Hey Polaris guys,

I have been thinking about getting a quad, I recently fell off some scafolding and have had some time to really think. I was going to get a legendary 250R, But I thought to myself, What do I wanna do with a fourwheeler, I am into hunting and mudding, I thought to myself, hmm, I think I am going to get a utility ATV. Now I need to decide, SP500 or Grizz? Any input?

Thanks guys!

 

IF you have the money? Its no contest... the sp500. rangerchet

I will be on vacation starting this afternoon(soon), and all next week. Im going way up in northern minnesota. I rented a cabin that sleeps 6. Me and my 2 daughters and 1 daughters boyfriend. My mom/dad are coming for 3 or 4 days and 1 of my brothers will replace them towards the end of the week. OF COURSE I AM BRINGING MY POLARIS XPEDITION 425 CC 5-SPEED. The cabin comes with a boat which we will leave on the lake. I am bringing my 17 foot canoe and a portable canoe trailer. When I get to the cabin, The idea is to put together the canoe trailer and put the conoe on it. Then when ever, hook that onto my atv and away we go to some remote lakes. It should be real fun and real nice up there.... rangerchet

 

I agree the SP500. I love mine. Really comfy

 

Wasn't real nice of you to go into such detail about the trip and not invite anyone else.Sounds like blast have a good one,like to hear all about it when you get back.Eating my heart out as I'll be working!! CM

 

Defineately Sp500. A friend of mine has a Grizz and is currently trying to trade it in on an SP.

 

I may be a little biased since I have two of them, but I would definitely recommend the Sportsman 500 over the Grizzly. A friend of mine has a Grizzly and I have ridden it, there is no comparison. You can't beat the ride of the Polaris. The Polaris has a much larger and more comfortable seat along with the best suspension design. The Grizzly rear suspension just plain sucks! It easily loses traction on steep hills which can result in severe wheel-hop. I also think the 500cc Polaris is just as strong as the 600cc Yamaha but if you want even more power just wait til the new 700cc twin Sportsman comes out.

 

I owned a griz and now have an sp500. To me, I would never consider owning another grizzly. I would, however, buy another sp500. Probably over any other quad out there. The front wheel bearings on the grizzly were shot after only about 500 miles. True, I do alot of mud riding, but what's the point of having a 4X4 if you can't take it in the mud without the wheel bearings wearing out prematurely. Also, the 600cc engine on the grizzly wasn't made for an atv. I understand the cylinder and piston were obtained from an existing motorcycle. That's where the problem is: A motorcycle gets plenty of cool air moving over the cylinder fins to cool the engine. On the grizzly, unless all of your riding is at high speed, or unless you live up north where it stays cool year round, you will have overheating problems. My grizzly ran hot on numerous occasions. It's not possible to do slow speed work on the bike unless it's winter time, or unless you only have 15 minutes of work to do. The cooling fan behind the oil cooler doesn't even have a shroud to actually pull air through the cooler. I've also noticed this cheap design on the Kodiak. The kodiak is liquid cooled, but without a shroud around the fan, I'm sure the bike will have overheating problems. The only thing you have to watch out for on the polaris is keeping the radiator clean and free of mud (if you do go mud riding). Other than that, routine maintenance along with running the bike in low range in slow technical stuff or pulling, the bike will last a long time. The front wheel bearings should never wear out due to the fluid that they run in all the time. The grizzly is also a rough rider compared to the sportsman. You should be able to shop around and find a sportsman for the same price as the grizzly, maybe even as low as $6,000. One other thing: watch the first set of brake pads closely, as they will wear out quickly. Once they're worn out, replace with a set of severe duty brake pads from polaris or ebc and you should be set.

 

The fan on the new Kodiak is up high and inward, to better protect it. Mine has never ran hot and have never heard of them running hot. The griz is faster than a Kodiak and I can easily outrun a 2000 sp 500 as I did so a few weeks ago. The sp may have top end though, but he could never catch up to me to tell. I also rode his, nice bike and nice ride but it didn't have near the pickup as the Kodiak. The Sp has a lot of clearance thus higher center of gravity.