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Posted by: garyc660R
Originally posted by: DesertViper
I love the Rhino, it is my favorite off road toy. I get to choose between an open class two stroke dirt bike, a 700cc utility atv, and the Rhino, and I pick the Rhino about 70% of the time, the bike 25% of the time, and the utility atv almost never. The Rhino is so much more fun for me than the utility atv, that when I am in the mood for four wheeling I always go with the Rhino. Mine is more specialized than most, with a long travel suspension that gives it 15" of suspension travel, full race cage, race bumpers, and other stuff, yet it remains very very versatile.
Two weeks ago I had it on the WORCS track in Monticello, UT, and spent all day clearing 50' downhill doubles, table top jumps, and pounding it through the whoops. It rides like a mini trophy truck, and handles serious air time like its nothing at all. It corners at wide open throttle in perfect powerslides, doesn't feel even the least bit tippy, and is just a complete joy to drive on the track. The suspension and tires makes my Rhino 17" wider than stock, so keep that in mind when I describe cornerning.
DV
Does your Rhino never land awkward over those 50' doubles? Seems as if something went wrong during takeoff or in the air compensation would be minimum at best since you can't shift your weight? Apologies for the derail gents.
Posted by: blackballed
The Rzr will get you EFI; a much narrower width and do all the things mentioned when properly equipped. The Rhino is no better than the Ranger XP and all three are truly very different machines (prowler incl.) that would be well suited given a more detailed explanation of your needs. (tight trails?; mud-thrasher?; high speed stability/jumps?; cargo room?; etc.).
Posted by: blackballed
Daranello: Polaris Ranger RZR 800 EFI
Originally posted by: DesertViper
Tell us about it Daranello. I'd like to hear about it.
DV
I'm not going to speak for him...but I've had the Rhino since it first came out and wouldn't go back up to a 7" higher CG at this point in time. The Rhino is, by good measure, 'stiffer built' than the Rzr, no doubt.
Yet it when comes to the all-important pure fun factor?
Daranello hasn't gotten back with this thread most likely because he's been to busy having just that...and I do believe that I can speak for him on that issue.
Strap yourself into one for a test ride and get creative with the storage (part of the fun in owning these things)...you're going to notice quite a difference.
Posted by: pwillie
The Rhino is a great utility vehicle. You can modify most the utes for anything,racing,hunting,are just plain jane fun!! I like the Rhino because they seem to have the best trade-resale value..you can't give away a Polaris around here.
Posted by: Daranello75
Polaris Ranger RZR 800 EFI
Posted by: DesertViper
A Rhino won't go every place an ATV will go, at least not without plowing the rollbar through the tree branches to make the trail wider as you go. Width can sometimes limit where it can go, but it rides smoother, and feels more stable on extreme angles. The Razr is the narrowest, followed by the Rhino, then the Prowler and Ranger are the widest for when it comes to fitting down the trail. The Rhino accelerates slower than an ATV because of its weight, but you get to take a passenger with you.
Posted by: DesertViper
I love the Rhino, it is my favorite off road toy. I get to choose between an open class two stroke dirt bike, a 700cc utility atv, and the Rhino, and I pick the Rhino about 70% of the time, the bike 25% of the time, and the utility atv almost never. The Rhino is so much more fun for me than the utility atv, that when I am in the mood for four wheeling I always go with the Rhino. Mine is more specialized than most, with a long travel suspension that gives it 15" of suspension travel, full race cage, race bumpers, and other stuff, yet it remains very very versatile.
Two weeks ago I had it on the WORCS track in Monticello, UT, and spent all day clearing 50' downhill doubles, table top jumps, and pounding it through the whoops. It rides like a mini trophy truck, and handles serious air time like its nothing at all. It corners at wide open throttle in perfect powerslides, doesn't feel even the least bit tippy, and is just a complete joy to drive on the track. The suspension and tires makes my Rhino 17" wider than stock, so keep that in mind when I describe cornerning.
This morning my brother-in-law and I took my two weiner dogs and drove the Rhino up on the mountain to go for a hike. We took the Rhino up some steep rocky hillclimbs and rocky ledges in 4-low/lock and parked it at the end of the trail, then hiked for two hours on up the mountain enjoying a beautiful 4th of July morning, while getting some exercise.
The Rhino is great, and it has done everything I have wanted to do with it. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't even buy the Grizzly 700. On really steep or off camber terrain, or on really uneven terrain with big ditches and washouts the Rhino will out-perform the Grizzly hands down. Much of the difference is from the Lonestar suspension on the Rhino, because with that much travel it essentially never lifts a tire rock crawling. Its like a big spider at slow speed, and rides like a trophy truck at high speed. It is the most amazing off road toy I've ever owned. But even stock a Rhino has so much potential that I would chose it over a utility quad any day of the week.
It depends on what terrain you are going to be doing, but a Rhino (or a Razr, or a Prowler) is certainly worth considering.
DV
Posted by: DesertViper
One other thing I failed to mention... The Rhino is built tough as all get out. This is our second Rhino, and we haven't managed to break anything yet. The stock spindles, tie rods, steering rack, transmission, and everything else has held up well. The axles on this Rhino are from Lonestar, but the CV joints are stock, and are still going strong.
