Best Quad For The Money

[newf]

How bout I buy a peddle bike and stay on the road? I bought my brute to go where ever I want to go, I got rid of my hondas and yamahas and polaris.... saw the light riding with others over the years and got myself the BRUTE FORCE 750i. When your sitting on the side lines of a mud hole and a Brute goes by through the mud hole , wave and say hello cus it's probably me.

 

[catmando]

Man how can you not like this site,Entertainment tonight eat your heart out LOL!LMAO!
I guess you hav'nt seen my Prowler,It has water wings ! LOL!
catmando!

 

[Summitric]

Stories.........

And i thought only the sledders had the stories.... How does that styx song go: "come sail away, sail away, come sail away with me......." very cool story, and glad you nipped the cat(no pun intended kittycatman) in the but by trying it again.:d

 

[newf]

It just makes me wonder why so many buy quads and spend more time trying to go around the obstacles then going thru . So what if you get stuck, enjoy your machine and remember there are lots of us to help you out and maybe you can help us too. Know when you are stuck and don't push more then you are comfortable with , over time you will learn how to manoeuvre your quad and enjoy it more. I've seen many times same quads, different drivers where one would make you never even look at that brand and another guy make you go buy one the next day. Don't forget your winch, use it and use it often... remember your tree saver also. Go and have fun.

 

[messinaround]

Always had polaris snowmobiles and quads from old 2 stroke to the new 800 efi and have never been pulled home I have thought about switching brands but when something is that good for you how do you.

 

[Bogger]

Not too familliar with the new quads...if I were to buy new I'd more than likely go Suzuki....I has a 2002 LT300 with diff lock, totally stock, even tires were stock, I could go ANYWHERE the big boys did...I used to love seeing the looks on their faces when I'd pull up behind a stuck lifted tricked machine who was stuck, climb out of the ruts go around turn around in the hole pull out the winch and drag them to safety (but when I was stuck.. I WAS STUCK)....ahhh fond memories it was stolen a few years back and no longer available. I can only immagine what a king quad with an extra 400cc could handle

Now I ride My 2000 honda foreman 400...stock + bearclaws and my 1986 Yamaha Moto 4 225cc and manage to ride with the big boys....remember much of it is the driver..the longer you ride the better you get..my buddy moe could get his 300ex anywhere...and I mean anywhere.

But I can't justify 10K on a new toy...when I can buy one 2 years old for 1/2 the price....guess I'm cheap...poverty is my excuse...lol

Bogger

 

[dooryder]

TG you need one of those gio beast LMAO jk man

 

[johndeereman346]

I have a 08 foreman with 26 inch mudlite xls and i love it for cruising and abusing but i think id switch to a can am 800 either outlander or renegade, or a kawie brute froce 650i my father inlaw has one with a chip and it goes like stink. many guys love grizzs but a lot of guys have overheating issues due to mud in the rad.

 

[BombardierBratz]

Trajectory, velocity, skill, and the amount of guts you have. Tires and horsepower play a big role depending on how much you weigh. Mechanical aptitude and how deep your pockets are also factor in. Now I admit I wish I had the time and a garage to properly maintain and work on our machines, but to date all that I've had to do is wash alot of mud off. I have a super dealer in Cochrane (Bow Ridge Sprots) that does my maintanance for me. I dont have kids, the wife & I are more into toys. (they dont come home shot from school). As I was saying, I spent a little more on the units themselves, in the hopes they can hold up to what I have put them through. I have'nt been disapointed. The wife's 800 outtie has gone through a set of brakes in a year, but we have been spending our time at Mountain Aire Lodge (lots of big hills) and she has a tendancy to be brake heavy rather than letting the engine do it for her. My Renegade has also stood up to the test. I am a fat bastard (get in my belly... lol) and the 'Gade hauls me around no problem! Both units are completely stock right down to the tires! In my humble opinion, the best bang for the buck resides in longevity rather than a cost savings at the begining. Consumables like breaks, air / fuel filters, tires, winch cables, highly depend on each individuals riding styles. One will burn through these faster / slower than others. Your dealer plays a big role too. I purchased a Seadoo in the summer of 2003. I walked into Turple Bros. in Red Deer, and we walked around for an hour and a half trying to get a sales person to help us out. Just short of pushing over a crotch rocket, we left, drove the hour and and a half to Cochrane and was pleasantly greeted at the door, left alone to scout the place out, then was approached by Byron Hilland (sales manager) and he answered all our questions. We went home that night to do alittle more research and the next morning, he called and asked if we had any more questions. He was more than happy to match Turple's price (Turple WAS a bigger dealership at that time - their price was a few hundred cheaper) The service is second to none on the machines themselves. The very next year we caught the quadding bug, decided to indulge our guilt, checked out Turple yet again to have the same treatment. Drove to Cochrane, bought a DS 650 and an Outtie 400. This last time, we were able to trade the first set of quads in (better than market value - they did all the maintainance & the machines were in ready - resale condition) on the current monsters! Including units, financing, trailors, maintainance and accessories I have spent close to $80,000.00 at Bowridge Sports. They themselves contribute to the big bang for the buck. They just opened their new 3 level showroom that was 3 years in the building! Check them out! BY FAR the best accessory installed / came with a quad has to be the winch. My wife's quad is stock with one (big cost savings) and I remember her squeeking about being the one to always have to winch people out.... untill the first time she did it. She now refers to herself as the "Winch Biotch" and I cant get near it. She has researched techniques and equipment right down to a 3500 lb block & tackle set with tree savers. (suprisingly enough, the first set was stolen out of the back of my pick-up in front of my house after a week of camping / quadding). Locks - another bang for the buck, lol!
There are other things you can do as well to subsidize costs. I work in the oil patch and stay in lots of hotels. Stay at a Wyndam chain (Super 8, Ramada, Days Inn) and collect their points. Go to points.com and convert thoes points to Esso Extra points. Use thoes points for fuel for your quads & camping trips only. We have accumulated $1000.00 in free fuel for the last two years running. That takes a HUGE chunk out of costs! We run only premium in our toys. We had a smaller 5th wheel, so it took 2 pick-ups to go quadding. Last year we upgraded to a toy hauler, was able to sell a pick-up, and can do it all in one shot! Again maybe a little more up front, but a bigger bang for the buck in the long haul -pun intended!
Can-am is releasing their side by side for 2010, so thoes of you in the market, you may want to wait - its Can-am, so you know its gonna be big! Each brand has its units claim to fame, its all boils down to your experience and favorite riding style / areas. Go quadding in groups, with the appropriate equipment. I cant remember the ammount of times it was the BombardierBratz to the rescue with tire patches, air pumps, coolant, oil, anything we can do to offer help. The big bang for the buck there is helping people, meeting new friends, and having a really good time. Stay safe, everybody & see you out there!