IHAVE HAD MY 500EFI IN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALLERS 2 TIMES EACH AND THEY IS IT WAS FIXED BUT SURE ENOUGH EVERYTIME I HAV A RIDE PLANED I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING AND MISSING AND HESITATING AND BACKFIRING, SURGING AT HIGHER SPEEDS!!!!! I AM SICK OF IT AND I EITHER WANT MY MONEY BACK OR A CARB 500HO TO REPLACE IT!! DOSE ANYONE KNOW IF I NEED TO CAN I TAKE THEY TO COURT ON THE LEMON LAW! I A REALLY A NICE GUY BUT THIS HAS REALLY MADE ME ANGRY!!! I WORK VERY HARD FOR MY MONEY AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEW WHEELER SO I WAS VERY EXCITED TO GET IT BUT THIS HAS COMPLETLY RUINED THE WHOLE GETTING A NEW WHEELER EXCITMEN AN LEFT ME WITH A I GOT RIPPED OFF AND MY WIFE IS VERY UPSET AS WELL!!

ANY COMMENTS OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLT APPRECIATED

 

you could the polaris comsume line and tell them calmly what your going threu w/ this bike and tell them about the dealer experince and see what they say. sounds like they didnt set the computer (efi) right or the ecu (on board computer) is junk. if you did a serch on it you will see that a few have been replaced under warranty. good luck.

 

Do the letters EFI mean any thing? To me they stand for stay away.

 

do the letters polaris spell any thang ..........05 trailblazer ......[great bike ] ....05 phoenix ...[ peice of junk ] ...06 scrambler ....[ been in the shop fer 2 weeks , waiten on parts .......rear axle bearings shot already ] ........not to mention rear foot break went out on tb n scram . right after ownership [ seems like polaris would go ahead n fix this nonsense ......guess their too busy with the outlaw now .........their sportsman is their bread n butter so ta speak , but they just let these melt down ........

 

I love my EFI. I have rode my machine hard through mud, sunk it up over the seat. Lots of very hard rides. Not a thing wrong with it (knock on wood). Runs smooth always starts within two seconds. You just got a lemon as you say. It sucks and polaris should do something about it. Me and buddy ride together, he has a carb and he is always stalling it in the mud and then it floods out. Given he could just be a bad driver but mine has never stalled. Just my two cents.

 

i agree with you 100% !! your story is very close to mine. i have a 2006 efi camo, been in the shop twice. have 11hrs on it now. was very exited when i bought my first new atv but now it makes me sick every time i see it. i spend most of my time riding my 1986 250 honda because i am afraid the polaris wil leave me stranded.

 

I bought a 800 Sportsman EFI have 42 hours and 425 miles, no problems thus far been through mud and water over the boards no problems thus far.... Hope it keeps going......

 

We have both a carbed 700 (mine) and an EFI 500 (wife's). This makes side-by-side comparisons really easy. Here's what we've noticed.

1) My carbed 700 starts faster. Barely touch the key and it's running. Hers can take a couple of tries. It's 100% reliable, just not as snappy on a cold startup.

2) There's basically no noticeable power or performance difference despite the 200cc displacement difference.

3) The EFI gets better mileage.

I like the simplicity of the carb, but EFI seems to yield both better mileage and more efficiency (i.e. same power from a smaller engine). If I had it to do over again I'm not sure which way I'd go.

 

No noticable power or performance difference between a 500EFI and a 700??? Then there must be something wrong with your 700...

 

there is nothing wrong with his 700. I also had a 700 carb and now have a 500 efi and there is no real difference in power. The 700 does have more pulling power thought but for regular trail riding you could not tell the difference. I'm sure there would be a difference in the 700 efi and the 500 efi thought.