It's pretty freaking miserable. I'm replacing a stator for the one in the pic. There's a lot involved. Their side by sides aren't any better. Putting a stator in one of those today too.
They're a lot better to maintain as far as basic service from what I have seen. The electronics is their weak spot in my experience. Overall, they're safe, fun to ride, and pretty quick for what they are. I know that the body lifts up kinda like a cab over for when you need to work on anything that's under the gas tank and seat area, but as far as motor work there's the little cover in the front. Cheaper than a Spyder, and way simpler.
The Grizzly 700 is a damn good four wheeler. The only thing that could potentially be better is the Kawasaki Brute force 750's but they're a V-Twin 750... They're snappy, EFI controlled beasts. I've ridden both brand new, and the Kawi feels faster. Speed isnt everything, but it's usually a testament to engine performance overall.I know in the quad world, the Yamaha Grizzly 700 remains the dominant, all time reliability machine to have.
Yeah, everyone likes to bag on it because its a big single, not a twin like the Can Ams and Polaris's....but those marques are known for regularly breaking down for many various issues...especially belt drives, etc.
Yamaha's just keep on going and going.....
You're right. The newer models are better AND easier to work on. Their electronics system (BUDS) Is usually pretty picky about low battery voltage or a loose battery lead. It'll throw a ton of false codes and send you to the dealer. We do a lot of clearing of codes and battery test and tighten and that usually fixes most issues. They have their pros and cons like anything else. Their expensive to own and expensive to fix. They're hard as heck to work on but they're really cool for what they are. If you like really challenging yourself then they're great. But if easy maintenance is important to you I'd steer clear.
lol mines off the rd at the moment because of the back mudguard / hugger , its broken off on the lh side right along the the bracket , just like someone had run a knife using the bracket as a straight edge , debating to either weld it or toss it placing the electrics up higher ... if its not 1 thing its another but its still a keeper
See, THAT I'd work on. Though I heard from the man that used to own our dealerships that they sold can am dirt bikes for a short time. They didn't sell many...
Indestructible and fast as hell.. For the uninitiated, a maintube frame oversized that led to chassis rigidity acted as a an oil reservoir for oil injection and strength. . The steering head bearing carriers were eccentric (upper and lower) to adjust fork angle (27-31 degrees?) and the street legal (mine) version was 225 pounds. Drop a 5- 7 lbs muffler, some signals and taillight mounts, replace some fenders with light Preston Petty (rip Preston Petty) fenders and you had a true motocross warrior that was street legal. Ditch the lights for track days and you had a fair chance against YZ and CR250s. Great bikes.
