30 DIRT TOYS
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OCTOBER 2015
would have taken a toll on lesser tires,
especially the sidewalls. This is the first
year Yamaha has used 26-inch tires
on any of its off-road vehicles and the
bigger tires are one of the reasons the
company went to lower gearing. The
tires also increase ground clearance of
the Grizzly by 13mm (about a half-inch)
and give the vehicle more precise
steering.
While those four areas of the
Grizzly really stuck out to us, you can't
overlook many of the other features,
such as the new, thicker and longer
seat (60mm or 2.36 inches), additional
storage, a new handlebar light that
moves with the handlebars, arced
lower A-arms for better clearance over
obstacles and full length skid plate
(and we can only imagine what that
looked like after riding at Windrock).
So is there anything about the 2016
Grizzly that gives credence to its Latin
name? If we were being really picky
we could point out that while the
additional storage space is appreciat-
ed (the gas tank was moved so there
is now a fairly large storage spot right
in front of the rider), there were a
couple of issues we noticed. One is
that the storage space right in front of
the driver is right over the engine and
whatever you put in there gets more
than warm.
We found out that if you like cold
or cool water, that's not the spot. You
could practically make hot choco-
late with the water after it sat in the
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