I just bought a Sportsman 700 EFI in the hunters edition today. This thing really rides and handles great. I was expecting it to be impressive, but it even exceeds my expectations. Now I have to learn how to use a GPS. I've wanted a GPS for awhile now, so I'm happy to have gotten one with the quad. I don't know about all the fuel consumption concerns I read about. I rode for 3 hours and only needed a tank and a half.LOL j/k It does have a serious rumble to it. Sounds much meaner than the 500. I'll post my opinions in this thread as the weekend progresses.

 

Congrats, You can't go wrong with a sportsman.

 

Welcome brother 700EFI owner!

The fuel economy gets much better after 20 hours or so. You will notice a difference the more you ride.

GPS is a needed tool when traveling out in unexpored areas or complicated trail systems. We use ours to track our path all the time.

Good Luck!!

 

just bpught an 800EFI yesterday. i'm hoping i won't be sorry. it is really loud and rough running. guy at the dealer says it supposed to run that way. to much bling also. wanted the one year warranty and low end power. does yours have AWD-2x4 switch? does this mean it's not four wheel drive? there is a difference, at least on cars. i had a 3.0 warn winch installed and hand warmers. i hope the battery on this one stays charged better than all my other polaris's. i bought a battery tender, but it's when i'm out hunting in the woods that i don't want battery problems. especially with no pull start. wouldn't you know it, polaris warranty doesn't cover batteries.

 

AWD on the Polaris is true 4-wheel drive.(full power to all wheels once the rear wheels loose traction) If you get stuck on that 800 your in some really nasty stuff! My 700 EFI went through some deeply rutted, skanky mud this weekend with little effort. The new Sportsmans are in my opinion the ultimate atv.

 

Hey jeffnvegas, hand warmers in vegas?????does it get that cold????

 

not right here, but nevada is a big place with lots of high altitude hunting. i used to live and work in tonopah which is only about 190 miles north and remember working on a stacker in a blizzard at -40 degrees. i still think one of the coldest places i ever worked was in st. johns arizona at about 7500 feet on a plateau. there were days in july when we went to work and there was a thin sheet of ice on the mud puddles from the storm the day before. course it was just mud by 9AM and then the monsoons would roll through about 2-3 in the afternoon. wanna go to a really cold place, check out the nat'l weather service this winter and look for Ely, Nevada. sometimes it's the coldest place in the lower 48.