Deviant mentioned that the Kawasaki machine didn't work for him. We have a '15 Teryx4 and let me tell you why we love it:
-4 seater and still has a decent "bed" in the rear for lots of gear.
-rear seats have PLENTY of room for full size adults. I've been in the back of a Razor4 and I much prefer the back seat of the Teryx. All of the seats are a little more upright than the Razors, so the kids in car seats get a good view of what is going on which is nice for them.
-3 year warranty from the factory instead of 6 month or 1 year of other brands. This was huge for us.
-Easier to get in and out of -some other machines take a small amount of gymnastics to get into and out of. You slide right into the Teryx.
-Comes with doors
-shorter overall length -It's 2 ft. shorter than Razor4 or Wildcat. This was helpful to us because we didn't have to upgrade our toy hauler. Any toy hauler (camper) that will fit a 13+ foot machine is newer and $$$$$ we've made it up stuff that the longer machines couldn't because they got hung up on their belly. Obviously there are also places where the longer wheelbase performs better though.
-clutches/ belts don't go out. I don't remember exactly why but they are built differently and VERY rarely fail
-constant power to wheels -other brands go into "neutral" when you let off the gas. This means you're on your brakes down hills every time. In 4lo in the Teryx, you just roll slowly down the hill with the engine slowing you down. this also means that there is no throttle lag like the others. We briefly owned a Razor 800 and I didn't like it nearly as much as the Teryx. The throttle lag was a huge pain. Especially when loading it onto a trailer or crawling. Going from brake to throttle would lag and then jump a little as it caught. There wasn't a nice gradual power delivery. The Teryx is amazing in this aspect. Very smooth delivery from a stop and not jumpy at all. We didn't realize this when we bought it but is a very nice feature over others.
-It's built beefy. We have put ours through the ringer and it is a champ. The big names are all built sturdy but don't mistake the Teryx as a more "fragile" machine.
-The new machine costs $10k less than the Razor or Wildcat machines. ($15k vs. $25k when we priced them -'15 Teryx 800 vs. '15 Wildcat 1000)
-The 800 is a very torquey motor and plenty powerful for trail riding. We have taken it through every terrain you can imagine and it hasn't lacked power for us at all. We usually have 2 kids in the back, so we haven't really needed the extra power that a 1000 will give. The only time I've wished for more power is at the dunes when we came up slowly to a sand hill and needed to go up it. Where my buddy's new Wildcat4 on 32's would power right up it, we usually had to back up and get a small run at it. (26" stock tires) Not a big deal to me. On dirt, it needs no more power than it has, IMO
-Better fuel mileage. We can go further than our friends w/ 1000's on a tank. This has been helpful at times.
CONS:
-Suspension doesn't hold a candle to Razor or Wildcat. We knew this going in and we are ok with it. There are times when I wished for better suspension but 95% of our riding has been just fine with the stock setup. for $3k you can put suspension on it that will compete with anything out there and you're still LOTS of money ahead. We might do that this year.
-It is loud. The motor in the middle does make for a louder ride than a rear mounted engine. I don't really mind this at all on the trails but when we drive it around town (ours is street legal) It's tough to carry a conversation.
-Stock tires (BigHorn2's) suck. We had 3 punctures (rear tires) in the first 4 rides. Didn't take much. We switched to 1st gen BigHorns and it's been great.
For us, the Teryx4 has been great. I haven't had to work on it at all (besides installing random electrical stuff) so I can't speak for the ease of cracking into it, but the 3 year warranty will likely cover anything that would be hard to deal with. As with everything else, the Teryx machines hold their value very well. We looked for a low-miles used machine and found that they were either the same price as the brand new machine that we bought or VERY close. (we bought our machine from White Knuckle in Springville during their end of year blow-out sale.)
I hope this helps! Don't rule out the Kawi's! Good luck!
-4 seater and still has a decent "bed" in the rear for lots of gear.
-rear seats have PLENTY of room for full size adults. I've been in the back of a Razor4 and I much prefer the back seat of the Teryx. All of the seats are a little more upright than the Razors, so the kids in car seats get a good view of what is going on which is nice for them.
-3 year warranty from the factory instead of 6 month or 1 year of other brands. This was huge for us.
-Easier to get in and out of -some other machines take a small amount of gymnastics to get into and out of. You slide right into the Teryx.
-Comes with doors
-shorter overall length -It's 2 ft. shorter than Razor4 or Wildcat. This was helpful to us because we didn't have to upgrade our toy hauler. Any toy hauler (camper) that will fit a 13+ foot machine is newer and $$$$$ we've made it up stuff that the longer machines couldn't because they got hung up on their belly. Obviously there are also places where the longer wheelbase performs better though.
-clutches/ belts don't go out. I don't remember exactly why but they are built differently and VERY rarely fail
-constant power to wheels -other brands go into "neutral" when you let off the gas. This means you're on your brakes down hills every time. In 4lo in the Teryx, you just roll slowly down the hill with the engine slowing you down. this also means that there is no throttle lag like the others. We briefly owned a Razor 800 and I didn't like it nearly as much as the Teryx. The throttle lag was a huge pain. Especially when loading it onto a trailer or crawling. Going from brake to throttle would lag and then jump a little as it caught. There wasn't a nice gradual power delivery. The Teryx is amazing in this aspect. Very smooth delivery from a stop and not jumpy at all. We didn't realize this when we bought it but is a very nice feature over others.
-It's built beefy. We have put ours through the ringer and it is a champ. The big names are all built sturdy but don't mistake the Teryx as a more "fragile" machine.
-The new machine costs $10k less than the Razor or Wildcat machines. ($15k vs. $25k when we priced them -'15 Teryx 800 vs. '15 Wildcat 1000)
-The 800 is a very torquey motor and plenty powerful for trail riding. We have taken it through every terrain you can imagine and it hasn't lacked power for us at all. We usually have 2 kids in the back, so we haven't really needed the extra power that a 1000 will give. The only time I've wished for more power is at the dunes when we came up slowly to a sand hill and needed to go up it. Where my buddy's new Wildcat4 on 32's would power right up it, we usually had to back up and get a small run at it. (26" stock tires) Not a big deal to me. On dirt, it needs no more power than it has, IMO
-Better fuel mileage. We can go further than our friends w/ 1000's on a tank. This has been helpful at times.
CONS:
-Suspension doesn't hold a candle to Razor or Wildcat. We knew this going in and we are ok with it. There are times when I wished for better suspension but 95% of our riding has been just fine with the stock setup. for $3k you can put suspension on it that will compete with anything out there and you're still LOTS of money ahead. We might do that this year.
-It is loud. The motor in the middle does make for a louder ride than a rear mounted engine. I don't really mind this at all on the trails but when we drive it around town (ours is street legal) It's tough to carry a conversation.
-Stock tires (BigHorn2's) suck. We had 3 punctures (rear tires) in the first 4 rides. Didn't take much. We switched to 1st gen BigHorns and it's been great.
For us, the Teryx4 has been great. I haven't had to work on it at all (besides installing random electrical stuff) so I can't speak for the ease of cracking into it, but the 3 year warranty will likely cover anything that would be hard to deal with. As with everything else, the Teryx machines hold their value very well. We looked for a low-miles used machine and found that they were either the same price as the brand new machine that we bought or VERY close. (we bought our machine from White Knuckle in Springville during their end of year blow-out sale.)
I hope this helps! Don't rule out the Kawi's! Good luck!
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