower end of better.

Engine performance of the Kawasaki motorcycle
Engine performance in a Kawasaki motorcycle is very important. Engine performance is important in any motorcycle, not just a Kawasaki motorcycle, but it appears that the Kawasaki motorcycle has definitely improved with time. The 1998 Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle performed almost 10 points lower, at a 58.7, compared to the 68.2 engine of the 2008 Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle.

Reliability and Problem Free Driving of the Kawasaki motorcycle
Unfortunately, the 1998 Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle did better in this area. It scored a 68.8, a full four points higher then the 2008 model. It appears then that the 2008 Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle is falling in this area.

Fun Factor of the Kawasaki Motorcycle
Fun, fun, fun. Motorcycles are all about fun. So what did consumers think of the Eliminator 125 Kawasaki motorcycle? In 1998, it was scored at 70.5, and it improved in 2008 with a score of 71.7. The Kawasaki motorcycle of 2008 is more fun then the 1998 model.