ATV Recommendations
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Honda is close to Yamaha reliability.
Have owned Honda and Yamaha and in all honesty both are very reliable. On my farm we are exclusively Yamaha. Honda is just under powered. Yamaha provides reliable service and way more power. I have a Grizzly 700 and Viking 6 seater. Both have been perfect. Kids have a Gtizz 80. I have seen Grizzly and Vikings with 20k kms plus run without smoking and have good power still. I found Hondas (specifically Foreman 500) needed rings around 10k km. My Yamaha units have started everytime without fail.
As long as well maintained either should go 20k kms or more. Start mudding or abusing it the life cycle will reflect this.
As long as well maintained either should go 20k kms or more. Start mudding or abusing it the life cycle will reflect this.
Good choice.
Was told Yamaha use a different clutch system their belt should last a long time.
Hondas are great machine just their DCT may be more complex and easier to break my buddy only has Hondas at this farm and he has several with solid rear axle for work but his own ride for hunting is a Rubicon with IRS, his only complaint is Hondas are slow and slightly underpower.
Here's a 2023 outlander 500cc next to a 2006 outlander 400cc. (The 400 has wore out front shocks) but the new ones are so much lighter built. Everything just looks lighter duty and cheaper. The front bumper is a joke too.
I won't be buying a new quad anytime soon. My 98 king quad 300 will likely out last anything new anyways.
I won't be buying a new quad anytime soon. My 98 king quad 300 will likely out last anything new anyways.
Here's a 2023 outlander 500cc next to a 2006 outlander 400cc. (The 400 has wore out front shocks) but the new ones are so much lighter built. Everything just looks lighter duty and cheaper. The front bumper is a joke too.
I won't be buying a new quad anytime soon. My 98 king quad 300 will likely out last anything new anyways.
I just LOL'd realizing my 2005 Eiger is almost 20 years old. Reminds me, I need to do an oil change
Here's a 2023 outlander 500cc next to a 2006 outlander 400cc. (The 400 has wore out front shocks) but the new ones are so much lighter built. Everything just looks lighter duty and cheaper. The front bumper is a joke too.
I won't be buying a new quad anytime soon. My 98 king quad 300 will likely out last anything new anyways.
Those old 400cc outlanders were damn good machines. Mine is an '04 xt, still going strong. Buddy had a newer 500cc Suzuki Vinson, he had nothing over my 400, acceleration, top speed, etc. That Suzuki ended up spinning a bearing and needing an engine, not that that couldn't happen to any machine.
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We have an 04 fourtrax 400 and man that thing is a tank. Out of all the ATVs we have that thing is the toughest and also the best at driving through the snow, despite it being the lowest to the ground.
Here's a 2023 outlander 500cc next to a 2006 outlander 400cc. (The 400 has wore out front shocks) but the new ones are so much lighter built. Everything just looks lighter duty and cheaper. The front bumper is a joke too.
I won't be buying a new quad anytime soon. My 98 king quad 300 will likely out last anything new anyways.
That new 500 looks to have the base model bumper while the 400 has the upgraded xt bumper. The outlander 650 mossy oak edition was supposed to be my next ride, but reading how the 2023's in 570 and 650 have gone back to a single cylinder reducing their hp has got me thinking I need to find a 2022 or stick with my 2007 450 kingquad that hasn't let me down. I'm certainly not going to be pushed towards an 800 or 1000 just to get into a twin. Maybe another kingquad.
LOL haha !
Ill happily agree that they are the top two for reliability.
Debate over who is #1 requires beverages
Ive owned both and wouldn't hesitate to buy either again.
My ranking
#1 Honda - Yamaha
#2 Suzuki - Kawasaki (Old Suzuki king quads are tanks!)
#3 Can Am (they are always faster than everything else)
#4 Polaris - Artic Cat (But at a good price id still buy one)
anything Chinese (CFMOTO etc.) is the absolute bottom, below whale poo
Never own a Yamaha but have friends own them and have yet hear anything bad about them the primary clutch on them is different the drive belt is not constantly spinning (less wear and tear?) until the primary clutch is engaged.
2004 Suzuki 300 King Quad. No electronics to screw up, everything is mechanical. I can't stay with the bigger machines on trails but that is not what I bought it for. Plowing snow and hunting in the fall as well as working around the property is what it is used for. It is pretty nimble in the bush and if you need more gear combinations I don't know where you will find them. High, Low, Superlow and Superlow with front difflock. I have pulled moose and deer out of some nasty spots with it. I really wish they were still made and aren't because I imagine they are expensive to manufacture. I would not be afraid to buy another Suzuki if this one ever pukes out.
