top 10

[robbie]

whAt would you say are the top 10 quads??

[x4332]

Top 10 for what, power, speed, mudding, looks...

[TRX 500]

Can am 800
Can am 650
Can am 500 etc.

LOL!!!!!!


Exactly for what??? Speed, power, all around capabilities????

[quadnostart]

Best wear waders cause there will be a lot of Poo (800), Poo(700),and Poo(500) lol

[rancher350]

Can-am Outlander 800

[tattooedcat]

:cheers: CAT for MUD

[x4332]

cat for everything

[TRX 500]

cat for everything

Thanks I needed a laugh today:action-smiley-075:

[robbie]

on a basic average but i would like dif brands

[Ilovetoys]

Cat for mudding, Honda for reliability, yamaha for being a sheep LMAO, can am if you like to waste money, Motobishi if you have no money, Suzuki all around quad, Poo if you want to spend money

All joking aside this is my 10 list

CAT 950
CAT 700H1
KING 750
BRUTE 650
BRUTE 750
GRIZZ 700
CAN AM 500
KODY 450
CAT 500 MANUAL
HONDA 420

BASED ON MY RIDING STYLE AND WHAT I BUY A ATV FOR MUDDING

[mailman]

Is this of all time or current bikes? All time, here's my list, no particular order.....
1. Honda Fourtrax 250R, probably the best all time sport quad
2. Honda Fourtrax 300, the quad that defines reliability
3.Yamaha grizz 700, probably the best all around quad made
4.Polaris SP500/500HO, the originator of just about every feature demanded in today's quads, and still better than alot of others
5.Yamaha Raptor 700,
6.Suzuki Quadracer 500, the original eyeball blowing quad
7. Yamaha Banshee, the only bike to go unchanged for 25 yrs and still be relevent
8. Suzuki Quadsport 230, the sportquad we all wanted as teenagers(well us old guys anyways)
9.1986 Honda Fourtrax 350 4x4, the bike that started the 4x4 fun
10.2004 1/2 Polaris Sportsman 700EFI, the original bigbore,EFI that has been copied like crazy.

[kawidude]

My list for driving in all conditions and driving hard! haha 1-BRUTE FORCE 2-king 750 3-Outlander 800 4-grizz 700 5- cat 950 6-rincon 680 after that i dunno...

[x4332]

I dont hear many good things about honda's, other than not breaking.

I like how ILT put the 650 in front of the 750 brute, I was told they put out more power in a power-weight ratio.

[Got Mud]

Cat for mudding, Honda for reliability, yamaha for being a sheep LMAO, can am if you like to waste money, Motobishi if you have no money, Suzuki all around quad, Poo if you want to spend money

All joking aside this is my 10 list

CAT 950
CAT 700H1
KING 750
BRUTE 650
BRUTE 750
GRIZZ 700
CAN AM 500
KODY 450
CAT 500 MANUAL
HONDA 420

BASED ON MY RIDING STYLE AND WHAT I BUY A ATV FOR MUDDINGWho are you kidding you know you want a Brute LOL give me a break 700 H1 above the Brutes and the King give your head a shake man. I'm not even sure if I would put the 950 up there yet Cat needs to work out some bugs before they go to the top. 500 manual Cat should be up the list to buddy You must be on the pipe again LMAO. Get that King on the road and lets get at it.

[mongrol]

All posters.

The question arises, If you bought another brand of Quad, would it then become the top quad of all time?

[Canadian144]

haha my favs in no order

Can Am Outlander 800
Can Am Renegade 800x
Can Am Renegade 500
Can Am DS450x
Can Am DS90x (what its the sickest kids quad EVER)
Yamaha Raptor 700
Yamaha Wolverine 450
Yamaha YFZ450
Kawasaki Brute Force 750
Kawasaki KFX450

[Ilovetoys]

Who are you kidding you know you want a Brute LOL give me a break 700 H1 above the Brutes and the King give your head a shake man. I'm not even sure if I would put the 950 up there yet Cat needs to work out some bugs before they go to the top. 500 manual Cat should be up the list to buddy You must be on the pipe again LMAO. Get that King on the road and lets get at it.

