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How the Yamaha Wolverine Compares to the Viking

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ive had both both machines and while they look similar they act completely different. the viking is a beast. but where i ride it was just too wide. it did go (almost) everywhere i wantd it to but the wolvy does it so much easier and smoother. it may only be an inch and a half narrower but thats just at the wheels. the cab is way narrower and where i was hitting brush on both sides of the cab i dont hit at all in the wolvy. the power, handling/ maneuverability and suspension of the wolvy is leaps and bounds better than the viking. with the viking i was always last in line. due to the width of the machine, suspension and handling capabilities i couldnt keep up with anythin but rhinos. with the wolvy i can easily keep up with commanders and rzr 900. the viking wins with cab space but i didnt need to haul 3 people ever so it wasnt necessary. obviously the viking wins the bedspace battle too. but when i actually had the viking bed loaded it handled even worse than normal and sagged really bad causing me to bottom out and have to drive even slower. the biggest thing that held me back from the wolvy at first was the bed space. in the viking i normally carried a toolbox, cooler, chainsaw and 2gal pump sprayer. i can still carry all these things in the wolvy with a little bit of room left over. ive hauled firewood, 200lbs of water and a 180lb buck this year and while the viking could have hauled more the wolvy did it just fine. actually it still handled better than the viking. the dump bed on the viking is a great feature if you need it but i didnt and dont miss it at all. the viking was alot easier to work on being that you just tilted the bed up and removed two panels (like 5 bolts/plastic screws) and remove the wheel and you could access the whole motor. with the wolvy you have to remove the bed (9 bolts in bed and 4 in cab) remove the wheel and both panels. then everything is jam packed in really tight. i dont plan on having to work on it too much so again im ok with that. the viking also vibrated alot more and was louder in the cab than the wolvy ( idk about the 2016 vikings mine was a 2014)

all in all they both performed great and you wont go wrong with either machine. in my honest opinion, if you want a machine mainly for work and the trails you ride are open dirt roads, the viking is the way to go. if you do more trail riding than work and your trails are tight, twisty and very bumpy and rocky then the wolvy is the way to go



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^^^^^^^^^^^ This. Well done Caspar, nobody but you could had said it better. Nice one.
Viking for the win. Cheers


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