I lookin to buy a new atv and i dont know that much about atvs and Ive narrowed my search down to the 2010 wolverine and 2010 scrambler which there same price but i want to know which one is a better overall atv cause and for me to buy a wolverine i have to drive an hour to the 10 minute drive to get the scrambler ive talked to some people but it seems to come down to whcih brand they think is better

 

Both excellent quads with proven engines. The Scrambler is a 500cc carb. engine that is faster than the Wolverine's 450. Both have 4wd with Hi, N, and R. The Scrambler uses a chain in the rear and the Wolv. has a gearbox. Better clearance goes to the Wolverine. The Wolverine also has an A-arm front end where the Scrambler has McPherson struts. Wolverine handles better. There is also the CanAm Renegade 500. It will blow the handlebars off the other two. It has independent suspension front and rear giving it the best ground clearance of the three. It has 4wd with Hi, Lo, N, R, and Park. The 500 is a V-twin with fuel injection instead of the carb. used by the other two. Most expensive of the three but this is a case where you get what you pay for. The only draw back in my mind is the CanAm frame is not as strong as the Polaris or Yamaha frame. There are modifications you can make to it to strengthen it. That's the route we took when we picked the Renegade.

 

how do you plan to use the atv? trail riding? racing? scrambler is more comfortable/faster/heavier. wolverine is stiffer/slower/lighter/better handling

 

x2 On everything that moose said. The only thing I would add is that the Wolvy will do the best on fuel and there is no front locker on the Wolvy neither thus making pretty muck only 3wd!

 

Good point by Hemi. I forgot about that. Also, the Polaris system seems to work better than the CanAm system. When needed the Polaris AWD kicks in fully with less than 1/5th of a turn difference between front and back wheels. Almost seamless. I don't notice anything but the extra traction. The CanAm seems to come on more gradually like it's ramping up to full traction. Just takes getting used to I guess. This is my own observations between my 2006 Polaris Sportsman X2 and my son's CanAm Renegade 500.

 

I plan on doin alot of trail riding but i would ride with two different groups which the one use utility and the other group uses yfz 450 and raptors which i dont need to stay right with the sport and i did look at a renegade today and i liked alot which the dealer is more of a lawn mower dealer in a small town so it was only a thousand more out the door then the polaris and what make you think the frame is week and what upgrades are you talkin about cause i dont really seeing my self taking the wheels off the ground

 

The main "spar" frame is a metal box about 1"x3-1/4". It's more prone to bending and getting twisted than other makes. There are several companies that make an insert either out of metal or high density plastic. We got the plastic one and it took my son and I about 1 hour or so to put in. Will we definetly need it? I don't know. I did a lot of research on the same issue that you are going through. The frame modification kept coming up on some of the CanAm forums I looked at. I felt for the $100 or so it was good insurance. It's a great quad otherwise. We haven't had it out on the rough stuff yet but will within a couple weeks. Just railtrails getting it to it's 10 hour service. It would keep up with the sport quad crowd a good bit better than the Yamaha or Polaris. The only other modification we made was to buy a small rear rack of eBay so he can carry a gas can and cooler on long trips. I don't know how much he'll need a gas can. We got about 32 mpg on the last railtrail ride we did.

 

I just came across this post. http://forums.atvconnection.com/can-...ame-broke.html For what it's worth I haven't heard of anyone's frame going this badly before.

 

Scrambler 500 = 36 HP
Wolverine 450 = 26 HP (same motor as 450 Grizzly/Kodiak )

http://quads.ca/bb/viewtopic.php?p=5...e0528bcd3e027e

The up side of the Wolverine is it has no chain drive to fool with. My cousins Scrambler seems to need chain adjusting twice a day.

 

if you can swing the extra price tag, go for the can am 500. it's a better overall pick with low range