LMAO yeah the reason the brutes are under mine pics is the diff lock clutch and no efi for the brutes except for the 08 750 and i have not heard anything good about them yet. Only reason but i did forget to mention no particular order jst 10 bikes i would buy if i had all the money in the world and do them up.

:cheers: King will be up and running for the derby :O I hope LOL

[robbie]

thanks i like thos options but im just wondering wut you guys would say are the top 10 from personel rides

[robbie]

screw the quads. top ten in everything like boats sleds and quads

[x4332]

Top 10 everything, from personal rides, kimmie gibler (I kid you not) lol

[skidplate]

CAN AM
OUTLANDER
:clap:

[robbie]

no im just wondering what brand to go with thats why i want dif brands but im just woondering about the top stuff. personelly top 10 is pretty much everything to me they have there goods and there bads. my honda never broke so it would be in the top 10 but your not going to go out and drive every bike there is out there

[robbie]

54% mOrE pOwEr ThAn HoNdA rUbIcOn 500
31% MoRe pOwEr ThAn ArTiC cAt 500
27% MoRe pOwEr ThAn SuZuKi ViNsOn 500
22% MoRe PoWeR tHaN sPoRtSmAn 500


how do you know how much more power is there than the other 500's??????????

[Limey]

Cat for mudding, Honda for reliability, yamaha for being a sheep LMAO, can am if you like to waste money, Motobishi if you have no money, Suzuki all around quad, Poo if you want to spend money



so far my favorite response!! HA

[skidplate]

54% mOrE pOwEr ThAn HoNdA rUbIcOn 500
31% MoRe pOwEr ThAn ArTiC cAt 500
27% MoRe pOwEr ThAn SuZuKi ViNsOn 500
22% MoRe PoWeR tHaN sPoRtSmAn 500


how do you know how much more power is there than the other 500's??????????


Because I'm a chic and I do my research before I buy a quad!!
You sound like a young pup.....you have a computer, look it up!:action-smiley-070:

[Limey]

54% mOrE pOwEr ThAn HoNdA rUbIcOn 500
31% MoRe pOwEr ThAn ArTiC cAt 500
27% MoRe pOwEr ThAn SuZuKi ViNsOn 500
22% MoRe PoWeR tHaN sPoRtSmAn 500


how do you know how much more power is there than the other 500's??????????



Your black and yellow is giving me a headache!!

[x4332]

Can am's need the power, they got nothing else going for them. lol

[skidplate]

Can am's need the power, they got nothing else going for them. lol
They got everything going for them......ever read the specs?? Impressive machine. You'll just have to go head to head with one in order to appreciate it....then you'll see!! :cheers:
Besides, we all know Cats are afraid of water..... lol :action-smiley-070:

[x4332]

I dont know about the water issue, I had mine submerged and out and it still ran till I shut 'er down.

You should bring your 500 H.O down to Richer for the derby and go on the wet run, then we'll see who's afraid of water. lol.

[skidplate]

I dont know about the water issue, I had mine submerged and out and it still ran till I shut 'er down.

You should bring your 500 H.O down to Richer for the derby and go on the wet run, then we'll see who's afraid of water. lol.

Ain't going to the Richer Derby, but will be at Marchand and St. Jean..... haven't gone head to head with anything that killed me yet.... besides the CanAm 800 of course!! Haven't had mine submerged because it floats!! lol

[skidplate]

54% mOrE pOwEr ThAn HoNdA rUbIcOn 500
31% MoRe pOwEr ThAn ArTiC cAt 500
27% MoRe pOwEr ThAn SuZuKi ViNsOn 500
22% MoRe PoWeR tHaN sPoRtSmAn 500


how do you know how much more power is there than the other 500's??????????


Here: http://www.can-am.brp.com/en-US/Vehicles/Outlander.500/

[skidplate]

In all seriousness, here is my response to this post:
Sportsman 700 is great for trail riding and playing in the pitts, as we used to own one. Never did too much mudding with it, but it was alright. As for durability, we smoked a deer on it doing 100km and all it did was bend the brush guard. Rolled it down a sand hill and only busted the speedo.

