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Good,bad and ugly -
First off let me just say how impressed with overall quality I am. It's so well thought out and everything fits great and tight. Doors and gate are tight and function beautiful. Paint finish and welds are great.
Seats are extremely cozy, driver adjusts and all instrumentation easy to reach and use. Lots of storage and cup holders well placed. Roof is double panel to help quiet the noise and insulate better. Only dislikes on interior are on driver side the door latch area juts out a little too far and is more difficult to get in,you have to kinda hop in I guess. Rear seats vibrate a little over bumps and is kind of annoying.
This is by far the quietest sxs I've ever been around! Cannot understate that it's just damn quiet and extremely smooth. Yamaha has counter rotating shafts in the motor and vast rubber mounts. Does not sound or shake like a sxs.
Down the road it's really nice. Twin anti sway bars really prove to make this stable at speed. It's very stable. Top speed shown 52,sucks but it will roll at that all day long without being over revved, still quiet at that speed and the limiter doesn't bounce it's smooth and don't need to bother staying off of it.
On the trails it's pretty sure footed and again very stable. If it was going to be in trails more then roads I'd probably pull sway bars but suspension works good. I'd say on par with factory shocks on Pioneer 1000 but slightly more bumpy over real rough stuff (due to twin sway bars) but didn't bottom out and was great over high speed bumps.
Climbing is effortless and it'll stay up with Pioneer I believe. 4wd is limited slip front not open diff like most so it has more traction out of diff lock, diff lock is quick switch and it's locked. Less understeer then Pioneer and power steering is good but slightly more steering effort needed. Brakes are twin caliper and clamp awesome, they don't fade and feeling of pedal is great. This'll stop a big load if needed.
Power is a disappointment compared to the 1000 Pioneers. It does fine but not that brute animal feel the Pioneer has. It's drive by wire throttle feels great once use to it, it's got a weird nothing spot for 1/2 inch but I think it's designed that way for better belt enguagement. Nice to not have the throttle fighting you on heavy terrain. Transmission is the best belt I've ever seen so smooth and the motor never sounds like it's working because of the belt like most it's really smooth and well designed. 25mph keyed speed limiter will be a very welcomed item.
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Our overall experience was good but totally different rig then Pioneer. Positives and negatives but really liked it. Again it's so quiet smooth and well built it's hard not to admire a bit but power could be better. Being a Yamaha I'm positive aftermarket performance enhancements are already being developed.
Accessories are top notch on this rig. We added factory 30" tire package and Yamaha has an oversize clutch kit (only 47$) that allows the rig to have exact same feel while retaining speedo calibration and warranty. Windshield that fits beautifully and allows full view in between roll-bars, it also includes direct plug and play wiper and washer. Also factory rock-sliders that protect the lower rails.
