Yamaha Kodiak 400 4x4 - Any good?
sx
Is this a good bike? Any known problems with it?
Thanks in advance,
350X_Rider
little underpowered for heavy, big guys, but I know several 6' 220lbs guys
that have them.... have since upgraded to grizzlies, or 700 polaris quads
now.... if you like it, get it...
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Steve Wolfe
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> little underpowered for heavy, big guys, but I know several 6' 220lbs
guys
> that have them.... have since upgraded to grizzlies, or 700 polaris
quads
> now.... if you like it, get it...
While they may not drive 70 MPH, I think they do have more than enough
power for trail riding.
Last year, on the Paiute trail, I was riding a borrowed 400cc Kodiak.
Another fellow was riding a borrowed moto-4. (What a machine, eh?) We
came to a hill that was too steep for the moto-4, it simply didn't have
enough power to make it up with the 180-pound rider.
We put the moto-4 in neutral, and hooked a tow-strap to the Kodiak. The
Kodiak pulled itself, the moto-4, my 225-pound body, and the 180-pound
person up the hill quite easily. It was in low-range, and had such an
easy time that I shifted into second gear half-way up the hill - making me
do a nice wheelie. : ) Again, it might not drive 70 MPH, but it's got
more than enough grunt for most people's needs.
steve
sx
not just to cruise on cleared trails.. but more for making my own trail and
playing around with....
still looking for feedback because Im going to buy this after work today..
any info much apreciated...
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Sin
> not just to cruise on cleared trails.. but more for making my own trail
and
> playing around with....
>
> still looking for feedback because Im going to buy this after work today..
> any info much apreciated...
As someone said, it's definitly not a powerhorse. A friend of mine bought a
450 recently and I tried it. There is no extra power there, it barely has
enough to move itself and the rider. But it's still a very good machine.
Just not something you'll get speed/acceleration thrills out of.
Alex.
sx
Thanks
350X_Rider
it's not a utility quad... not enough to work a farm with... pulling a mower
will be ok... pulling a trailer with 400lbs of fertilizer around for a few
hours will probably be more than it would like....
If this is your first quad, you will adore it... if you've ridden before....
skip it and save up some more money.. you'll be bored with it.....
a 400cc quad is a great middle of the road quad.. big enough for 90% of
stuff... the 10% will be deep mud holes that it's not meant for... pulling
heavier loads, even with low gear... it's not meant to be a worker.... not
many are, but some do it better than others....
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sx
So I hope to enjoy it, and get into the sport...
I'll find out what type of condition it is in and go from there...
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Steve Wolfe
Off of the top of my head, I don't recall exactly which year it was.
It's certainly not a 2001 or newer. I'm guessing it was somewhere from
96-99.
steve
Steve Wolfe
that...
> it's not a utility quad... not enough to work a farm with... pulling a
mower
> will be ok... pulling a trailer with 400lbs of fertilizer around for a
few
> hours will probably be more than it would like....
While we certainly didn't have to pull it for hours, we routinely take
an enclosed dual-axle trailer loaded with 5 quads, back the Kodiak out of
the trailer, hook the trailer (including the other 4 quads) to the Kodiak,
and pull it short distances (50-60 yards) to get the trailer where we want
it. You have to put it in low range, but it pulls it just fine.
steve
SteelyRON
It sure isn't the reason that I can't go up any mountain around here as fast
as I want or can handle. I'm in Webster County, WV, and these mountains are
as serious as anything on the East Coast.
The reviews that I have read, never said anything like underpowered??? You
must be used to big bores or something..
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Bradley V. Stone
same as other years. 2000 went to auto tranny, 98 and before I
believe had some sort of knob shifter? Not sure.. the 99 didn't.
but, same engine, power, etc.
The kodiak does a great job for it's use. You won't keep up to bigger
4x4s on the straights (top speed seems to be around 45 or so) but you
wll have fun with it... enough power to do most anything.
I'm still lookin at selling mine. Whats the price on the 94 you're
looking at? I'm thinking around 3500 for my 99 is a fair price..
hey jim
quad. Lots of low end power (they're geared pretty low, more of a work
horse). He put a lot of hours of hard use on his and didn't seem to
ever have any trouble with it. I have a 2K Kodiak now but it's a
completely different machine than the '98, but for what it's worth I
like my 2000 a lot!
http://atv.home.attbi.com/
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 12:39:02 -0700, "sx" <$twe...@rogers.com> wrote:
Sin
> It sure isn't the reason that I can't go up any mountain around here as
fast
> as I want or can handle. I'm in Webster County, WV, and these mountains
are
> as serious as anything on the East Coast.
> The reviews that I have read, never said anything like underpowered???
You
> must be used to big bores or something..
I didn't say it was underpowered. I said it's definitly not overpowered.
It's enough, but it's far from too much. I couldn't possibly say it's a
performant quad as far as speed/acceleration goes.
You are right in thinking I'm used to big bores, I own a 660cc Grizzly. This
is performance, or 'too much', as far as 4x4 quads go. By too much I mean
more than enough...
Alex.
Steve Wolfe
So, did you buy the Kodiak? How did it turn out?
steve