Just sold my kfx400, decided i didnt want a sport and now i dont know what would be best for me.

i want to stay around the same price range 5000 or so.

It must be auto clutch no automatic. and 4x4. i dont care if it has spectable 4x4 cause i will add it, cause my friend has it on his honda and its nice.

I was looking at the Wolverine and Big Bear, i will add 27's for sure after i burn down the stockers. i dont pull thinks its just for fun in the mud mostly, and i sure there is more choices out there but i am haveing trouble. My bike has feel good, im 6 foot 2 and 260 pounds. Reliablity is anouther big issue. And which big outa these would have the greatest modability. I know steping of my kfx none of these bikes are going to be fast but thats fine with me, one of the reasions i sold it, i like to creep around and play in the mud.

Any help is greatly appreaciated

 

If you want to push 27" tires around you should look at a larger atv. Neither of those machines will be able to turn that large and heavy of a tire in any kind of mud.

 

Lots of good ones out there. You should check out the Arctic Cat 500. You can get it in a 5-speed, 12 inches of ground clearance, 10 inches of suspension travel. Very good to creep around in and play in the mud.

 

yeah right. a big bear would turn 27in mud tires no problem, thanks to its low gearing. maybey not the wolverine but i am sure the big bear could.

 

Yeah, it can turn them on a trail, but get into mud and you wont have the power to clean them out, especially the gummy mud he's talking about.

 

I think the AC 500 is gonna be out of his price range, but I bet he could get the 400 and stay within range. I wouldn't recommend putting on 27's, cause you will already have tons of ground clearance, and the extra power will do you more good. Just put on some good mud tires when you wear the stock ones down. I debated really hard between the AC 400 and the Eiger. I only went with the Eiger because I wanted the "fun factor" you get with the solid rear axle(you can slide around and stuff). The interest rate was cheaper on the Eiger at the time, too. As for just putting around and mudding, it would be hard to beat the Cat with so much clearance. It has adjustable suspension, allowing you to customize your ride, too.

 

A Big Bear would turn them over, but turning them over fast enough to clean them out would be another story. I have been in some really sticky stuff with my 26" MudLites, and I had to really hammer down on the old Eiger to clean them out. If the power loss is as much going from 26 to 27 as it was from 25 to 26, you would need at least a beefy 500 to really turn them over in thick mud.

 

You may be able to pick up a slightly used '03 Kodiak 450 for around that price. The nice thing about that machine is it has a lockable front dif.

 

I would still go with the AC400. You should be able to get it new for that, maybe 5200. You will have warranty that way. And you never know what someone has done to a used one, even though most are probably in good shape. Diff lock is a nice feature, but if it was between having diff lock, and having an extra 3 or 4 inches and brand new, I would have to go with the Cat.

I have heard of a lot of people breaking CV joints with diff locks, aftermarket especially. Would the Kodiak have the same problem if you ran with diff lock on and weren't in mud. For example, pulling a heavy load up a hill. I know it is selectable, but is it usable in this type of situation?

 

I have never owned a Kodiak but I've never heard of them breaking CV joints unless you have big tires on it and you're hammering it spinning through mud and it catches something hard all of a sudden like every other quad will do. I don't think dif lock is really made for towing, it's more for extreme situations when you really need all the wheels spinning to get traction. For towing things I'm sure regular 4x4 would work fine, unless you want to rip up your yard lol.