We rented a 50" Rzr from Nathan at Rose Ranch Resort a few years ago and that was enough for me to decide there wouldn't be a Rzr in my future.  Last year, we rented a 50" Can Am Trail from Rose Ranch and my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  The ride and ground clearance were far superior in my opinion and we seriously thought about getting one since we love the 50" trails.  I think the wheelbase is a little longer than the Rzr and we did have to back up on a couple sharp turns on the Anderson Dairy Trail but other than that, it did great. Instead, we decided to keep the quads for the 50" trails and bought a Can Am 64" Rock Crawler for the other trails.  Now, we find it hard to park the RC to take the quads out because it's so much fun to drive.  

You should rent a Can Am Trail from Nathan for a day (or half day) to see for yourself.

Thanks for the replies so far.   The trail we were on yesterday on the Arapeen was much more difficult than the climb up the Honeymoon Trail we did in Sand Hollow.  We probably shouldn't have been on it with two people on the ATV.  Next time ... pay heed to that big sign at the start of the trail that says "Ride At Your Own Risk".  

To those that have driven both the Rzr 900 Trail and the Maverick Trail, ... is there a difference in comfort between these two machines?  The Rzr 900 feels quite cramped in the cab, and I'm wondering if the Maverick Trail is better in that regard.

I might be comparing apples to oranges here.  When I owned a CAM AM Outkander Max, I swore it would be the last Can Am I'd ever own.   Worst ATV I ever worked on.  When I did work on it, I would curse all the engineers that worked on the design.   I thought about purchasing a new 50 inch mythos fall.  Read all about the Can Am, I was impressed, but then I started remembering all those thoughts I had when I worked on my Can Am.  Not a chance again.  As for space inside the RZR, I'm 6ft 250lbs, I don't feel cramped in my 900 Trail at all.

Radarsdad wrote on 08/04/19 at 11:10:35:

Thanks for clarifying. It makes sense that you were a little underwhelmed by a 570. The 900 was a big upgrade over the 800, and pretty much everything on the 900 is better than the 800. While the 570 is pretty much a kids UTV version of the old 800.

Sounds like BRP still likes to make an easy job harder than it should be.  That Maverick would have to ride like a Cadillac before I'd purchase another Can Am over a RZR.  Personally I keep praying for a 50" Yamaha.

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping someone with a Fox Edition would see this. What do you think about the suspension on that Fox Edition? Does yours have the 24 position adjustment? I don't plan on driving fast or doing any jumps. But I would like to know if you can dial it in so that it rides fairly plush on rocky trails?

I had planned on doing 27" tires as well, probably ITP Mud Lite XTR radials, in a 27x9R-12 size. Any tire rub with that size tire on stock wheels?

Well I stand corrected. I found a UTV Action Magazine online review of the Fox Edition from Sept. 2017 and they specified Fox podium x 2.0 shocks with 24 positions for compression/dampening. I would say the shocks on the 2020 are the same thing that's on my "16".

Congratulations, I don't think you will be disappointed.

If you're looking for plushness on the rocky trails, I believe one of the things a lot of people do to get there is to remove the sway bar from these 50" UTVs.  You get more body roll in the corners, but it gives your suspension a lot more independent articulation.  

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DerMouse,
I agree, disconnecting the swaybar makes a big difference.  I disconnected the swaybar on my last X3 RS, and it was the king of plush.  I'm not sure disconnecting the swaybar on a 50" Rzr is a good idea though.  I'll have to wait and see how it is, and try it both ways.

QuadCamper,
No, I'm not worried about it.  I see them on the Paiute all the time.

Update:  I just found out the expected ship date is between September 24th and October 10th.  

Went over to the dealer and picked it up today.  Here we are getting ready to leave the dealership and head home.

I think the Fox Edition Rzr looks real sharp this year with the blue color.  We are going to go over to Otter Creek and try it out tomorrow.

Another pic.  Pretty colors.

I think the two machines are equal on most things, such as horsepower, suspension travel, ground clearance, etc.  But the Can Am Trail has more problems with heat in the cab, is a little harder to work on, and does not have a special edition with better suspension.  Polaris offers the Rzr Trail Fox Edition with 24 position adjustable Fox shocks, and lower doors, and it only cost something like $200 more than a regular Rzr Trail.  So it is a pretty good bargain.  I had the chance to drive my Dad's Maverick trail, and the suspension sure wasn't anything to brag about. To get a Maverick trail with Elka's would have been $3000 more.  Plus, I asked my Dad which one he would buy.  He has owned both a Rzr 900 Trail, and a Maverick 1000 Trail, and he currently owns the Maverick.  He didn't even hesitate, he said to get the Rzr 900.

So in the end, I thought they would both work pretty good, but the Fox Edition availability on the Rzr led me to buy that one.

Will do.  I put 60 miles on it Sunday, on the Paiute.  My first impression was that the suspension was too stiff.  So I backed off the compression damping to full soft.  Each shock was set differently from the factory, with one shock needing to be backed off 6 clicks, another shock needing to be backed off 13 clicks, and the other two shocks somewhere in between.  Softening the compression damping made a big improvement, and there is still plenty of bottoming resistance.  I still have more tuning to do.  I want to try 8 psi in the tires instead of the 10 psi I had on the first ride.  Then I want to try disconnecting the front sway bar to see how it feels that way.

Yesterday, when I got to thinking the little Rzr rode too rough, I had something happen that made me rethink that.  We went riding with another couple that were in a Wildcat Sport, that had been owned previously by the owner of D&P Performance.  That UTV was tricked out with aftermarket cage, bumpers, tires, wheels, ... and, ... stage V Elka's.  When we got back to the trucks, that were parked at the bottom of trail 63, I was thinking that that trail seemed pretty rough.  Then the couple in the Wildcat pulled up, and the driver got out and the first words out of his mouth were "that was a rough one".  Ok, then I didn't feel so bad about the little Rzr if a UTV with twice the suspension travel, and stage V Elka's thought the trail was rough as well.

I'll give it more time, and try a little more tuning, then decide what I think.  It sure isn't an X3 XRC though