CanAm 500 is great for bottom end power and okay for top end. Difficult to catwalk if you are interested in showing off. Overall a great all-purpose quad and I will not go with anything but CanAm after having a taste of one. Sure they are more expensive, but why buy a peice of crap for half the price?? You'll need to replace it in 2 years! Doesn't it suggest anything when some brands are a dime a dozen?? Maybe CanAm's just seem unafordable to the Average Joe, or they are too scared to invest that type of dollar into something unfamiliar to them?? Don't trash something until you've tried it!

Artic Cat seems to have great bottom end power, but top end seems average. Apparently they break down fairly often. Other than that, don't know too much about them.

Honda is reliable. Have great bottom end power and the larger bikes also have okay top end power, but most people have to do a few alterations to make it into the quad they are looking for. Great for trail riding, pitts and mudding.

Other brands: don't know too much about them.

[big bird]

They got everything going for them......ever read the specs?? Impressive machine. You'll just have to go head to head with one in order to appreciate it....then you'll see!! :cheers:
Besides, we all know Cats are afraid of water..... lol :action-smiley-070:
Specs don't go to far when you are out riding, they only help when reading, I bet you that you got that off of the can-am website as well.

[x4332]

in all fairness to the cat drivers, my wife's family all drive them and the only problem that any of them have had was one guy messed up his tranny doing a tug of war with an 800X2, but in fairness, the 800x2 had some tranny work done as well.

[x4332]

Maybe it's cause I have a diff lock that I like it over the awd polaris or the visco lock can am's, I know I like how my front wheels turn at the same rate as the rears unlike the poo's.

[LeCaptain]

Maybe it's cause I have a diff lock that I like it over the awd polaris or the visco lock can am's, I know I like how my front wheels turn at the same rate as the rears unlike the poo's.

The Poos turn at the same rate as the rears dude.

[skidplate]

Specs don't go to far when you are out riding, they only help when reading, I bet you that you got that off of the can-am website as well.

:argue:No I didn't get it off of the web site...... I am intelligent enough to think of it on my own thank you very much!:angry-smiley-005: And further more, knowing your bike inside and out is important, especially if you do the riding we do. But to each their own! I prefer to know more than "DUHH....THE GREEN BUTTON STARTS IT."
I wasn't asking to be insulted here, this post is open for opinion, and I gave it!
:action-smiley-070:

[skidplate]

Oh, and I forgot to mention about the CanAm. One flaw we have had is when going through a lot of water. If you don't stop every so often and pop it in neutral and rev it up to dry the belt, it will start slipping. It did that to us in the middle of the water and good thing we were with other people, cause there wasn't a tree in sight we could have winched to!!
Another flaw is having to stop to shift from high to low. But other than that, nothing else I can think of. Every bike has it's flaws though.

[big bird]

easy there I was just teasing you, every manufactuer is going to talk great about there bike on there own website, did not mean any harm.

[x4332]

as for the polaris awd, I was told that the front turns at a slightly slower rate than the rear, and their was a vid on here that proved that, cant find it but I know I saw it.

[skidplate]

easy there I was just teasing you, every manufactuer is going to talk great about there bike on there own website, did not mean any harm.

Alright, sounded more serious than you were meaning I guess...... took you for some young punk trying to start conflict!! Sorry for being a little snappy! :cheers:

[LeCaptain]

as for the polaris awd, I was told that the front turns at a slightly slower rate than the rear, and their was a vid on here that proved that, cant find it but I know I saw it.

Nope same speed or it would kill the AWD pretty quickly. Same as any vehicle (unless there is limited slip). Think about it for a second. Diffs would be blowing up like mad if that were to happen. The vid you are talking about is how fast the AWD engages. It was less then an eight of a turn of the tire.

[x4332]

I see, I understand that a normal machine would blow the diff, but did not know if polaris had some sort of magic up their sleeve (in their diff), you know what I mean, the same magic that makes people want to buy their product. lol.

All kidding aside, I still like my diff lock, but to each their own.

[LeCaptain]

I see, I understand that a normal machine would blow the diff, but did not know if polaris had some sort of magic up their sleeve (in their diff), you know what I mean, the same magic that makes people want to buy their product. lol.

