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re: What's the best ATV, around 500cc, on the market right now?

Posted on 3/12/12 at 3:46 pm to
Posted by steelreign
Deridder
Member since Jan 2009
11086 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

my polaris


What size do you have?
Posted by 4X4DEMON
NWLA
Member since Dec 2007
11957 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 3:47 pm to
Yamahas suffer electrical issues unless you get the big bear with the stainless connections.

Kawasaki has weak parts but a damn fine motor.

Polaris is top notch.

Canam is probably your best bet if you can afford it.

Honda has a lifetime of dependability but are underpowered compared to other brands in the same cc class

Suzuki has good dependability, decent power, but their technology is just now starting to catch up with the other big names.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28661 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 3:47 pm to
550 sportsman
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
28146 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 4:20 pm to
I have a Honda Foreman and if it got stolen today I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. Badass machine.
Posted by simonizer
no
Member since Oct 2008
1710 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 4:50 pm to
i love the formeman as well. you just cant break them.
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
15076 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 4:52 pm to
I just wish Honda would to the same transmision as everyone else on their automatic bikes.
Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
16771 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 5:07 pm to
don't get a honda if you plan on submerging it.
Posted by Ole Geauxt
KnowLa.
Member since Dec 2007
50880 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 5:12 pm to
my old polaris 500's that go clickety clack have been hard to beat..
Posted by Tigah D
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
1498 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 6:39 pm to
Just depends on what to do with it. Cannot go wrong with a Honda anything but the solid rear axle models (though bulletproof) lack much ground clearance so not the greatest of mudders. I'd avoid the belts n such some brands are using for drivetrain. 2007 Honda Foreman for me.
Posted by Langston
Member since Nov 2010
7685 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 7:56 pm to
I have always been a Honda fan. My last was a grizzly and won't buy another. If I was buying today it would be either a can am or a polaris. Prob a can am. Them suckas are bad.
Posted by Contender54
the Enn Oh
Member since Jan 2009
1123 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 10:05 pm to
If I was looking for a new machine right now, I'd buy another Polaris.
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
21221 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 10:27 pm to
honda foreman.


I use mine to pull out the polaris, kawasaki, yamaha, and cam-ams that get stuck.

The only issue I had was with the solid rear axle never got stuck only high centered, fixed that with a swap to an independent suspension system.
Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12284 posts
Posted on 3/12/12 at 10:29 pm to
4 wheeler? Honda

side by side? Polaris Ranger


thats all you need to know. we have 2 polaris rangers that have been in gumbo delta rice fields for 8+ yrs...no problem. i know they can handle dirt roads.
Posted by BarDTiger81
nurfeast lowsyana
Member since Jul 2011
15639 posts
Posted on 3/13/12 at 6:46 pm to

Polaris sportsman ftw. Honda is a good machine but not a snowball chance in hell I but it over a sportsman.

I love my sportsman. Don't regret buying it at all. I would have to find one hell of a smoking deal to buy anything else.
This post was edited on 3/13/12 at 6:54 pm
Posted by tiger chaser
Birmingham Ala
Member since Feb 2008
7721 posts
Posted on 3/13/12 at 8:53 pm to
I just plan on doing some trail riding, a little mudding and riding it out to a deer stand. No hardcore riding or mudding. I don't want to spend more than $9-10K.

Look at the Stealth Electrics..they are the future..
Posted by tiger chaser
Birmingham Ala
Member since Feb 2008
7721 posts
Posted on 3/13/12 at 8:54 pm to
I just plan on doing some trail riding, a little mudding and riding it out to a deer stand. No hardcore riding or mudding. I don't want to spend more than $9-10K.

Look at the Stealth Electrics..they are the future..
Posted by Nascar Fan
Columbia La.
Member since Jul 2011
18588 posts
Posted on 3/13/12 at 9:29 pm to
Polaris 500. All you have to do is ride one. I still perfer my RZR. The comfort from the Polaris is unbeatable IMO
Posted by TheDirty1
Member since May 2011
363 posts
Posted on 3/13/12 at 11:52 pm to
I have a Can-Am Outlander 800 and wouldn't trade it for anything. (Maybe the Outlander 1000 ) I have not had a minutes problem with mine. They are like any thing else if you take care of it, it should last a long time. We also have the Can-Am side by side, the torque and power they have is scary.
Posted by zmoney2613
Eunice
Member since Jan 2008
3345 posts
Posted on 3/14/12 at 7:52 am to
quote:

Can Am


A Honda won't be automatic. I have a Foreman 500 right now and would love to have a Can Am. What do you plan on doing with it? Just a hunting bike?
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72096 posts
Posted on 3/14/12 at 7:55 am to
I have a honda that is very old and has been through very much hell and has never quit ticking.

That said, I wouldn't get a honda automatic. Their manual shifts are bulletproof. Not the biggest, baddest, fastest, meanest looking thing out there, but the most functional. I don't like their automatics though.

Go with a yammy if you're set on an automatic, just don't get a honda automatic without riding one first.
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