Dear friends from the post:

Ive been atving for the las 3 years and love it!!! I am about to buy a new atv and have not decided yet. My first atv was a Sportsman 335 and I should say that the ride was very comfortable but the turtles and I were good buddies!!!! hahaha. So I decided to buy a Bombardier Traxter XT and I must say AWESOME MACHINE!!! The most reliable bar none!!
But it has a downfall... very very stiff suspention! and my back is screamin' for a change. So this is the point where Im at right now. Im considering between the Sportsman 700 or the Grizz 660. Any suggestions? The thing is Im in a atv club down here in Mexico and in the club we have all the brands and the only one who has not failed its been Bombardier. Anyways its up to these two quads. The Grizzlies we have in the club, how should I put it... are very very affraid of water! they take water easyly. They always get water on the belt drive and sometimes even in the motor. And the Polarises come with different glitches depending on wich of my frineds bikes your talkin about. CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME HELP HERE? Whats your experience with the new Grizz 660?

Thanx a lot in advance!

 

I have a new grizz 660 and mine is awesome. It is very fast nad I have not had the problems with mine that everybody has been talking about. I think that the ones that are having the problems were the first ones made b/c the ones with the later serial #'s don't seem to be having problems. I really like it and don't regret getting one so hope this helps with your decision.
Rebelracer2002

 

If you are looking for the best IRS go with the arctic cat 500i auto or manual. If top end speed isnt to important. The power is good and the handling is great. Check out the AC forum for a guy showing how awsome the suspension is. Plus there wide so the stability is awsome. plus if yah get the manual you dont have to worry about the trany getting wet.

 

Go check out (and test drive) a Kawi Prairie 650. I am a die hard Yamaha fan, but I did my research and checked out the Grizz, Sportsman 700 and Prairie before I bought anything. After trying out the Prairie...my choice got very easy.

 

I'd wait for the new Honda. I've had two Sportsman, a regular and a H.O.and currently have a 660 Grizz with the widetrack set-up, Douglas Wheels. We like the Grizz, but we do a lot of fast riding on our Sport quads, and even though the Grizz has real get-up and go, all these 650's get with it pretty good. I think Yamaha has a better 4x4 setup than Polaris, but Polaris puts a real nice package together. They handle great right out of the box. Polaris IRS is more pliable, the Grizz has a pretty stiff sway bar, a quick disconnect would be good for the super rocky rough stuff. I've ridden the Prairie, and was very impressed. It is lower and handles better than the Grizz. And you gotta love that OHC 4-valve V-twin. If it only had I.R.S. But the new Honda Rincon looks very sporty, low center of gravity and IRS, pushrods, but a 4-valve head at least.
......I'm sure not impressed with the new Polaris 700 twin engine. They should have done something high tech with it. Anything. They did nothing. EFI or 4-valve heads or something. I was so dissapointed with my H.O. I thought I was going to get some real performance. And the Sportsman weighs a hundred pounds more than any of the Japanese big boys.....I think I'd go for the Honda. That's what I'm recommending to a couple of friends, especially the ones that are going to wait anyway.
......The Grizz is one of the best for the rough stuff, and has a great motor with gobs of power. But for the kind of riding we do, I think we would do better with the Prarie or the Honda which look like more SPORT than utility. The Grizz, Sportsman 700 and the Quest look more like sport-UTILITIES.
......LOL

 

Just curious, but, how can you recommend something that you have never rode...or anything that hasn't yet been released for that matter??

RDURAN>>I too had a SP335. Went from that to the 660. If you're crossing alot of water, and everyone has probs with theirs, then I think you've answered your own question. I have never had a prob though.

 

PADZZ
Thanx for the input, the Grizz's that are at my club are 600's. My question was if the new Grizz has had any of these problems that you, or anybody that has one knows. It really is a difficult choice, I thought it would be an easier one and that one would come up clearly the winner.

Another question to the Grizz 660 owners is it true that the floor boards are very flimsy?
PLEASE feel free to brag about all the good things you see in it!!! also tell me of any recalls or problems the grizz has if any. ALL INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

 

Ok, I'm tired of people sayin the Polaris motor is low tech. What the hell does honda use, pushrods, have you ever thought of such a thing? Stop bashin the 700 motor cause you have no room, especially if you are siding with honda, and what is the 700 originally, an 800 sleved to a 700, lets just bored that thing back out, and then some, then you have a motor. Did you read the mag, the Polaris puts out tones of torque, now if I'm not mistaken, what is a utility quad used for, work, well what do you need to pull crap, torque. And look at the package you get, with the rims and tires, your ready to mud run right out of the crate. And look at the suspension components on the new honda, did you see the a arms, they are twigs, I would put money on it that those things are WEAK. Where as I have never bent, broke, or twisted anything on my Polaris, lets see, how many times have I rolled or flipped it, about 25 times, all the way down hills. So don't tell me the 700 is low tech, the thing is detuned greatly. Did you hear the story, they put the clutch from a 500 in the 700, and couldn't keep the wheels on the ground. Low tech, you can keep it. I will take a 700 over anything.

 

Polarisman3210...again, speculation on the Honda..

RDURAN...the deepest I've been through is about 1.5 feet of water..I've tried to drown it by hitting small stream at 40MPH...the 660 is about as fast as my modified 400EX...plows snow great, handles great, nimble, light (unlike that 335 pig). If you thought the 335 was heavy, imgaine another 60 lbs or so on the 700. I've only got around 300 miles or so and I haven't had a prob yet. Going from the 335 to the 660 is like going from a Pinto to a Prelude...or NSX; no comparison. Enjoy!

 

Spoken like a true polaris guy

"Where as I have never bent, broke, or twisted anything on my Polaris, lets see, how many times have I rolled or flipped it, about 25 times, all the way down hills. "

And I though all that weight helped them hillclimb...