anybody seen a scrambler and magnum drag racing? Also curious as to how much more top end speed the scrambler would have if you were crazy enough to run them on pavement?Thanks...

 

Scrambler by about 8-10 mph. No contest fastest Magnum I have seen and verified with GPS was 55mph.

 

umm... i'm sure a magnum 500 can go faster than 55, i mean, if the sportsman can get to 65 or whatever, why wouldn't the magnum be able to? i bet its prolly a touch faser than the sportsman (lighter weight).

 

There have been ten versions of the Sportsman 500 since it's introduction. Which one are you referring to?

Some are faster than others and some have more torque and towing power than others.

 

well my yr 2000 Sp 500 does 60 then the speedo stops it only goes to 60....i only weigh 140 lbs but dont get me wrong it take a bit to get it up that fast...this is on a gravel road too

I am not lying

hey what can i say it has hit 60 MPH and then just stopped...i have a feeling it can go a little faster

 

My friend owns a Magnum 500. We were out today riding. On Gravel he goes about 55 and in sand about 50. Stock Scrambler will always win. That is what it is made for.


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Thats funny my sp500s speedo will go to about 64 and then stop. Also the 96 sp500 had a longer rear differencal. Thus being a tad slower. My friend and i dragged and he beat me off the start ut i came back to beat him by about a atv length. The only utility ATV that will beat my sp500 is the grizz. The next closest is the Rancher FM. The rancher is pretty quick for a 329( 350 in hondas terms). But then there is the 400ex! Period..........

 

PolarisMan u say your speedo goes to 64 MPH then stops...how can this be when the Speedo stops?

Do the older models have a speedo that goes to a higher speed? also i really doubt your SP goes 64...im sure ur speedo says that but i think that the older Sps werent as ascurate


Or did u get the speed of 64 MPH from a GPS?

 

I have a 2000 sp500 with the digital hour meter and new speedo. The speedo will hit 60 and keep going to about(!!appox!!) 63-64. I weigh 110 and it only took1.5 miles of highway. I dont know how fast i was really going but good thing i had goggles on. Oh yeah the neadle was shaking! And i ask a cop if i could do it. Then i told him and he was amased. So he went out and bought a Kodiak. it will run about 52 mph. The shorter rear diff. housing is a lot faster than the old ones. The Grizzly beat me by a .5 ATV lenght. But i bea him off the start.!. I am telling the honest truth about every thing i said. I do have witnesses

 

I have both machines.. the Scrambler is NOT the H.O. engine.. but will trash a Magnum/Sportsman.
As for top speeds, with my 27" tires and enough straight pavement, the Magnum will run about 61-61 mph... We have better air then alot of people, so my speeds may be somewhat faster. Besaides, I only weigh 150 lbs. Way too fast for what I wanna do anyway.. IF you purchase a Sportsman or Magnum for top speed, you are buying the WRONG bike. The Scrambler is a speed and agility bike, the Sportsman and Magnum are more of "luxury/utility/with some sportiness to keep you feeling young" kinda bikes.