Great video! This is exactly the type of video i want to see. Detailed, concise, precise and authoritative. Excellent!

👏👏👏...THANKS FOR THE SHOW .....HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FRIDAY EVERYONE ✌️

Every person is different. And the world NEEDS CanAm because they have the guts to innovate. But In my opinion the Grizzly has 2 major advantages and both are deal breakers for me. One is power steering. Yamaha has speed sensitive power steering and is flawless with no need to keep changing the setting like others. When you do it right the first time you don't have to adjust it. Major win for Yamaha. And 2 is the true locking diff on the Grizzly. The can am visco lock works great most of the time. But the Yamaha is perfect ALL the time.

I only paid a little over $7000 with tax for my 2023 Yamaha Kodiak 450 in the US and I loved it

I've owned both, new kodiak and grizzly. Both great machines but for fun value and a little taller handlebars and seat, clutch I choose the grizzly. I do agree with you i wish better shocks on both but both have good power, if you have a kodiak just put grizzly clutch weights in it and you'll have more throttle response and do better wheelies 😊

I have a 450 Kodiak and I made an upgrade on my tires to the CST ANCLA 6 ply bias belt mud terrain tires. They made a difference plus they were cheaper than the Mudzilla. They still do the job for me going from 25's to 26's and also an inch winder all around from stock tires when I get in mud. I like the difference the Ancla's made for my ride.

Really enjoy anything ATV or ATC. I'm guessing they both have power steering and was there any difference between them, although the different tires would affect that. 5 year old stock tires versus larger upgraded tires isn't much of a contest but that used Kodiak is a nice machine for the money. Got to get a few laps around the shop property for a test ride on a 700 King Quad and was pleased with it, then I came home and rode my 750 Brute Force and it made me smile a whole bunch. The top dog of my fleet.Keep up the great work.

Love the video thank you ,,, I went with the Kodiak 700 because it had a little more low end grunt to it it was cheaper & I do not do a lot of mud , where i live,, I have more hills ,, so far that low end grunt has got me on hills going up ,the hill ,, , to trail ride I feel these machines are wonderful, I have pulled a couple things with this machine I feel it did very well , no lack of any power , I have the base model no power steering, no speedometer, ,it is a 2023 , four wheel drive is great as well had to use it a few times ,, over all I feel it a great machine , I do a ton of trail ride with it , nothing crazy ,, some hills & not the fastest machine but over all it got a lot of power where it need to be , most of the time ,,, love the low end grunt to clime hills , ,, ?? For you what would you recommend for a speedometer on this machine , I would like to get one , ,, please keep up the great videos

I’d love to see them do a review of a 2023 Kawasaki brute force. I know they haven’t been updated in a long time but they’re still very relevant in the segment, and are a power house that’s fun to ride.

The shocks on the 2 are different, and the travel on the Grizz front is 7.6 inches. Seemed more like a tire comparison with a bit of Kolpin advertising. I do really enjoy your videos though, keep it up.

Just sold my 2016 with 9300kms. Noticed it would burn a bit of oil after an oil change. I think if u added too much oil it would burn it till the level was perfect. Got a 23' now.cheers

the grizzly with the standard tires feels quite a bit more playful and a little faster accelerating. the mud tire equipped se and xtr seem to get the most attention, but the "standard" grizzly is the better all-arounder simply because of it's tires. the grizzly is one of the most fun 4x4s ive ever ridden. in regard to the grizzly vs kodiak, suspension tuning should be different as well as slightly different clutching. the seat is different, but interchangeable too.

I'd love to see a Grizzly and KingQuad comparison.

I own a kodiak 700 SE, shes a monster when im on the road, it was 100% meant for speed

I believe the Griz is 'square" too. 27x10 tires on 14 inch rims all around. Kodiak is 25x10 -12 rear and 25x8 -12 front. I think both have front differential lock. Newer Kodiak 450 does not have diff lock I don't think. My old 2005 Kodiak 450 has diff lock. I usually have my machines for a long time so the extra 1500 or so for bigger tires is worth it.

