Honda's dont break cause they are underpowered. Reliable they are though. it's not hard to make a reliable machine when you sit back and watch everyone take the new bike glory and you hold up the rear.
Polaris is just American made junk. The only thing they do right is put grease fittings on their A-arms. Their 500 sportsman machines are the weakest things I have ever ridden.
Only thing good about suzuki is up until recently they were being supported by kawasaki. kawi engines and technology.
Artic cat is almost a kawie to until recently.
Can-am's are decent machines. They are over priced for what they are. They have very weak frames and combined front and rear brakes sucks. The rotax engine is the best powerplant out there though.
Yamaha by far has the best CVT and tranny right now. That 660/700 single is a great engine also. A good quality machine and you get what you pay for.
Kawasaki is like honda. They sit back and watch but when they release a new machine it dominates. They have not changed the brute since 2005 when it was released and alot of the stuff on the brute came from the prairie of the early 2000's including the v twin power plant. You don't fix whats not broke. They don't call it brute force for nothing.