All kidding aside, I still like my diff lock, but to each their own.

Easy now!!!! Thems fightin' words!!! :cheers:

[big bird]

thats alright it is good to be called young again, once you hit thirty it gets a little harder everyday

[skidplate]

thats alright it is good to be called young again, once you hit thirty it gets a little harder everyday
lol!! Haven't hit there yet myself! Few more years to go!

[Ilovetoys]

Oh, and I forgot to mention about the CanAm. One flaw we have had is when going through a lot of water. If you don't stop every so often and pop it in neutral and rev it up to dry the belt, it will start slipping. It did that to us in the middle of the water and good thing we were with other people, cause there wasn't a tree in sight we could have winched to!!
Another flaw is having to stop to shift from high to low. But other than that, nothing else I can think of. Every bike has it's flaws though.

LMAO that means you are getting water in your belt through either your belt intake or exhaust and you are too deep TOO FUNNY it's not a flaw :clap:... You might want to read up some more on your can am and find out where the intakes are and how they work

[skidplate]

LMAO that means you are getting water in your belt through either your belt intake or exhaust and you are too deep TOO FUNNY it's not a flaw :clap:... You might want to read up some more on your can am and find out where the intakes are and how they work

It wasn't in deep water and other people have mentionned it too on the CanAm site! LMAO... I know where the intake is and it wasn't submerged! Obviously if it's happening to a lot of other people, it's probably a problem!!

[skidplate]

LMAO that means you are getting water in your belt through either your belt intake or exhaust and you are too deep TOO FUNNY it's not a flaw :clap:... You might want to read up some more on your can am and find out where the intakes are and how they work

And there isn't a secure seal on the belt housing. It needs to be taken apart and siliconed!! So it IS A FLAW on a stock bike!!! LMAO!

[Ilovetoys]

You sure they know what they are talking about. Check all your connections with your intakes and your clamps and your pep cock better yet fill it with tremsil pep cock that is. Water is getting in there somehow and this is why your belt is getting wet this is not a flaw something is not tight or the pep cock is stuck open and sucking in water.

[skidplate]

You sure they know what they are talking about. Check all your connections with your intakes and your clamps and your pep cock better yet fill it with tremsil pep cock that is. Water is getting in there somehow and this is why your belt is getting wet this is not a flaw something is not tight or the pep cock is stuck open and sucking in water.

Ya, there isn't a secure seal. It needs to be ripped apart and sealed in about 4 different places. I'm just saying it is a problem if you don't know to do that!

[x4332]

maybe the problem starts with the manufacturing. lol.

[skidplate]

maybe the problem starts with the manufacturing. lol.

:action-smiley-070::gun_bandana::gun_bandana::action-smiley-070:

[cutlass7]

Ya, there isn't a secure seal. It needs to be ripped apart and sealed in about 4 different places. I'm just saying it is a problem if you don't know to do that!

Some of the 06 & 07's had bad seals around the belt cover which has been completely changed for 08. If you go in too deep or hit water too fast you will get a little water on the belt. This is an easy fix for about $10 which will extend your belt intake to as high as the speedo....no more taking water in!!

Both of my 08 Outlanders have been up to the front rack (briefly) with no water on the belt.

And I agree, you get what you pay for. I have to laugh a little when people think they are saving money on a machine then go buy wheels, tires, winch, handguards, bumpers....then they still have a machine with a six month warrenty and no power!!!

[skidplate]

Some of the 06 & 07's had bad seals around the belt cover which has been completely changed for 08. If you go in too deep or hit water too fast you will get a little water on the belt. This is an easy fix for about $10 which will extend your belt intake to as high as the speedo....no more taking water in!!

Both of my 08 Outlanders have been up to the front rack (briefly) with no water on the belt.

And I agree, you get what you pay for. I have to laugh a little when people think they are saving money on a machine then go buy wheels, tires, winch, handguards, bumpers....then they still have a machine with a six month warrenty and no power!!!

FINALLY!! Someone who sees my point!! I'm getting ganged up on in here:sweatdrop:!! lol!! Now what do you mean by an easy fix? CanAm can do this for me?

