is the grizzly really top heavy it looks that way

 

I've ridden all the big bore quads except the AC out in the woods. The Griz does tip and dive some but you get a really nice ride. If your not racing its really never an issue and you don't really notice anything until your speed is up and your on an off camber corner, Yeehah.

 

do you see a lot of people doubling on the kodiak 450. and is the grizzly ok on sharp turns on stp. hill sides

 

Curls is misinforming you. Like any IRS quad, it tends to sway on high speed corners. I have had mine on mx tracks, on high speed trails and dirt roads with off camber turns and have never felt like it was going to tip. If you don't like the sway you can tighten up the springs but you will tend to slide more on turns and it will not be as plush a ride.

 

Starky,

Tip, sway, you've just repeated what I had stated so I've included a few definitions to help you.

TIP:
To move to a slanting position; tilt: tipped the sideview mirror slightly downward; a weight that tipped the balance.

Sway:
To incline or bend to one side; veer: She swayed and put out a hand to steady herself

Don't confuse tip with tip over!

I own an 04 Woodland Camo Grizzly and I love the machine. I also have ridden and owned enough other quads to know what corners well and what doesn't. I would not use the Griz on an MX course unless I felt like loosing. I won't take a SRA quad to the rock pile either. The Griz is an awesome ute, use it for that and you'll love it. Race it on off camber corners you'll wish you didn't.

 

If you are worried about stability I would definitely get better tires. Stiffer side walls help alot. I stiffened the front one step on the preload adjuster to keep the front shocks from colapsing on hard breaking into quick turns. It works awesome. I can cut it insanely fast. If you are on a really bad off camber you should stand up if you can, because it lowers your center of gravity to the floorboards. It really works. I have had it on some hairy hill climbs and a nasty trail where you have to go down a steep hill, then go around a tree and turn back up hill. I rolled my bear tracker, but my griz never had a problem. I also have ITP rims that make it wider by about 3 inches. You definitely have to ride the griz, but it is worth the extra effort. It feels light and nimble on the trails and up steep hill climbs.

 

Thanks for the definitions, but when someone that is uninformed or inexperienced talks about the Grizzly being "tippy", thet're thinking "tip over". I ride my griz on the motocross track all the time in fact I'm trying to get the local mx organization to add a utility class just for fun. I have not had a single problem with corners, off-camber or otherwise. I won't jump it or hit the woops hard, I'm not stupid. Try your Griz on the mx track, you'll be surprised how well it handles.

 

Starky,

I must confess I've done the motorcross thing too with the griz and it's a hoot. It does make a funny clacking noise when airborn what is that? I was catching about 4 feet of air and you hear a funny clack clack clack noise. A friend of mine on a SP700 quad which I dusted all afternoon didn't make any noise in the air like the Griz does. My lap times on the Griz are somewhat slower then what I lay down with the YFZ.

beginners and newbies should not try this!

 

My griz flies silent. I don't know what that could be. Maybe the one way bearing in the transmission?

 

all it is, is the drive train cush drive slack in the drive line, if it wasn't there it would break the drive gears