On paper the Grizz. wins with Disc brakes, liquid cooling, but the Honda is known for reliability and is proven. My only concern with the Honda is Air cooled motor in summer time, will the engine get too hot?

 

for the honda,If its been designed that way for the past 20 years(example) then there must not be anything wrong with it. its only a 250cc engine not alot of friction there. For the grizzly, i have no idea. never seen one.

 

I have friends who have a Honda Recon that's around a 2000 model. Friend's oldest son, 2nd oldest son, my son, and my friend's youngest son all rode it. Still running after all the abuse a bunch of teenagers could throw at it. Not pretty to look at anymore but super reliable. Don't know much of anything about the Grizzly 300.