....and you wanted to add a bench seat in the rear for your 2 kids.

Will be used for sport riding, no work, no hunting.

I have a 700 Rhino and my buddy wants to get one and set it up like mine to take his family trail riding.

I am a die-hard Rhino guy, but the EFI Terrx is looking damn good.

What are your thoughts?

from wat i have heard it is just a cheaper model of the rhino.... personally i would stick with yamaha on this one.

2009 Teryx for sure. The 700 Rhino is nice, but the extra power in the Teryx v-twin is worth it.

Any news on when the true 4 seat Rhino will be out?

It's a bummer you can't add a bench to the RZR, they are way more fun to drive.

It's a bummer you can't add a bench to the RZR, they are way more fun to drive.

Agreed. Have the quality issues gotten better with the RZR?

Not that I know of but to preface that a bit, ours has never broken and I have beat on it pretty hard. If I were to take one rig out though that I need to feel assured would get me home it would be the Rhino.

I love my 09 Teryx. The efi is awesome. It starts right up even when very cold. Power is great. I have had it since early November and have had zero issues with it.

Agreed. Have the quality issues gotten better with the RZR?

Really, the only quality issue they ever had was the air intake setup. For 09, they threw a larger filter in, and added a lip to the throttle body to keep the rubber boot from coming off so easily. But even with the new improvements, the factory setup is pretty sad. It sucks to spend 10k+ on a machine and have to worry about blowing your motor because of dust. Best bet is to add a Dragon fire racing air box (because the factory air box seals like shit) and go with a snorkel kit. I have over 1000 EXTREMELY hard miles on my 08 RZR, and it has yet to give me a problem other than wheel bearings. I have yet to do the dragon fire air box, but I did add a snorkel kit and better latches to the air box...so I'm not too worried about the dust issues. The 09's also got a little better roll cage, and some frame gussets, which is never a bad thing.


As for the original question...the Teryx is a bad machine, look up some of the videos on youtube of the guys who have done the 840cc kit....those things are monsters with some motor work. Can-Am is supposed to release their new side x side later this year, or next year...and rumors (which may be total BS) have put it close to 100hp from the factory. We shall see. But you really cant go wrong with a Rhino, they are no racers from the facotry, but they are pretty damn reliable and the aftermarket is huge. The new ranger XP is also pretty nice, but they are very large machines...if you do any type of trail riding, something a little smaller may be a better option. I'm waiting to see if Polaris puts their new 850cc power plant into the ranger/rzr line...they make 70hp from the facotry, which would be a nice boost over the current 700's and 800's.

Good info!

Any news on when the true 4 seat Rhino will be out?

Yamaha is very quite about it. They are now almost 2 months past their scheduled unveiling.

I would get the Arctic Cat XTZ 1000 Powler. Piss on all of those little ones.

Got an 08 rzr stock besides fastec hubs, gorilla axles, 09 intake upgrade, and I built a cage for it. I wouldnt trade it for anything out right now. All the others are to large in my opinion with not enought power. Cant say much about the prowler havent had a chance to drive one yet.

If it were just me riding and an occasional rider, it would be a RZR all the way. They cant take a bench seat for kids.

This is about Rhino or Teryx...Artic Cats are scary fast but too tall and gay so no thanks.

The guy wants to set this up out of the box with a family cage, rear bench and bolt-on mods for performance.

Rhino or Teryx?

STEER CLEAR FROM ARCTIC CAT, MY PROWLER LIKES TO EAT REAR OUTPUT SHAFTS. ONLY 27" TIRES, IT GETS USED BUT NOT ABUSED. JUNK IN MY BOOK:mad3: MY 2 CENTS WORTH

STEER CLEAR FROM ARCTIC CAT, MY PROWLER LIKES TO EAT REAR OUTPUT SHAFTS. ONLY 27" TIRES, IT GETS USED BUT NOT ABUSED. JUNK IN MY BOOK:mad3: MY 2 CENTS WORTH


LOL That is as bad as my buds RZR. It had 42 hours on it. It is on its 3rd belt and has broken 2 axles and he drives like an old lady.

Teryx...the extra power of the V-Twin. The EFI mods are some $$$ so why dump $2k into a single cylinder?? Just be warned that there are not alot of options out there for the '09 Teryx as far a performance. Many places still working on fuel mapping, exhaust, intakes, ect...
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq333/bobman34/Teryx/IMG_0321.jpg

Who made your cage? I like the rolled tube.

