Unfortunately i do not put Polaris in the same class as anything They are to under built and from what iv seen are consistently breaking. I know where their are 3 locally with broken frames. From talking to people locally about 40-50% of them are very unhappy with their machine.

 

Even if your book does not have it staple a sheet of paper in it and track everything. I enter everything into the book, bearings, boots, whatever i do to the machine. If i sell it this will show next owner that it has had a good maintenance history

 

With all the quality issues and recalls Polaris has had over the last few years, it would be hard for me to buy one too. A 50" Rzr might be the one exception.

 

You know, this single seat Polaris ACE may be a significant game changer for the industry. It is 50" wide, so it goes on ATV trails here in Colorado. It has a more comfortable seat, a steering wheel, and a roll cage. And it has a longer wheelbase with a lower center of mass. All good things for stability on the trails. I see they introduced a 800cc machine now. The 1000 can't be too far behind. I'll bet other manufacturers will follow Polaris' lead.

Yes, I keep good maintenance records on all my vehicles. I do so to build potential buyer's confidence that the vehicle has been maintained by the book, and also a record of what broke and why.

David

 

The ACE 500, 570, and 570 SP are actually 48" wide just like my Sportsman so they'll go anywhere my quad will. The 900 XC is 59" wide and only good for wide open spaces but it's 78 HP should make it fun to drive.

 

I've been thinking about it for awhile and the only Polaris ATV I've ever heard of breaking the frame, if it wasn't totaled out in a collision, was the Hawkeye, which I think someone else made for Polaris. They also called it a Sportsman 300 or 400, something like that, in a different model year, but it was still a mid-size Hawkeye. They had problems with the rear sub-frames cracking. The guys I ride with who have Polaris ATVs are very happy with them.

 

Hawkeyes were made by Aeon,same mfg that made Polaris youth models. Frames were weak along with rear suspension. They made it even worse when they jumped from the 300 engine and mated the Fugi 400 engine,Hawkeye gear case and called it a Sportsman 400.

 

I thought it was Aeon but wasn't 100% sure if it was them or some other Taiwanese company. I just knew someone made them in Taiwan and it wasn't Polaris. All the Polaris made ATVs I've seen had good solid frames.

 

Yea man, that sounds familiar. Those dealers just want money. They make up excuses as to way they can't do things. Hope you work it out. Try finding another dealer that could be better