[robbie]

well just geting back to this threa holy that alot of reading. i learnt something new today when i was at school. not from the teacher tho it was in comp class when i was on trackshare hehe trackshares a good way to get away from your probllems

[mud kid]

arctic cat T-CAT
CAT 500
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
AND SO ON lol

[cutlass7]

FINALLY!! Someone who sees my point!! I'm getting ganged up on in here:sweatdrop:!! lol!! Now what do you mean by an easy fix? CanAm can do this for me?

My dealer did both of my machines before I picked them up. All there is to it is taking some flexible hose and extending the CVT intake up under the speedo....if you take water in there, your in waaaaay too deep. Your dealer might do this for you and the parts shouldn't cost any more than $10.

[robbie]

hey mud kid how much would you sell your braavo for

[Sportsman500LVR]

CAN AM

OUTLANDER
:clap:


Can you say HARD ON THE EYES!!!!! lmao...j/k...pretty bright stuff.:cool: :cool:

[Vinsonater]

CAN AM

OUTLANDER
:clap:


is it just me or is that only one quad posted?

[Loudelectronics]

Well here is mine Based on impact on the industry:

Honda Fourtrax 300
Yamaha Big bear 350
Grizzly 660
Grizzly 700
Sportsman 500 (we would not have IRS and diff lock with out this machine, Ill stop there though)
Kawasaki Prairie
Original Suzuki KQ (not the 700)
Brute Force 750
AC 500 maual
Grizzly 600

I dont have canam in there, and that is not because they are not good machines, however I feel they have not contributed anything to the market except for putting consumers in turmoil over power comparisons between machines and making there machines look good on paper.

As for the CA 500 has 40 hp which is pretty good. The Rubicon has 31 hp. It is easy to do the math and it really does not add up.

[x4332]

I just want to let people know that I dont have a 700 for power, I bought it for the efi, if the 500 had efi I would have bought it. Actually that is a lie, i went in looking for a 500, sold out, 650, only in black (I dont like the all black cats), one 700 EFI with the color I wanted and the wicked trade in crikside did for me I was sold. I am not bashing Can Am, I did not like my brothers skidoo and carried it over to the atv side after I heard horrible warranty issues that I dont want to get into.

Drive what you like and how you like. If you want to take a Renegade down a road at a million miles an hour, go for it, if you want a brute or king with Gorillas to throw some hard mud go for it. I was happy with my 400 until the snow got a little to deep at the end of winter, that's why I traded.

[TRX 500]

And there isn't a secure seal on the belt housing. It needs to be taken apart and siliconed!! So it IS A FLAW on a stock bike!!! LMAO!

Not true never had a problem with the seal on the the belt housing, it is a simple fact that the intakes and exhaust especially the exhaust on the cvt are too low, snorkle them and this will no longer be an issue, if this problem is when your only tire deep then it is the seal on the backside of the housing, which is warrantied and I hope from getting this water in your belt all the time that you take apart and clean it. I seen you the other night there...skidmark..:action-smiley-075: LOL!! when you didn't listen and got her pretty wet, clean that housing out or atleast take it in and get it checked over, dealer will know right away that there has been water in there but maybe if you convince them that this machine is babied then they could check your seal in and out to be sure that is not your problem because it was a problem in 06/07..... FYI they really don't like seeing water damage if there aren't any seals leaking!!!!!!!!!:cheers:

[skidplate]

Not true never had a problem with the seal on the the belt housing, it is a simple fact that the intakes and exhaust especially the exhaust on the cvt are too low, snorkle them and this will no longer be an issue, if this problem is when your only tire deep then it is the seal on the backside of the housing, which is warrantied and I hope from getting this water in your belt all the time that you take apart and clean it. I seen you the other night there...skidmark..:action-smiley-075: LOL!! when you didn't listen and got her pretty wet, clean that housing out or atleast take it in and get it checked over, dealer will know right away that there has been water in there but maybe if you convince them that this machine is babied then they could check your seal in and out to be sure that is not your problem because it was a problem in 06/07..... FYI they really don't like seeing water damage if there aren't any seals leaking!!!!!!!!!:cheers:

We ripped it apart last night and it was fine, no dirt or anything.... and just a warning, HE NEVER LISTENS!! But he did get water somewhere else!!! %@$#!!!! So now he takes off to Flin Flon, and I got to take care of the problem! lol!! Obviously water in the intake, filter was soaked and filthy, oil leaking from somewhere and burning, smoking..... quite a mess!! Not sure where to start here..... trying to do what I can from home, do a few oil changes, I heard somewhere to drain the gas but don't know if that is necessary. Also heard somewhere to take off the exhaust incase there's water build up, so we did that just in case and nothing...... advice???

