Last time I talked to Dave he talked about all kinds of odd things done at the Bonanza plant. Also know that there was similar stuff going on at Taco as well. You ahev to remember that these 2 brands in particular were enthusiast owned companies rather than just some company that got into the minibike business like Cat, Bird, etc.
Hell, Cat was owned by a concrete company. I even have an HPE Muskin christmas tree...