the sportsman 500 is one of the better machines out there, thats what i would recomend getting.

 

You guys always leave out Arctic Cat. Best ground clearance, Best suspension travel, best rack capacity, MRP rack for all your goodies. Have 400. 500, 650,even 250 and 300 are impressive for their size.

 

kodi 450

 

All Uts are not created equal. You have to decide what you want, manual shift or automatic, full time 4x4 or not, diferential lock, guages, etc. Then compare the quads that have most of the features you want. If you come on the forum and just ask "what is the best quad", everyone is going to say theirs is. Best thing to do is pick a quad, like Grizzly (my favorite ute) and do a search just on that. See what the guys are saying about their ride.

 

Prairie 650/700

 

Suzuki Eiger 400 4x4, cant beat the price. Mine has been great.

 

Honda Foreman 450 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

#1 would be Rincon - as long as you don't need a low "granny" gear. If so, take off the list.

Rubicon

Eiger

Vinson

 

sportsman600 very nice 4x4

 

Go to many different dealers and ride theirs. If they won't let you then walk away. Try to find a buddy with one of the models you are interested in. I personally rode bikes back to back and that's when I chose my Kawi Prairie 700. This bike did all I asked of it and MUCH more. I can powerbrake the rears on dry asphalt untill they are billowing smoke and release the brake and wheelie the hell out of it! My wife turns white when I do this.:[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Buying a bike that fits your needs is the only thing that will make you happy. Who cares if your quad will do 100mph if you only ride it 30mph.
Good luck and keep us posted.