I'm looking at mostly dry trails, but steep slopes like you mentioned, i'm all for pointing to a spot and saying "i want to get up there" lol

 

Be aware that the 850 will hook in dry situations and go right, left or over backwards in a split second. Your body english on an 800+ pound machine won't save you. I have 5 atv's and in really hairy situations I am most comfortable on the smallest one (250 Xplorer). But as far as fun factor goes, I race the 850 up hills in the winter that the smaller machines won't even climb.

 

yea, but I doubt it will do it on its own, as long as you're not cocky and you approach it responsibly, I would think that an 850 would suffice my needs. my concern is that the weight itself (not under momentum) might cause the quad to become top heavy at steep slopes and rolls, I'm going through the youtube videos now trying to find someone cutting angles on the 850, no luck yet though, just lots of mudders. From what I read Wolf, it sounds like you ride like me, so do you have anything to say about how the 850 handles mountain terrain?

 

Both XP"s do something I don't like and thats the excess rise (on throttle application) of the front end. When you're climbing steep, it feels like you're going over backwards, but only real steep.

 

nice trail pic mongrol, that's my kind of scenery, i cant imaging that hill was too hard, just give it a little lean over the bars right

 

Riiiigghhttt !

 

How did the 850 handle that beast? Was it a direct approach or did you go up from another area?

 

550 handled it best because of the bottom end torque. Clawed its way up at 1 mph whereas the 850 wouldn't get below 3 mph with out breaking loose and then it got to be a wild ride.

Tires on 550 - Grim Reapers
" " " 850 - Big Horns.

 

Did you try faster on the 850 like 10-15 mph?

 

NOPE ! Try YouTube for that type of action.