Dirt bike vs quad vs sxs? Which one

[IdahoBeav]

SxS if it will fit through all the trails you want to go. Bikes will go anywhere with rider skills, but that takes time to learn. A new rider will be much better off with a quad in technical terrain, but a highly skilled enduro rider can ride a bike up hills that cannot be hiked on 2 legs.

 

[mtnbound]

Obviously if money and space were not the issue sxs would be an easy choice for me. Anyone have different experiences? Leaning towards a quad or even a dirt bike for this season simply because I have a couple thousand acres of private I hunt that’s all uphill with only 1 road in the bottom. Thinking a dirt bike would be better suited for the narrow steep mountain handling vs something like a sxs or even a quad when trying to ride between trees and rocks up a ridge

With only being 1 road at the bottom and you mention steep and narrow a bike is probably best but that’s if you have the skill to ride in those conditions. Keep in mind packing out an animal with a bike also takes skill. If you are planning to build trails then great but if the plan is just to go cross country all of the time I would recommend a better plan.


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[OregonSteeler]

I ride quads and dirt bikes but would love a SxS.

The quad I have is a beast on the trails (Suzuki King Quad) and it amazes me how little maintenance it takes. The one issue I have is that no one else has a quad so I always ride alone. If I had a SxS, I could take others.

I have a RM250 2-stroke and I can't imagine it being useful for hunting situations. Way too loud, fast, and temperamental. Plus I'd have too much fun riding and forget that I was supposed to be hunting...

It all depends on your financial, social, and hunting needs.

 

[Flyjunky]

The pro/con has already been well stated but the terrain matters.

I have a sxs but a quad would be nice sometimes. My dad and I always hunt together so it’s nice to ride together.

I will say, as a former jeep owner, no way in hell I could have taken a jeep down some of the trails we’ve been on.

 

[EastHumboldt]

You have to be damn good on a bike to pack out an animal. The other thing to think about imo is are you gonna be able to pick that bike up with a boned out deer on it? Or half an elk or whatever. Cuz the likelihood of dropping it goes way up packing weight.

 

[BigNate]

I've only used a bike and a quad. As mentioned a bike can be taken on single track trails that a quad can't.
The bike is much trickier to ride when wearing a heavy backpack.
The quad is better for bringing out an animal. Can be used in low range, and can handle worse conditions. It can roll over on you, a bike flops.

 

[Snowwolfe]

SxS and Jeeps are to big for my use. My vote for the last 20 years is for a 6x6 ATV. Used to own Polaris Big Bosses. This time around went with a Can-Am 1000 Outlander 6x6. A 6x6 will go places a 4x4 ATV wouldn’t dream of attempting plus is way better at hill climbing.