just wondering if anybody knows if the 500 h.o.will replace the current sportsman or will it be a separate model,also does anybody know when the 2001 model hit the dealers showrooms.had my first ride on a sportsman 500 today and i can't wait to get one!!!!!!!!
thanks to everyone

 

yes the 500H.O will replace the regular 500. they are already at some dealers now. when your dealer orders a sportsman from now on it will be a 2001 model and it will have the 500h.o engine.

later
jon

 

SO when dirtwheels does there 2001 King of the Hill Test the ho will kick the Rubys butt even more

 

Sorry I have missed some statements about Sp500. What does ho refer to? Thanks

 

H.O. means high output. The HO engines have a larger carb, and a different cam and crankshaft, producing about 20% more power at the crank then the standard 500 engine.

 

H.O. means High Output. All of the 2001 Sportsman 500's will have the H.O. engine in them, giving them 20% more power.

 

im perplexed about this H.O thing. chopperbill said that the 2001 sp500h.o he tested said it had the 34mm carb, same as last year. so how does polaris get the 20% incresase in power when its the same size carb? shouldent it be a 40mm like the scrambler? or was it a missprint of what he read?

later
jon

 

Take a read of Chopperbill post of Aug 4th, one of the listers (MNXPLORER) made mention of the tag reading 34mm but the carb is actually a 40mm.

 

Yes, I think Chopper eventually said he looked and saw it was a 40mm also.

 

DirtWheels printed a 60 mph Wolverine can be reeled in by a 51 mph Rancher on the top end so the Ruby should beat any bike DirtWheels wants it to.