Our atv trip this weekend

[flyrrad]

Type and size of tires, ground clearance and rider ability is what gets you through swamps, it has nothing to do with individual brands, other than the ones with true 4x4 will go further, all else being equal.
Use them hard enough and they all break.

The bikes ability to produce power and put it to those aftermarket tires plays a big part as well.... and CanAm usually outperforms most/all other makes in their respective class when it comes to power output (there are exceptions, such as the Arctic Cat Mudpro which is all torque) AND of course they all break, but in my riding experience the CanAms usually break last

 

[tracker]

I just sold my 1997 Kodiak and still have my 2003 Honda 350. The Kodiak 400 was built like a one ton pu and the Honda like a half ton pu. Both are excellent machines and never let me down. The only advantage between the two is the Honda is better on gas. My next machine would be a used one that was maintained and priced right. ATV's have their places and can be very useful. I walked a lot when I could but now I drive a lot farther and walk where I never did or could before.

 

[bearkilr]

The bikes ability to produce power and put it to those aftermarket tires plays a big part as well.... and CanAm usually outperforms most/all other makes in their respective class when it comes to power output (there are exceptions, such as the Arctic Cat Mudpro which is all torque) AND of course they all break, but in my riding experience the CanAms usually break last

Moderate speed without excessive wheel spin will get you further than driving like a madman and digging yourself a hole. You'd be surprised how the lifted 350-400 cc "kids" ATV's can drive circles around the showoffs with their snorkeled heavyweight mudslingers. Of course the cool factor is lacking.

 

[flyrrad]

Moderate speed without excessive wheel spin will get you further than driving like a madman and digging yourself a hole. You'd be surprised how the lifted 350-400 cc "kids" ATV's can drive circles around the showoffs with their snorkeled heavyweight mudslingers. Of course the cool factor is lacking.

We ride a lot of mud, with a lot of bikes, stock, lifted, lowered, aftermarketed galore, all kinds.... and there's no way you can convince me that stock tires at a moderate speed in a 500 foot long bog will get you out faster and smoother than my Outty 650 Max w/ Silverbacks/Dalton Pro clutch kit/XTX belt. Sometimes its ONLY the excessive spinning of the paddles on a mud tire that will get you out unless you have a long, long winch line.


...... on a warmer note, can I actually carry restricted firearms to the range on ATV?

 

[Drillbit]

Toured around the Arizona desert on 680 rincons for two weeks in March. The average temp was 95F. Both bikes had big tires and one even had a passenger the whole time. Put 100miles per day on and never had any overheating issues.

Have my Rincon in the shop with 17000km on it and have only had to put tires and handgrips on it.

As for low range I've never had the tires not spin when hitting the throttle. My previous bike was a Rubicon with 27mudbugs and had it stuck in thick mud one time and it wouldn't spin the tires in low range.

 

[bearkilr]

We ride a lot of mud, with a lot of bikes, stock, lifted, lowered, aftermarketed galore, all kinds.... and there's no way you can convince me that stock tires at a moderate speed in a 500 foot long bog will get you out faster and smoother than my Outty 650 Max w/ Silverbacks/Dalton Pro clutch kit/XTX belt.

Of course not with stock tires, that's silly.
"Outty", eh?Referring to your badass quad by the same name as a "bellybutton anomaly" is cute.

 

[razorbeck]

Can am dealer here is a jerk, bought a Arctic Cat 2up and couldnt be happier, it loves moderate snow and mud is what it eats for lunch

 

[flyrrad]

Of course not with stock tires, that's silly.
"Outty", eh?Referring to your badass quad by the same name as a "bellybutton anomaly" is cute.

LMFAO!!

 

[powder burner]

Don't worry about it Powder...many individuals here wear blinders...and simply enjoy stirring the pot.

Thanx for the candid report. Were you quadding West of Rocky Mountain House?

Bought a 2012 CanAm Commander XT last summer after observing, test driving others. CanAms are hard to beat.

Pretty much opposite side of the province

 

[powder burner]

Unreal, you make a post on a forum and don't expect to get some different view points? As soon as it goes on here it is no longer "your thread" it is now ours too.


"We all went through the same holes, over logs, etc.

The can am simply walked over everything and through a lot of places I didn't think it would. More than once I said to myself, holy crap well need a helicopter to get this thing unstuck."
That really doesn't sound like a typical "hunting" trip to me.

"Holier than thou comments" you are confused.

Ok, but you would still be packing out if you went where we did.

 

[Slooshark1]

Thank you for the excellent report and I believe you've posted in the proper location. I'm in between ATVs right now but trying to decide what to get. My last ATV was a Honda 420 with Eshift. I hated it. I bought it brand new and took it back to the shop a few times before I dumped it. We always use ATVs to get our moose out. Sure you can backpack an animal out. But most of our guys are in their late 60s and we'd likely have to quarter and carry them out too, once the drop from a heart attack. I think ATVs are great tools for extracting animals efficiently. I'm not a big fan of ripping up and down logging roads looking for moose, but some people do. We have pulled some moose out of some pretty dirty places with ATVs and I've also backpacked them out. We've even loaded ATVs into boats to get to where an animal is down. I've seen a Can Am 800 pull a couple of moose out with ease. Work smarter, not harder. Thanks again for the post.

Slooshark1

 

[flyrrad]

Thank you for the excellent report and I believe you've posted in the proper location. I'm in between ATVs right now but trying to decide what to get. My last ATV was a Honda 420 with Eshift. I hated it. I bought it brand new and took it back to the shop a few times before I dumped it. We always use ATVs to get our moose out. Sure you can backpack an animal out. But most of our guys are in their late 60s and we'd likely have to quarter and carry them out too, once the drop from a heart attack. I think ATVs are great tools for extracting animals efficiently. I'm not a big fan of ripping up and down logging roads looking for moose, but some people do. We have pulled some moose out of some pretty dirty places with ATVs and I've also backpacked them out. We've even loaded ATVs into boats to get to where an animal is down. I've seen a Can Am 800 pull a couple of moose out with ease. Work smarter, not harder. Thanks again for the post.

Slooshark1

You'll fall down in amazement when you see the 1000cc Rotax in action.... its absolutely gross what that thing can do, absolutely gross!

 

[Slooshark1]

Lol. That would be pretty cool. We used a small trailer behind and rolled the moose into it. It's a lot cleaner than dragging (not a big fan of muddy moose).