RE: First ATV
I have followed all that and even though the Polaris is full of bells and whistles I doubt that I will get one. Too many people are down on them due to high maintenance costs and fundamental failures. They get poor reviews overall and are only marginally better than AC which is dead last on almost all the sites. I have looked at every place on the web that offers reviews and Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki are always at the top and are usually rated about the same. I have narrowed my search to the Suzuki King Quad 450 (MSRP 6499) and the Yamaha Grizzly 450 (MSRP 6299). Both machines are highly rated and are almost identical feature for feature. The Suzuki has EFI with a slightly larger body dimension and the Yamaha has a standard carbureted engine. Both have considerable ground clearance with IRS and weigh around 600 pounds. I plan to make my choice this week and have some decent quotes on both machines.