hi .... I am new in ATV sport .. I am thinking about getting new AC 500 or polaris 450-570 sportsman 2016 models ... i will use atv for hunting and trail riding not rly in destroying ATV stuff .. so its kind of hard to decide some people say DO NOT BUY POLARIS ! they are garbage and then they say same for AC please any opinion...
thanks in advance

 

The major makers have quads down to a T now. Almost all of them will have a gremlin or two when first made. If I was in the market for a quad that didn't need to go super fast I'd look at the Polaris Sportsman 570. Has the best ride comfort-wise in my opinion. Also has good on board storage and easy to use 4wd. The price is hard to beat too. Not bashing AC here. I just think the Polaris has more features. I had 3 Polaris quads in the past. All were pretty good and took the thrashing that is New England riding pretty well. A couple small things needed here and there but nothing major until I crashed one.

 

I have in mind 570 sportsman 5y warranty and 2500 winch 8820$
500 AC core 3y of warranty witch is 1200$ then i can have accessories for free for same amount like i paid for warranty total OD 8430$

and this morning i saw 400 suzuki 6000$ plus other fees

any suggestion

thanks

 

If you want power the Sportsman 570 has more power than the old 600 twin they used to make and if anything rides better than a Polaris I haven't heard about it. I'd probably get one if I was in the market for a new quad.

 

I'd look at the Yamaha Kodiak 700 too. Its in the same price range and you get more displacement.

 

i like the way polaris look but after i went trough a lot of forum pages and red peoples comets and problems they have even with new 570 just put me on lost of worries would be sad to spend cash and then end with broken atv especial far in fores hunting

also run on suzuki 5000 axi looks like a good deal its same like polaris total but with 1y warranty and winch is already there no EPS on it same like 570 but i think that suzuki would bne far better choice

 

I would give Suzuki a slight edge over Polaris reliability-wise. The problem with forums is that people often come up on them only when they have problems. Polaris has surpassed Honda in sales, especially in the 500 class. More owners will raise more issues. Polaris used to/may still list websites for ATV enthusiasts. ATVConnection.com is at or near the top of the list. So, more people come here with issues than other sites.

 

I think the Sportsman 570 in particular had a lot of issues the first year of production in 2014. It happens a lot with a brand new model, bugs have to be worked out. I think it was a bit rushed into production. The engine wasn't new though, it dates back to 2012 I think in the Rzr 570. But for that application, it was brand new in 2014.

 

hi guys ! i made my decision and i got my self 2016 polaris 570 eps model i got 5y warranty on it so i hope i shall be ok down the road ... wanted to get suzuki 500 axi but god interest rate was crazy 6% on 10 k total and i wanted to put down 4k and then they wanted to charge me 10% of interest rate so honestly that was retarded to me and i went to another dealer and got polaris like i mention a bow in camo version /hunters same price with warranty i dont think was worth to go with bare suzkuki with no eps etc for more cash then polaris with eps /ebs and 5 y of warrenty plus they lover price for me even if it was camo version under already discount price...i hope will serve me ok i do not plane on mud or extreme ride just hunting trail and enjoying in mother nature stuff ... will let you know how it serve me or if you want ill post some pic to ... thanks to all of you trying to help me out !

 

I think you will really like it, congrats. If I ever buy a new quad, eps is something I will definitely pay extra to get. The only quad I have ever ridden with eps was a Grizzly 700 but eps is so nice.