I found a 2005 Polaris Sportsman 700 carb with less than 100 miles and was wondering if they are any good? I was planning to buy an EFI but for what I do I really don't know if it is needed. I plan to keep this ATV for at least 10 years and probably won't drive it more than 100 miles per year.

I live in Iowa so altitude is not a problem, and the choke does not bother me in the cold. I am upgrading from a 1998 425 Magnum and never had a problem with it starting even at -15 deg. Going to a 05 700 Sportsman would be a good upgrade, but I wanted to know what others think of the 700 carb atv's since I have not kept up with newer ATV's?

Thank you,
Buddy

 

One of my friends has a 700 and I think it's an '04 or '05. He likes it so much his YFZ 450 stays in the pole barn most of the time. He broke a bolt on the back of a right rear A-arm and didn't even know it until I pointed it out. No other problems that I'm aware of.

P.S. Welcome to the forum jd330v.

 

Don,t wory about cold starts,Polaris still makes 2009 snowmobiles with carbs. Who would put carbs on a machine that is only made to run on snow if it could not start. You may have to pull out the choke before you hit the start button sometimes though.