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Considering buying a kodiak - Have some questions for Owners

21K views 21 replies 16 participants last post by  MarshMaster  
I was having a tough time making a similar choice. I went with the Yamaha. The can am is physically a bigger machine, higher, wider. H.P. is similar, but my thought on that is, would you rather have a 570 that's pushed to the limit to make the H.P. or a 700 that makes the same H.P. easily. I've only ridden 2 up on mine once and it was fine. Mine is the SE model and has adjustable shocks I could turn up if necessary, not sure if the one you're looking at does. Also if your wife or kids are going to be driving it, I'd definitely consider something with power steering. Really makes a difference and you don't even notice it. For me price wise the 570 and 700 were similar but I got a lot more machine with the Yamaha. To get a 650cc can am with similar options, I was over $10, 000.