They sure look nice. I Did not know shocks cost so much.

 

Some folks just belong on popo 500's and should learn to opinonate on what they know, not what they have read elsewhere. The first post asked for advice on buying one of two quads and I would hope he gets the right advice from those with experience with those two quads. My self, I have an Outlander 800 and my adult son has a Renegade 800. I came off a Popo 500 and it is a world of difference. I have ridden with persons that are on the Rene 500 and the Outlander 500. They all get there. It is just how fast, how comfortable and how big a smile on your face.

 

Forget the 500 vs 800 debate. Time to man up and get the 1000.

 

spent so long talking about this now you can add the 1000cc in there...lets get this done before 1200cc come out...hahahahaha

 

Don,t worry about larger cc there ATVs get detuned anyways compared to there Sleds and PWCs.

A Polaris Sleds/PWC 750 4 stroke makes 145hp while a XP850cc makes only 70hp. Same goes with Ski-Doos motors vs Can Am motors.

Went riding the other day, on our trails a 800 Outlander can,t leave a 300 KQ behind. A 70mph ATV on a 5 to 10mph trail looses alot of its appeal.

I always said ATVing is a differtent sport compared to sleds, no fast groomed trails or frozen lakes to hit 100 mph on just rough slooow 4x4 slugging.
Most of the time I do not even get out of low range.

If you can hit 50 mph on a trail with a ATV then,its called a road not a trail anymore and you might as well keep a lookout for oncoming trucks or cars.

I hate riding ATVs places where a mini van can also go,it defeats the purpose of calling it "All Terain".

Even a trail like this a car could make it yet no one is going over 40mph safely on a ATV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ono3qtcLXSA

I have no Vids of our trails but they look like this , love to see a 800 leave a 400 behind on these conditions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itx8l_SKfQY

 

sorta true- one of the funnest things about having a big bore atv on a tight trail is skipping "bunny hopping" over burms and catching air- all I need is 2' before a berm and a blip of the throttle on my 850 to catch air- you aint doing that on 300 cc atv without 20' of clearance.


not sure why / where the sled comparison is coming from.....




we've hit trails (with cnc & roadie at lmft come to mind) that are fairly tight and rocky- with quite a few dips & bends doing well over 45 mph.



I like trails where there's a bit of everything- new england has the best trail systems arond.


this is just a typical new england trail- I could easily leave a 400 far behind on these trails- this is what we ride every time we hit the trails. once you get used to riding tight rocky trails- it's nothing to ride'em fast.

Ask roadie why he blows so many tires on trails like these- it's not because he doing 28 mph- more like 38-40



me getting out of a mud hole- (great example of the visco loc in action)




this video is so choppy because I was doing about 25-30 mph over these rocks and berms (hard to see because the vid is so choppy)




I really don't know why people say a 300 or 400 cc atv is just as good in a trail cause it's not- from power sliding to skipping over obstacles, it's easier, funner and better on a big bore in every situation. I've been there and done that on a 300 & 400 cc atv... and it's why I ride a big bore today.

 

Just kinda of funny when you hear people talking about how fast a ATV is if your into sleds. Its like 2 farmers talking about who has the fastest tractor.

 

Kind of like hearing people talk about how fast sleds are when you are into liter class streetbikes or top fuel dragsters right?

 

I watch the video and did not see where I would be left behind even if I had my old 350 Big Bear.

 

I find a 500 WILL meet most of my needs except for winter riding and long steep hills. My 500 will do most anything but when it comes to riding in the snow it would be better to have at least a couple hundred more ccs. I was kind of ticked off when Polaris introduced a 700cc version of my X2 2 months after I bought it. The extra power on the long steep hills, where my 500 stops accelerating at around 30-35, would be nice. Buy the 800. You'll probably never regret it as long as you keep off the throttle in turns.