looking for a UTV

dscofever · 2011-01-15 13:32:44

So I have a wife and 3 small kids. I ride dirt bikes, and would like to fit all of the kids and wife for a family ride. I want something that hauls like the rzr s. Just wondering what you guys would suggest? Has anyone driven the rzr 4? Will Can Am come out with a 4 seater?

ANY advise you guys would like to give would be appreciated. Thanks for reading.

rzrider · 2011-01-15 20:17:34

I have a Rzr4 and really like it enjoy taking my family. If I had 3 little ones I would change the rear seats out with a rear bench seat from Twisted Stitch.
It is a Rzr S with more seats.

dscofever · 2011-01-17 10:36:23

Just so I know, are there different models of the rzr 4? It's hard to tell on Polaris's web site. I want the highest performance like the rzr S, not the stock rzr.

dscofever · 2011-01-17 10:37:12

I have a Rzr4 and really like it enjoy taking my family. If I had 3 little ones I would change the rear seats out with a rear bench seat from Twisted Stitch.
It is a Rzr S with more seats.

Thanks for the feedback, can I fit (qty 3) 5 point harnesses on bench seat?

ghostriderr6 · 2011-01-17 10:59:59

My 3, 5, and 6 year old are shoulder to shoulder in my brother-in-laws RZR4 with the rear bench which wouldn't cut it for me. They would only fit for a couple more years for 1 but the worst part would be a 3, 5, and 6 year old sitting shoulder to shoulder if you know what I mean. I went with a 2010 Crew and thought I wouldn't be happy with the 46 mph top speed and the fewer hp but I think it was a better decision for me since we can grow into it and I still haven't found anywhere I couldn't go comfortably. No I can't climb china wall at the dunes but so what, I can dune everywhere the quads RZR's and sandrails in my camp dune and I can put 4 grand into my Crew for performance parts before I reach the price of the RZR4. We could all fit in the crew until they are old enough to buy there own toys. We'll still have dirtbikes and quads but we like our family outings.

MR. KRYPTONITE · 2011-01-18 03:19:23

Just so I know, are there different models of the rzr 4? It's hard to tell on Polaris's web site. I want the highest performance like the rzr S, not the stock rzr.

No. Same motor but different color options.

MR. KRYPTONITE · 2011-01-18 03:20:32

I have a Rzr4 and really like it enjoy taking my family. If I had 3 little ones I would change the rear seats out with a rear bench seat from Twisted Stitch.
It is a Rzr S with more seats.
Thanks for the feedback, can I fit (qty 3) 5 point harnesses on bench seat?

Yes. If you run a bench up front and a bench in the back you can seatbelt 6 people.

Fasttrax · 2011-01-19 08:13:06

I love my RZR4! After having a four seat rhino and banging heads and bruising tail bones it is definetely a caddilac on the trails and whoops. I am excited to think in the next few years what you will see in four-seated UTV machines, there will be more choices available.

Although mine usually has three seats empty I don't mind the extra lenth when it comes to climbing or anything else really. There is no greater fun than taking three others with you on a amusement ride they have no control over either.

zrated · 2011-01-19 08:44:47

I'll throw in my .02 here

I needed seating for 6, but still wanted good performance. I went with a Ranger 800XP with a Supercharger.
Even though it will never handle, or rock crawl, like a RZR S or RZR 4, it will out accelerate (and high mark in the dunes) either one of them every time, even fully loaded.
My particular machine was an exercise in dumping ridiculous amounts of cash into a machine, that I will never repeat. Truth be told, if I had it to do again, I would get the Ranger crew with power steering and save myself a TON of cash. The crew would rock crawl much better than the XP as well!
I have figured out that with a Ranger crew 800 as the base vehicle, the same kind of overall performance can be had, for a fraction of the price.

If your family only has 2 kids, I think the RZR 4 is the ideal machine! However, with 3 or more possible kids, you may need to think about not only how you can squeeze them in to a machine right now, but what situation you will be in when they grow a little bit. If they are all squished into a machine that can't adequately handle 5 people, you may find that compromising a little bit of overall performance will be well worth the extra enjoyment for your kids.

BTW, with the extra power & reprogrammed ECU Brutus can go 61 MPH (GPS). Not far off what a RZR 4, or RZR S can do.

campNride · 2011-01-19 08:58:40

I don't know how good they are but I have seen kits online that would normally change a 2 seat rzr into a 4 seater and a rzr4 into a 6 seater. Might be an option?

zrated · 2011-01-19 11:53:46

I don't know how good they are but I have seen kits online that would normally change a 2 seat rzr into a 4 seater and a rzr4 into a 6 seater. Might be an option?

True!
Vent Racing has a nice kit for the RZR 4 that makes a 6 seater.
Seems like the rear seat would handle kids up to about 5 or 6 years old.
That seems like a much better option vs trying to stuff 3 kids in a space barely big enough for 2 to sit comfortably.
With the long wheelbase of the RZR 4 there wouldn't be any issue with it being "Tippy" either.

I'll bet something like that would work well!

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