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April 8th, 2015, 01:43 PM
dutchhunter

Honda trx 420 is a great bike and will do more them most will ever need ,,as well as the Yamaha kodiac 450 ,thy just work and work well ...another thing is that most guys figure thy will not use there atv very much until thy have one ,I really enjoy plowing snow and done it all year this year with a honda 420 worked great ,you do not have to beat your bike to plow snow ,,and you will use it a lot more them you would ever think ,,Dutch
April 8th, 2015, 05:14 PM
fishy steve

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Originally Posted by CptSydor

I guess the thread has gone off a little anyway, but my questions mirror the OPs enough that it might be useful, so I'll ask away.

I just bought a 60 acre property in rural NB. Moving there in a couple months. An ATV will be first on my list to buy when I get there and I'm researching now. I'll be buying new, unless I can find a good deal on an clean, relatively newer model. I'd rather start off with something in good condition and hopefully keep it that way for years to come.

The ATV will be generally used to get around the property and surrounding area. Hauling stuff around the property in a ATV trailer, like when cutting firewood. It will hopefully get used to help with occasional big game hunts (deer/bear/moose). Probably will not get used much in a recreational capacity, other than potentially using it to travel back roads/trails to access remote fishing holes. Won't be used for plowing, nor will it likely come out much once the heavy snow flies. Maybe get used to tow around a small aluminum boat and launch it since I'm close to a lake.

The ATV will not get used big hours, nor can I envision myself asking huge, HP required tasks of it. I grew up with 200cc ATV, it was small, light and nimble, qualities I really appreciated getting around as I generally wasn't spending lots of time in heavy snow or mud, nor working it super hard. As of recently I've used a Polaris 500cc and 800cc when out on fishing trips. I found the 800cc to be far too large in general. The 500 far more reasonable and along the lines of what I'd need.

I'd also like to invest as little a possible. I've been looking at the Bruin 350 4x4.

http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/products/...up=YT&catId=19

Would that be up to what I'm generally looking for? It's really the smallest of the utility 4x4 atvs. Biggest down downside it appears to have is no locking front differential and/or low range. Is that something I would regret quickly? It this more of an AWD system than a proper 4x4? While I won't be working the crap out of this, I also know that launching into a back lake or pulling a cut tree down on occasion that might be beneficial.

Finally, having grown up with a 5 speed, ridden motorcycles, the CVT thing just seems wrong to me on a quad. Honda seems to be the only one left with an actual 5 speed? I am making a mound of a mole hill?

Beyond the Bruin 350, the Yamaha Kodiak 450, Suzuki KingQuad 400/500 and Honda TRX420/Foreman 500 are the other front runners.

bin a few years since i looked at new bikes, but when i was looking if you wanted a regualr gear driven 5 speed there was basically 3 options... foreman 500, kingquad 400, and yamaha i think had either a 400 or a 450... not sure if the king quad 400 is still gear or if its a belt... like i mentioned earlier i swore id never buy a belt driven bike, until i got to drive a buddies king quad 450... after that ride, i bought my king quad, and dont personally think id go back to a 5 speed... if you are buying a belt driven bike, id highly sugest buying one with low range, for working capabilties... diff lock is definately a great featrure that has got me out of alot of spots i wouldnt have other wise... if your hard pressed on buying a 5 speed, then the foreman 500 is by far your best choice...
April 8th, 2015, 05:17 PM
fishy steve

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Originally Posted by Fisherman

Chain drive, mostly used on the hotrod 2 wheel drive models.
Belt drive, used on most ATV's. The belt only runs between the motor and transmission, has nothing to do with the final drive which on most is now shaft drive.
Solid drive, no idea what you mean.

what he means by solid drive, i assume is gear driven... aka 5 speed...

chain drive, as mentioned ussually on older bikes, and 2wd models, wouldnt really suggest...
belt drive, similar to snow machine, get on and go, no searching for gears, and can still be great work horses...
Gear driven is your true work horse...
April 8th, 2015, 05:26 PM
fishy steve

just looked at the link for the yami, looks like a nice bike... its a automatic tranny, similar to a car transmission... only ever drove one once (honda 420) and i did not like it... id definately take a belt over it...

looked on the suzuki site, they still make a manual shift king quad 400, but no diff lock... same price range as the yami...
http://www.suzuki.ca/?q=en/node/687
April 8th, 2015, 08:36 PM
Fisherman

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Originally Posted by fishy steve

just looked at the link for the yami, looks like a nice bike... its a automatic tranny, similar to a car transmission...

Not automatic, you have a Low and High range forward, neutral, reverse and park. Not like a car at all.
April 8th, 2015, 08:45 PM
fishy steve

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Originally Posted by Fisherman

Not automatic, you have a Low and High range forward, neutral, reverse and park. Not like a car at all.

k so its a belt drive then... website said "Fully automatic transmission" which i assumed ment an automatic like the honda 420's...
April 8th, 2015, 08:57 PM
Fisherman

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Originally Posted by fishy steve

k so its a belt drive then... website said "Fully automatic transmission" which i assumed ment an automatic like the honda 420's...

Ok, I guess they didn't use the right word in the ad, sort of gives you the wrong impression.
April 8th, 2015, 09:09 PM
last5oh_302

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Originally Posted by Fisherman

Not automatic, you have a Low and High range forward, neutral, reverse and park. Not like a car at all.

Yeah, that's an automatic for an ATV. In high you can go say 0-80 by just hitting the throttle with no gears to shift.. In low it's the same except you can't go as fast.
April 8th, 2015, 09:27 PM
fishy steve

when i hear automatic, i think like the honda 420's where it similar to a car tranny, meaning u basically select drive and go but it still has gears that it shifts through... what do they call that then? i wasnt a fan of it regardless...
April 8th, 2015, 09:46 PM
last5oh_302

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Originally Posted by fishy steve

when i hear automatic, i think like the honda 420's where it similar to a car tranny, meaning u basically select drive and go but it still has gears that it shifts through... what do they call that then? i wasnt a fan of it regardless...

That sounds like an auto, but just different than the CVT (continuously variable transmission) system that never shifts.

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