I have seen way to much evidence to the contrary.......Sometimes its 4 sometimes its 3.
Can Am Quads,Good? Bad?
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I have seen way to much evidence to the contrary.......Sometimes its 4 sometimes its 3.
I guess I must have the BEST RE-Paris ever built.
My 2001 Polaris Sportsman H.O Camo Ducks Unlimited with engine braking has been through 6 Moose camps and many miles.
Parts changed.
1 front tire. My fault.
1 front CV protector . My fault.
1 Front Wheel speed sensor.(speedo quit working)
Has never left me broke down and/or stuck.
Still on original belt....because YES I know how to drive a quad properly. You never work your machine hard in hi-range and you won't blow belts. Guys that are blowing belts do NOT know how to drive!
The engine braking is also a nice feature not seen on alot of machines but well worth it.
I do change the oil once a year and wash it and grease the 25 grease nipples everytime it sees mud&water.
The last time I drug a Moose out of the bush with a Honda it took 2 Honda quads balls to the wall to do it...Polaris by itself works just fine.
My 2001 Polaris Sportsman H.O Camo Ducks Unlimited with engine braking has been through 6 Moose camps and many miles.
Parts changed.
1 front tire. My fault.
1 front CV protector . My fault.
1 Front Wheel speed sensor.(speedo quit working)
Has never left me broke down and/or stuck.
Still on original belt....because YES I know how to drive a quad properly. You never work your machine hard in hi-range and you won't blow belts. Guys that are blowing belts do NOT know how to drive!
The engine braking is also a nice feature not seen on alot of machines but well worth it.
I do change the oil once a year and wash it and grease the 25 grease nipples everytime it sees mud&water.
The last time I drug a Moose out of the bush with a Honda it took 2 Honda quads balls to the wall to do it...Polaris by itself works just fine.
The 650 CA may very well have top end up and above the Grizzly... I was more comparing the bottom end.
Personally, I need them for low-end grunt. I never see the top end where I drive. I have a sled for go-fast adrenaline fixes when required.
Speaking of which....I'm going to require said fix a little later today...
The Yamaha does also have engine braking, which comes in handy on steep slopes, even in low gear... also has switch on the fly 4 wheel drive, and 4 wheel diff lock, which I have rarely needed.
Top end, I've had mine up to 71 mph. More than enough.
The stock tires are not that great, but that's the only thing I complain about on the Yamaha.
Change the oil every season, and grease her up. That's all I do.
Top end, I've had mine up to 71 mph. More than enough.
The stock tires are not that great, but that's the only thing I complain about on the Yamaha.
Change the oil every season, and grease her up. That's all I do.
For a fellow that acts like he know so much about Bomby's I find it strange that when I repaired two 400 Outlander Broken Spars I used 3/32" 7018 welding rod! That would be steel! I've welded a lot of years but never been able to stick steel to Aluminum as you say they are
And yes the Spars did break from inherent weekness. I bought one of the 1st aftermarket skiplates by Perfex in 04 & my Spar didn't break till 1 1/2yrs latter. Bomb added triangular braces to cure? the problem in 06? But for all the owners that had broken Spars the best they would do after much negotiating was provide a new bare Spar for free, the stipulation was it had to be installed by a Bomb dealer at owners expence, my quote was $2,200. to do the switch
Far as I'm concerned the only thing Bomb has over any competion is speed, if that's what you want in a Utility bike go for it.
For a fellow that acts like he know so much about Bomby's I find it strange that when I repaired two 400 Outlander Broken Spars I used 3/32" 7018 welding rod! That would be steel! I've welded a lot of years but never been able to stick steel to Aluminum as you say they are
Yes, that would be quite a trick. I was thinking of the frame style in the 800 which I thought was aluminum but is more likely thin steel now that you mention it.
I think I got my wires crossed while thinking about the skidplates which are aluminum.
Regardless, it's thin metal that depends on it's shape for strength.
I'm no expert on Bomby's, I just can't believe after driving them all why anyone could stand to drive anything else but a Bomby....
Great advice.
I have a Grizzly and I bought a Big Bear for my sons. After a full day of driving my son would have less energy left than me because of that straight axle. He played high school volleyball and basketball, placed top ten at provincial cross country for his age. But after a day on the straight axle, he couldn't keep up with his out of shape old man.
