It seems that Yamaha has finally hit the nail on the head with the new Kodiak, and there isn't much about this machine that I don't like. Liquid cooled, disk brakes, comfy ergos...

My thought is, I would like to see Yamaha transpose some of these things over into the "mini-tank" Grizzly. I sit on the Griz and man, I feel like I'm sitting on a VW-bug. I know Yamaha can do better than this. Just because Yamaha owns the largest displacement class doesn't mean that it also has to feel the largest.

I would like to see a redesigned Grizzly that looks more like the Kodiak. Basically an upscale Kodiak. A liquid cooled 600 engine, same geometry and the like.

just my thoughts...

 

I've read that the new Kodiak is just as quick as the Grizzly from 0 to 35 mph. The Grizzly was invented to go up against the large Polaris. If you think that the Grizzly is big, sit on a Sportsman 500. I think Yamaha already has the right formula.

 

Actually I agree with AlaskaTRX my '98 Grizzly was quite the machine in its time but after trading it for a '00 Grizzly and then buying the '00 Kodiak for the wife,the Grizzly already seems like an old design compared to the Kodiak.I find myself wanting to drive the Kodiak more and more,much to the displeasure of my wife.If the Grizzly had liquid cooling A disc brake in the back and some kind of a true four wheel drive system it might just put it on top again.I don't hate my Grizzly I just think it needs improvements to stay ahead of the "GAME".