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Post by bascomjohn on Oct 16, 2006 8:40:49 GMT -5
A couple of weeks ago I bought my wife a new toy to replace her Rincon. This past weekend we took it on a short ride to kinda get a feel for it. Her only complain was the steering on the road at lower speeds to sensitive.
I got to spend a little time on her grizzly
yesterday.(That's all she would let me...lol) All I
can say is wow speed has to be at least almost 1.5
times as fast as my Rinny. Handling I never really
thought that my Rinny handled hard until this, I can
almost drive with one hand now.
Now for the negative things that I noticed. I was
playing on some Whoops and noticed that the front end
of the quad seems heavier than the rear, and I don't
have the winch or box on the front. When I started to
slow from 60mph I notice that the quad would almost
feel squirrelly. I'm hoping that by changing tires
some of that feeling will disappear.
That's all that I really noticed so far, I'll have
more next week as I'm taking it to Wayne National
Forest for a guys only ride with my uncle and some
other people.
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Post by Doc on Oct 16, 2006 9:52:40 GMT -5
Congrats on the new wheeler and keep us posted with how it performs. If you decide to get rid of the xtra weight in the front let Nascar know cuz he needs more on the cat. A heavy front end will be a big help when climbing hills.
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Post by Bushog on Oct 16, 2006 10:12:53 GMT -5
I dont know if that is negative or not about the bike. I think at 60mph any of them is going to be squirrelly and asking for road rash. I guess its all to the eyes of the beholder.
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Post by bascomjohn on Oct 16, 2006 10:30:05 GMT -5
I won't argue that at all Bushog. It did however feel fine at 60, it wasn't until I had let off the gas and started to slow down to below 35 that I noticed it getting squirrelly. My wife had also complained that on the road it was squirrelly, and she was not going over 20. I plan to play with it more in the near future.
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Post by n2 on Oct 16, 2006 16:32:33 GMT -5
Some BigHorn Radials should help.  |
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Post by Bushog on Oct 16, 2006 16:46:19 GMT -5
Well my opinion is i had a 06 Artic Cat 650 Vtwin and i think the fastest i got on it was 50 or so and i felt the same thing you are talking about. And like n2 said tires has the alot to do with it if you talking about factory vs aftermarket. just my 2C
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Post by Nascar Attic on Oct 16, 2006 17:16:24 GMT -5
Is it the one with power steering?
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Post by BamaGirl on Oct 16, 2006 21:19:50 GMT -5
Congratulations on the new Grizzly!  I was wondering if u were ever going to tell it on here! I was about to bust with excitement over it! I wanna hear more about how she likes it compared to the rincon...so keep me posted. |
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Post by bascomjohn on Oct 17, 2006 0:41:19 GMT -5
Yes Nascar that is the one with power steering.
The purchase of a new set of rims and Big Horns are in future. I found out that her old Maxxis 8-Spokes don't fit the new Grizzly's due to the redesign of the disk brakes.
Just out of curiosity what's your opinion of tire size. Do we stick with the stock size, or go up to a 26" Big Horn? I've never had a belt drive quad and after pricing a Yamaha belt ($179), I don't want to have to replace it anytime soon.
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Post by Bushog on Oct 17, 2006 0:52:59 GMT -5
Bascomjohn, you need to remember that the bighorns are ture to there size, If it says 25 than it is a 25. Unlike other tires they are under the size it says it is. The 25 bighorn is like a 26 in any other brand. So i would go with the 25 Bighorns. JMO
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Post by bigdaddyh1 on Oct 17, 2006 5:59:39 GMT -5
congrats on the new whlr.....can't wait to hear more on that power steering......if it fails....are you stuck on the trail? or does it just steer like a regular whlr?
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Post by BamaGirl on Oct 17, 2006 7:35:11 GMT -5
U got anymore new pics to show??? ;D
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Post by bascomjohn on Oct 17, 2006 9:26:36 GMT -5
BD according to the service person at the dealership if the power steering fails on the trail it will operate just like a normal wheeler. The power steering is more of an electrical servo motor assist.
Bama no new pictures yet. Where I was riding last weekend is not 100% legal or illegal so I don't document it with pictures when I ride there.
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Post by n2 on Oct 17, 2006 9:36:09 GMT -5
Bascomjohn, you need to remember that the bighorns are ture to there size, If it says 25 than it is a 25. Unlike other tires they are under the size it says it is. The 25 bighorn is like a 26 in any other brand. So i would go with the 25 Bighorns. JMO I agree with Bush Hog I would go witht the 25" Big Horns. And they do run larger than most brands. We put the 26" Horns on dad's 800 Outlander and it came with 26" Carlisle on it and the Horns are a little taller. Enough that after a days ride his trip meter is a couple miles off compared to mine. My dad has a 04 Grizz with 3900 miles on it and he has never put a belt on. He has the 25" Big Horns on it. My buddy has a 04 Grizzly with 6000 miles on it and it too has never had a belt. It may very well need one but it don't slip or make any noises or anything so he hasn't touched it. |
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Post by bascomjohn on Oct 17, 2006 9:41:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. The 25 " were the way we were leaning, but I kinda like the extra width of the 26". An added plus with the 25" is I get her old 26".
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