I have been trying to decide between the Wolverine 450 and the Renegade 500 for awhile now. I know the negative things about the Wolverine. Such as the stock top speed of the Wolverine is 53 mph also the brakes squeak alot, and not many upgrades. I havent heard or read many negative things about the Renegade other than the price! Is there any problems with the Renegade that could come back to haunt me? I am looking for a quad to tear up some trails, and take some occasional jumps. Along with being able to move trailers around and pull the boy out of mud. I the all-around rider that these type of machines are made for. Just not sure which to get.

 

Well the Renegades will lack protection in stock form, so you also have to factor in a full set of skidplates. These should go on right away, so that pushes up the price even higher.

-Krait

 

Lets use simple logic:
Yamaha - Can-Am
421cc 500cc
1 cylinder 2 cylinders
2 valves 8 valves
Small Carb Huge EFI
Solid axle IRS
Old School High Tech

For many years in GNCC racing yamaha was best in this class.
This year- Can-Am 500 is the one to beat.
Is it worth $1600 more. All day long.
Just an Oldman's $.02

 

OMR Well said.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: OMR

Lets use simple logic:

Yamaha - Can-Am

421cc 500cc

1 cylinder 2 cylinders

2 valves 8 valves

Small Carb Huge EFI

Solid axle IRS

Old School High Tech



For many years in GNCC racing yamaha was best in this class.

This year- Can-Am 500 is the one to beat.

Is it worth $1600 more. All day long.

Just an Oldman's $.02</end quote></div>



Oh if it was only that simple. I have both well a 450 Wolverine and an 800 renegade and of course you cant compare the power, but I'll bet the 500 will feel more like a 700 in comparison to a Wolverine. Since the 500 and 800 are virtually the same chassis, the Renegade is the better handling machine. Lower center of gravity and it doesn't bounce around over hard rocky terrain. Of course the nicer seat makes it more comfortable to ride too. Now besides worrying about a frame bending, my Renegade with a new frame, just doesn't give me the same amount of confidence as my Wolverine. With the exception of the flimsy plastic floorboards anyway. Otherwise, if I had to pick which one was more durable and could stand more abuse, I'd pick the Wolverine. On the other hand if I'm looking for the machine that's going to provide more thrills regardless of the additional cost then I'd go with the Renegade. Still haven't noticed the squeaky brakes I hear everyone complain about, in fact the brakes on my Renegade sound bad at times. So the way you explained simple logic it should be described like this . . . .
Wolverine . . . . . . . . . . . . Renegade
Durable/Affordable - Performance/Expensive

Is getting somewhere more important than getting there fast?