re: Best 4x4 ATV? Still Honda?

All I’ve ever owned were Hondas and have zero complaints. Currently have a Foreman, Rancher and the 1000-5 Pioneer.

Almost forgot my youngest boys Polaris sportsman 90. That lil thing has taken a beating also and still running.

Assume just like every thing else, they are all good brands till something breaks.

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But if your looking for most dependable longest lasting and least amount of maintenance then yes they are still the best.

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They’re definitely in that top tier for reliability still but the gap isn’t what it was years ago where you couldn’t break one if you tried. Been around a couple foremans, they have broken half shafts, a drive shaft, and had bearings go out under moderate to heavy use which is exactly what breaks on any other fourwheeler that would have been used to do the same things. Have a couple grizzlies running the same property and they have had more electrical issues due to rodents going after the “natural” wire insulation than mechanical problems. One smokes and eats oil because it was ran with chocolate milk in the engine for over a year, but you don’t notice anything riding it. They all will last if you are prepared to keep up with the maintenance and realize wear parts break at some point.

Yes, until the brakes go out.

Honda and Yamaha are solid bikes. The models with independent rear suspension ride much better.

SUZUKI…proven more reliable than Honda or Yamaha.

This has been discussed on numerous threads prior.

Suzuki invented the 4 wheel ATV.

I use it exclusively at my hunting camp. I don’t have any mechanical complaints at all. Has plenty enough power for what I do. Love the option to either cruise in automatic or use paddle shifter.

The roof does get in the way on the rear when trying to fill feeders from the bed.

Also is a very dusty ride when windshield is on. Durning summer months I take windshield completely off to keep dust off passengers.

Add Kawasaki, none of the Japanese bikes are going to be unreliable. That’s what they do. If Tohatsu made a fourwheeler that mf would run forever too. Really comes down to if they make one with the features you like and doing routine maintenance.

If I was buying a new atv today it would be a Honda rubicon manual shift with power steering. Of course everyone will have their own opinion. Me personally I’ve been working on Atv’s for over 20yrs so that does help me decide. Honda won’t be the fastest nor most powerful but it’ll stay together. Also another reason I prefer Honda is the fact they make parts for their products way longer than other mfg’s. For those whom don’t know, the requirement is only 10yrs. May not matter to most people. Whatever you buy, keep the oils clean, air filter too and don’t let it sit up.

Yea, seen some crap welds for sure. Not all of them though. An bad welds aren’t brand loyal lol.

My canam defender rides nice but honestly it’s dog shite. 4x4 has quit working and has a coolant leak. Possibly head gasket. Ugh.