<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: DiMa7

Steve whats the top speed on your Grizzly 450 would you say?</end quote></div>

50mph max is the fastest I have had it... I know it won't go much more than that .. but I am very ok with that.... I didn't buy a 4x4 ATV to ride 50 plus MPH!

I like my machine alot... I like the size and the agility it has.... But if I were to buy a new one today.. it would be the Grizzly 550 for sure... No doubt! Maybe even the 700... Though it is a physically bigger quad... The Fuel Injection , chassis , engine and power steering are the big selling points for sure!

 

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

Here's My problem with Sport ATVs in our terrain. 6 in boulders and 4 " of ground clearance under a weak rear chain sprocket can't mix well.



Do thay make a Sport ATV with a shaft drive? All the chain drive ATVs we rode with threw or broke a chain at sometime.</end quote></div>

The Yamaha Wolverine 450 is a mix-breed [img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img] .. sport 4x4 ATV which has decent clearance and is shaft driven

 

DiMa, the Grizzly 550 was a very nice machine. As I said before, I rode one last weekend at the show and it felt great with the power steering, nice power delivery, and pretty comfortable seating. If I were in the market for a 1-up the Grizzly 550 would be at or second to the top of my list. I haven't ridden the new Polars XP 550 with power steering yet. The line at the show was way too long.

 

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

DiMa, the Grizzly 550 was a very nice machine. As I said before, I rode one last weekend at the show and it felt great with the power steering, nice power delivery, and pretty comfortable seating. If I were in the market for a 1-up the Grizzly 550 would be at or second to the top of my list. I haven't ridden the new Polars XP 550 with power steering yet. The line at the show was way too long.</end quote></div>

Moose,

The Polaris looks nice and all... Though I am still not sold on Polaris's (and Artic Cat's) need to have quads that weigh on average 125 pounds more than Yamaha's (132 in this case). For the riding I do, technical / rocky / sometimes steep... I think the weight could have a factor... The Polaris does however excel a bit in the Suspension travel department and tires 26" stock /wheels 14" wheels stock (wheels if Bling is your thing)

Lots of people like their Polaris's. When it comes time to replace my current quad.. I will look around and I'd have to try a Polaris before discounting it.. To see if the extra weight is noticable.

CS

 

CrazySteve, I've been really happy with the X2 and the ATP (All Terrain Pickup, kind of the same thing as the X2 but with no passenger seat and a solid rear axle). I do alot of technical stuff too. I've gone up and over some near vertical rocks many, many times. I don't really notice the weight too much. With the longer wheelbase I can really do alot more than I could on a short wheelbase. It's much safer up and down hills. I do scrape a little more than the guys in our group with 1-up machines but I think mine rides a little better. When I bought it I was looking for a 2 seater because my wife isn't willing to try a quad. The only ones who made them at that time (still) are Polaris, Arctic Cat, and Can-Am. I thought the Can-Am frame looked a little weak and it was too expensive. The Arctic Cat was nice looking but you either had the seat or the rack. The X2 is nice in that you can bring both with you without having to think about it. And the ride and on board storage sold it for me. I have an incredible amount of gear in my front box. I haven't been dissappointed by it yet. Other than getting stuck in 2.5 feet of snow after breaking through the crust on top, I've only got high centered once on a rock. I've gone over downed trees using the, "pop the front wheels over, pin the throttle to get it to slide over, and pop the rear wheels over, technique". It's been a great machine. From talking to guys on the trails, I think the Yamaha Grizzly is my second favorite. If I had the money, they made a 2 seater, and put a storage box up front I'd buy one in a heartbeat. The Yamaha dealer is less than a mile from my house. I've got to go about 12 miles to get to the PoPo dealer.

 

Moose did you ride any sport ATV's last weekend as well?

 

Hopkington evrett is awesome i see people there 50 50 sport and utility

 

DiMa, I didn't ride anything sportier than the CanAm Renegade 500. They didn't have any huge tracks setup. Maybe about 100 feet long. The Renegade is pretty quick and handled pretty good. I'm not really a sport quad guy these days but when we had the Kawasaki Lakota it was a lot of fun. The decision to get rid of the Lakota was that on the trails we run there are lots of mudholes, rocks, and ruts. A swingarm chain driven axle just won't get you through the nastiest of these situations. We constantly had to pull my son out of the nasty stuff or up rough rock climbs. The 4x4s can just crawl up the rocks with so much ease that it is a better way to go in my mind. PS If you ever go to Hopkinton Everett avoid the River Loop. In addition to being hairy going and tough conditions, it has some nasty off-camber downhill turns. I managed to roll my X2 on its side and it got some pricey plastic breakage. I know call it the Trail of Death. I probably made one small error and nudged a rock that lifted up the side of my quad just enough to roll it, even with my large mass counter balancing it.

 

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

Here's My problem with Sport ATVs in our terrain. 6 in boulders and 4 " of ground clearance under a weak rear chain sprocket can't mix well.



Do thay make a Sport ATV with a shaft drive? All the chain drive ATVs we rode with threw or broke a chain at sometime.</end quote></div>

Thats what they make swingarm skid plates for.

 

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

PS If you ever go to Hopkinton Everett avoid the River Loop. In addition to being hairy going and tough conditions, it has some nasty off-camber downhill turns. I managed to roll my X2 on its side and it got some pricey plastic breakage. I know call it the Trail of Death. I probably made one small error and nudged a rock that lifted up the side of my quad just enough to roll it, even with my large mass counter balancing it.</end quote></div>


I thought the River loop was for Dirtbikes only?? It was narly in a dirtbike when I used to ride one...