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Offline Ramrod

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Yamaha Bruin?
« on: May 28, 2004, 05:05:31 PM »
Hey guys, I just got a Bruin 350, 2WD, my first quad. Fairly level on my place, so I don't belive I need 4WD. Gonna hunt with it and do some chores, maybe mowing too. I should add that I'm an old dirt biker from the 70's, and I do know how to push a machine hard. I have even hauled a few deer out behind my bikes just to get some work out of them. I still like to play though, I just don't like to jump as high as I used to. Any comments on this model? Good or bad, I don't care, I'd like to hear some opinions from anyone riding these things.
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2004, 05:22:39 AM »
Typical Yamaha quality.  You won't be disappointed.  Only thing is, I would have thought an old dirt biker much like myself would have opted for more power. :shock:  

If you're a flatlander and don't do a lot of mud you've made a good choice.
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2004, 02:25:54 PM »
Well, the power to $$$ ratio was my main concern :oops:
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2004, 05:06:13 AM »
Theres a review of it at www.atvconnection.com
You made a good choice on a good quad.
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2004, 07:58:47 AM »
I have the power (Grizzly) and the nimble (Recon).  A lot of times the small ones are more fun to ride especially in the woods since they handle so much better.  If yours is as good of quality as my Grizzly, you will be happy.
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2004, 04:34:43 PM »
The Yamaha is a good quality machine, you will not be disappointed, however at some point you will wish you had opted for the 4x4, flatland or not... :D
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2004, 05:52:16 PM »
4 wheel drive is way overated in 4 wheelers as in pick ups.  My Recon has been through some nasty mud holes and only hung up one time when I high centered it in a mud hole.  My Grizzly does have 4 wheel drive, and I can count the times on one hand I have used it, and then would have been fine without it.  No doubt it you are in a real nasty mud hole, the 4 wheel drive is handy but unless you are doing some extreme riding it does not happen very often.

By the way, all my pickups for the last 25 years have been two wheel drive also.  Different stroke for different folks I suppose.
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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2004, 07:23:59 PM »
Bullseye,
I will guarantee if you ever went hunting or riding with me you would require 4wd in both truck and atv.. A buddy just bought a Suzuki Eiger 400 about 3 months ago, cheaped out and got the 4x2. For about the same price as the winch he just bought he could have had the 4x4. I have a sneaking suspicion he got the winch because he was tired of all the teasing he got after we were either pulling him out a dozen times a trip or saying "wait we cant go that way, John cant make it" :)
In anycase, if 4x2's work where you live more power to you, but I would be in a world of hurt with out mine..... :D
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« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2004, 04:28:21 AM »
that 4WD is over rated.  Now considering that without a front locking diff, a person really has 3WD and not true 4WD atv.  Most of the newer ATV's are offering 2WD/4WD/4WD locked & true, alot of riders truly don't need a 4WD quad.  However, what I have found is that although my old 2WD yamaha could go most of the places friends were going on their 4WD atv's, they did it more safely than I did.  I'm not talking about mud holes, but about steep, rocky, difficult climbs.  

I made most of the climbs  in 2WD, but had to use alot of body english to motiviate the quad over large rocks.  Timing, moving my weight around and hitting the gas got me up and over,  but the 4WD quads simply got in 4WD low and slowly crawled up and over.  Safety is something to consider if a person will be riding in steep, hilly, rocky or mountainous areas.
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Re: Disagree a bit
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2004, 03:38:54 PM »
Quote from: markc
that 4WD is over rated.
I made most of the climbs  in 2WD, but had to use alot of body english to motiviate the quad over large rocks.  Timing, moving my weight around and hitting the gas got me up and over,  but the 4WD quads simply got in 4WD low and slowly crawled up and over.

That's how I get around on dirt bikes too. You just have to get the old butt off the seat. 2wd just handles better too.
I have just got this thing broke in and so far I can't find anything to complain about.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2004, 06:49:05 AM »
http://community.webshots.com/photo/159811494/159812232FPdUGq

This is what 4wd is for. Speaking from my own experiences as being a pretty hardcore mudrider........2wd won't go where 4wd will go. It won't even come close.
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« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2004, 06:01:22 PM »
I've had my Bruin for about 10 mos now and am very happy with it. I use 2WD probably 99% of the time, but it is nice having the 4WD. I think the Bruin is a good buy for the money!
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« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2004, 02:30:22 AM »
The bruin is a definately nice quad at a good price. I have been trying to talk the wife into letting me get one for her for a while. If Yamaha would go ahead and put a low range in it I would go buy one tomm.
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