Sportsman vs Rokon

I decided to sell my 2004 AC 500 TRV mostly because it was dimensionally too darn big and heavy. I was very,very serious on getting a rokon trailblazer which I have always been interested in. North of $8K for something with 8HP, not cheap, and used/old still seem to go for blood money on ebay. I also worry about its performance on rock/snow covered rocks which I will have on my way to camp. You can get a sidecar, for another $1200, but then whats the point, it then is an 8HP 2×3 and is then the same size as a 4×4 ATV. I found the 2010 500HO with minimal miles, "t*ts" still on the tires, plow, EBS clutch for a few $K less. It is smaller, lighter, more powerful, newer than the AC and I am happy with my decision to stay on 4 wheels so far. I am NOT happy with its inability in AWD to back up inclines however. (…but Rokons dont have reverse either ;)) I was wondering if anyone else has Rokon experiences to share or if they jumped from 2×2 to 4×4?