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Well thought I would try something new, was back and forth between the new Grizzly or the Rhino. The Rhino won, I love it so far! here some pics. Hope to get some better ones low light at nigh in garage.
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That thing looks sweet man.  Thats exactly what we want except a 660.  Man im in love  :D

thank you! It's so awesome, I don't miss the quads one bit, the 450 is actually geared 18% lowerer than the 660 so it's supposed to turn bigger tires much easier, of course the 660 has more power but it's all about the gearing!

it would be nice to see the 700 fi in the rhino

Im sure that will becoming soon enough.  If they used the Grizzly 660's engine in the Rhino then they will use the new one eventually.  Watch us get a 660 then they come out with the 700's  ::)

yep that's usually what happens to me ::)

i am waiting for the 700 before i buy a rhino

I think thats what were gonna do cause it cant be much longer until they release it, specially since its a new year.

looks good

Nice!!

Thanks!

that thing looks pretty damn good, those rims set it off

New pics I see.  You have a Rhino.. and a Hummer.  This isnt fair you have both things I want.

The hummers are sweet best truck I have had, here is mine and the wifes together
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You have two?  Sure, rub it in :( lol  You really like black wheels dont you?

sorry man, didn't mean to do any rubbing in. but I do like the black wheels! as you can see!

haha I was just kidding about that.  I would kill for a Humma

I know you were kidding! just keep working, my wife and I work hard for everything we have, we both came from nothing! nobody gave us anything. Thats why I keep my stuff mint!

lol well im 15 so I dont work yet.  Most of the questions I ask on this site are through me but are from my dad.  He said you have all those nice things cause you dont have any miniyou's running around or atleast doesnt look like it.  Should get a video of that rhino in action, even if its going down the street. 

HaHa your dad is right, no mini me's but I just turned 26 so I have plenty of time!

soab is making more in his twenties than I will in a lifetime is what my dad said lol.  I think were just going to get the Rhino 660 and not wait for the 700 cause everytime I look at this thread I want one more and more. :D

You sound like you have a great dad, and you like a good kid. My dad did everything he could when I was younger for my brother and I to have nice things, "got more jobs than one man could handle" sounds like your dad would do the same for you! Just remember him when you start making the big bucks, I did and just bought my dad a brand new quad for christmas, the look alone on his face was worth every single dime!!

Since you think hes a great dad, he wants to know if he can borrow the hummer on weekends ;)  What do you even do as a living?  With those two hummers he swears your a gigolo.  I hope I make good money when I get older, im getting into the car field, going to UTI in Orlando.  After that im attending MMI for boats and maybe wyotech for ATVS.  I plan to open a auto/marina/motorsports dealership.  Something someone has never done, and they better not steal that idea or ill hunt you down >:D

I'am a Realtor and have been one since I was 19 years old. I have been very blessed so far. And sorry no borrowing the Hummer ;D! Keep working him on that rhino! Tell him you will pay him back one day!

That would explain the name r6realtor lol.  What do you do just but houses, put some money into them and sell them for 30k more than they are worth? haha.  Thats a nice job.

No, actually I sell brand new houses, my builder builds them and I sell them, very big custom homes. Starting prices at $600,000 This is our website www.horsecreekcommunity.com Let me know if you know anybody that is looking for a home in the Ft.myers area.

ohh, doing it a little different.  Realty has sky rocketed, when my mom and dad bought our house when it was new back in the late 70's they got it for 50k, now its up to 250k only because its waterfront (lake).  Its nuts but a good business to get into.   Maybe I will try my hand at realty when I graduate which will be in 09.  And dont worry, if I even hear people I dont know talking about moving to Ft. Myers I will send them to you :D

I would appreciate that! You have to be 18 to get your real estate liscense, look me up when your ready and I will show you what you have to do. It is a very very tuff business, but can also be very rewarding!

No problem, how is it tuff?  Finding people to buy the homes?

well there is not that many people out there that can afford a house that expensive for starters, so if I don't sell I DON"T MAKE MONEY, no hourly rate no paychecks unless I sell! second there are so many houses for sale right now that people are looking else were besides just my development. Plus you are dealing with one of the biggest financial decisions of a persons life, so I feel you must do everything perfectly make the experience go as smooth as possible, This is Very stressfull

I see what you are saying, would be hard because of the competition.  And that sucks you get paid by the house, maybe I wont get into that business ???

