Best quad

[rem284]

Do you mean single central shocker/spring? If so, why I wouldn’t like to push my TRX 350 on the terrain the old Kawasaki is comfortable with.

Yes, the single spring

 

[75]

Honda 520 is very little difference in weight to the 420. I think there is something like 16kg difference between them but would have to check the specs. The older ones might have been lighter but the modern bikes are much of a muchness - can't speak for CanAm though.

 

[Hill searcher]

Yam 450 auto. Bomb proof. Touch wood.

 

[Rake Aboot]

After looking into this just recently, my vote would be the Suzuki King quad 500

 

[rem284]

Honda 520 is very little difference in weight to the 420. I think there is something like 16kg difference between them but would have to check the specs. The older ones might have been lighter but the modern bikes are much of a muchness - can't speak for CanAm though.

There's only 3kg difference between Suzuki 500 and 750

 

[Hunter1973]

Glad this has come up, have rough ground on the west coast and was thinking of getting a older TRX350 and using a homemade sheet to tow like curtain side material. Pleased to hear good things about Honda although I now know to look at the Kodiak.

 

[Dickie]

This is like rifles, scopes etc etc lots of people swear by what they use and own. Farmers used to swear by Honda but others have caught up or Honda have slipped and there are satisfied owners of many makes and sizes now.

 

[bowji john]

I was going to say much the same thing

I happen to like the Yamaha 700 grizz

Any better than another?

Who knows

They are mostly Japanese and mostly do what they say on the packet

 

[Dickie]

I was going to say much the same thing

I happen to like the Yamaha 700 grizz

Any better than another?

Who knows

They are mostly Japanese and mostly do what they say on the packet

I like the grizzly too, my mate loves and swears by his 750 Kawasaki.

 

[nightcrow]

This is like rifles, scopes etc etc lots of people swear by what they use and own. Farmers used to swear by Honda but others have caught up or Honda have slipped and there are satisfied owners of many makes and sizes now.

Run a 520,2 420s and a 250 ,all manuals and as long as you drive them making use of the excellent low end torque,I don't think they can be matched for fuel economy by quite a margin.

 

[phillips321]

Suzuki King Quad 300, no fancy electronics to go wrong. Light enough to man handle. High, Low + Super Low 'transfer box' each with 5 gears. Oh and it has independent front and rear suspension, and can lock all wheels. Bomb proof Suzuki build.

 

[gixer1]

Honda, Honda, Honda….as long as the frame is looked after they are pretty bomb proof, not overly heavy unlike some of the Kwak and Suzuki offerings.

I have a kwak 360 and Honda TRX350 at my disposal and take the Honda - the kwak is a big lummox of a thing and noisy compared to the Honda. And they have about the same power, the Honda is also permanent 4 wheel drive.

 

[JTO]

I like the grizzly too, my mate loves and swears by his 750 Kawasaki.

I think it was a 750 Kawasaki that I used to tow the gamecart with. No manual gears, some sort of automatic belt drive, not sure how it worked!

 

[sparrow123]

I’ve a Honda TRX and an old KLF Kawasaki. The bigger engine Honda is the more powerful by far but much easier to roll and hence more dangerous on steep terrain. That’s mainly because the Kawasaki was made properly and around 100kg heavier meaning the Honda will have rotted away long before the KLF. I’ve had the KLF in some precarious situations where the Honda would have gone long before. Luckily the weight of the Kawasaki kept it from going over. I also use a Yamaha Grizzly now and again and if buying new it would be a better bet as it’s better made IMHO

Afternoon What klf do you have? 300 or the 360 ? Rode one many years ago a 360 loved it but not sure how reliable they are

 

[tomgsp]

My can am 570 has never missed a beat. 275 hours now.

 

[Deermanagement]

Afternoon What klf do you have? 300 or the 360 ? Rode one many years ago a 360 loved it but not sure how reliable they are

300c so 4x4 not the 400 version. Yes it's heavy and therefore a little under-powered for the weight but bullet-proof. In all the years, 2 x aftermarket starters, one maybe two voltage regulators, an aftermarket rear exhaust box, a choke cable and I think that's it. Starts on the very first push on the starter but will drop a little fuel into the carb pot and flood it should the fuel valve be left on so turning it off when stopped is order of the day.

 

[sparrow123]

Carnt fault it

 

[BenBhoy]

Whatever you get, make security a priority & get a tracker.

I thought ours was safe ....until it went one night.

 

[HonestJohn]

My late Father always said, for lawnmowers and quad bikes, get a Honda engine.