2024 Honda Rancher VS. Yamaha Kodiak 450 Shootout! What's The Better Buy?

Happy Sunday Everyone!
Today we will be comparing between the 2024 Rancher DCT IRS & the Kodiak 450 in which model might fulfill your needs better.

Thank you to JAF Motors Inc. For lending me these two brand new models to be able to compare amongst one another. You can find their contact info below for your Honda or Yamaha needs:

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[BluePlanet]

These are the 2 best ATV's in my opinion and you can't go wrong buying either one. Just don't buy a Polaris.

[leoncope]

I went out & purchase a Kodiak 700, 2023 base model no power steering, , no speedometer, base as you can get, love the machine does everything I ask it to do, I’m finding it as a wonderful machine, for everything I do & go out for a trail ride, not big in to mud, just a normal riding machine love the machine,

[zach]

I think there's an audience for mid class ATV reviews. Most of the bigger channels seem to review 1000cc side by sides and thats about it. I appreciate a video about reasonable utilitarian ATVs.

[chuckvaughn]

I also compared, the Kodiak frame is built better. The Kodiak is a tad smaller compared to the Rancher and can get in tight spaces such a deep woods. I own a Rancher and yes, it is a great machine but the Kodiak is to.

[paule]

This is a great review. Two very practical machines. I would have liked to see a King Quad 400 also. Unless you're blasting trails with people who really need to go fast anything bigger than 500cc is kind of a waste in my opinion. I have a Suzuki 230 that did everything I needed for a long time. A 450 will plow snow, get you to your hunting spot, pull a reasonable trailer, put in food plots, carry feed, etc.

[spyder]

My experience with a '16 rancher, '20 rubicon, and '23 grizzly. Rancher was a great value and was faster than my new '20 Rubicon 520 out of the box. It took larger tires, hmf muffler, and power commander tuner before the rubicon 520 could keep up wiht the 420 rancher due to the ranchers taller gearing. I later decided I wanted to try a grizzly. As a life long honda fan with some yamaha's spinkled in there its tough to say it but the grizzly beats my hondas in almost every way. The suspension and ride quality is night and day better. I get a lot less vibration through the foot pegs as well. The belt drive of the grizzly is so smooth verse the jerk you get as the honda AT bangs the next gear. You notice this the most while just trying to take an easy relaxing cruise. The storage on the griz is better. The 700 motor has loads more power and is still decent on fuel and has a larger tank to make up. In hindsight if I had the opportunity to do it over I would not have bought the new rubicon 520. Definately would have gone straight to the griz. The '16 rancher I bought used for $4k with only a couple hundred miles on it driven by older lady on her property so it was a great deal. I would say if you are doing work with it the gear transmission makes sense and I would pick the Honda's. If you are going to trail ride the yamaha's are a no brainer in my opinion.

[rzl]

Nice overview of the two really cant go wrong with either. With the rpms and out of the hole power on the Kodiak they put 20 gram weights in them now to make them smoother, you can swap them out for the 14 gram weights the older 450's had and will make it a lot more snappier.

[powersportsenthusiast]

i understand these are new machines from a dealer so you are limited, but a proper trail ride for a decent amount of time is the best way to decide

[M_Duhamel]

Kodiak being available with full diff lock is a huge difference

[yamafanatic]

on the kodiak, I have a 2005 with about 8700 km's and 495 hours, still makes me smile every ride

[SAFE-AT-HOME-SPORTS.]

Glad I scored a as new as you’re gonna get 21 Rancher with 121 miles on it for 4800.00

[macferron]

I've been on both and both are super good machines in their class. I did go and buy the Honda Rancher (foot shift and single rear suspension) for most of the reasons stated in the video. My riding is about 60% pleasure and 40% work - a work horse to be exactly. With the real gears in the Rancher, I'm very pleased on how much work it can do such as pulling a 4 x 8 trailer loaded with rocks, pushing through heavy brush, carrying heavy gear, etc.

[m.m.radiochannel]

The button under the park light is where you see your odometer, time used etc on Yamaha we just got a 2024 version.

[robertsalyers]

I've picked the 2024 Honda Rancher 420 4x4 es with single rear axel

[ethanharris]

I bought a 2022 kodiak 450 base model with 0.0 miles on it. It now has 500 miles on it and I couldn’t be happier with how it’s performed. All those miles have been at Windrock off-road park in Tennessee and my little atv is a tank. My only complaint is lack of storage space. I like that the Honda has the storage pocket in the rear. I will also be upgrading to a 27 inch tire instead of the stock 25s for a bit of extra clearance. All in all I think the kodiak is a great all around atv

[hondascott]

I bought a new 700 grizzly back in 2015 and only have 1300km on it, the wife is tired of riding on back so she wants me to get a new atv and she wants my 700 grizz. but i am thinking of just keeping my grizzly and buying her one of these 450 Kodiaks. seems like the perfect set up for her.

[brentlee]

Not scared of either as I owned a 420 and have seen the Kodiaks right there as far as trail riding like I do.
Just bought the 2023 Kodiak.
I like it.

[erichemmelgarn]

Great review, I’m a Honda guy but with Hondas decision to not make any adult sport quads anymore I’ll probably end up buying a yfz or raptor and a Kodiak. I just don’t know if I want to give Honda any of my money until they make a new adult sport quad.

[gregjones]

Yamaha and Polaris since 1964. Never walked home from either. Walked home twice from my first Honda twice. Had that one for a year. Planning on a new Yamaha this summer.

[TheJohndeere]

I have a 2013 Honda Rancher 420 4x4 and I use it for hunting. It has 470 hours on it and I am planning to start Going on a trail ride soon.