I think many of you are missing the point. Most of the talk about a having a 750 or 800 or “gotta have a 1000cc” bike is really just for show. The idea of having the biggest motor isn’t what’s neccessary. Most of you aren’t pulling 1200lbs around every day or racing another bike out of the hole every ride. It’s about the whole package.

If you put an 800cc motor in the same Grizzly, covered up the decals and ran it side by side with a 660 Grizz, many of you wouldn’t see but a marginal difference. If you were to add that power, something else is going to need to be tweeked or more importantly, weight will be added. Thus affecting handeling and then comes complaints about sluggish performace.

I can definately do without he power sterring as that is a “fuu fuu” feature. Somehting else to worry about malfunctioning or breaking (read $$$ here)

Moving the gas tank is cool along with better headlights. The rear swept A-arms in the rear is also interesting.

Don’t know if I “need” to get the new Grizzly . Happy with what I’ve got and I also think the ‘06 look is a little better. I noticed Yamaha now has smaller bikes (450, 350) with IRS and most of the features of the Grizzly. Watch these sales take off like wildfire.

Later