hey guys i am new to this forum, but i am not new to atvs. i also belong to 3 other forums, highlifter, atvfrontier, atvnews and this one now. i have been riding dirt bikes snowmobiles and quads since i was 4 and i am 14 now. i love motors, and taking them apart and rebuilding them. i am in a trade school pretty soon and would like to become a mechanic of some sort. my dad is general contractor, and makes a good amount of money a year. around 60 65 grand a year, and i will work with him of the summer once in a while.

but anyways i am gonna be selling my quad and be getting a yamaha kodiak 450 4x4, and i would like to here your pros and cons on this machine, like how it handles and the power it has. and is it a reliable machine.

by the way check out my photos in my signature.

mike

 

will you be getting an 05 with the IRS? overall the kodiak is a nice machine. it has plenty of power and although mine is fairly new i haven't had any problems. i think the best feature is the diff-lock. it is a short machine with a low seat height. i like the digital guages and fit and finish. i am pleased with the kodiak 450 and glad i made my purchase. the stock battery isn't that good, mine had to be replaced soon after i got it. also the seat tends to make you slide forward into the tank. i sat on my friend's suzuki eiger and that thing was comfortable. i'm sure if you do a search on kodiak 450 you will be able to get some good info.

 

any one else with information that could help me out.

mike

 

I have the 04 I wanted the solid rear axle

I am an old Jeep guy...

The IRS should be nice for almost everything except hard rock crawling.
Again I am an old Jeep guy CJ's.

But since you can not get them new no more - IRS should be ok
can't beat the 450 Kodiak

 

i fowned the 450 irs was very tipy like the grizz 660 so ive lened away from them now but the 450 with the strate axil in the back looks good but yamaha still hasant coverd the back boot wich gets riped evry time u slide over a tree so the irs elimanats that