Well the name of this thread is starting to become moot.

I think I am going to throw my stubborness of the ATV needed to be a 5-speed manual out the door and start to look at Autos because the 5-speed manual is very limiting.

Later this week I am going to take a ride over to my local Polaris dealer and check out the Sportsman 500 H.O. ...........any comments on this ATV?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: jumbofrank

Drum brakes are actually 1900s technology. They started putting them on cars in 1901. When's the last time anyone built a car with them? That's one of just a few reasons I'll never buy a Honda.</end quote></div>

I agree with you completely that discs are superior to drums on an ATV, but they still do make cars with drum brakes(or at least they did within the last 2 years). In fact, they still use drums on big trucks because of their superior resistance to over-heating. That Tractor-trailer riding your *** on the highway has drum brakes.

 

I didn't know they still had drum brakes on passenger cars because I never drive them. That really surprises me. The discs brakes seem to stop cars and pickups a lot quicker. I've had 4-wheel disc brakes on my pickups for over a decade and think I had front disc/rear drums before that. I'm not sure but I think the last thing I drove with all drums was a 6x6 dually in the army over 20 years ago. It was 10 wheel drive and I still got it stuck once. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I've seen drums on big rigs but didn't know why they use them.

 

Well after a lot of shopping around and some good advice I am a proud owner of a new 2008 Brute Force 750i (Camo) w/ winch. I got the dealer down to $6650 and I could not pass it up. I pick it up on Monday.

Thoughts/Comments?

 

It certainly meets the minmum 400cc requirement. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
I'm wondering what the heck happened to you needing a 5-speed manual foot-shifter?
Selectable 2 and 4 wheel-drive, so you got 2 out of 3 things you wanted.
Give us a ride report when you can.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: jumbofrank

It certainly meets the minmum 400cc requirement.

I'm wondering what the heck happened to you needing a 5-speed manual foot-shifter?

Selectable 2 and 4 wheel-drive, so you got 2 out of 3 things you wanted.

Give us a ride report when you can.</end quote></div>
Well I found out (as most of you already knew) that I was greatly crippling my selection options by wanting a 5-Speed Manual Foot-Shifter. And like I said, I could not pass up that price [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

So just like Meatloaf said, "2 outta 3 ain't bad" [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

I will be sure and post back a ride report.