YEAH!!! GET OUTA HERE KITTY KITTY!

 

Ok "fred" i think this cooled off like a day ago, so chill

 

If you are from Canada and you want a good mid size utility quad for your wife, why not try the Bombardier Outlander 400, 650 or 800. They all have TRUE IRS and they have the trailing arm IRS that keeps the tires going up and down and not in and out. If you want something sporty that she can ride but don't need IRS and won't be hauling anything or using it for work, and if she wants to not have to shift why not try the Polaris Scrambler 4x4 500 HO, or the new 2006 Yamaha Wolverine 450 4x4.

 

Dirtydude, I'm not sure what you mean by not to combine the HO and the EFI on the Polaris SP500. Can you explain? I have a 500EFI and it says 500HO on my gas tank with EFI on the pod. You must mean not to combine the 500HO carb and the 500 EFI which is also HO. The HO just means High Output. A few years ago Polaris put I think a bigger carb and different cam on their 500 and called it an HO. Just a sticker...HO HO HO...

If I were to by another quad, I would do what I did before I bought my quad, jump on all the quads I was interested in and see which one I like better. Go to dealers that let you test ride them, and have an open mind.

 

The utilities that i would consider would be 500 vinnie, 400 Bomb and the 450 Kodie with straight axle hi/lo range I like how the vinnie handled, I liked how nibble the 450 was and alot of people really like their 400 outlander. Things to concerned with in my POV is the front brakes on the outie, the plastic on the vinnie and some people here find the kodie tippy after putting aftermarket bigger tires on it. I had no complaints with the kodie. If you get the vinnie all it needs is a good front bumper. I don't hear anyone complaining about the front brakes on the Bomb except me. I feel you can not go wrong with alot of bikes today and service should be more of a concern... people want to deal with people that are serviced driven.

 

IMO, the Kawi Brute Force 650 SRA is a no brainer. I was in the market for a 500cc Ute but went for the BF650 for the same freaking price as all the other 500s.

My $.02

 

I think if the BF650i had EFI it would be the perfect quad. I say that because I ride from sea level to about 9000 ft in a day. If you don't ride at altitude, then the BF650i would be the ticket. I would just ride as many as you can, then pick the one that you feel best on.

 

Guys Polaris gets a real bad name here in Canada. Alot of dealers won;t even take one on trade. KOdiak 450 is a great machine.