Grizzly or Rubicon?
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Grizzly or Rubicon? While both are good machines, I would say neither. KingQuad 750 would be a much better choice.
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I've owned 4 Suzys in the past and I couldn't break anything on them. As with Timex, they "take a lickin' & keep on tickin".
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And if you seriously are considering putting tracks on them, talk to the company that builds the tracks BEFORE you buy any quad. Not all quads are compatible with tracks. 👍
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I've owned 4 Suzys in the past and I couldn't break anything on them. As with Timex, they "take a lickin' & keep on tickin".
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And if you seriously are considering putting tracks on them, talk to the company that builds the tracks BEFORE you buy any quad. Not all quads are compatible with tracks. 👍
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You literally couldn't pay me to own a Honda 4 wheeler. I use one at work that was bought brand new in 2016 and there is nothing good about it. It has electric shift which doesn't work well since there really is no "low" range for steep declines. Everything on it is electronic (speedo, tach, fuel gauge, etc.) which sucks the life out of batteries. I'm on the third batter in 5 years! Finally, perhaps the worst thing, there is no "pull start" option if the battery dies. This is totally unacceptable. Prior to this heap of junk, I had a 1987 Polaris 4x4, 250 that could run circles around the 2015 Honda. It had a PVT (Polaris variable transmission), so there was no shifting required, which was nice when you have gloves on or large snow boots, both of which make the Honda difficult to shift. This thing had a 4Low range that could climb or descend the steepest of grades without braking. Finally, it had a backup pull-start option if the battery died. It is obvious to me that the person who designed the Honda was an office guy who never went into the field/backcountry to use the machine. When the Honda is running its OK, but the problem is IF the Honda will even run. Wish I could trade it, but I don't own it.
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The problem with pull starts is that as the engines get bigger and the compression increases you are going to have to be built like the Hulk to pull that rope to start it.
My 2000 Yamaha Kodiak 400 had a pull start on it, and while it could be started with it I would of hate of of had to depend on it with a cold engine. My 2016 Kodiak 700 doesn't have one and I could care less, but then I do a lot of my riding with others and if the battery does die I figure that I have other problems. It is about like wanting a auxiliary start system on your truck with a V8.
And as has been mentioned on here there are good ones and bad ones. In my book both the Honda and Yamaha will go forever as long as you do the maintenance, I have a friend who has Artic Cats and he has had zero problems with them. But in my book the Polaris is a piece of junk that should stay on the showroom floor.
My 2000 Yamaha Kodiak 400 had a pull start on it, and while it could be started with it I would of hate of of had to depend on it with a cold engine. My 2016 Kodiak 700 doesn't have one and I could care less, but then I do a lot of my riding with others and if the battery does die I figure that I have other problems. It is about like wanting a auxiliary start system on your truck with a V8.
And as has been mentioned on here there are good ones and bad ones. In my book both the Honda and Yamaha will go forever as long as you do the maintenance, I have a friend who has Artic Cats and he has had zero problems with them. But in my book the Polaris is a piece of junk that should stay on the showroom floor.
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