1)Yamaha is popular because thay have been producing decent and reliable quads for years. They have a large dealer network and have a history of providing sport quads even when other manufacturers bowed out of that arena for a while. In other aspects of motorsports where Yam has a presence they have a reputation for providing top shelf performance and power. I believe this is also the case in the land of quads as well. For what it is worth, I have also heard industry reports putting Yamaha(#3) behind Honda(#1) and Polaris(#2) in ATV sales.

2)If you HAVE to have a Yamaha, the 450 Kodiak and 660 Grizzly are both very nice offerings. The Grizz is getting a bit long in the tooth compared to other offerings in its' class though. It is always wise to look into all of the competition, and I would be surprised if there isn't a major revision or total redesign in the works for this quad. The 450 was just reworked, and it is a good atv. I rode with a few of the older solid rear axle models last year, and they seemed to be pretty tough judging from the abuse that was being dished out[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

its true every person that i know that owns a polaris say they are good and when it comes to riding they allways break I am just going off of my experinces i do not want to start a fight or nothing but if you want to go with polaris go right ahead just take a look at the other brands too like suzuki's vinson or eiger, arctic cat has alot of different quads, and hondas are awesome too

 

First tell us how much you are wanting to spend.
For the money, a Yamaha 350 Bruin 4x4 is a great machine. Selectable 4wd, auto tranny, front disc brakes and adjustable suspension. My girlfriend, who is 48, just loves hers and it's a fun machine to drive in 2wd mode. It's quick on take off but lacks really low end pulling ability. But for plain trail riding...it's a great machine.

 

Show me another manufacturer that is offering 3 year warranties and lifetime on some of the major components. Only one brother...they do that because they stand behind their product and trust it's reliability.

 

lmao they have a 3 year warranty and a lifetime on major components because they f*ck up so much that people are tired of paying for new parts on there brand new machines i do not want to start a fight so i am not going to reply to this post anymore because all we are going to do is steal this thread over "yamaha is better then polaris" i am only going to reply to this if its about yamaha