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DSmith
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Which 650 do you have?
I have a 2004 650 V2 that was treated badly by it's first owner so it has required some TLC when I first bought it and other than routine maintanance, it is a beast and it's my go-to ride. I had bought a 2005 400 brand new before I got the 650 but when my daughter got old enough to drive one solo, I 'gave' her the 400 and that's when I bought the 650. The 650 already had 2500 miles on it when I bought it, and it shows by looking at it. The 400 on the other could almost pass as a demo bike. The 400 has never had any issues what so ever.
My buddy fell in love with my 400 and went and bought a brand new 2005 500, back in early 2006. He's a big guy, wanted something bigger and went last year and bought a brand new 700 TBX and he loves it.
My brother has a 2004 500 and he's never had an issue with it that I know you.
We take good care of ours but when we are hunting, we will run them up and over everything in front of us. If I can push it over, I go over it. Needless to say, I wouldn't switch to another brand.
And by the way, I sold my Honda to get some money for the Arctic Cat 400. The Honda was a brute, but it was like driving a Sherman tank, rough riding, hard to turn, no ground clearance, manual shift, full time four wheel drive, and had to have it in neutral to start. Solid machine, but so are my Arctic Cats, but with all the bells and whistles.
One super bonus to the Arctic Cats is the rack system that allows you to mount just about anything to the front or rear and remove it or install it, in seconds. I can go from a dog hauler, to an ag sprayer, to a stock atv in seconds, without tools.
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