Parts for old K10 Chevrolet are easy and cheap as dirt to find. Old ATV parts are more difficult but with ebay still not hard. There was like a million of those things made!
I really like those Can-Ams. My ATV is a 12 year old Honda-not used much since I bought the RTV. Don't know if I'll be ever buy another ATV, but if I do I would really give Can-Am a hard look.
All I can say is good for you.... people should do what they want/love as much as they can... we only get one turn on this ride called life... how you have a lot of fun with it!!!!!!!!!
You have to love the simplicity of the older ones. My 92 kawi bayou 300 4xr is so simple, it's not even funny. Our 04 sportsman 500ho is simple compared to the new ones, but it's still at least 2x more complicated than the old bayou.
I kind of have AAD (ATV acquisition dosorder) lol. I have a 97 Bayou 220 (my first), a 91 Honda 250x, a Kawasaki prairie 360, a yfz450 (I used to race back in 05-07), and a Honda Big Red 250es. I wasn't a big fan of EFI and some of this new fangled electronics... But my dad bought a rancher with EFI a few years ago, and it is absolutely flawless. No choke, just start up and go. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one with it, I'm just used to carburetors.