Which quad

[johnspeehs]

Not wanting to start an arguing match so can someone point me to past threads on the pros and cons of different quads. Wanting to change from honda 420to something a bit bigger.

 

[Yale]

Find out what the dealers have or can get,you may not have much selection to choose from.

We‘ve just had a Can Am,570,it’s OK but not as stable as our old Suzuki 700 which is in for electrical repairs.

I know which is the best bike.

Tried a Suzuki 500 briefly but it didn’t feel right also.

Love my old 700.

 

[Yale]

BTW NFU 5% discount on Can Am currently.

 

[Andy84]

Find out what the dealers have or can get,you may not have much selection to choose from.

We‘ve just had a Can Am,570,it’s OK but not as stable as our old Suzuki 700 which is in for electrical repairs.

I know which is the best bike.

Tried a Suzuki 500 briefly but it didn’t feel right also.

Love my old 700.

I thought the 500 and 700 Suzuki’s were identical apart from the engine size?

 

[Tony1989]

Suzuki or Honda 500

 

[Purli R]

Honda..........end of.

 

[Yale]

I thought the 500 and 700 Suzuki’s were identical apart from the engine size?

When we had ours they were 450 v 700.

Our 700 just feels planted.

Gathering a few lambs yesterday with the Can am and it was lifting a wheel,a tad narrower,just not as planted.

Its a good bike but bought on price.

I do like the greasable suspension and UJs,the trailing arm rear suspension.

Single brake lever takes a bit of getting used to.

 

[Hilly]

You be lucky to get a can am they so popular they sold out .

 

[michael N123]

I demoed a can am 450? Hated it was a lot louder than a Honda and didn’t turn/handle nicely compared to what I’m used to

ended up with a 420 and 500 Honda think next time we’ll just get 2 420s they pull just aswell as the old 500s

 

[Jerry]

You be lucky to get a can am they so popular they sold out .

Neighbour told today, March at earliest.

 

[Hilly]

I demoed a can am 450? Hated it was a lot louder than a Honda and didn’t turn/handle nicely compared to what I’m used to

ended up with a 420 and 500 Honda think next time we’ll just get 2 420s they pull just aswell as the old 500s

Can am 450 is single cylinder bit loud, I’d recommend the v twin , I’ve a 650 pro , if anyone dosent like the 650 pro they quite frankly have some thing wrong with them superb quad

 

[neilo]

Can am 450 is single cylinder bit loud, I’d recommend the v twin , I’ve a 650 pro , if anyone dosent like the 650 pro they quite frankly have some thing wrong with them superb quad

I have one too. The only negative I’ve found (so far) is that the rear wheel arches narrow too much at the back, so mud flicks up and over, even with mud flaps fitted. It’ll soon be sorted out with a bit of fettling though.

 

[Hilly]

I have one too. The only negative I’ve found (so far) is that the rear wheel arches narrow too much at the back, so mud flicks up and over, even with mud flaps fitted. It’ll soon be sorted out with a bit of fettling though.

I don’t find that but maybe have different tyres ? Who knows , great bikes the 650s only went for one Cos to much wait for 570 thankgod I did .

 

[michael N123]

Can am 450 is single cylinder bit loud, I’d recommend the v twin , I’ve a 650 pro , if anyone dosent like the 650 pro they quite frankly have some thing wrong with them superb quad

Unless we Suddenly buy a snacker that hold half a ton I can’t think of any reason to need/fuel a 650+quad

not pulling anything any heavier now than what my dad did with the old Honda big reds or square 450s

 

[neilo]

I don’t find that but maybe have different tyres ? Who knows , great bikes the 650s only went for one Cos to much wait for 570 thankgod I did .

It wasn’t a problem until it got really wet recently. When I’m spinning all 4 wheels trying to get along with a heavy trailer in mud it’s like a shower. Need a new belt soon I suspect too, but got to test it.

 

[neilo]

Unless we Suddenly buy a snacker that hold half a ton I can’t think of any reason to need/fuel a 650+quad

not pulling anything any heavier now than what my dad did with the old Honda big reds or square 450s

I regularly pull the RAPPA yard (c.750kg) across the fields with mine, and have a bale trailer that lifts & carries a chopped silage bale (600 kg + trailer?), so it does a bit of work on occasion.

When it’s being used ‘normally’, the 650 doesn’t seem to use any more fuel than the 570 it replaced, and I don’t think that used any more than the 500 that replaced (all CanAm’s). It only uses much more fuel if you actually use the power, but handy to have it at times.
The biggest downsides of a bigger quad would be the larger turning circle, more width in tight spaces, resisting the temptation to give it some welly, and the extra cost to buy of course.
It’s my office for at least 6 months of the year, and often the only machine that runs of a day here in the winter.

 

[hally]

We had a can am 450, it was crap for a number of reasons replaced it with a yam 700 which is a seriously good all round farm bike. Uses include a snacker, 5 ewe swaledale trailer, and a twin axle round bale trailer on a pretty steep hill farm. Never had a bike that felt so comfortable handling weight on banks, nearly 2 years old now and needed a seal on the diff that was damp and that’s it ( under warranty obviously)

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

Have had can ams for years mainly down to local dealer and good service. Have gone from 800 to 650 and now have 570 still does everything we need snacker and large trailer for ewes and lambs. Handles them no problem, the 800 can be a bit scary when you see how much acceleration it has.

 

[cotswoldcs]

We have anew Honda 520 which I really like. So much better than the 500 it replaced. The new fwd/rev lever is a massive improvement.

 

[Nithsdale]

You be lucky to get a can am they so popular they sold out .

Nothing to do with popularity. Go to any dealer its the same story. Every manufacturer is in the same boat. Industry in the US is buggered with this virus and supply has dried up...