ditto (Have 3 of them)

i just bought a 2011 honda foreman 4x4 and so far i love it

^^^^^ How did the foreman do against the Polaris ??? LMAO !!

If your in mud and need out make sure your on a big bear.

can am outlander cant beat em

I have 3 hondas and they all work fine where the family hunts. But all makes have their good points and bad points.

Honda. Just bought one so the jury is still out.

I've used a grizzly in the past and it worked fine. I would think a lot depends on how you treat it and maintain it. we've been pretty rough on the grizzly and it runs like a top.

Honda for 4 wheelers. polaris for utv's

I've had a couple of different models

1985 Suzuki LT250ES
2003 Kawasaki Bayou 250
2002 Suzuki Ozark 250

I can't justify spending several thousand bucks on something that I'm going to ride until it falls apart. I bought all 3 used.

The Ozark is by far my favorite overall. It just feels bigger and sits up a little higher than the Bayou.

The Bayou has a nice, cushy ride and will pull just about anything I can hook to it.

I sold the 1985 Suzuki after the steering locked up and I couldn't fix it. It was a workhorse, just a tough old four wheeler.

The Bayou has had a couple of issues, but I finally broke down and spent the money to have the carb rebuilt and a new battery and tubed the tires. I haven't done anything to it except change the oil and had the shop do the valve adjustment thing on it a couple years ago.

The Ozark hasn't really given me any problems, it's a little cold natured, but not too terrible.

I like them both.

My buddy has an 06 or 07 Honda 400 Rancher 4x4. I've rode it on occasion, it's a pretty nice ride, I wouldn't have bought it, mine are paid for and he nicknamed his 'Bill'.

Honda, and I have ridden the others.

i have to go with the outlander, they are costy but i just got one and it is the fastest, smoothest, best 4x4, ever, imo heres mine

ttxsmith04, do you ride at MuddCreek?

i would say a yamaha wolverine 99-05. they don't make em like that anymore. best ground clearance of anything stock. good power, and it is built on a sport frame rather than a rough utility frame. truly the only good sport 4x4 ever made. would be great in the mountains or on the ranch. wouldn't you know i have one for sale/trade right now. check my post here on the forum.

Yamaha Grizzly, honda engines are unstopable but breaks and bearings are always issues. UTV's polaris rangers, and arctic cat prowlers

i put my honda foreman through it all the first day i bought it i had water past the front rack burried it off in mud holes i couldnt get pulled out by a 800 polaris and flipped over on a hill they are the toughest out there no doubt, i only have 250miles on mine but it was a rough 250 i know ppl with 3000 miles on em and still going strong

I had a honda 300 4x4 1993 model replaced it this year with a 2010. Honda gets my vote no doubt

I am involved with a group/club that mud rides, and we put ATV's through things that you would be amazed they would go through, with mud and deep water.

This is my thoughts-
Yes, for years Honda was the ATV to have, BUT in the last 5-10 years they have not stepped up to the plate in leading the market. They still have horrible ground clearance, the least power per CC, and the least suspension travel.
Right now the bikes and mfg.s that are stepping up maing some tought smoothe riding working quads are Polaris and Arctic Cat and even Can Am. Keep in mind all of these are made in the USA or Canada, not made over sea's. Also for importing reasons's the weight limit is around 600 lbs., for the mfg.s here they are not restricted by this, therefore their ATV's are heavier. to me this means there is more metal and iron and support in the ATV in the frame and suspension.
Honda is still riding on it's past rep as a dependable leader, but I promise you, ride their "best" quad, the Rincon, then ride a 1000 or 700 Arctic Cat, 850 polaris, or 800 Can am, and you will without a doubt think otherwise. I have a Arctic Cat, which I have put through it, on mud rides, and then used it deer hunting for the last 6 years, and it has not missed a beat. It's towing an rack payload in signifigantly larger than the Jap mfg.s and rides like a cadillac!
I hate seeing all these people who are so ignorant and loyal to Honda's just because "that is what they always had and their daddy had". Yes, they are good quads, but as far as the best, there are much better brands out there.

DB

What does DB mean brotha? Sorry.

It means look at the bold sentence up above and realize how ignorant of a statement that is.

Now you are in two clubs

Easy one here... honda

Polaris = JUNK

I don't think it matters as long as it is a Jap.

honda rancher...