Give us a little market analysis of your area! Judging from the sea of yellow bikes I am seeing out on the trail, around here I would say that the Z is currently outselling both the 400EX and Raptor. More power than the EX, and way better price than the Raptor.

Even just a few years ago, it was all Banshees if you wanted a performance machine, and you bought the wife a Warrior or 300EX. Then the 400EX came along, and Banshee guys started buying that for the wife. They rode them, and discovered how much fun it was, and the 4-strokes started taking off.

I would say though, that big dealerships like Chaparral, will eventually sell anything that they have on the floor. Most buyers aren't real sophisticated. So, a sharp salesman can send them home with almost anything.

 

Most people have green utility quads around here. All different kinds. I've seen 1 Raptor, 1 300EX and 2 Warriors (counting my Warrior) on the mountain in last couple years. From time to time, I may see a sport quad on a farm or a dirt road. I just recently noticed a yellow Vinson up on the mountain and it seemed very bright. I really only know of 1 Z400 that a friend has in another area.

 

Raptors, 400ex, Warriors, Z-KFX400s

 

Sport Quads------->1) Raptor 2)Banshee 3) 400ex
Utilty Quads-------> 1) Honda 450es 2)Polaris 500ho 3) 660 Grizzly

 

To the best of my recollection, lots of Rincon’s, Rubicon’s, Sp 700, 600, and allot of 500's. Lots of Grizzly’s, both 600 and 660's. A hand full of Bombardiers, Kodiaks, and allot of Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Honda 250's. A lot of Ranchers and Foreman’s. Hard to say the most popular color. When we bought our Rancher the dealer had lots of orange ones and very few red. In 01 everyone wanted orange, so he ordered orange ones and everyone in 02 wanted red.

If you travel south toward the Paiute Trail, you become surrounded of older Honda's. In the rural area's, Honda seems to way out number all other ATVs combined. In the mountain trails within 100 miles of Salt Lake, there seems to be a lot of SP 500 HO, very popular out here.

Went riding two winters ago and there were 13 ATVs, 12 Polaris's and my Honda. Sometimes you see large groups that Yamaha is the most popular.

Go west towards the desert, and you start seeing allot more sport quads, and I can barely tell one from the other.

Hard to say, one day you think Honda out numbers them all, and the next ride you think it is Polaris.

 

So. Calif. is sport bike country!! Utilities are PRETTY RARE, and most utility owners will also have sport bikes. With the sport bikes, you use momentum and the advantages of light weight to carry you through tough terrain, rather than grappling for traction like on a 4X4. But, we don't have the mud bogs that you have in some parts of the country.

I am glad to have the utilities though, because it opens up a lot of summer riding opportunities. Even the high deserts are to hot to ride in the summer, and the low desert (like Glamis) is suicide. In summer, we switch to mountain riding at high altitude, a concept that most locals have not figured out!!

 

most of the people in Monroe area (when I lived there) had Honda 300's and 450's.

I haven't done any riding down here in the Big Sleazy, so I don't know what most people ride here.

 

MARIJUANA.....I mean. Oops!.... you meant motorcycles. Well probably the Raptor. For a little while. If you
know what I mean.