My wife and I are considering purchasing 2 Grizz 450's.

The only reservation is that I'm 6'1" and 250#. I am just curious if this machine is big and strong enough to lug my rear end around and be able to do occasional work around the hunting camp. Mostly used for riding around, exploring and running through some mud holes?

I originally wanted a 660, but I'd rather save the money if possible. Is the 450 going to be adequate?

What is everyone's opinion on this machine? How does it compare to my brother in laws Honda Foreman ES 500?

 

You'll have no problems size wise on the 450. Two of my ridin' buddies are on stock 400 Kodiaks and they push about 255-280 lbs. Actually one of them even looks like Chris Farley, god rest his soul. Funny man.

If you get the 450s' you'll have IRS and disk brakes as opposed to SRA and drum brakes, witch by the way are useless, on the Honda.

Plus the Yamaha is a better lookin' machine, it has more agressive headlamps and sharper fenders but this is a personal opinion. Others may differ.

 

Oh yeah... some people might not find Chris Farley funny also. Again, that was a personal opinion.

 

Any 400- 450 has plenty of power motor wise, but Yamaha does use a smaller frame on them. Some manufactures like Arctic Cat use the same full size frames on there 400 4x4 as they do on there 500s and 700s. SEE what I mean

The Yamaha is a tight fit for a larger person. Example here is The same guy on a full size frame ATV.

I,m 5' 10" 190lb and like the stretch out feel of a full size framed ATV.

 

I'm 6' 01" and 215lbs and my 450 does feel a little bit small but in no way really small or inadequate. It keeps up with all the 500's and fits tight spots better than most. The slightly smaller frame makes handling and maneuvering a bit easier than the 700 Grizz. The 700 EPS does have the power steering advantage and more torque, but also costs at least 30% more $.

the 450's power will not be an issue even for a larger person. The 450 Grizz is a very good performing machine and looks good as well.

P.S. I find the late Chris Farley extremely funny.

 

The 450 will be just fine for you and your wife...

Before (I believe 06) the foreman was full time 4wd, which can be a pain. (traded with a buddy and rode his forman this weekend... kept wanting to pull to the right... wore me out pretty quick in tight trails... any of you other foreman owners have this problem?)

 

450 will work for you.has lots of power to do what you want.

 

It,s not about power, the 450 has power ,its about would a larger person feel comfortable on its smaller frame. They should put the 450 motor in a 660 or 700 Grizzly frame for the larger riders like Actrtic Cat does with its 400 4x4.

 

I disagree. I think they did good by keeping it separated... It helps identify the bikes better. Besides, a lot of people like the smaller kodiak/grizzly because it's better suited for their uses... Tighter trails, etc...

My dad downgraded from the 660 to the 450 because the 660 beat him up too much. It wasn't the engine that was doing it, it was the quad. He wasn't half as sore when he rode his Kodiak...

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Hebs

I disagree. I think they did good by keeping it separated... It helps identify the bikes better. Besides, a lot of people like the smaller kodiak/grizzly because it's better suited for their uses... Tighter trails, etc...



My dad downgraded from the 660 to the 450 because the 660 beat him up too much. It wasn't the engine that was doing it, it was the quad. He wasn't half as sore when he rode his Kodiak...</end quote></div>

Thanks for the info. This is the kind of info I'm looking for. I'm trying to see if I should "upgrade" to the 660. I know the 450 will work and be good for what I need, but I'm just sitting on the fence on which to get. Sometimes bigger is not necessarily better. At what point will the 450 not do what the 660 can do (for me).

If anyone has ridden them both, your comments are apprecieated as well.