Ooops, good to see you went with a Jap bike though.

 

Congratulations on the new quad. Let us know your thoughts on it when you get a chance to ride for a couple hundred miles.

 

I know the deal is done but FWIW i was in the same boat and i am tentatively going with the Kawi due to the crappy Polaris engine briking as it only has 2 wheel braking and the Kawi has all 4 locked up braking. Kinda important in the mountains where i live........

 

Polaris has added ADC to its 2007 and newer atvs. Actually works better in rough terrain, no in and out of 4wd and diff lock, just put it in 4WD/ADC and ride all day.
The Polaris system has 2wd EBS at the rear wheels in 2WD and automatically engages 4WD engine braking when in 4WD/ADC. Yes it has engine braking to all 4 wheels when adc is on. The Polaris system will actually stop you on a very steep hill. When you get to the bottom you gas it and go, automatically goes to 2wd, no unlocking the front diff and shifting to 2wd like Yam/Kaw/Suz/AC.


The Kaw must be in 4wd with the front diff locked to get 4 wheel engine braking.