Do u think the Yamaha kodiak 700 motor will fit in a Yamaha grizzly 660 frame

I bought my kodiak in 2018 due to price. Payed 6400 otd and it came with the yamaha warn winch promo. 😊

I just purchased the 2024 Kodiak 700 SE and I couldn’t be happier! Yes I was comparing the two models for days and weeks and I couldn’t really come up with anything majorly different. My needs are, I needed something to plow, pull some trees to clear trails, pull a small trailer, and be able to go up steep slopes under load with ease. Once I spoke to a Yamaha tech who had years of experience in the industry he explained to me the difference between the two from a technical perspective and that’s what helped me make my decision for the Kodiak 700. Once I received the machine I put it to work right away and wow I was amazed how much power it had, low end torque and ease of operation! It handled a 60in plow with no issues at all pushing some deep snow up and over a few hills and then clearing out a wide open driveway. Yes could the grizzly do that of course probably but I also have an old farm cart I use as a dump trailer it’s 4x8 steel with sides maybe weighs around 1200 pounds I hooked it up to the back of the Kodiak and I was able to clear branches and put a few logs in it around my property! That’s a true testament of work in my eyes! All in all I agree with the video it all depends on how you plan to use it. The grizzly is for the hobbyists and the Kodiak is for the farmers! Thank you for the review! I wish I know how to use KZfaq otherwise I’d show my machine in action on my farm! 😅

Both great machines.

They should offer different packages like with the raptor shock wise.

The only real difference between the two is the motor tune. The Kodiak is the workhorse it's got a lot of low end torque and low end grunt. The grizzly he's a little more sporty a little more high strung and more power in the high end

The 2016-2018 are fine, some motors had a ring issue and yamaha covered it without issue… I actually think they are the best years as yamaha stood behind the product and fixed the issue. A lot of people don’t like recalls… I know of plenty of products that should of been recalled but the company won’t stand behind it. I owned a Nissan titan xd with the Cummins diesel so I know all about this.

So 16 17 and 18 grizzlies and kodiaks had the 708 and 15 and down and 19 and up had the 686???? Right

If you put radial tires on the kodiak it will not jump around. tires make a big difference, and radials vs bias is no comparison.

Kodiak is a beast ;)

Which would you chose between the new Outlander XT or Kodiak or Grizzly?

Grizz for me

And since they don’t have the package then I’d do a comparison with the same size zillas on the machine. Not fair for the Kodiak to be compared to a grizzly on zillas bc the handling and everything is definately affected by the Kodiak having shit tires on it. I’m a trail and mud rider so I just want to know if the Kodiak Is geared lower or if it’s slower just bc it has less power bc Yamaha has better clutches and stuff in the grizzly

kodiak or rubicon 2024?

I want to go in the woods and cut firewood haul it out on a nice size trailer what would be the better atv for that the Grizzly or Kodiak?

Have the same OEM rear cargo box on my Kodiak. It’s a great addition, but they should have made it a few inches deeper to fit a helmet! So dumb! If you go into a store, restaurant etc. you have to leave your helmet on the seat or bring it with you. Even when leaving the bike to go to your tree stand.

With any due respect that’s not enough mud to stop a 2WD 4wheeler

Bro the only reason u felt like u were sliding is cause the tire are different.. put those zillas on the kodiak and then compare then again

They say the grizzly is faster bc Kodiak is more of a work horse. Does that mean the kodiak has lower gears and more bottom end to where kodiak would pull bigger tires in thick mud?

Fuji is also the parent company of Subaru, so screw that 708 cc. Fuji has something to do with Polaris im not sure what.

Like the Yamaha brand but I only considered Honda or Suzuki when looking for an atv and went Honda because I wanted gears and couldn't find a king quad footshift near me. Got a basic Rancher foot shift and also the recon for the lady with electronic shift. Just don't care for CVT belt drives

I thought the Kodiak had less horsepower and no locker in the front? Could be wrong though

I’d Never 👎 strap a ax in front of me on a ATV! 😮

Where's the mud ?

Only a 6mo warrantee on Yamaha, what gives?

Price of these things is stupid!

Wider Atvs are useless.. You can't hardly get around in "the woods" like actual trees thru actual woods making your own trail like having to go retrieve a deer or other heavy game! Narrow atvs can wiggle their way thru with so much more ease!

A rack to mount to….the rack. Lmao. Just strap the ax…..to the rack. People waste money on the craziest stuff.

My buddy and his 450 goes anywhere too

They switched from the 708 back to the 686 because the 708s were junk

Our 708 grizzly self destructed internally at 1500mi. Its Junk and shocking coming from Yamaha. It sits as not worth the cost of new engine. Another 708 replacement is Never happening. Until Yamaha makes in house a proper replacement. Avoid 708's. God be with you.peace

My 2019 kodiak700 se is great with my itp tires I go anywhere with all my buddies and there big machines