The suzuki ozark, kawasaki bayou, honda recon, or yamaha big bear? Which one is the fastest, which one is the most reliable and which one would do better on jumps?

 

1st - Ozark and Recon (tie)
2nd - Big Bear
3rd - Bayou

Both the Bayou and BB are very old designs and show it in comparison to the Ozark and Recon.

The Ozark is just a touch faster than a Recon and has a little more suspension and ground clearance. The shifting on the Ozark is not as smooth as the Recon. Some '02 model Ozarks had reports of welds breaking on jumps but keep in mind tht these are utilities, not sport bikes.

Jaybee

 

About how high sould you jump a utility ATV? If i get a ozark, it's not gonna be an '02 model. It's gonne be like an '07 model or newer. But i might not be jumping any ATV cause im actually a little scared about crashing an breaking something on the ATV.

 

I was deciding among the same ATV?s a half year ago. I chose the Ozark because of :
- Better ground clearance
- Lowest weight
- Bigger suspension travel
- More horsepower
- Bigger fuel tank
- Front disc brakes
I am satisfied with Ozark and would choose it again. But the other models should be fine too. Good choice!

 

i had to make the same decision and i got the ozark and i love it.

 

Wouldn't it be cool if they offered 4x4 as an option on the little Ozark?

Back to the thread.... I defintely prefer the Ozark out of those models.

 

yea thats wat i was thinking with the push button 4 wheel drive and diflock

 

This post is spot on!!! There are some things the Honda does better and there are some things the Suzuki does better. I needed the extra ground clearance so I got the Ozark.

 

We have the Ozark and like it but you might also consider the Polaris Hawkeye 4X2. It's a 300 but in the same price range as the Ozark. There is a 4X4 Hawkeye also but it costs quite a bit more.

 

ozark is a great quad and from what ive learned through 3 years of daily hard riding it is pretty much indestructable. great quad for the money and easily the most fun to ride 250 on the market