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It’s hard to find anything about the Polaris Sportsman 550 we didn’t like.  From our first ride, we knew this model was really something special.  The engine is powerful, the ride is satin smooth, and the ergonomics are excellent.  We’ve used the Polaris Sportsman 550’s for every task from casual trail rides, to plowing snow, to pulling logs and they’ve always gotten the job done.  They’re also extremely reliable.

It’s almost a little hard to believe an 800cc machine would not be the most powerful ATV in the lineup, but with Can-Am anything is possible.  The Can-Am Outlander 800R definitely qualifies as a big bore machine by anybody’s standard, however, and it’s our pick as the best Open Class Utility ATV of 2012.  What sets the Outlander 800R above other models in the Can-Am (and everybody else’s) lineup is the second generation SST chassis.

The old saying is, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog.”  The best example of that in the ATV World is the Kawasaki Brute Force 300.  While less than half the displacement of its bigger brothers in the Kawasaki lineup, it’s a huge overachiever on the trail.

People initially come to Ride Royal Blue for the trails, but it’s about much more than that for owner Sheila Westray and her crew.  To them you’re not just another rider; you are a personal guest, and they’ve considered every detail for your visit right down to the food at the on-site restaurant.