best 4 wheeler

who is riding what?

  • honda

    Votes: 42 40.8%

  • yamaha

    Votes: 39 37.9%

  • kawasaki

    Votes: 13 12.6%

  • suzuki

    Votes: 14 13.6%
  • Total voters
    103
You're missing a few major brands.

Bombardier, Polaris, Arctic Cat


I ride a 2005 Rubicon, but I wish I had waited a year and bought one of the new Bombardiers. Hondas are reliable, but no diff lock and a solid rear axle kind of put them at a dissadvantage on the trail.
 
I have a Suzuki 1991 250cc Quadrunner 4x4

Im not saying its the best, but it works, and has worked for a long time.

As for a new machine, I have no clue whats the best. The newish Honda electric shift I rode last summer at work was pretty good I thought.
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personally, i have a 2000 honda trx300 fw, 4x4 that i wouldn't trade for any other bike past or present. it's, pardon the pun, bullet proof, tough as nails, and has never let me down. example, i have towed a 1/2 ton truck with it, ploughed 3+ feet of snow, forded water as high as the intake will allow, ect...not the most comfortable ride when compared to the latest machines, but hard to beat as a utility vehicle.

mick
 
todbartell said:
I have a Suzuki 1991 250cc Quadrunner 4x4

Im not saying its the best, but it works, and has worked for a long time.

As for a new machine, I have no clue whats the best. The newish Honda electric shift I rode last summer at work was pretty good I thought.
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Jeezus, that thing is almost as old as you are :eek: I guess that is what you call a long term test.

Out of the four choices posted, Yamaha hands down. I love my Kodiak and will probably get a new Grizzly next year.
 
We're using Polaris 6 wheel UTV's.

Excellent go anywhere machines. If you treat them properly, they are very dependable.
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Our company bought several polaris rangers as a trial project to see how they would work out on our plant site.After about a year they have spent a great deal of time in the shop for repairs.They have proven to be too costly to maintain,and too unreliable for the company to consider buying more.
 
stubblejumper said:
Our company bought several polaris rangers as a trial project to see how they would work out on our plant site.After about a year they have spent a great deal of time in the shop for repairs.They have proven to be too costly to maintain,and too unreliable for the company to consider buying more.
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Sounds exactly like almost every other Polaris that ever left the showroom floor.
 
todbartell said:
must be quite the power on them quads to getu you some "airtime"! :eek: :D
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I would love too see unusedtesticle(Westicle) getting some some hangtime on a quad. The quad would be the one I felt sorry for, I dont care what brand.

You sure are purty :)
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Can you actually get air on anything that has wheels? Please post video.
 
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the last quad I was goofing around with was an arctic cat 500, and let me tell you it had no problems doing cat walks or getting airtime ;)

got to love working seismic :)
 
7 of our 10 UTV 6 wheelers went to our drill contractor for the drillers use.

All 7 were trashed and required extensive repairs.

The last 3 were used by the geologists and surveyors. They did not require new motors, repaired frames, nor did we drive them into moving Komatsu 175 bulldozers like one of the drill helpers.

It boils down to how you treat them.
 
7 of our 10 UTV 6 wheelers went to our drill contractor for the drillers use.

All 7 were trashed and required extensive repairs.

The last 3 were used by the geologists and surveyors. They did not require new motors, repaired frames, nor did we drive them into moving Komatsu 175 bulldozers like one of the drill helpers.

It boils down to how you treat them.
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Our rangers were treated the same as our quads(not polaris by the way) and the quads are in much better shape after much longer usage.
 
The Yammy kodiak (1994 era) was a plain jane dependable machine, but at todays standards, 400cc is quite small. Why do people need anything bigger than 400cc is beyond me?? The bigger the quad, the bigger the fuel burn, the more fuel you haul. Even the old 350 Bigbears were excellent machines, and not too heavy. 650 cc is nice, but seems a little redundant in most situations.
 
bought a 05 yamaha kodiak 450.plows snow all winter,hauls firewood ,use it for hunting and trail riding.I've got 1400k on it now and never had a wrench on it.A good tough little bike
 
Have a Kodiak 400 and Honda 350, both are good. Honda uses less gas, yammy more of a work horse. Each has its advantages depending on what it is used for.
 
'03 Honda Foreman 450 ES...Gunboot IV...chain saw mount I designed myself on a gun bracket on the opposite side like a gunboot.....2000lb Superwinch on the back....2500 Warn Winch on the front....GPS mount on the bars...boxes front and back for fuel, snatch block, tow cable, etc......3600km's on it with zero maint except for oil change and a front shock (I got stupid and busted one).....I love my Honda!
 
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