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oldboy Aug 21, 2008 12:54 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
The 500's have a poor front supension, BRP should have put all the v-twin's, in the same frame & supension.
BRP said thats the way it is, if you don't like it, get a different Quad.

Wes450x Aug 21, 2008 01:00 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: oldboy

The 500's have a poor front supension, BRP should have put all the v-twin's, in the same frame & supension.

BRP said thats the way it is, if you don't like it, get a different Quad.</end quote></div>

i dont think they would of said "BRP said thats the way it is, if you don't like it, get a different Quad" word for word lol, but yeah its just like the DS450 and DS450X its like 600 or less more and you get so much more, then if u look in the factory add on's for the reg DS450 its over like 1300 for all the X package stuff lol

DODGE57HEMI Aug 21, 2008 01:01 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
If you are going to knock something you need to elaberate a little more than this as I have never hear of any such poblems with a Outlander before!!!

scootergptx Aug 21, 2008 01:07 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
Well, I've always thought that Polaris could have done better than struts on the Blazers, but I wouldn't say don't buy one.

There's always aftermarket suspension for the Outlander.

oldboy Aug 21, 2008 02:14 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
There is no aftermarket for the front of a 500 Outlander, one company makes a spring kit for $355. All I am saying is get the 650 for $600. more its a much better deal.
I bough the 500 for my wife thinking the only thing different was the motor size. Big mistake

Steveo10 Aug 21, 2008 04:39 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
Get the 800R! There will be no lookin back for sure

DODGE57HEMI Aug 21, 2008 04:44 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
Or a Sportsman 850xp and be above all the rest! Seriously just sell it out right and get what you want problem solved! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

oldboy Aug 21, 2008 05:12 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
Elka Supension, says there spring kit will help it a bunch, it will stop the front, from diving in a corner, and when going through several mogels the struts will recover faster, and give the 500 a better ride. We are going to try it.

BTI Aug 22, 2008 12:39 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
Not trying to be a jerk, but you really gotta go over the specs on what you want to buy.
I for one would probably buy a 400 or 500 max IF it the same suspension as the bigger ones.
I can handle less power much more than I can handle the lack of ground clearance.

For what it's worth, the salesman at the shop I looked at them in thought they were all the same.

He bragged he had been selling quads for 20 years.....
That pretty much finish my dealings there.

BTI

oldboy Aug 22, 2008 02:14 PM

Don't buy a 500 Outlander
 
They are not the same supension 400 & 500 uses a strut, 650 and up and the renagades use a special a arm and a adjustable Gas shock. We had a couple 330 Outlanders 2wd we loved them and they handled better than the 500. I think it had somthing to do with the weight, and power.
The 500 will fly, but you have to be careful to keep it under control.
We hope the spring kit from Elak helps, my wife don't want any more power.


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