[LeCaptain]

Obviously water in the intake, filter was soaked and filthy, oil leaking from somewhere and burning, smoking..... quite a mess!! Not sure where to start here..... trying to do what I can from home, do a few oil changes, I heard somewhere to drain the gas but don't know if that is necessary. Also heard somewhere to take off the exhaust incase there's water build up, so we did that just in case and nothing...... advice???

well the slogan

CAN AM
nOtHiNg BuT tHe BeSt


just lost some stock!!!

J/K...hope you get it back up soon.

[TRX 500]

well the slogan

CAN AM
nOtHiNg BuT tHe BeSt


just lost some stock!!!

J/K...hope you get it back up soon.

HEE HEE HEE Dat vas a goood von!!!

[skidplate]

well the slogan

CAN AM
nOtHiNg BuT tHe BeSt


just lost some stock!!!

J/K...hope you get it back up soon.


HOW ABOUT:

CAN AM
NOTHING BUT THE BEST........ WHEN EQUIPPED WITH A SNORKLE.......:clap:

[skidplate]

Even Better:

Can Am
Nothing But The Best......when Equipped With A Snorkle And A Woman!!!!!
Ooohh!! I Like That One! Lol

[robbie]

personelly i like can am for there looks but from what ive heard they are not very reliable. i like honda no matter what because i had a 86 four trax and nothing brooke one and i roled it about 38 times, drove the hell outta it and shifted wrong. it was a great machine but i dont kno about the new ones.

[robbie]

this is a humongus thread sorry for the spelling error.

[TRX 500]

We ripped it apart last night and it was fine, no dirt or anything.... and just a warning, HE NEVER LISTENS!! But he did get water somewhere else!!! %@$#!!!! So now he takes off to Flin Flon, and I got to take care of the problem! lol!! Obviously water in the intake, filter was soaked and filthy, oil leaking from somewhere and burning, smoking..... quite a mess!! Not sure where to start here..... trying to do what I can from home, do a few oil changes, I heard somewhere to drain the gas but don't know if that is necessary. Also heard somewhere to take off the exhaust incase there's water build up, so we did that just in case and nothing...... advice???

Oil leaking??? In what area of the bike? Have you changed your oils in the diifs and gear box? If not I would!! Run a few oil changes through her could even put some sea foam in one of the oil changes and clean it out that way, not worried about the fuel tank and you say air box was full of water or partly full clean and dry really well and snork the thing!!! Skidmark should be his name if she's still smokin after this then it's warranty or autopac if you have collision coverage then they do cover stupidity believe it or not my bro lost control and wound up underwater really bad and thought it was done and phoned in to MPI and they were going to cover it but a few oil changes and some TLC and away it went....up to you but whatever you decide keep that skidmark outta them ditches........ let me know how it turns out

[x4332]

my graps bought a suzy 250 in 86, she still fires like a trooper but pretty stiff suspension if any at all. Lately he uses it to drag the driveway to smooth out the ruts from his highway tractors.
It has been through 6 grand kids who didnt know shite about driving one of those.

[TRX 500]

personelly i like can am for there looks but from what ive heard they are not very reliable. i like honda no matter what because i had a 86 four trax and nothing brooke one and i roled it about 38 times, drove the hell outta it and shifted wrong. it was a great machine but i dont kno about the new ones.

Define to me what machine is reliable is it the one that you ride every weekend and put 1000+miles on every summer and it gives you no grief at all?? never known a machine like that yet unless the owner is full of shit or is reliable the one that every once in a while you might have a seal leak or something small like a dirty rad and a bit of overheating?

