hey help me out on the the IRS and Low range..wat is that ...and does the 450 hold its own..or is it just alright

 

it has independent rear suspension.....like a GRIZ, new for this year, and a low range for crawling and climbing, unlike the 'forward' on the 400. plus a new front end lock that gives you 'posi' in the front end.. pretty cool. all designed for tough trails, plowing, hard work.
It's not as huge as a GRIZ, a Grizzly FEELS big when you sit on it... the kodiak does not. Its not as powerful of course, but it's lighter too.
throw a leg over both of them and them pick the one you like. sounds like most of what you do is lower speeds, and thats where both of these quads shine: the rough technical stuff and hard work, like plowing and pulling. Either would be a good choice. If youre a large person you should lean toward the Griz - if youre a runt like me the kodiak would do just fine hehe.
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6'2 230 ....ill find out morow i guess..thanks for your help raptor8....lol one more...wat do you think yamaha will give me for a 04 raptor with 10hours it for a trade in

 

I like both so I got both and have not regretted spending the money on either bike, best of both worlds.
As far as trading in your 04 raptor to the dealer I would not recommend it, they will try and low ball you big time on the trade in price.....you are a lot better off if you can sell it yourself thru the local paper, cycletrader, or even try ebay (though a lot of people are turned off by ebay because of all the scammers).

Another option would be to keep the raptor and start saving up and maybe in a year or so you would have the cash to buy one out right, or at least put a good size downpayment on one, just a thought [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

hey Dirthead is on the case! they'll try and lowball ya if you go for a trade in, raps are so popular you should have no trouble selling it yourself... and it sounds like youre fit for the GRIZ hehe it's quite a machine!!! youre gonna love it! Those guys down south know what the big ute quads are for hehe [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

hmmm to big for the kodiak huh....that sux

 

hey, try em both out....but with a winch and a plow and a 230 pound guy, you may be happier on the grizzler. who knows? the kodiak might be just what youre lookin for [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

lol thanks man....looks like wer eboth staying up late huh.....any suggestions on how i can try both...i get to try the kodiak 450 morrow...but dont know anyone with the grizzley

 

I have found a few local dealers in my area that will let me ride thier machines. While you cant get a really good feel for them in a field or parking lot, its better than nothing. Perhaps a yammi dealer can let you on one of the grizzlys.

 

we have a 2 acre test track behind our store......but youre a long way from here! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
if a dealer thinks youre serious, he'll prob let you ride one. try and find one with a little patch of offroad, theyre rare I know, but we needed a place to test bikes and quads as well as do the safety classes, so the boss bought the lot behind us. yeehaw [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]