My uncle has a 700. I just sold my 450 kodiak if that tells you anything. Some guy I rode with had ThunderCat and it didn't like 18 inches of water, I do know that. Not sure why, but it stalled and wouldn't refire. But when running, it would shoot rooster tails high into the trees. LOL
700Griz IMO is prolly the best made big bore out. Not the most powerful or the fastest, but they'll work hard and play harder and at the end of the day cost you next to nothing to own.
I had 4200 miles on my kodiak and it was still on the stock belt. I pulled everything under the sun out of the mud. Pulled hay wagons etc it was well built for the abuse I put it through and I managed to convert 3 die hard honda guys in out group to yamaha because of it.
Guess what I am looking at?