kawi and suz has one...and now the sportsman line up has added a 800 (760 in reality) to there line up...cant wait to see some of the shoot outs

 

A 760 is called an 800? I don't see how that can be called an 800. That is lame. I guess it boosts sales.

Why didn't they just calll it a 1000 and boost sales even more? Yamaha calls a 420 a 450. I guess they all do it, but calling a 760 an 800 is definitely a big stretch.

 

I'm rounding mine up to a 900

 

New SP800 info can be seen at http://atv.polarisindustries.com/atv...9-4320F413D956

Three things that stand out in my mind is the SP800 has a seat height of only 34" (2.8" lower than BF) and it also has EFI and DUAL EXHAUSTS! I really wish the BF had a lower seat height, EFI and DUAL EXHAUSTS!

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I hope they fixed the crank... a business associate of mine just purchased a 700 ( non EFI Sportsman), & was disapointed that his buddy could beat him so badly on his 700 Prairie... he knew I was into modding these things, & he builds Screamin Eagle Harley's, so he wanted to know what he could do to the Polaris to beat the Prairie... Thanks to HELIX, & some of the Polaris forum posters, & the tech at HPD, I learned that the 700's crank was a 2 piece design, that doesn't take to perfomance mods well... HPD won't make anything for it, & I was thinking that a Boondocker nitrous kit might be the easiest... however HELIX knows a guy that twisted his crank with a 25hp shot... I ended up having to advise this guy to stick to minor mods... he was pizzed as it is, that they didn't recommend that he buy the EFI... if this 800 is the ticket, I'm sure he'll be totally frosted, as he spends more money at that dealership, than I do...LOL...

 

765 LBS, To heavy.
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Interesting BONZI...1lb per cc...LOL... & several $$$ too much money...

 

and my question is...how is it that the displacement can go from 600 to "800" and still have the same dry weight??

i am not bashin polaris at all...i am just curiouse...

 

I'll take 606 lbs. and 749ccs of pure V-Twin power over 765lbs and 800...uh I mean 760ccs anyday. Polaris should be ashamed for rounding up that high. I understand rounding 633 to 650, as in the AC. But 760 is closer to 750 than it is to 775. And 775 is still 25 away from 800. Screw it, I have a Brute Force 800! I don't care how tuned that engine is, with its dual exhaust and all...a Brute should still walk that Polaris tank in a blink of an eye. 150 lbs is significant. It's like having an extra rider on it with you all of the time.

Brian

 

I think that if they can round up the CCs, they should also round up the weight to 800 lbs. They rounded up the price as well.

Brian