What is the top speed you have had your Rhino up to? I am looking at getting one, and have heard several different speeds.

Nice Rhino!

havent had it up to top speed yet, still breakin her in!

other then the motor...are there any other differances to the 660 rhino?

The gearing is different too. The 450 has lower gearing so you can run the BIGGER TIRES! Thats from what I was reading..

yeah, thats the main difference.  You can always lower the gearing for the 660 and have more powA!

18% lower gearing is not gonna make up for the 47% larger engine the 660 has.

I was thinking the same thing scrubrother

Damn good point! but the extra money for the 660, I personally feel and this is just my opinion is not worth it, Like I said I certainly could have gone with the 660 but after much research I decided the 450 was fine and it really is,  I pushed her a little more tonight and it will be more than enough speed for me, I can send the azz end sideways around  a corner no problem, very happy with it so far, stock for stock the 660 is 5 mph faster than the 450, of course until you change the CDI on the 660. and in a drag race from personal experience the 660 beat the 450 by a length and a half, if thats worth 1500-2000 more be my guest! again just my opinion.

Its also about manhood, engine wise.  "Mines bigger than yours" ;)

That only matters if your 12, but this is manhood my friend and yes my engine is bigger than yours ;D
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Do you feel lucky punk, do ya?  Feel lucky?  ;)

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120!  What you know about that? :D
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I agree, at least you look at more than the "WOW" factor. Get by with what you need, no sense in paying for extra you don't need.

well said and that's just what I did. 8)

bring it on! ;D

nice rhino

Someone had mentioned the 450 can run bigger tires due to the gearing and that is actually a false statement. Not taking anything away from the 450 because honestly I think it's a great package. The gearing was done on the 450 to make it reasonably comparable to the 660 in acceleration. The 660 will still handle bigger tires better due to the extra power and torque the engine makes. I have a friend with a 450 and it's very impressive with 26 589's on it. The advantage it has over the 660 is the price and snorkeling is less complicated on the 450. The only down side to me is the climbing ability. It does pretty good but it can struggle going up steep canal banks. The 450 needs a bit of a head start to really make it all the way up where the 660 pulls up pretty easily. Top speed isn't off by much but that doesn't matter to most and accleration is pretty close.

By the way there are CDI's out there for the 450. Not sure how much top speed you pick up with them but it surely can't hurt.

Bill

You dont need 2 hummers with the same wheels ;D

"The gearing was done on the 450 to make it reasonably comparable to the 660 in acceleration." You are right, geared 18% lower to accomidate the lack of power the 450 produces, the 660 will still beat the 450 in every way but to me does not in price, how many times have you been in the woods and a 4 cylinder buggy made it twice as far as the V8 buggy? Ive seen it tons of times due to the gearing, not saying the 450 is that dramatically lower and the 660 will still beat it but I think they did a good thing with the design to make up for lack of power. If you check over in the highlifter forum a couple of quys with 660's are trying to figure out how to switch out there trannies with a 450's

Going to ride with a friend today and make a video of the rhino & 2 Rangers..it should be good...

Awesome, lookin forward to that.

The gearing was defintely a smart thing to do on Yamaha's half. If it had the same gearing as the 660 it would litterally be nothing more than a glorified golf cart. Gearing is everthing when it comes to accleration, I raced cars for years and know how to get the most out of a small package. :) By the way I'm one of the people tha brought up swapping the trans gears into the 660. It doesn't really seem to be a feasible option but it would be cool to have some better acceleration.

Bill

Do you feel since you put the larger tires on there is any lack of pickup on yours? I put the 26" on mine and it seems to be the same can't really tell the difference, man I am really liking those yellow plastics, what a difference 8)

Very little if any difference but I also put a jet kit in, CDI and have changed out to lighter roller weights. The CDI really just added top end but the new needle from the jet kit helped out with throttle response and the lighter roller weights helped with acceleration.

Bill