Well the deal with Chucks is Not just that it was a Brute. But that he had done almost every power Mod that was available for his bike. With the exception on NOS.
You can take a Brute and make it very mean...especially when you get in the motor...they are so De-tuned from the factory its sad. You can spend a $grand on the motor and buy an AMR 750 HC kit with XX cams and it will put about Sixty HP to the rear wheel. they are a blast to ride. I never had any problems outta either one of mine....but IMO they are the worst bike to buy used....reason being most rag them out...lol