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polaris will not let you down (keep in mind there are lemons in every make), arctic cat, or yamaha Ima made in the usa kinda guy so I really like Polaris over anything else 👍

Welcome to QUADCRAZY and to the world of ATV'ing! I would personally go with the 800 but am personally inclined to Suzuki King Quads and Yamaha Grizzlys, 700-750 and more utility vs sport. However, there are so many great ATVs out there and the Can-Ams are pretty good. Take a look at Textron/Arctic Cat also. Do a search on Google for "ATV1" vs "ATV2" and if they are in the same class, you can usually find a good comparison video like:

I could have written that better. Basically the large OEM's use them because they don't suck! The large OEM's use Kymco because they work. Meet the requirements given to them for production. Honda would not use them, they are too picky. I have dealt with them when at my time with Bosch.

I never word a ring when I was a mechanic, but I now wear a silicone ring all the time except on special occasions and then I put my good one on. At one of the car dealerships I worked at a young guy got married. When he came into the shop after the honeymoon, he had on a gorgeous ring. I told him to remove it for safety reasons, but he said "I will never take if off because it is a token of the commitment to my wife". To make a long story short, before the week was out he accidentally grounded a wrench (which was touching his ring) between the terminals of a battery and destroyed the ring and give himself a third degree burn. I had a neighbor farmer who pulled the end off his finger when getting his rind caught on a through bolt on the bed of a grain truck when he jumped off the side. Ladies and Gentlemen, your spouse would rather you not wear the ring doing certain things than you having no finger to put it on.

@JacobSlabach if you ever come across and old bike laying around that’s shot. Pull the motor and split it open. I did this with my son on a beat up xr80 we found. He split the engine just to see how things work. I explained as much as I knew and in addition he learned how the clutch worked etc. It was a great learning experience.

I've had Hondas and Polaris. Never had any real gripes with either.

here is a quick video of my last autumn ride, i hope you enjoy it