Well, I am a Honda man from the word go and have several, (300 4x4, 450 foreman etc) and I probably will stay with Honda. The Yamaha Grizzly is a good machine though, as much as it hurts me to say I think I even like it better than the Honda Rincon after riding both. I just dont think I could ride knowing I was counting on a rubber band. I guess I have seen too many towed home with burned belts, (mostly Polaris's). I'm sure a belt would probably be ok in most applications though, things just get a little extreme around here, (steep & deep). Just my oppinion.