Ive been riding now for well I bought brand new in 05 honda foreman blew 1 wheel bearing that about it, honda 680 brand new had issues with it running back firing sputtering, cv boot lack of power no low range...... have my 800 now and to date regular oil changes, front seal on output shaft leak and that's about it have over 1000 miles on it in 9 months and never let me down is that defined as reliable???? Don't know of a machine yet that runs in the reliable range 365 even my old 3 wheeler Honda awesome machine beat the snot out of it and it had it's days too chain loose bent sprockets new chains, wouldn't stay running.............

[skidplate]

Oil leaking??? In what area of the bike? Have you changed your oils in the diifs and gear box? If not I would!! Run a few oil changes through her could even put some sea foam in one of the oil changes and clean it out that way, not worried about the fuel tank and you say air box was full of water or partly full clean and dry really well and snork the thing!!! Skidmark should be his name if she's still smokin after this then it's warranty or autopac if you have collision coverage then they do cover stupidity believe it or not my bro lost control and wound up underwater really bad and thought it was done and phoned in to MPI and they were going to cover it but a few oil changes and some TLC and away it went....up to you but whatever you decide keep that skidmark outta them ditches........ let me know how it turns out

I read somewhere about the diff and the gear box! He leaves it up to a woman ehh?? I'll show him! I should snork the thing myself too!! lol
Andy was commenting on your snork design, and was wondering if he could possibly use the same design?? Or just come by when he gets home and take some notes?? That would really be awesome...... especially the ways he drives the damn thing!!!

[cutlass7]

Define to me what machine is reliable is it the one that you ride every weekend and put 1000+miles on every summer and it gives you no grief at all?? never known a machine like that yet unless the owner is full of shit or is reliable the one that every once in a while you might have a seal leak or something small like a dirty rad and a bit of overheating?

Ive been riding now for well I bought brand new in 05 honda foreman blew 1 wheel bearing that about it, honda 680 brand new had issues with it running back firing sputtering, cv boot lack of power no low range...... have my 800 now and to date regular oil changes, front seal on output shaft leak and that's about it have over 1000 miles on it in 9 months and never let me down is that defined as reliable???? Don't know of a machine yet that runs in the reliable range 365 even my old 3 wheeler Honda awesome machine beat the snot out of it and it had it's days too chain loose bent sprockets new chains, wouldn't stay running.............

As for Can Ams not being reliable, well my 06 400 Max had 5,000km on it in just under two years and the only thing I had to do was the brake pads and lots of flat tires. Now I've had my '08 800 and 650 for 8 months now (800 has 2,100km and the 650 has about 1,300km) the only thing so far was a bad solenoid on the 800.

The nice thing is, we will put on about 4-5000km per year on these things with nothing to worry about because they both have three years of warranty.

[B Man]

skidplate please, no more yellow and black font, my eyes just can't take anymore.

[x4332]

yeah, get rid of the yellow. lol

[Mac102004]

In no particular order. Perhaps not the best 10 ATV's there is, but my 10 personal favorites.

Honda 300 4x4
Honda Rincon 680EFI
Arctic Cat 700H1
Can-am Outlander 800
Can-am Renegade 800
Honda Fourtrax 420 4x4
Brute Force 750 EFI
Honda ATC250 Big Red
1986 Honda TRX350 4x4, first 4x4 ATV.
Kawasaki Prairie 650/700

[punch]

first choice would be cat for me and second would definately be a brute...:cheers:

[Grizzly SE]

first choice would be cat for me and second would definately be a brute...:cheers:

Would that be the upside down model of Cat for you? LOL:cheers:

[punch]

Would that be the upside down model of Cat for you? LOL:cheers:

upside down, right side up !! it still all cat to me,,, LOL,,:cheers:

[Grizzly SE]

upside down, right side up !! it still all cat to me,,, LOL,,:cheers:

Ya, especially when that big b!tch is laying on top of you.

Oooo, that sounded nice. LOL:cheers:

[punch]

Ya, especially when that big b!tch is laying on top of you.

