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Hey guys I'm in the market for a new ATV and I'm looking at all the major brands right now in the 570 series but I can't decide which brand to spring for.

Currently Bass Pro has a Tracker brand 570 ATV for $6300 which seems like a good deal and the Can Am 570 series is a little higher priced but it looks to be more powerful.

What brands do you recommend and which ones should I avoid.


This will be the first ATV I've owned but I've driven a few before.

I may even spring for a 700 series if the worth is there.

I will mostly be riding the trails with the kids and I don't have any use for heavy hauling but more power is always attractive.
 
10mmLife said:
Hey guys I'm in the market for a new ATV and I'm looking at all the major brands right now in the 570 series but I can't decide which brand to spring for.

Currently Bass Pro has a Tracker brand 570 ATV for $6300 which seems like a good deal but the Can Am 570 series is a little higher priced but it looks to be more powerful.

What brands do you recommend and which ones should I avoid.


This will be the first ATV I've owned but I've driven a few before.

I may even spring for a 700 series if the worth is there.

I will mostly be riding the trails with the kids and I don't have any use for heavy hauling but more power is always attractive.
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I love my Can Am. I have a Outlander max800. Try looking for a used Outlander Max570 or such as it has a dedicated 2 person seat with back rest and hand holds. Max brand new is $$$$$. I found a great used one.
As for a reg Can Am 570, they are a beast. More ground clearance, larger seat area and capacity for holding goods over a Yamaha or a honda. Honda will go for 1000 years, but is smaller, less options and more expensive.
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KillerFord1977 said:
I love my Can Am. I have a Outlander max800. Try looking for a used Outlander Max570 or such as it has a dedicated 2 person seat with back rest and hand holds. Max brand new is $$$$$. I found a great used one.
As for a reg Can Am 570, they are a beast. More ground clearance, larger seat area and capacity for holding goods over a Yamaha or a honda. Honda will go for 1000 years, but is smaller, less options and more expensive.View attachment 9066
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That's a good looking ride!

I'm trying to find a Can Am dealer in my area that actually has inventory so I can check one out in person.
 
10mmLife said:
Hey guys I'm in the market for a new ATV and I'm looking at all the major brands right now in the 570 series but I can't decide which brand to spring for.

Currently Bass Pro has a Tracker brand 570 ATV for $6300 which seems like a good deal and the Can Am 570 series is a little higher priced but it looks to be more powerful.

What brands do you recommend and which ones should I avoid.


This will be the first ATV I've owned but I've driven a few before.

I may even spring for a 700 series if the worth is there.

I will mostly be riding the trails with the kids and I don't have any use for heavy hauling but more power is always attractive.
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As for trails with family, thats why I chose my Outlander Max. Seats 2 extremely comfortably. I’m usually the passenger on the back as my kids want to always be the driver
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I have had a couple of ATV’s, first was a 2007 Suzuki Eigher 400 4x4, wasn’t powerful enough, traded it for a 2006 Kawasaki KFX-700 V-Twin Sports bike, to much power, almost crippled myself with this one, by the years listed, it’s been many moons ago, today if I was to get on, my choice would be the Can-Am, these are nice bikes.
 
Annihilator said:
I have had a couple of ATV’s, first was a 2007 Suzuki Eigher 400 4x4, wasn’t powerful enough, traded it for a 2006 Kawasaki KFX-700 V-Twin Sports bike, to much power, almost crippled myself with this one, by the years listed, it’s been many moons ago, today if I was to get on, my choice would be the Can-Am, these are nice bikes.
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I may go the Can Am route but I will probably go to a few dealers to check inventory and pricing on different models.
 
KillerFord1977 said:
I found last year upon my atv quest, that honda was always more expensive, less horsepower and smaller seat
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The Honda's are definitely priced way higher also.

I was going to head to Bass Pro today to look at the Trackers but I got tied up so I'll hopefully go tomorrow.

The Tracker is actually an Artic Cat with different badging. They are made of the same equipment at the same plant but roughly $1000 cheaper for the Tracker.
 
Kawasaki ATV’s are good, I had the one, my nephew has one, my other nephew has the Can Am. Sounds like a good price, on a side note, follow the manufacturers recommended maintenance schedule, very important.
 
I'd look at Polaris.

I sold ATVs for years - Honda, Kawi, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Polaris. The Sportsman series ALWAYS had the best handling, hands down, of any machine out there. We'd do entire days in the forests, with a fleet from all manufacturers, and either they'd beat you up, or the steering geometry was wonky and they would dive left or right if you so much as twitched on the bars, or the seats sucked, or you'd get covered in mud and debris. The Sportsmans kept us relatively clean, the steering was dead-on, their EPS was head and shoulders above the rest for ease of use and assist level (speed sensitive - faster speed = less assist), they have an available engine braking setting (and on the Utility models, there's a max speed setting if you're spreading seed or doing other farm tasks that require stable speeds), and the suspension simply soaked up the bumps and ruts and rocks like you were riding on marshmallows. And, they put some sort of magic...SOMEthing in their seats that was awesome. The 450 is a great bargain price unit with the same great features as the big boys; 570 is one of the most popular ones out there; the 850 and 1000 are the answers to "how much power is too much?". And, their AWD system kicks in with 1/16 of a wheel rotation - you never wonder "is that 4x4 gonna kick in soon?", it just...does. Seamless.

RIDE THEM FIRST.

Don't buy price. You have to ride them. Steer them. Feel the seats. Feel the throttle response. Look at the accessories and options. Ride with and without EPS. Ride with AWD, and with shift-able 2wd/4wd.

For my money, if I needed one, I'd go Polaris. No question. And, they weren't in our shop any more frequently than any of the other brands - reliability is up there and I wouldn't hesitate to put one to work on a regular basis, as well as go out and rip-n-tear for fun.
 
Peglegjoe said:
I'd look at Polaris.

I sold ATVs for years - Honda, Kawi, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Polaris. The Sportsman series ALWAYS had the best handling, hands down, of any machine out there. We'd do entire days in the forests, with a fleet from all manufacturers, and either they'd beat you up, or the steering geometry was wonky and they would dive left or right if you so much as twitched on the bars, or the seats sucked, or you'd get covered in mud and debris. The Sportsmans kept us relatively clean, the steering was dead-on, their EPS was head and shoulders above the rest for ease of use and assist level (speed sensitive - faster speed = less assist), they have an available engine braking setting (and on the Utility models, there's a max speed setting if you're spreading seed or doing other farm tasks that require stable speeds), and the suspension simply soaked up the bumps and ruts and rocks like you were riding on marshmallows. And, they put some sort of magic...SOMEthing in their seats that was awesome. The 450 is a great bargain price unit with the same great features as the big boys; 570 is one of the most popular ones out there; the 850 and 1000 are the answers to "how much power is too much?". And, their AWD system kicks in with 1/16 of a wheel rotation - you never wonder "is that 4x4 gonna kick in soon?", it just...does. Seamless.

RIDE THEM FIRST.

Don't buy price. You have to ride them. Steer them. Feel the seats. Feel the throttle response. Look at the accessories and options. Ride with and without EPS. Ride with AWD, and with shift-able 2wd/4wd.

For my money, if I needed one, I'd go Polaris. No question. And, they weren't in our shop any more frequently than any of the other brands - reliability is up there and I wouldn't hesitate to put one to work on a regular basis, as well as go out and rip-n-tear for fun.
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Wow I appreciate your experience on the subject. It looks like a new contender has stepped into the ring...😁👍
 
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