500 HO full time 4wd
#11
01-14-2012, 05:48 PM
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01-14-2012, 05:51 PM
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01-14-2012, 06:36 PM
I had EBS added to my '97 Sportsman 500 and it was a big improvement. Most of the time I had to give it gas going down hills because it worked so good. I just coasted up to stop signs and I didn't go through brake pads nearly as fast either. Before EBS if I didn't blip the throttle it was like putting it in neutral and letting it fly down hill.
#15
01-14-2012, 08:08 PM
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Four strokes themselves have a natural braking ability,that's why I wondered when the ebc came out it wasn't standard on 2 stroke engines too which actually needed the clutching system more than the four strokes did since the inertia from a two stroke just keeps on going and has less mass than the four strokes to help slow em down We've even changed out one or two ebc systems for the older non ebs systems because a few people at first didn't like em because they felt it slowed em down too much? OPT
We've even changed out one or two ebc systems for the older non ebs systems because a few people at first didn't like em because they felt it slowed em down too much? OPT
#16
01-14-2012, 08:30 PM
How many transmissions you been through doing this? 
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Just like some of the guys said to blip the throttle,this is what you basically had to do before the ebc systems came out in 98,especially on the 400 2 strokes that didn't have any engine braking at all,this loaded up the clutches and slowed em down. First time I did this,it's actually working against your natural instincts just to brake,but works. Wasn't so bad after the four strokes and ebc came out,but still works blipping the throttle to help slow these down to. I had a 80 foot embankment to practice on and used it to help some of the customers especially on slowing down the 2 strokes. OPT
OPTJust like some of the guys said to blip the throttle,this is what you basically had to do before the ebc systems came out in 98,especially on the 400 2 strokes that didn't have any engine braking at all,this loaded up the clutches and slowed em down. First time I did this,it's actually working against your natural instincts just to brake,but works. Wasn't so bad after the four strokes and ebc came out,but still works blipping the throttle to help slow these down to. I had a 80 foot embankment to practice on and used it to help some of the customers especially on slowing down the 2 strokes. OPT
I am trying to remember, but I think the my Trailblazer had ebs, but its been a while.
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11-18-2015, 09:00 AM
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Not letting the ATV go in and out of AWD automatically would be hard to control. A person would not be quick enough and Polaris has no limited slip front drive (3x4). It would be like putting a ATV from 2wd to Diff lock .
A Dif locked front end is almost un-steerable.
The AWD system can go from 2wd to AWD and back in milliseconds without the rider knowing it's doing it without loss of control.
A Dif locked front end is almost un-steerable.
The AWD system can go from 2wd to AWD and back in milliseconds without the rider knowing it's doing it without loss of control.
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11-18-2015, 12:36 PM
