View Poll Results: Which one is better?
Yamaha Wolverine 450 4X4
7
58.33%
Polaris Scrambler 500 4X4
5
41.67%
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Wolverine 450 4X4 or Scrambler 500 4X4
#12
04-23-2012, 08:33 PM
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#14
04-24-2012, 06:52 AM
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Well, golly JimBob!
Well, golly JimBob!
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04-24-2012, 06:59 AM
#16
05-26-2012, 10:30 AM
I have a 2008 scrambler 500 H.O. 4x4 right now- it's the wrost atv I've ever ridden.
chassis sucks, loads of steering deflection, hate the seat design. it has some speed and power, but it's so poorly balanced it feels very clumbsy. and it's a really goofy looking atv. I'm thinking of chopping it up to make a buggy- seriously.
hands down wolvy is better- unless you have the money to buy a renegade or an outlander.
I honestly don't understand how polaris could get the sportsman & xp so right... and this scrambler so wrong. It's like they chopped the rear swingarm off an outlaw, and welded it to the front of a sportsman, threw on som ugly cheap plastic and stripped the gage cluster in favor of 3 dummy lights... they used the chain drive & sprockets on the rear (
) and used a shaft drive up front. (why not use front & read drive shaft 
) then decided to give it the least impact protection up front, and two goofy lights that stick way up over the bars. ehh- just my opinion on the scrambler.
If I had spent money buying this atv Id've been pissed-
chassis sucks, loads of steering deflection, hate the seat design. it has some speed and power, but it's so poorly balanced it feels very clumbsy. and it's a really goofy looking atv. I'm thinking of chopping it up to make a buggy- seriously.
hands down wolvy is better- unless you have the money to buy a renegade or an outlander.
I honestly don't understand how polaris could get the sportsman & xp so right... and this scrambler so wrong. It's like they chopped the rear swingarm off an outlaw, and welded it to the front of a sportsman, threw on som ugly cheap plastic and stripped the gage cluster in favor of 3 dummy lights... they used the chain drive & sprockets on the rear (
) and used a shaft drive up front. (why not use front & read drive shaft ) then decided to give it the least impact protection up front, and two goofy lights that stick way up over the bars. ehh- just my opinion on the scrambler. If I had spent money buying this atv Id've been pissed-
what do you expect from a chassis designed over 15 years ago? yeah they are pretty clunky and all though i agree. this is really a class of quads (sport 4x4a) that needs more attention. i bet if they (manuifacturers) started making true sport 4x4s they wouldnt be able to make enough.
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05-26-2012, 10:32 AM
#18
05-27-2012, 02:45 PM
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Well, golly JimBob!
Well, golly JimBob!
I think if they put the 550 they have in the Grizzly they'd have a real good competitive 4x4 sport oriented quad. The only thing the Wolverine lacks compared to the Scrambler, and even more so, the Renegade is power.
#19
05-28-2012, 07:12 AM
I guess the closest you'd get to a true 4x4 sport quad is the renegade series- eventhough they mirror the outlander in many ways, it is a 100 or so lbs lighter.
but- the rene still feels like a sport utility because they come with the 25" tires, sits too high and it is a couple hundred lbs heavier than a 450r (for example)
what they need to do is simply take a sport quad and design a smaller gearcase with a front output shaft and a small front diff- leave everything else the same.
If they did that- they would sell the showrom floor clean.
the polaris scrambller is so friggin heavy and clumsy! I think we'll be seeing some major changes in the next 5 years on the 4x4 atv / quad front.
Honda is over due to "wow" the atv industry...
but- the rene still feels like a sport utility because they come with the 25" tires, sits too high and it is a couple hundred lbs heavier than a 450r (for example)
what they need to do is simply take a sport quad and design a smaller gearcase with a front output shaft and a small front diff- leave everything else the same.
If they did that- they would sell the showrom floor clean.
the polaris scrambller is so friggin heavy and clumsy! I think we'll be seeing some major changes in the next 5 years on the 4x4 atv / quad front.
Honda is over due to "wow" the atv industry...
#20
06-01-2012, 07:27 PM
The Renegade feels a lot different than an Outlander or other typical sport utility ATVs such as a Brute Force, Grizzly, etc. But it also feels a lot different than a true sport quad. It is big and heavy, but it still is in a class of its own. I've owned both a Scrambler 500 4x4 and a Wolverine 350, and they can't compete with a Renegade either.
I agree, a true sport 4x4 is needed. A DS 450 sized ATV with a high strung 450cc four stroke engine, long travel suspension, and light weight.
I agree, a true sport 4x4 is needed. A DS 450 sized ATV with a high strung 450cc four stroke engine, long travel suspension, and light weight.