Get the prowler if you want to run 75 down the highway. :grinpimp: YouTube - TMW OFF-ROAD Artic Cat Prowler XTZ 1000 H2 Unveiled (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB4EAmqsaTE)

Get the S if you have to have the RZR.

I would get the Arctic Cat XTZ 1000 Powler. Piss on all of those little ones.

You might as well buy a samurai, it is about the same size but will be better quality.

Who made your cage? I like the rolled tube.

Rigid Industries in Mesa, AZ

There was a thread on Race Dezert about Rhino's, SxS's ETC.

It was mentioned that Yamaha canceled the 4 seater Rhino.
Not sure if theres any truth to it, but I'll see if I can find the thread and link it.

TERYX ALL THE WAY!!!
i have an 08 with only a dynatek cdi and it rips, zero problems with around 50 hrs on it.

I can say the Terrex hauls ass but the suspension is spongy as we rolled over pretty easy. It handles rough terrain well though in a straight line.
Personally, I'd go with a new Polaris and if you have 1 more rug rat, they'd fit too.:p

NO MORE rugrats!

Nolen,

What did he end up getting?

Later,
Jon D.

Nolen,

What did he end up getting?

Later,
Jon D.

I still have my 700 Rhino. I was asking for a friend who is looking.

If I were to do it all over, I think I would get a RZR-S and just take turns riding my kids instead of buying a rig for the back seat area.

I just updated some safety stuff on my Rhino and am thinking about a Muzzy exhaust and programmer (another $1000) just so it can keep up with a RZR :rolleyes:

Yeah, RZR - S is what I'm leaning towards. Not many in Central Texas and it sounds like the best bet is to go to Southern OK in order to skirt sales tax...

Yeah, RZR - S is what I'm leaning towards. Not many in Central Texas and it sounds like the best bet is to go to Southern OK in order to skirt sales tax...

go to east TX. There people buy them, crank the shocks and put 29.5s on it and call it a day.

BTW, I bought a 2009 rzr 800 and so far we have ~370 miles on it with no troubles. I ride the piss out of it. My only complaint is the engine braking sucks, nothing like the sportsman's. It is still a HUGEEEE step up from the rhino(I owned a 660 and spent some time in a 450) in quality, ergonomics, and of course...power.

Any more rumours about can am coming out with a side by side?

I'm disapointed they wasted their R&D money on a friggin tricycle!!

Teryx, I got a 09 makin a little more than 100hp, drivetrain is strong and we've never had a issue

Any more rumours about can am coming out with a side by side?

Nothing but rumors.

Nothing but rumors.


Shitty. How confident are you in that? I'd like a rhino platform with about a 1200cc engine and the ability to run 27's or better. Out of the box with a warranty.... Yeah, right.

I'm decent friends with some folks at the arctic cat shop. Anything good about them 1000's?

I am sold on the Tyrex myself, just waiting for my finances to get better for the purchase.

Other than finding a "Truly Qualified" shop to service my 2009 Teryx sport I am happy with it.

I have not killed it dead yet and I drive it hard, have over 3000 miles / 205 hours on it since I picked it up in December 2008.

Tires are about due for replacement now at 3K miles kind of getting bald!

Waiting for Dynatek to get there shit together and release the new CDI that will remove speed limiter and rev limiter along with modifiable timing curves.

The '09 Teryx that now has Fuel Injection is great, too bad most the shops I have gone to suck ass!

Shop I bought from set all the valve clearances different and wrong, fawking idiots!

Next shop was a little better but did not do all that was asked when I took it in, but what they did do was O.K. even though they did not check the drive belt as asked in service order. There now gone MDK Folsom closed its doors.

Next shop can service but not do warranty work as they did not sell enough RUV's for Kawi and are no longer a warranty service provider for Kawi.

I won't go to the Kawi shop in Placerville as the technician quoted I only service units bought at my shop then if I have time maybe I can check yours.
Well then, Fawk Off Mike's cycle of Placerville you don't get my money!

Guess I have to haul it across the valley for service now, maybe I will try Kawi of Roseville?

Other than the lack of qualified service providers the Kawisaki Teryx is GREAT!

Go drive a 2010 Ranger XP

Niiice

Any more rumours about can am coming out with a side by side?

I'm disapointed they wasted their R&D money on a friggin tricycle!!

Should be released around Jan or Feb of 2010. It will most likely have a 800cc rotax and a option for tricycle (spyder) 1100cc or whatever size it is engine. I know it will have Fox shocks on it and will put a huge hurtin on RZR sales. There will be a couple new bikes coming out within the next year from Polaris from what I understand.