have a brand new 2007, bought new off showroom floor 3 wks ago. No compliants, but the starter seems to hang a little after it starts up. Is this needing a shim or something like a car, or is normal? Have old honda and had a yamaha that did not do this. I am going to call the dealer, but i am not sold that they take this stuff very seriously.

 

they all have a little drag, it's a typical polaris sound, you can tell when a polaris starts cuz u can here the drag

 

The starter drags a couple seconds after the engine starts. This is normal on Polaris. I believe the starter turns faster than the engine and makes it harder to kick out.

 

thanks for the quick reply, good to know

 

yeah, my 1999 does this as well. also, how difficult is it to pull the starter on a 99 500 sportsman, i need to clean the bushings as they are hanging up it seems. thanks

 

as long as its not a prolonged drag its fine.

 

My 500 has done this since new. Its an ugly sound, but I've gotten used to it. Now I'd wonder if something was wrong if it stopped doing it. LOL

 

Same here with mine totally normal, now my Scrammy does it and you have to hit the throttle to knock it out but we just got used to it, has damaged anything yet

 

yep my 500 scrambler does the same.