When a friend and I tested a Prairie 650, it was very easy to get it up on 2 wheels sideways, especially in a corner. It didn't feel like it was going to tip over, but when my friend saw how easy it was to do, he thought it wouldn't be very stable in corners or on sidehills. My old /97 Prairie is very hard to get up on 2 wheels and so is his old Grizzly. He has mentioned several times that he didn't think the Prairie would be very stable (it had Blackwater XT tires on it so they may have been part of the reason). I have never read about anyone finding them "tippy". He thought the 660 Grizzly felt more stable, but everything I have read would indicate the opposite. I rode the Grizzly, and didn't find it as easy to get up on 2 wheels in a corner either, but we never got to test either one in the hills, just at the dealer lots. For anyone who has a lot of riding experience on both machines, why is the Prairie so easy to tip, and is it really more stable than the Grizzly? I realize that the solid axle makes it easier to lift the inside rear tire than an independant suspension, but the 650 is much easier to tip than my old Prairie. Is it just better balanced?

 

The sidewalls of the stock tires are so soft that they kindof collapse during pavement cornering , create drag and lift a rear tire off the ground. The front springs are a little soft and contribute to lifting a tire up.

So after we get rid of the crappy tires, the 650 handles much better. Then some of us get the progressive springs and others just adjust for the soft springs with body language.

The 650 has a very low center of gravity. And is much less likely to roll on a sidehill than a 660.

Those stock dunlops are not our friends.

 

Tippiness is non existent, with real tires, as Master Nyroc said.
I forgot to ride Monte SS' P-650 with the Progressive kit on it last w.e. I'm sure THAT helps also. Tires get rid of 85% of the "push" on mine.

 

Actually I can get mine on two wheels pretty easy with the 589s. I think its mostly related to the soft front springs. The struts give it a wondefull ride but lets the atv "dive" in corners. Keep in mind, you have momentum pushing the atv in the corners, on off camber hills you dont have momentum like that. The P650 is the most stable "off camber" atv I have ever rode. After you have rode the P650 and the Grizz on the side of a hill you will notice the difference right away.

 

Maybe "tippy" is the wrong word here. The 650 that we rode had Blackwater XT tires on it (I think they were 27") so they sure weren't soft. I was wondering why it was so easy to balance on 2 wheels. Just leaning to the side hard made the inside tires lift. I have a tough time getting my old Prairie to lift up sideways. Maybe it was the snappy throttle response of the 650. It was quite a while ago that I rode it, so I don't remember. You may be right also Kisssofdeath (thats quite a handle!)

 

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