HelloKind of a crazy question!As we plan on heading up to Alaska next year and then south during the winter into the AZ region.I am considering purchasing a 4 wheel atv. But because I am thinking of bush trails in Alaska and Colorado ect, would a 4 wheel atv be the better choice rather than a 4 wheel side by side?I am concerned that most trails would be too narrow for a side by side.Hope to get some opinions especially those who have 4wheeled in those regionThanks

There are several 50 Inch Side by sides avail that will go on most any ATV trail. In AZ you can easily make them street legal as well. Polaris even makes the ACE that is a single seat side by side style vehicle.

We have a side by side in Arizona we have not had a problem in AZ. To be legal a 4 wheeler in AZ must have a back rest and a foot rest for the passenger.We have not regretted the side by side as it limits lateral movement which makes for a more comfortable ride.

We have a 50" side by side that we ride in AZ, Utah, and WA. So far, we have only found two types of trails. They are either single track(dirt bikes)or double track(atv's, jeeps, etc). None of the double track were limited to 50" or less. We could have purchased a wider side by side and we would have been able to ride any double track that we have seen. I would suggest Google ATV trails in Alaska.

MACHZER wrote:HelloKind of a crazy question!As we plan on heading up to Alaska next year and then south during the winter into the AZ region.I am considering purchasing a 4 wheel atv. But because I am thinking of bush trails in Alaska and Colorado ect, would a 4 wheel atv be the better choice rather than a 4 wheel side by side?I am concerned that most trails would be too narrow for a side by side.Hope to get some opinions especially those who have 4wheeled in those regionThanksI live in Alaska and only know of one place that you cannot go with a SXS, and that is a narrow bridge crossing heading north of Talkeetna. I've ridden ATV's and now a SXS all over central Alaska, that is why I have a camper....back country riding! Buy whatever you will enjoy!

I have a 2015 CanAm Commander XT 1000, and have found only the odd place I can't go because of the width. Those places were up old logging roads where there had been washouts over the years and it was also a risk for ATV's to pass by safely. Up here in BC where we ride there are 1000's and 1000's of places to ride. We also have theses great books and or chips for hand held GPS that show us all these roads we can travel on.Back Road Map Book LinkWe looked and have ridden a lot of ATV's and UTV's before we choose our Commander XT.What made we liked was the smooth ride, huge difference between a ATV and a UTV. Power steering was another thing we ( I ) I wanted and back in 2015 there weren't to many ATV's with that and very few UTV's. I also wanted storage room, which all UTV's have more of than ATV. (NOTE: some of the Baja style UTV's have no storage room at all) The most important thing I looked for was what my wife liked ( grin) she liked the ride of the UTV's and as things go narrowed down on what brand of UTV we would buy she liked the comfort of the Can Am. I did have to buy a bigger trailer for the Commander to be hauled around on as my snowmobile trailer has to Lite of a suspension for the weight of the Commander, so you should also take that into consideration. I recently sold my 5th Wheel to buy a camper so we could take our SXS with us. Because my camper sticks out 4ft past my bumper I also had to add a hitch extension ( Torklift super truss) so I could hook up the trailer. Which did t matter if I bought a ATV or a UTV I still needed the hitch extension.What ever you choose, I hope you have a blast with it as my wife and I have on ours.Soup.

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hotjag1
Explorer II
Sep 22, 2017
We have a 50" side by side that we ride in AZ, Utah, and WA. So far, we have only found two types of trails. They are either single track(dirt bikes)or double track(atv's, jeeps, etc). None of the double track were limited to 50" or less.

We could have purchased a wider side by side and we would have been able to ride any double track that we have seen.
I would suggest Google ATV trails in Alaska.
darsben1
Explorer
Sep 21, 2017
We have a side by side in Arizona we have not had a problem in AZ. To be legal a 4 wheeler in AZ must have a back rest and a foot rest for the passenger.
We have not regretted the side by side as it limits lateral movement which makes for a more comfortable ride.
tchil
Explorer
Sep 21, 2017
There are several 50 Inch Side by sides avail that will go on most any ATV trail. In AZ you can easily make them street legal as well. Polaris even makes the ACE that is a single seat side by side style vehicle.

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