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I thought I'd provide our reasoning on why we chose a Big Red over the other UTV's out there. Hopefully, this will help others in their decision making.
We will be picking our unit up next week, but were able to have some good seat time prior to purchasing. We were torn between an '09 Teryx NRA Edition and a camo Big Red. There were some big differences between the machines. The Teryx has more power and obviously feels more sporty. The Teryx appeared to be a well built machine, and has great looks in my opinion. We went with the BR because if looks, drives and behaves more like a mini Jeep than a UTV. The ride is much nicer in stock form, the interior space and ergonomics are fantastic, we feel safer in the BG, and most importantly the BG doesn't have a CVT transmission. I've known too many people bagging on their belt systems, and I too had negative feelings about belts with our old UTV. The engine braking in the BG is awesome, the machine feels incredibily stable and it looks to have a build quality that no one else can match. My gut tells me, even thou it's a first year model, that the reliability and durability of the BG will be the best in the industry. I'm by no means an expert, but the chassis and plastics appear designed to last substantially longer than the competition. The power is very adequate as a expeditionary/hunting/work vehicle, but wish it had a higher top speed since it toped out at 40. It is NOT a sport machine and wouldn't do very well at the dunes, but will be fantastic in the areas mentioned above. Then there's the looks of the front end. I had a really hard time coming to grips with a face only a mother could love. However, I feel the machine looks very nice from the side and rear when larger tires and wheels are added (which we've done). We've also added a grill guard to try and hide the face. All in all, we've always had fantastic experiences with Honda products and that played heavily into our decision. If there are any questions in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. We're picking up our machine next week and will put it to use next weekend, so I should be able to provide any potential buyer's with some feedback. Talk to you all soon!
We will be picking our unit up next week, but were able to have some good seat time prior to purchasing. We were torn between an '09 Teryx NRA Edition and a camo Big Red. There were some big differences between the machines. The Teryx has more power and obviously feels more sporty. The Teryx appeared to be a well built machine, and has great looks in my opinion. We went with the BR because if looks, drives and behaves more like a mini Jeep than a UTV. The ride is much nicer in stock form, the interior space and ergonomics are fantastic, we feel safer in the BG, and most importantly the BG doesn't have a CVT transmission. I've known too many people bagging on their belt systems, and I too had negative feelings about belts with our old UTV. The engine braking in the BG is awesome, the machine feels incredibily stable and it looks to have a build quality that no one else can match. My gut tells me, even thou it's a first year model, that the reliability and durability of the BG will be the best in the industry. I'm by no means an expert, but the chassis and plastics appear designed to last substantially longer than the competition. The power is very adequate as a expeditionary/hunting/work vehicle, but wish it had a higher top speed since it toped out at 40. It is NOT a sport machine and wouldn't do very well at the dunes, but will be fantastic in the areas mentioned above. Then there's the looks of the front end. I had a really hard time coming to grips with a face only a mother could love. However, I feel the machine looks very nice from the side and rear when larger tires and wheels are added (which we've done). We've also added a grill guard to try and hide the face. All in all, we've always had fantastic experiences with Honda products and that played heavily into our decision. If there are any questions in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. We're picking up our machine next week and will put it to use next weekend, so I should be able to provide any potential buyer's with some feedback. Talk to you all soon!
