Do you know anything about four wheelers?

[fitness24789]

If so, I am looking into purchasing one. My main goals in having one is for trail riding, and mud riding occasionally. I am stuck between two four wheelers, and can not decide which ride is better, I want one that is reliable, and will allow me to go through a lot of trails and mud on occasion. Any opinions?

2004 Kodiak 400 4x4 = $2840.00
2005 Kawasaki Prarie 700 4x4 = $3200.00

Pictures are attacted, dark green is the Kodiak, Light green is Kawasaki.

 

[fitness24789]

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/rvs/1427826127.html

link to the kodiak

 

[dreww]

your best bet is to find an ATV type message board site. Those guys will tell you everything you need to know.

 

[fitness24789]

Tried to bro, all of them are so inactive and never get a reply.

 

[dreww]

really? I got onto a PWC board while I was looking to purchase one and it got a shitload of activity. Still does, even in the winter!

 

[fitness24789]

whats it called, ive only been to two, and never got any activity.

 

[LeatherHead]

I have more experience in the crotch rocket side of the house, but I'd go with the Kawi. For the pure fact that it's a 700 and a year newer.

 

[majortguns]

If it doesnt say Honda on it dont get it.

 

[nuknuk]

I know quite a bit bro, I i have been around them all my life and had owned several in life. I even used to sand drag my banshee. For trail anything would do really. But for mud you have to consider some things. Weight, travel hieght, type of transmission, and tires. The heavier the quad the more it going to sink down. Travel: the higher the travel the less mud the quad will actually push there for not slowing it down. Lift kits and tires help out alot on this. Transmission. Go with a regular manual tranny. the one with a foot shift. THe aoutmatics will shift on you as your rpm's rise do to the stress, and you can not keep power like that. also the belt driven tranny's slip when they get wet. Not good. Tires: strongly advise to invest in some super swamper vampires for mud. You will be glad you did.

 

[skinny1]

I am not a big fan of either, if it were me I would save my money and get a honda but yamaha does make a good four wheeler. It is better to just stick to the basics with manual shift and straight rear axle. All the other eletric stuff is nice but get it wet a couple of times and it wont last long. An IRS rear is super heavy and you have cv joints you will be replacing all the time. I wouldn't get anything over 500cc, there are a lot of quads out there pushing 700+cc with lots of horsepower but they are very very heavy and usually come with automatic and irs and loaded down with a bunch of stuff you don't need. Plus when you get one of those heavy bastards stuck you can plant flowers around it because it is going to be there for a while. The power to weight ratio of a smaller cc quad will out do the big cc quads and will save you a lot of money. Just my 2 cents........

 

[LeatherHead]

If it doesnt say Honda on it dont get it.

That's my rule of thumb, as well. All of my bikes have been Honda. Even as a kid, my first was a Honda xr50, then a 70, a 125, then a CB650, then a few years later a 900RR, then a 1000RR. My next one will be a 1000RR, as well.

 

[Presser]

fOUR WHEELERS AND SHIT ARE FOR QUEERS! OK MAYBE I CANT RIDE A BIKE AND NEVER WAS THAT TYPE OF GUY, LOL