Oooo, that sounded nice. LOL:cheers:

i have to admit it, that hurt like hell !!! still have a bump in my leg were it hit me...:cheers:

[Grizzly SE]

i have to admit it, that hurt like hell !!! still have a bump in my leg were it hit me...:cheers:

Oooooh,Wah! Suck it up buttercup. Go to your room if you want to cry.:cheers:

[x4332]

I rolled my 700 with the wife on the back, not sure the weight on the thundercat, but that 700 is heavy as shit.

Glad she's doing alright now.

[x4332]

OMG, I just got bit by a skeeter. God I hate them.

[punch]

Oooooh,Wah! Suck it up buttercup. Go to your room if you want to cry.:cheers:

have been sucking it up , for nearly 6 weeks now and my ribs still hurt!!! :cheers:

[punch]

I rolled my 700 with the wife on the back, not sure the weight on the thundercat, but that 700 is heavy as shit.

Glad she's doing alright now.

glad to hear everything is okay !! :cheers:

[robbie]

well next year im thinkin about geting a cat 400, right now i have a 125 dirtbike

[Bad Company]

Is this of all time or current bikes? All time, here's my list, no particular order.....
1. Honda Fourtrax 250R, probably the best all time sport quad
2. Honda Fourtrax 300, the quad that defines reliability
3.Yamaha grizz 700, probably the best all around quad made
4.Polaris SP500/500HO, the originator of just about every feature demanded in today's quads, and still better than alot of others
5.Yamaha Raptor 700,
6.Suzuki Quadracer 500, the original eyeball blowing quad
7. Yamaha Banshee, the only bike to go unchanged for 25 yrs and still be relevent
8. Suzuki Quadsport 230, the sportquad we all wanted as teenagers(well us old guys anyways)
9.1986 Honda Fourtrax 350 4x4, the bike that started the 4x4 fun
10.2004 1/2 Polaris Sportsman 700EFI, the original bigbore,EFI that has been copied like crazy.


I'm really impressed with the logic behind this list. Pretty much every model you listed, I said "huh?" until I read the reason. Then I had no choice but to nod in agreement.

[Honda king]

I own the most reliable qaud out there
no parts, except throttle cable, and bars, and i ride hard

[Vinsonater]

I own the most reliable qaud out there
no parts, except throttle cable, and bars, and i ride hard
Yup, :yes: she's bulletproof.

[MR.MUD]

the brute force 650i:cheers:
the honda 84 200x :scooter:

[polaris800]

best quad out there is my 2006 polaris 800 because there is 52 months warr left and because i need every one of those months for the shit me and the guys put them through.ALL quads brake down I thing they are all =

[robbie]

if your quad is so reliable hondaing then why are you selling it

[Honda king]

Beacuse im broken, not my qaud, still thinking, might keep it

[robbie]

did you keep it??????????????????????????????????????????????

[LOOGIN]

Not all quads are created equal. Yes they all have their problems but some makes more than others. Hey 3 years of warranty is great but I,d rather ride than fight with a dealer over warranty and not be able to ride because my quad is in the shop again.

[justgiver]

Originally Posted by mailman http://trackshare.com/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.trackshare.com/forum/showthread.php?p=183114#post183114)
Is this of all time or current bikes? All time, here's my list, no particular order.....
1. Honda Fourtrax 250R, probably the best all time sport quad
2. Honda Fourtrax 300, the quad that defines reliability
3.Yamaha grizz 700, probably the best all around quad made
4.Polaris SP500/500HO, the originator of just about every feature demanded in today's quads, and still better than alot of others
5.Yamaha Raptor 700,
6.Suzuki Quadracer 500, the original eyeball blowing quad
7. Yamaha Banshee, the only bike to go unchanged for 25 yrs and still be relevent
8. Suzuki Quadsport 230, the sportquad we all wanted as teenagers(well us old guys anyways)
9.1986 Honda Fourtrax 350 4x4, the bike that started the 4x4 fun
10.2004 1/2 Polaris Sportsman 700EFI, the original bigbore,EFI that has been copied like crazy.

I'm really impressed with the logic behind this list. Pretty much every model you listed, I said "huh?" until I read the reason. Then I had no choice but to nod in agreement.


Yup. I had to agree with all of them also.