Calling all ATV riders.
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Topic: Calling all ATV riders.
Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Subject: Calling all ATV riders.
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 5:14pm
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The family is interested in buying a new ATV. around 400 to 550 CC utility model, thinking Polaris or Arctic cat but other brands welcome. My family would not be able to handle a manual transmission so automatic. Any suggestions? ------------- Gamertag: Kataklysm999 
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Posted By: God
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 5:22pm
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 5:52pm
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Thats pretty sweet I'm not going to lie.
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Posted By: 636andy636.
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 5:58pm
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Arctic cat 700 Diesel 4x4 automatic.
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Posted By: Silent
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 7:00pm
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either yamaha grizzly (my dad has the 660 CC and what a reliable machine!) Or a Bombardier. |
Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 7:01pm
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I ride 60 mile runs all the time through some tough trails, and I can honestly say polaris'es don't hold up. For every yamaha grizzly or brute force pulled over, there are like 5-10 polaris-es. I would go yamaha grizzly or kawi brute force, those things are amazing 4x4's. And when I say break down, I dont mean a flat; I mean like over heating, steeering coloumns busted off (the guy was holding his steering wheel and walking around with it), more overheating, and axles snapped completely off, where we literally flipped the quad on it's side and ratchet-strapped it back together so he could ride off the trail. Polaris for the loss. This guy we ride with is huge, and rides his brute like an animal, and it has 4000 hard and painful miles on it and still runs strong lol. I would definetly go with one of those 2. ------------- 
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Posted By: Silent
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 7:43pm
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Dye Playa wrote:Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 9:54pm
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Thanks for the help you guys, I was looking into the grizzly and brute forces. I originally went to Honda's website but noticed they have a small selection of automatics in the engine size we are looking at.
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Posted By: Blasterboy
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 10:03pm
| To be honest i would go with a Can-Am. I race in the WPSA (proffesional fourwheeler races around the country) and they have a utility class that they beat the living piss out of those machines. Can-Am is usually first being able to take the beatings and having sheer power to pull away from everyone else. Arctic Cat is also a good utility in that class. They are dependable and are alittle smaller in size and slower which may be good for younger riders. It all depends on preference too. How much cash are you willing to put out too? |
Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 10:08pm
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Stick with Honda or Yamaha, Honda makes great utility machines. but at the same time a Grizzly 450 would be great.
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 10:16pm
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Like I said before Honda is probably already out of the question and I have never heard of Can-Am ------------- Gamertag: Kataklysm999
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Posted By: scrumsguy
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 10:18pm
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by the one in dye's sig or buy a cheep one and make it look like the one from halo 3 ------------- Help support the Youth In Asia! Member Of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 10:21pm
I'm sure you have heard of Can-Am, Part of the reason i don't care for them is that they change their company name every other day, they have been called Bombardier (Lots of jet skis made under that name) BRP and also now Can-Am which stands for Canada-America or Canadian-American something along those lines. Just get the Grizzly 450 and call it good, Grizzly's are amazing quads... -------------
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 12:28am
last i heard bombardier bought out CAN-AM and thats why they changed the name. ide go with the yamaha cant tell you much about the utilities but i love my raptor. ------------- 
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 3:03am
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Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 2:54pm
I have read it somewhere, I believe it was their original name back in the day when they made dirt bikes if i'm not mistaken. It was changed to Can-Am around the start of the summer? Less than a year ago, and before that it was BRP but only for a few months, i think BRP stood for Bombardier Racing Products. -------------
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Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 7:49pm
My friend I ride with just got a new one uyesterday to add to his collection...probably like his fifteenth. -------------
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 8:56pm
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Kawasaki.
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Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:09pm
Zuki ew  Shoulda got a 450R or a YFZ...-------------
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Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:16pm
He has 2 yfz's and that is a r450. -------------
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:27pm
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I think I'm going with the Grizzly 450 any objections?
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Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:29pm
Thats a LTR-450, i'm talking Honda 450R -------------
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Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:33pm
Do it, the Grizzly is an awesome quad ! Tons of power.  07 limited edition,  -------------
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:53pm
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Anything special in the limited edition other than paint?
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Posted By: Horsepower
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:59pm
Usually just plastics and what not, some times they will throw in suspension.You have to look it up, most likely just the plastic and graphics. Heres the Yamaha page for the Grizzly 450 http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outdoor/products/modelhome/535/0/home.aspx - Link -------------
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Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 10:40pm
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^ Yea I used that page in obtaining my research.
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Posted By: scrumsguy
Date Posted: 11 October 2007 at 12:10am
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I like the special editions I want to get a quad when I get a car+job I'm in BC so I have lots of cool places to go with it ------------- Help support the Youth In Asia! Member Of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Posted By: PAINTBALL1
Date Posted: 11 October 2007 at 9:31am
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I've got a 2004 Kawasaki Prairie 700 with 26" Mud-Lites. I LOVE IT! The only complaint, and I really mean ONLY is the striahgt axle. I love it because I can do alot more fast trail riding and more "sporty" things easier than my friends with other utility quads. But the flip-side is when it gets really rutty I get hung up a lot easier. Either way I wouldn't trade it. I think my next quad is going to be a King Quad 700/800 whichever they have now. ------------- USAF Special Weapons Technician. |