In contrast, I took our Grizzly 700 for a few laps on the Monticello track while we were there, and even though I wasn't getting anywhere even close to as much air with the Grizzly as I had been with the Rhino, because the Grizzly is stock, I still bent something in the chassis, and the transmisison linkage is now way out of whack, and neutral is now in-between the slot for neutral and reverse, and it wont go into low range at all. I'll have to re-adjust the linkage to fix it.
Anyway, the Rhino can be great if it fits what you want to do with it. Good luck with which ever you choose, and have fun with it.
DV
Posted by: DesertViper
The key is to make sure your take off is correct before you leave the ground.
It actually takes more to deflect a Rhino from its path than it does a quad, so I have had less problems with a lip on a jump, or a small rock on the lip of a jump causing the Rhino to pitch sideways off of a jump, than I have with quads. I came up short on one double jump that I really shouldn't have even attempted though, and landed right on the Lonestar front race bumper. That was a hard landing, and lots of dirt, rocks, sticks, and other crap flew up in the air, and then back into my face as I kept going down the track. That was my closest to disaster near miss on the Rhino, and it caused no damage to the Rhino. A long travel Rhino is actually easier to fly than a quad, and flys better, and lands better. If you ever did get it completely sideways in the air, you better have a good aftermarket race cage and five point harnesses on that thing though.
Posted by: DesertViper
Tell us about it Daranello. I'd like to hear about it.
DV
Posted by: DesertViper
The Rhino definitely has the edge when it comes to aftermarket support. Just the variety of suspension upgrades is mind boggling. There are a half dozen manufacturers of stock replacement shocks if you want to keep the stock a-arms and stock width. For mudders there are 2" lifts, 4" lifts, and 6" lifts. And for more or less stock height, but with greater width and suspension travel, you can buy long travel shocks and a-arms that come in +3" length, +4" length, +5" length, several different +6" length kits, +6.5" length, and +7" length. Suspension travel varies from the stock 7" with stock replacement shocks, all the way up to 17" of suspension travel with the +7 a-arms. Take you pick on shocks ... Elka, Fox, Ohlins, Bilstein, King, Walker Evans Racing, ... you name it. Motor mods also run the gammut from simple air intake and exhaust upgrades, to a 686cc, 727cc, 760cc, and 800cc big bore stroker motors with dual carbs. You can also buy a bolt on supercharger, or a turbocharger if you prefer. You can change to a dry clutch with more tuning capability, or you can go with numerous different clutch kits for the stock clutch. And you can buy a bolt on power steering set up with hydraulic ram assist steering. Or you can buy a much stronger aftermarket rack and pinion steering box if you manage to break the stock one. Then you can get into the unbelievable number of other products like race cages, four seat cages, doors, bumpers, tops, aftermarket plastic from at least three different companies, and the list goes on, and on, and on. The aftermarket industry for Rhino's has gone nuts.
Posted by: DeeDawg
Originally posted by billl2099:
ARCTIC CAT PROWLER MADE IN AMERICA AND PROUD OF IT
just say no to chinese junk
I second all the above!!!!
QUOTE FOR TODAY:
Extremists should be shot
Posted by: billl2099
after test riding the ranger, rhino and prowler, i pick the prowler. the only thing i like about the ranger was the rear wheels could be unlock and have one drive wheel, didn't like the bench seat nor the grar shift lever coming out of the dash, the rhino was to small and besides i didn't want to be like everyone else, the prowler was fast with good ground clearance, bucket seats, and looks good, mine a 07, if i had to buy another sxs i'd buy another prowler, the 08 are even better, with bigger engine, tilt wheel and more ground clearance
Posted by: smoothguy
I have the prowler and bought it b/c it is sportier, faster and has more travel than the rhino. yamaha makes a great machine, but did not look cool enough for me. I love the way the prowler looks. no problems with mine. runs great!
tough decision. drive each and then decide.
Posted by: Honeyduck96
Kawasaki has a new entry as well. TERYX 750!
Kinda looks like the Yamaha (actually, REALLY looks like the Yamaha).
It's wider than the Rhino, but not quite as wide as the Prowler.
750 V-Twin..should be a sweet machine
TERYX 750
Posted by: MULEDESTROYER
its made in usa and yamaha is from japan, not china. and i do say no to chinese junk.
Posted by: bigned1904
i like the rhino because of all the upgrades they make for them. much cheaper to upgrade also.
Posted by: mud-slinger
I am looking at buying a UTV in the near furture. i will be using it for hunting, plowing snow, but mostly for trails and mud holes. i have been looking at the yamaha Rhino 660. But i want to know how does it handle? How is it on the trails? can it go anywhere a normal atv can go? is the rhino better the the ranger? how about the prowler? Help!
Posted by: mud-slinger
How do you enjoy your rhino? was it worth the money?
Posted by: mud-slinger
The only thing that i dont like about the new Polaris Ranger RZR 800 EFI is that the back box is so small! you cant put much gear in it. But i do like the motor! tons of power when you need it.
