All-new growl: first ride: 2007 Yamaha Grizzly 700FI 4x4 automatic.(YAMAHA)

The hibernation is over. Yamaha's flagship big-bore utility quad has rested long enough. Yamaha Motor Corporation has made that abundantly clear with the introduction of the 2007 Yamaha Grizzly 700FI. Despite being the No. 1-selling model in the big-bore class, the Grizzly was considered, well, grizzled (read: unchanged and in need of upgrades).

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During its slumber, the Grizzly witnessed the race to 800cc. It also saw every other ATV manufacturer release some sort of new or significantly changed big-bore machine. The engineers at Yamaha were getting as ...

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