Yep, pretty aggressive aren't they. LOL

 

I do like how the big bores can get the tires spinning fast enough that snow will not stay in the treads. Speed and snow can get a little hairy sometimes. If I'm climbing a steep hill in the snow it's 4wd low. If it's a groomed trail with packed snow it's either 2 or 4wd high. Biggest reason I'm thinking about a big bore in the future is snow riding and being able to get more speed up. Going up steep hills in 4wd high I'd top out about 30 and it just wouldn't accelerate anymore. I found the same thing on steep hills in the regular riding season also. Get on a wide trail with some steepness to it and anything over a 35 degree climb there would be no getting above 30 or so. Then again, the quad has to carry my 350 lbs. and I'm sure it could do a little better with a smaller rider.

 

pffffft 350lbs my ***!

if you were naked and didn't eat for a week

 

Then in that case the Renegade 800 we're talking about in this thread might be just the ATV you are looking for. I have video of me racing my son up a 700 ft tall hillclimb. I'm on the Renegade 800 and he is on a Grizzly 700. I weigh 100 lbs more than he does, and despite that the Renegade climbed the hill, turned around at the top and started coming back down, and met the Grizzly halfway up, still climbing the hill.

 

Once again, Beergut shows he's fwom Massachusetts.

 

I DO love the Renegade but it's not quite the machine that meets all my needs. If I had money to just buy a couple I'd get the Rene for fun and get a Polaris X2 850 for fun and chores. But, I still don't have the money for 1 new machine yet. If I was to get 1 machine that would most closely meet my needs and wants it'd be the 850 X2. The front under rack storage is great. I wish all the makers had it. I put a ton of gear in there. And, the ability to go from 1-up to 2-up in 10 seconds is really nice too. I mostly use it as a 1-up machine and use the dumpbox all the time. I'd love to see the other makers come up with an X2. The only other things I don't care for with the Renegade are the spar frame and the 4wd engagement. CanAm frames are weak in my opinion. We did a frame mod on my son's Rene to help that situation. But the 4wd engagement is gradual. I prefer the system Polaris has and the systems with the locker button on other quads. I'd like to see how much better the QE Visco Lok system is though.

 

He could always put his KQ in 3x4 mode, I myself never seen a situation where 3wd had a advantage over 4wd.

Here's a good vid of 3x4 vs AWD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQgXl7VURkU

 

I don't know what I would buy if I was going to buy an ATV today.

I would consider an Outlander 800 if they have fixed all the heat that comes off the clutch. I rode the '09 800 Max in Nov and the heat was nice but I don't think I could take it on a nice July afternoon.

I get to ride a lot of ATVs and I still don't mind climbing back on the one I have.

The Renegade was a blast but not well suited for me.

 

There this fast. YouTube - can am 2010 Visco-Lok QE still some hesitation going on.

 

If he needed that locker to get up that hill he needs find another hobby.

You guys keep beating a dead horse.