Polaris

[kdawg]

I've ridden a lot of 4 wheelers and have always like polaris the best. My brother has a Yamaha and it's very nice. I've ridden the others and they are very nice. I've had a '95 polaris for ten years - no problems. I just bought an '06 450 and could not be happier. It is a little bit of the chevy vs ford thing, but it's also a bit of good experiences vs bad experiences as well. Some folks have had bad experiences with polaris. I've had nothing but good. good luck.

[pikechaser]

Hey its ok guys...keep buyin those hefty ol polaris machines...you keep alot of good fellow minnesotans working....there would be alot of unemployed toy mechanics otherwise

[rappin jack]

KDAWG, I too have had at few polaris too love them Ive had others too but nothing compares to a polaris My 700 efi will eat up any stock 700.. IVe converted alot of others to polaris with my 700!!!

[jltimm]

Eat up any other 700 huh?I've got my doubts!

[sparkyaber]

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KDAWG, I too have had at few polaris too love them Ive had others too but nothing compares to a polaris My 700 efi will eat up any stock 700..

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Must have never run against a prairie/twin peaks, or king quad or a 650 brute force ....

[rappin jack]

JLTIMM WHATS YA GOT? The king quad was close but still beat it by eight miles an hour same with a couple of hon-dogs a 660 grizzy had a lot out of the hole but lost it about mid range..

[jltimm]

I gotsa '05 Suzuki King Quad!

[sparkyaber]

I meant my above post as a joke, the last thing on my list of "important things" in a utility quad is speed- If I wanted to go fast I would buy a sport quad, or better yet I would get a sport bike (at least 1000cc). Now thats fast!

[jltimm]

So your saying you beat a King Quad by 8 miles an hour stock for stock? If I'am understanding your post, you are starting to sound like a "typical" polaris owner! Is your nose growing?

[Dave]

Tell ya what, guys, bring your machines to ATVAM's spring convention "ATV fair" and show what ya got! They'll have mud bogs, obstacle course and some other events. JT, ya up for it?

[tripper]

pikechaser, I would much rather suppport minnesotains and compainies that help work to keep the sport alive then overseas companies that do nothing for the sport.

[ChuckN]

Where is it this year Dave?

[tip-up king]

I grew up on Honda three wheelers and have never owned a quad. I have ridden them (quads) a lot but only Polaris. I was convinced by personal experience and word of mouth they were the best there is. Last week I test rode the Kawasaki BF 750 i without the chip upgrade and was amazed. I bought it Tuesday and had the Performance chip added and HOLY COW it's awesome! Anyway, I just think you should have an open mind when it comes to whats out there. Thanks for all the info I have read on these threads. Mike

[Dave]

It'll be at the Benton County fairgrounds, 2nd week in May I believe.

*post changed to read correct location*

[jltimm]

Dave,thanks for the invite,but I'll stick to the country,up north here!I've got some "natural" mud bogs,and obstacle courses come up once and awhile also.I just know that all the big bores are alot closer to speeds then 8mph,and could not let a polaris owner talk smack without calling his bluff!That atv gathering date is awfully close to the fish'n opener, isn't it?

[rappin jack]

Yes 8 mph and both stock and im not pro polaris . My second choice would yamaha or a bomber

jack

[jltimm]

Just curious,but how fast does your speedo read on your popo on top end?

[JohnMickish]

I wouldn't trust a speedo, use a GPS.

[CHOPPERTHEDOG]

ATVAM Spring Convention

Dave, I don't think it is Anoka Cty Fairgrounds.......

May 6-7 Benton County Fairgrounds Sauk Rapids, MN

Minimal info is at quadmasters HSOforum (they run the ATV challenge course). Nothing on ATVAM yet...

[Dave]

Chopper, THANKS for correcting me! I was thinking of something else that day. Now I used up the one time I'm wrong each year

[hailee2001]

It's what your comfortable with. I myself have owned Polaris since my first one 1987 250 Trailblazer. Still using it. Still fires up on the first pull of the rope. Of the eight Polaris's I've owned, not one has ever been in the shop for anything other then seasonal maintenance. I've use them for plowing snow, grading and landscaping. I've even moved an single stall garage on an 18 foot car trailer with my 1999 500(not HO). Am very happy with my Polaris's but I am sure that some others are just as good. From my years of ATV use and trail riding, I beleive it is a state of mind.

[Johnny_Namakan]

I've onwed both a 400 Yamaha Big Bear and a 500 HO Sportsman. I loved my Big bear. The thing seemed unbreakable. I also love my SPortsman. It gets used probably about 4 days a week all fall and the only thing I've had to replace on it is the battery. I've owned it for 4 years now, with 1000+ miles on it, and it runs great.

A lot of you keep talking about how your machine didn't get stuck and the polaris did, or something to that effect, but that means nothing. Getting through the "difficult" areas, in my mind, is more the driver than the machine. You have to know how to rock your machine, and know when to lay off the gas, and know when to give it some gas. I've climbed onto a machine that my friend said was "stuck" and have gotten it out without any help. I've taken a 250 Yamaha Wolverine, 2wd and have gone through areas that a less experienced driver had gotten a 660 Grizzly stuck in.

They're all good machines. Go with what you like. It really is as simple as that. I'm thinking of a new machine and I could care less what brand it is. I'm looking for certain qualities and there are a few machines that fit what I'm looking for. So price is my next deciding factor, along with the dealers proximity to me for the times when I will have to bring y machine in.

Good Luck!

[pikechaser]

YOUR 700EFI WILL OUTRUN ANYTHING??? CARE TO PUT THAT UP AGAINST A 90 SUZUKI LT500R??? AND A LITTLE FYI POLARIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE DOING THINGS FOR THE SPORT...ONCE YOU LEAVE OUR LOVELY STATE OF MINNESOTA YOU SEE ALOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE OTHERS HONDA/YAMAHA/SUZUKI AT THE VARIOUS ATV JAMBOREES AND WHAT NOT.

[SomethingFishy*]

I think I am going to need my boots, it's getting pretty deep in here.

[rappin jack]

Sure do i get to pick the muddy field