Been looking. Right now its between Polaris Sportsman 550 and Yamaha Grizzly 550, both with power steering. Can anybody tell me what they like better about each machine, or if they have a different recommendation and why?

Thanks!

 

I checked some of the specs on both. 2013 Yamaha Grizzly 550 FI Auto. 4x4 EPS Specifications, specs 2013 Polaris Sportsman 550 EPS Sunset Red ATV: Specifications They're both really good quads and they're both $8,699 according to their websites. Yamaha is supposed to be a little more reliable. Polaris has rebates up to $1,000 on some models but I don't know if the 550 EPS is one of them. You'd have to talk to a dealer. The Sportsman has more suspension travel, bigger tires and better wheels, higher rack capacity, and higher towing capacity, but the Grizzly is a lot lighter.

 

The most important thing to do is for you to ride both, talk to the dealers, look at their service dept and weigh how important each is to you. I have never road either, but I'm sure they are both nice bikes. There will like be some tiny differences in the product that tip the scale. The other factors may or may not be huge.
Ken

 

personally- I'd go with the xp550 over the grizz. I'm not a fan of the grizz's chassis & suspension.

 

I don,t know if your into night time riding but the Polaris has three 50w lights while the Yamaha only two 35w.
The Polaris is a larger ATV in demention also with much nicer stock rims and tires.
2013 Yamaha Grizzly 550 FI Auto. 4x4 EPS ATVs

 

i have a polaris 2013 400 ho 4x4 all the power i need, comfortable to ride and fun in the mud.