i have a 2003 ds650 right now and i love the thing but the only thing i need and dont have is reverse. everyone i know has a raptor so thats out of the question. i was looking at the predator and now that it has reverse i am really concidering trading my ds in for a 05 predator troy lee edition. how is the reliability of the predator?? never owned a polaris so i have no idea.

jeff

 

Very nice machine.......they have all of the quirks worked out of them........if you take care of it, it will take care of you!!! And going with a tld, you'll get some nice shocks....and much more. You can't ask for more out of a stock quad than what preds come with.........

 

I will agree, they are great quads.....I love my 05, I also ride with two 03's and one 04. No problems with any of them as of yet.

 

friend of mine has been racing and trail riding his for 2 yrs now with no problems other than the normal wear and tear items of racing. no motor or tranny problems of any kind. there are a couple pics of it on my page.
hey raj and brad. thanx for info on doug at nicholas cycle. busy man still trying to talk to him. lol

sorry dude not trying to teal your post, Jeff

 

Yea he is a busy man, you will have to keep trying. He is a great guy to talk to. Always glad to help some people out.

 

Since you are riding a DS650, maybe you are a BIG guy? If so, you may not like the fit of all these other smaller quads.
Try to ride them, or at least get on them for a "fit check".
I rode TRX250Rs for years, a Banshee for years, my Raptor, and now my 03 TLD. I like my 03 TLD best of all. I do wish it had reverse, but not a big deal. My Raptor has reverse, but I ride the Pred. If the Predator fits you, you will love it. The handling is the best, it's comfortable, good suspension, and good power.
Polaris is a huge corp with decades of good reliable products. More important is how reliable is this Pred. So far, I think it is excellent. The 2005s have reverse and all the bugs are worked out, because they have upgraded the design each year.

If you are a BIG guy, be aware that the new DS650s are vastly improved over older models. I have ridden the old and the new....what a difference!

 

i half to agree with the other boys on that one..i ride with raj and we have put our preds up to some pretty good test and mine hasnt let me down yet so yeah i recomend a pred to anyone except the faint hearted