Well I've owned ATC/ATVs since the first ATC 90 came out in the late 70s? I rode the heck out of my ATC 90, 110, and 200. Then a Yamaha 225 DXL (shaft drive!) Then I went to the dark side with Polaris sportsman 4 wheelers. Ride nice, ground clearance, true AWD, bells whistles etc. That was about 20 years ago. 2 years ago I bought a Polaris 570 X2 (4 wheeler with big box on the back that has a flip up seat for a second passenger). Again all the bells and whistles including power steering. I put 900 miles on that X2 and put over a $1 a mile of parts into it - and thats with all my own labor to replace the parts. My dad has a Sportsman 570. He has 1500 miles on it and also has a $1 a mile of parts into it. Voltage regulators, stator plates, front axles, starter motors and the list goes on. We just use ours for hunting. No hard core riding. At some point you get sick of the constant break downs. 3 friends with Rangers. All 3 have had endless clutch issues. One just picked his up from the dealer for the 5th time yesterday and was told that all the noise AND BELT EATING is just normal and he'd have to live with it. Not what you want to hear on a $15,000 machine. A couple of weeks ago when I put the second voltage regulator in my Polaris X2 in 400 miles I said that's it, done wrenching on it. Its going DFR and I'm getting something that says Honda on it. Got great money - sellers market - and found the last P500 available in MN and bought it. The dealership where I got it also sells Can AM and Polaris. I know the salesman well and he said personally he wouldn't buy a Polaris, but they are easy to sell. If you want stone cold reliable you do not want a Polaris. If you want the go-fast bells and whistles machine its the go to ride.
