I am considering this wheeler and need so info and mods. about it for speed and performance.Picures would be nice also.
Thanks

 

If speed and performance are your thing than this quad is probably not for you. It is a bit on the heavy side and doesn't jump that well. However, it is somewhat peppy, probably tops out around 55 or so. It is also easy to ride and doesn't require much maintenance which is why my wife got one. Click on my link to see a pic of it. Overall I think it is a good machine, just not meant for ripping up the trails.

 

low maintence, yeah right i have a 2000 polaris trailblazer, and every other time you ride it you have to fix it, if you ride them hard, then they break, so far we have went through 2 tie rods, 2 struts and spindles, wheel bearings, snapped the swing arm in half, welded it back together with a piece of angle iron, snapped a chain, stripped out the front and back sprockets, 2 starters, and a couple pairs of brake pads, i wouldn't get it, its not worth it, they arn't reliable, we have more money in it than we paid for it.

 

jviper85....have you ever heard of preventive maint.? It sure doesnt sound like it.... and how can you possibly go through tie rod ends, starters, struts, and God knows what else.... like that? I don't think it is the machine, I think it is you!

 

I also have a 00 trail blazer and i ride the thing VERY hard almost every weekend and the only thing i'v had to do is replace the master link in the chain and one a-arm bushing ( my fault for hitting that da### rock ).
As a matter of fact i like mine soo much i'm in the process of modding it right now,,pipe,jetting.fox shock,cutting plastic,nerf bars,and lots of alum. and will have some pics up in the next couple of months so you guys can see..
I'v found that a little maint. goes a long way.
I wouldn't be affraid to buy another one and am actually considering buying my wife or so i say a freedom series trail blazer..

 

no dude after every time i ride the dang thing i clean the hell out of it, and greese all the zerks, ask any one of my buddies, i oil the chain, and i always clean the air filter, i adjust the chain, i take good care of it, if i go through a bunch of water i drain the starter. the thing is just a piece of ****, its fun to ride but every time somthing breaks, right know the 3rd spindle is bent, and you know what tickes me off, i went to replace the starter the first time and you know how polaris is sopossed to be MADE IN THE U.S.A. The starter said MADE IN JAPAN. piece of junk, i take good care of it but man if your gonna ride hard, i mean real hard, i definatly would not go with the trailblazer.

 

Maybe you have a lemon. I also agree that if you are going to ride REAL hard then don't get a trailblazer. It is very heavy and the shocks won't stand up to constant jumping. It is easy to bottom the suspension if you are jumping but for a trail machine we have had zero problems and we ride it often.

 

im pretty sure we got a lemon

 

My brother's Trail Blazer is kinda used as a loaner machine. He will let anyone ride it and it often gets mis-used. It has hit a few trees been rolled at least 3 times, jumped, drag raced, played submarine etc. The result? one replaced gear shift, a little warped plastic and some scratches. It has needed chain and sprockets, but once they were replaced with non-Polaris parts they have been fine ($60 for chain and 2 sprockets). He is planning on buying another soon. There are several small things you can do that cost nothing, like taking some of the restrictions out of the airbox intake, that added a few mph. He also went to a 42 tooth rear sprocket to give a little more bottom end for tight stuff. It made a big difference and didn't change the top end speed. Good luck on your decision.

 

jviper85,

I have never seen someone have as many problems as you. It could be a lemon but I'll bet that you will have problems like this no matter what quad you own. Maybe not as many but you'll still have problems. You must really ride the $hit out of this thing. I ride mine pretty hard and I haven't had 1/4 of the problems that you do. Then again mine isn't a trailblazer but it is a 2x4 Polaris. From everything you said that has gone bad, sounds like alot of it was from abuse. Like bent spindles, broken swing arm, bad struts. This is the kind of stuff that happens when you ride any ATV out of the way it was meant to perform.

I will say that I too have starter problems but mine is 5 years old. I also had tie rod end problems until I adapted mine to automotive tie rods. My struts are also bad but I drilled a whole in the side of the strut case so I can refill them when they leak out the fluid. Surprisingly, this works pretty well. It doesn't make them like new again but it makes them good enough to do any jumping. These were bad when I bought my machine anyway. I got it used when it was a year old and was in about the same shape as yours. I have just been to cheap to replace them. Besides, when I do, I will go with the Scrambler struts and springs. BK was also right about using Polaris chains and sprockets. I went threw a pile of them until I went to different brands and now I don't have any problems not to mention it was cheaper. For now I just want it to go faster. Better handling will come after the engine mods.