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View Poll Results: Best ATV brand?
CAN-AM
3
6.98%
Kawasaki
4
9.30%
Arctic Cat
3
6.98%
Suzuki
3
6.98%
Yamaha
7
16.28%
Honda
21
48.84%
Polaris
4
9.30%
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Who makes the best ATV?

Old 12-30-2009, 06:58 PM
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Either Honda or Yamaha, I have a 2005 Honda 250, worked fine till I started jumping it and mudding it (it's a utility). the idler messed up, the starter messed up, and I think my carburetor is messed up but haven't had it checked out yet. As long as you don't jump it to much it will be OK.
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:38 AM
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I agree with most post.

I have ridden them all. Now days there is a difference in larger models. Everything above 500 cc is EFI. Fuel Injection. Everything below 500 is carborater.

EFI will save you in the long run on maintenance and peace of mind. Especially if this is not a daily driver.

Honda makes a great reliable machine on all levels and formats. Yamaha is not far behind.

If you want performance and reliability then I like Polaris. My newest is a beast of a machine.
I own.
Yamaha 700 Grizzly.
Polaris 850 XP.
Polaris Ranger 500.

I have had little or no trouble with any. After 4 months away from the lease, all three cranked up. One flat tire on the Yamaha but no issues anywhere else. Good Luck.
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Old 11-08-2012, 06:34 PM
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have only owned the kawasaki prairie, 650, use it almost daily and have for 10 years, hard to imagine a better machine, probably the single best machine of any kind that i've owned, very impressed!
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Old 11-08-2012, 11:15 PM
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Honda and Yamaha , you can't go wrong with either one.
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Old 11-26-2012, 05:28 AM
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I have a 2006 Kawasaki Brute Force 650 that I bought used three years ago, it had 2,000 miles on it and 300 hours. I have not had any problem with it but I do not abuse it. It is a very powerful machine, I would not want anything larger. I would like EFI however, the Kaw. is cold natured but has always started. If I were to buy another ATV I would buy a Honda with a manual transmission and EFI. I got a deal on the Kaw. so I bought it and have not been disappointed.
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Old 11-26-2012, 03:46 PM
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I have 2 Polaris 2010 X2's with over 1200 miles on each one without any issues. They ride better then most. I will say the fit and finish on the Polaris is sub par. I also had 2 2008 Polaris 500's and they were great as far as dependability but the fit and finish was lousy on them. I just picked a 2012 Can Am Outlander 400 EFI for my daughter and have yet to use it. So far I like what I see and feel but the real test is when it hits the trails.
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Old 11-27-2012, 01:55 PM
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I wish EVERYONE nothing but the best and continued success with their zuki, saki, yammie, cat, polaris whatevers but let me assure you my 1998 (I bought it new fall of 97) Honda 300 4x4 will STILL be wading my swamp when all of these newest, IRS, Fuel-injected, automatic trans, giant wheels, umpteen thousand cc engine, $10k quads have long since gave up the ghost!!!

Lastyear I bought my sons 2 new Honda Recon's and after changing the rear tires to Mud-Lites they will nearly go anywhere my Mud-Lite equiped 300 will go. ("Nearly" ) And history proves the 250cc Honda atc is the original "bulletproof atc" which gave us the 300s and larger a few years later.

Were it not for Honda, I reckon I'd have a Yammie. Their 250-400cc sized machines are pretty good as well. I personally see NO sense in needing a 4 wheeler over 450-500cc! If the jobs THAT big then I'm leavin the Honda under the shed and either gettin out my 1980 Chevy 4x4 or my 70hp 4x4 Kubota.
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Old 12-01-2012, 07:29 PM
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Can am or suzuki!
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Old 12-01-2012, 07:30 PM
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Honda is not that great they don't ride smoothe at all everyone just likes them because they are cheaper than the comp. they don't even have an atv in the big bore class!
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:16 AM
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Ontario Drive & Gear gets my vote.


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