What's you guy's opinion of this machine. I am considering one of these for the sheer price of it. I am a 6' 200lbs guy and will be riding pretty aggressively. I don't need a whole lot of speed as I tend to crash alot. Are these reliable, fun, able to haul at all. I am pretty much just going to use it to goof around on. I have a Jeep for real off-roading, I just want something to f**k around on thanks!

 

It's a really good, really reliable machine but your really big for it. Have you tried one out for fit?

 

My brother has one and it goes pretty much everywhere I go excpet the real heavy mud for obvious reasons. He is 5'3 130. Might be a bit of a squeeze for your size though.

 

I have a bayou 220 and I weigh 180 #'s and I am 6'1" and I fit on it just perfectly. I can ride it for over two hours all around, and I don't even get cramped, or tired from it, It rides really well too. And the reliability is also very good on these machines. The top speed is 43, just in case you were wondering. It is also pretty quick to accelerate (if it is in good working order) any other questions just ask!!

 

The Bayou is a tough little machine, We’ve had ours for almost 11 years and the only repair we made was rebuilding the top end. I’m 6’2” and 230 pounds so I can say that the machine is a bit small, especially when compared to others, but yet I haven’t really felt all that cramped. I use my machine for the same reasons you want yours for, and it does it pretty good, its a challenge to get a smaller wheeler to do some of the stuff the bigger quads are. The only thing I can say is that you’ll probably be happy with it right away, but down the road you’ll be looking for a lot more than that machine can give you.

 

get a bayou 300 that way it fits and has more power.

 

My wife has one. They are a tough little machine,ours is 3 years old and no problems. However i don't think you will be happy with it. The sterring is terrible for agressive riding. Single a-arms, and the machine does not slice and dice thru the corners.(tends to push steer) Top speed of ours is 46mph (gps) at 800 feet elevation. Peppy motor. I think there are better choices out there than the bayou 220 for your type of ridding style. I am not bashing the 220, i own one, it is more of a laid back cruiser than a hot rod.

 

I agree with the previous post. I own a 220 and have been very pleased with it. However, it's slow pace and soft handling meets my age (40+). My only regret is not spending the extra bucks for the Bayou 300 with more power and a dual-mode differential.

Still, I would not recommend any of the Bayou line for anything other than utility riders. These are work machines for those who care little about speed.

Just my opinion.

 

Burrlok- I see that you have posted this question on some different forums. Today i was checking on some of my rent houses when i saw a man ridding a new Honda 250ex. I watched him for about 10 minutes. He was able to loft the front end from a dead stop in first gear and ride it out good. He was popping wheelies in 2nd gear too. He did some jumps with about 3 foot of air. He saw me watching him and rode over to where i was. We talked for a few minutes and he asked me if i wanted to ride it. I did- Here are my thoughts. Extremely light quad, will easily pop a wheelie. Hit the rev limiter in the first 3 gears fast. Should be a good fun trail quad. Playing with it in under 20 mph speeds was extremely fun. A few dislikes- alot of vibration thru the handle bars,non adjustable shocks,smaller than a 220. As fun a it was for 200 dollars more you could get a new lakota that does everything better except throtle responce. Sorry guys i meant to post this under his post on the Honda forum.

 

I just purchased a 2001 220 for my wife. At $2999. I felt it was a good value for the price.