So...Low pulls wheelies well??I am supposed to take delivery of my 03 tommarow(I hope)...and Im really looking forward to playing this ride out...hey 2fat..the book says ride in low most of the time?
Hey one other ?..what size tires and rims you all use..28s are too big for my area???

 

Our 650 is running 27x10x12 (front) and 27x12x12 (rear) Bearclaws on stock rims and stock bike. We just do casual trail riding with it and hunting, tires arent to aggresive for trails but some handle bar woble on black top. With me on it (110 lbs) it will do 96 km/h.

 

Running in high, the belt only travel's a certain didtance in the sheaves, this is what will wear grooves quickly, in low the belt travels up and down the full distance of the sheaves making them wear more evenly, also mine will do 42-43 mph in low before it's wound out, I to run in low as long as I am staying under 25-30-mph, when in the woods or trail's you don't go much faster than this anyway, running in low will help the clutch's and belt last longer, have 1650 miles on the origional belt and only one adjustment that was at 750 miles....

 

I run my 650 in high range and high range only and I run the dog **** out of it.The only low range my bike sees is when the wife is hauling a load of flowers in the wagon, or if I'm in some really tricky, close riding.I am talking hard ***, in the throttle constantly,trying to keep up with a Raptor riding.My belt makes the same noises as everyone else descibes but always grabs & goes like a bat out of hell.If you're trying to save your belt ride in low.If you want to ride it like you stole it ride in high.Just budget a little extra belt money.

 

Better budget about 400 buck's for a new clutch that they won't warrenty because of bad grooves in the sheaves when in high range all the time.......

 

Why does only the Prairie seem to have this problem with grooves in the sheaves? I've never heard of it being a problem on sleds or other brand ATV's. I could understand grooves if the ATV was modified though.

 

Then Polaris quad's do it to, mainly dust,dirt,etc,getting into the cvt intake,taking the trans cover off evey few dusty ride's and blowing it out with an air hose will help, as will riding in low at slow speed's.....

 

Other atv's don't have a 650 v-twin motor kicking the belts a$$. partsman2, As for riding in high, go right ahead. Meantime, I will be kicking it in LOW!

 

I guess I wasn't totally honest.I do run in low when I'm puttin around or working around the yard or something like that.But when I'm trail riding which is usually at a high rate of speed I run in high.For one I don't like to rev the engine the way it does running in low and I would never keep up with the guys that I ride with.I don't think the pully problem is an issue unless you are just putzin around in high all the time.If you are running at a high rate of speed you should be in high to take the strain off the engine.I'd rather replace the clutch than the engine any day.

 

This engine can take the reving. I am hauling a$$ in low. I ride motocross, so I know what hauling a$$ is. I also know the difference between running the $h!t uot of something & over reving. I can understand if you are riding faster than 35 or 40, but if you are riding a Prairie faster than 35 or 40 through the woods like the woods I ride in, you should be on tv. If it is not in the woods, then you should be on a sport bike!