probably not the best place to ask for input on those bikes, most will drag them to the lowest....Looking for opinions on the Suzuki king quad and the Kawasaki brute force? Thanks
Yeah, next time I get a chance to attend a club meeting, I will pick some brains. Can am isn't even in the thought process. I wouldn't buy one on principle. As a Canadian, I wouldn't piss on Bombardier! Polaris is also one I am not interested in. I rode a 2016 Honda rubicon SE recently. Hated it.probably not the best place to ask for input on those bikes, most will drag them to the lowest....
personally , i do feel yamaha is a superior machine to either of these .
they will have more power, but most that have rode them will say the yamaha is much smoother and more comfortable seating position.
both are very well built and reliable. I would take either one before a Can Am, and even a bmx bicycle before a polaris quad (they know sxs and snowmobiles lol)
What's the deal with Can Am, Bombardier, and Canada? I thought Bombardier made Can Am's.Yeah, next time I get a chance to attend a club meeting, I will pick some brains. Can am isn't even in the thought process. I wouldn't buy one on principle. As a Canadian, I wouldn't piss on Bombardier! Polaris is also one I am not interested in. I rode a 2016 Honda rubicon SE recently. Hated it.
They do do. They have an Aerospace division which has received bail out after bailout by the taxpayer. They operate out of the province of Quebec. They run can am manufacturing exclusively in Mexico taking advantage of dirt cheap labour. At the same time, they charge exhorbitant money for their machines.Having said that, it's more about the Mexico thing than the end price for me. Pretty hard to compete with the peso.......even with our crappy dollar.What's the deal with Can Am, Bombardier, and Canada? I thought Bombardier made Can Am's.
nothing wrong with cfmoto, they have been in the small engine game for a long time. not to mention they use some quality parts in their machines, just one example, who else comes with elka shocks stock?a guy in my local ATV club has a suzuki king quad with 5,000 miles on it and no issues other than basic maintenace..another member has a polaris and says they're a nightmare.. i think of it as the old school brands (suzuki, yamaha, honda) have been doin this forever so they have something right--i wouldnt trust a CFmoto for example...I personally might try a can am outlander 570 next
why would you rule out Yamaha? bad experience? If so, hit up every single forum for every moterized vehicle. there will be a carbon copy of your experience , guaranteed. It happens with every brand. But if you look at the numbers, it happens far less with yamaha and honda.My interest is for a second machine for the wife and daughter to use but I may unload the Kodiak as well. Regardless, I've definitely ruled out can am, Polaris, Arctic cat and most certainly, Yamaha. Thanks for the feedback thus far.
Why Yamaha? Because my machine has been using oil since it was under warranty and the dealer just kept blowing me off. They did a leak down and compression test when Yamaha finally started coming clean about the issues with the 16's. Apparently, mine passed and they said it has no issues. I asked,then why was it using oil? I was told I wasn't driving it hard enough or running it for long enough intervals. Total bs as far as I'm concerned. So here I am, likely faced with footing the bill to have the top end done on a bike that was defective when I bought it. Now granted, it isn't using a lot but,that's because I don't drive it much anymore mainly due to the fact that I don't trust it. I plowed my driveway 4 or 5 times this winter and other than that, it hasn't moved. It still used almost 5 ounces of oil and I don't have what you'd call a huge driveway. I contacted Yamaha long ago and the never even dignified me with a response. Since it's first service, I've had to add oil 4 times and it's still almost 1000 km from it's 2500km service interval.why would you rule out Yamaha? bad experience? If so, hit up every single forum for every moterized vehicle. there will be a carbon copy of your experience , guaranteed. It happens with every brand. But if you look at the numbers, it happens far less with yamaha and honda.
Was the oil from Yamaha?The weight of the oil you run in these machines really effects how much it smokes. I tried running 10w30 in mine once because I was operating it in such cold temperatures that it had a hard time starting and it burned oil so bad that I thought I hurt the engine. I drained that oil out and replaced it with 10w40 and it completely quit. If your machine really smokes that bad then I would consider trying a 50 weight oil in it.