Need advice on new quad pick

[mountaincatter]

Im going to be getting rid of my RZR 4 so I can take my son out to ride on his own machine (quad). He's not learning nothing as a passenger.
I wont be using it much, primarily at he cabin out by Cold lake a handful of times a year where there is plenty of cutblock riding, muskeg and creeks to cross. My number one priority is reliability, something that isn't going to sink like a tank in the muskeg or fill up with water when crossing creeks. I'm also not wanting to break my back on something with a ****ty suspension.

i don't want to dump a ton of money either and the most powerful isn't important to me anymore.

Ive found a non current Grizz 700 (2014), and a Can am 650 xmr (2014) for $2500 more. At the same price of the Can Am I can get in to a 2016 Honda Rubicon with eps and independent suspension.

Looking for advice please. Which way would you go and why?

Thanks!

 

[HotShotHarry]

In my opinion, I would get the 16 Rubi. I have one and also a Can Am. The rubi is a tougher quad and power steering is nice too. IMO the Hondas are the most reliable also. It wont perform as good as a Can-am in the mud though. If I had to choose 1 quad and 1 quad only to own, it would be a Rubicon. Just my 5 cents worth.

 

[Ronaha]

Grizzly all the way, Hondas are for the farm

 

[neilsleder]

Where did all the other responses go? Grizzly was killing it!


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[togo ripper]

I've had a Honda foreman, a 700 grizzly and now a 650xmr and I love the xmr but that being said the grizzly was better for a beginner rider it's smaller and handles better and rides beautifully, Hondas do belong on the farm they are reliable but ride rough

 

[HotShotHarry]

That's very true about the Honda's ride. When Im hunting I use the Can-am until I shoot the moose then I go get the Honda to pull it in. I've got 7800k on the Can am and 5400 on the Rubicon now. The Honda has been virtually trouble free. I've never owned a grizzly but do know that they are also an exceptional quad also. Im sure your son will like either one.

 

[Ronaha]

I went from Honda to grizzly, perfect pick for me, I know I'd like canam aswel. 2009 grizzly next to new fully loaded you can snatch for cheap, and they identical to a 2013

 

[rzrgade]

I would look at a Kymco ....

 

[sled-fiend]

I've owned all 4 brands. Sold my outlander 1000 and just picked up a 2016 Grizzly camo EPS. Not a single regret. Also have a 2012 Kodiak 450 EPS which is a stellar hunting rig and goes anywhere the big units do.

In the time I've had my rincon 680, Polaris 850 XP, Kodiak 450, outlander 1000 and now the 2016 Grizz my buddy has been riding the same 2007 700 Griz. It's a solid bike!

 

[MADKAWI]

I'm a bit out of the quad loop but does Honda still make the 420? If so i say go with that if you r teaching the kid how to ride u definately don't want him on an xmr or even a Grizzly. Get a smaller quad like the Honda. Absolutely bulletproof, independent suspention snd power steering. Light too. Just a nice smaller quad that even a big guy can ride yet a youger kid could handle it too. Just my 2 cents.

 

[MADKAWI]

I see they still make a 2016 model. You can get them in electric shift or auto ( no belt)

i know a guy that has a can am 800 and a 420 with 14,500 km's! He hardly ever rides the can am he loves that little Honda and he's a big guy. The thing seems to get stuck less than the 800.

 

[kawasakikx250]

If your going to play in the mud you want a locking front diff and I like the Can Am because it locks it's self. Your son just has to drive it not worry about locking the front diff. You will want it to have power steering as well because it will keep the handle bar from kicking on him. I have a 2012 800 max Can Am and haven't had it long but do like it.

 

[mxzguy]

I have a 14 Grizz EPS and it is an awesome machine it does not have the power of a Can-Am but is lighter cheaper and more reliable.I have 3 friends that all have Outlander 1000's we all bought at about the same time and all have had to do repairs but me. On the trails I have no issues with keeping up goes through everything as well as their Can-Am's obviously on a road when you can open them up the Ca-Am's are faster and are probably better mud bogger's. As others have said Honda's are more of super reliable work machine. If you want something a little smaller the Kodiac 450 is a good choice I have a 14 EPS for my wife not much top end but lots of bottom end power and is smaller lighter and cheaper.

 

[Lem Lamb]

3 of us have the 420's, and the other folks have 500's.

We get by on them as we don't get out much at 6 too 10.000 kms per year.

Frugal priced with oil changes once a year. Once in awhile we do brakes or a wheel bearing.

Yuppers, Honda's are "farm" quads only. Ha.

Pal Lem

 

[whoDEANie]

... Ca-Am's are faster and are probably better mud bogger's.

Better mud boggers is arguable since the canam's are heavier and have less ground clearance. I find that my Grizzly is better in the mud than my 1000 with the same size tires.

 

[whoDEANie]

3 of us have the 420's, and the other folks have 500's.

We get by on them as we don't get out much at 6 too 10.000 kms per year.

Frugal priced with oil changes once a year. Once in awhile we do brakes or a wheel bearing.

Yuppers, Honda's are "farm" quads only. Ha.

Pal Lem

Hey, no one's knocking the hondas (I've seen them go anywhere and everywhere) but they are definately not near as fun to ride as some of the alternatives.

 

[neilsleder]

3 of us have the 420's, and the other folks have 500's.

We get by on them as we don't get out much at 6 too 10.000 kms per year.

Frugal priced with oil changes once a year. Once in awhile we do brakes or a wheel bearing.

Yuppers, Honda's are "farm" quads only. Ha.

Pal Lem

Don't get out much lol.


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[Troy Ranger]

I realize this is an old Post but the Rincon 680 does very well in Cold Lake. I go out with friends that have 1000cc units with huge Gorilla tires and they always seem to get stuck. My Rincon with 27" Zillas seems fairly versatile. It mostly comes down to where you drive any ATV, but from top end, to mud, to road, to balance and climbing the 680 Rincon isn't the best in any category but is usually one of the better in all categories. It is extremely light and versatile ATV easy to get out of the muck. I caught a tree last year an my front end was twisted up. I paid 20 bucks for a tie rod and had it installed for 60 dollars. Seems cheap to maintain.