The 'ol Grizz I have in my shed is now my bro's but if I could have the Renegade's power in a Grizz, I'd still have a Grizz [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] The Grizz is one hell of a good machine, but once you tasted Can-Am 800 power, you're spoiled... Good luck with the new machine, you won't regret it, the Grizzly is an outstanding machine.

 

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

Dodge57hemi

Good luck and enjoy your Grizzly. And I hope you have a great time on the Yamhaha forums. We will miss you here (sic).</end quote></div>

Seeing how it is you have both what is your take on these machines?

 

Quick answer. The Outlander gets ridden, the Grizzley is in the garage.
Sitting side by side while doing maintenance, the Outlander is just beefier and better built.
Outlander plastics to get to the air filter, very easy. The Grizzley has those irritating little plastic fastners.
Riding at speed, the Outlander stays planted and is ready to go as hard as you have )*^98. The Grizzley is twitchy and tippy. The p/s does not give you any feedback thru the bars. I guess some folks would think that is a good thing.
Riding slow thru the rocks, the Outlander just goes where you want it to, no mess, no fuss. Just use constant throttle. Not hard throttle, just constant, and the Visco performs well. The Grizzley requires you to stop and push a button. Works most of the time. In 4 lock, even with p/s, it will go where it wants when it wants.
All day riding, the Outlander is generally more comfortable, but here is where the p/s on the Grizz is nice. Your arms are not as sore.
Fun factor. No contest! The Outlander is just plain fun to ride.
There you go, my simple opinion. Take it or leave it. Just love what you buy and ride it.

 

I was all set to buy a Outlander Max XT either in 500 or 650 size. They were both awesome bikes to be sure. Ultimately I happened to be going by a Polaris dealership near my in-laws while they were having a test drive/ open house event and figured that I should stop. I took a test drive on a couple polaris bikes and I liked them a lot too. I definitely give the CanAm the edge as far as power but the 800 Sportsman that I drove was at least equal to the 650 CanAm in the power department, and I wasn't going to go bigger than a 650 on the CanAm. Anyhow, I just got such a great deal on the Polaris that I couldn't pass it up. I ended up going with a 1 Up Sportsman 800 as my wife said that she wouldn't ride very often anyhow and I'm very happy with it. I figured the money I saved on the bike will allow me to get a snowmobile sooner. Also I figure that when I am able to get my wife more into riding I can keep the Sportsman and then maybe add a Outlander Max to the fleet for her to join in the fun. Ultimately I was just about set to buy either the Outlander or if I went with a 1 up a Yamaha Grizzly 550. After riding and now owning the Polaris, I think that I will likely stick with either Polaris or CanAm in the future. I know they are bigger and heavier than the Yamahas but I thought they were more comfortable, more powerful and smoother bikes. Either way I don't think you can go wrong.

 

I have an outlander 800 dalton clutch...650 Helix, power commander... Fast all I can say is fast oh and did I mention my outlander is in a Rhino chassis...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Visco lock it alright but if someone came up with a true 4x4 for the outtie they would make a lot of $$$$