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I'll throw a second out there for the AC 500, Rico. I've got an '05 AC 500 auto and love it. Never an issue or a break down. It's a bigger machine so is a bit heavier to try and throw around if you need to but that's never been an issue for me. Suzuki powerplant in the 500's and bigger and they're bullet proof.
For hunting the clearance was a big bonus for me. Even if you frequent logging roads as the OP said, inevitably you'll be needing to get into a cut block to retrieve an animal, and that means climbing over LOTS of deadfalls and stumps in the areas I hunt. My AC climbs over stuff I'd never have dreamed of going over, except out of necessity, and rarely gets close to being hung up on clearance.
Thats a thing of the past. I have seen more Yam. Kodiaks slipping belts than anything else in the last few years and I still wouldnt call them junk....... Prone to having idiots straddling them maybe.
The 650 CA may very well have top end up and above the Grizzly... I was more comparing the bottom end.
Personally, I need them for low-end grunt. I never see the top end where I drive. I have a sled for go-fast adrenaline fixes when required.
Speaking of which....I'm going to require said fix a little later today...
The 650 i had did have alot of top end but the power was like that all through the power curve. My cousins grizzly 700 was constantly stuck where we would go cause it could not turn the tires with enough oomph to clean them.
I know a guy with a broken 800 Bombi frame. He is old and doesn't ride hard. I didn't buy one because of the frame issue.
I got a Kawi Brute 750 and proceeded to blow up the front diff in 500kms (warranty fixed it), a weakness I knew about before I bought the quad.
The main thing is to research the weaknesses on each brand and model and decide wich ones you are willing to live with. I would rather replace diffs than frames.
I got a Kawi Brute 750 and proceeded to blow up the front diff in 500kms (warranty fixed it), a weakness I knew about before I bought the quad.
The main thing is to research the weaknesses on each brand and model and decide wich ones you are willing to live with. I would rather replace diffs than frames.
we have a 06 outlander 400 max xt. Decent machine, enough power to pull the 6 moose its pulled out of the bush over the years. My cousin hooked his 400 foreman on first to the cow moose and it barely had enough power to spin the wheels (not low enough gear) our outlander pulled the bike and moose out at the same time. I personally wont buy one again, no real problems with it, I just like manuel tranny and smaller machines like the old suzuki king quad 250-300.
If I was going to buy new....It would be an Arctic cat 700 efi. Great machine and tons of balls.
If I was going to buy new....It would be an Arctic cat 700 efi. Great machine and tons of balls.
No. Because jeeps suck. But getting a stock samurai, putting front and rear lockers in it, a winch, and some 30" mud tires would be a good idea. We use a built for real wheelin Sami for hunting and it's awesome. Anyone who tells you that it won't fit down quad trails is, quite simply, wrong. A Sami will go all the places a quad will and do it with a heater and a mildly water proof roof.
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you just listed everything that a grizz 700 can do
, except for the visco lock if im understanding it correctly. grizz has the best engine braking hands down and also makes all 4 wheels spin like that...on my 700 i have the pod that allows me to change the fuel mapping...more or less hp with a few buttons and 30 seconds. that coupled with a k&n filter and HMF exhaust and i beat all other comparable quads (size and SAME TIRES, which nobody takes into account for some reason) in the mud and on the roads. its light weight (600lbs dry, lightest 700 quad out there?) makes it super easy to maneuver on the tight trails.
Two hunting seasons ago we were out with two quads, and left them at camp for an hour while we went off to pick up a deer that was down with the truck as it was close to a road and quads weren't needed. One was a Kawasaki and the other a Can Am.
We got back we found that the Kawi had been stolen, but the Can Am was still there.
Something to keep in mind is that the Can Ams have an ECM controlled starting system that is harder to steal. From what I'm told all you need to steal the average quad is a thumb tack which the thief pushes through three wires to start the machine without a key and they drive off. Takes about 30 seconds.
My buddy loves his Can Am and the only problem he's had is eating mouthfulls of mud thrown up by the tires because the fenders don't extend out enough to the sides. He put the extensions on and now life is good.
We got back we found that the Kawi had been stolen, but the Can Am was still there.
Something to keep in mind is that the Can Ams have an ECM controlled starting system that is harder to steal. From what I'm told all you need to steal the average quad is a thumb tack which the thief pushes through three wires to start the machine without a key and they drive off. Takes about 30 seconds.
My buddy loves his Can Am and the only problem he's had is eating mouthfulls of mud thrown up by the tires because the fenders don't extend out enough to the sides. He put the extensions on and now life is good.
