not trying to start a war just wanna know what brand do u think makes the best atv based on quality, reliability, fun factor, or just what you have had luck with

 

Reliability my vote is Yamaha I had a 1986 250 Moto4 and a 1989 350 Big Bear that went through he!l and there still running to this day.
Those thing were simple and tuff in those days and there are manyy 25year old ATVs running around.

Your not going to see a Power,Steering .EFI with computer brain box, digital dash,liquid cooled ATV running around 15 years from now with low maintenance.

 

I had a very good experience with the Polaris Sportsman X2 I had, an ATP 500 my son had, and friends who own them. Not big problems anywhere other than when I hit a rock really hard and jarred something loose.

I like the Can-Ams' power-wise, Yamaha is a great all around machine, Suzuki too from what I've seen, Hondas are reliable but don't have the features others have. Kawasaki needs a 500 class machine in their stable but I've liked the ones I've ridden. Don't have any real experience with Arctic Cat.

I think if you were to combine the power of the Can-Ams with the frames of the Polaris quads you'd have the best combination in my mind. Just my .02 worth.

 

Everyone I know rides Polaris or Yamaha and they've both been very good. Polaris usually sells for hundreds less so you get more for your money.

 

I like the yamaha,seems to be a good atv. Ive never owned one either but from what ive seen they are good. Then again I have 3 different brand of atvs in my garage and all have been pretty good. Never a major mechanical problem. Small things like u joints,bushing,things like that mostly

 

mad-atver?
TLC meant to vote for can-am so, just change his vote

 

I don,t see a Chinese vote category.

 

that would go under "other"

 

I really think now a days its hard to look at just a brand.

Ive always been a brp guy, as well as a yamaha guy. Ive had luck with both brands both with sleds and quads. My parents got into the suzuki king qaud 300's and drove them to the ground, replaced them with king quad 750's and have had nothing but good luck with both.

Each brand has a category where they are slightly ahead of the next one, in my opinion anyways.

Hell I even have a buddy that has kymco's, and they get worked to the ground, and have been nothing but 100 percent reliable. Who woulda ever thought that!

 

Honda, then Yamaha. All my Hondas have just needed routine maintenance, oil change, filter clean, and put gas in em and go all the work I've ever done to any of em. My 400ex is my first Honda atv, had a XR100 dirt bike when I was a kid, then my last bike was a CRF230. Worst brand to me was Kawasaki, I had a 2004 KX250F dirt bike that was the biggest pile of crap I ever owned. I am not sure if this is the case with all Kawasakis, my friend has a Brute Force atv, 750 or something and he loves it.