A 300 EX rider telling a Scrambler owner to buy a honda??!! I keep a 300 EX in the glove box to ride home like a skateboard when I do have trouble with my Scrambler....

 

I have all types of quads mostly hondas but i do have a 2000 4x4 scrambler it has been in the shop twice since bying it in nov. both times the clutch or pvt system has been out Polaris had no problem with fixing this but it is still very frustrating to pay over 5000 for a new quad and not getting to use it as often as one would like. i ride in all types of terrain and it has been through water up to the fenders and killed my 400ex in doing this however the last time the pvt went we were in a swampy feild with water only a few inches deep and the clutch starting slipping on take off and then started clanking I took it in and they said the clutch was laying inside the cover. My Honda 400ex has never been to the shop and i have had it since last Aug. it is not the mudder climber or as easy to ride for my wife but it has been more reliable and is a tad faster and jumps a little higher doing to being a little lighter all Polaris needs to do to the scrambler is stay on track with fixing the suspension and offer it in a 6 speed or auto and it could be the best quad on the market.

 

I went riding yesterday with a bunch of guys. I was on a Blazer. My friends were on a Scrambler 500, a 400EX, and a Kawi KX125 dirt bike. Four completly different vehicles. A lot of the riding was in muddy conditions, as we have had a lot of rain the week before.

I got stuck in water almost up to the seat on my Blazer. The belt did not slip once. I did however get stuck in this same hole. As soon as I let off the gas, the water over the exhaust killed the motor, because of to much back pressure.

The 400EX did well, considering it had small, non-mud type tires, and no reverse. He did get stuck like everyone else. Good thing they are light machines. The Scambler got stuck once, but never slipped a belt. The KX was definitly out of its element, but he did fine also.

So I don't really care what these idiots from other forums come to say (like trx300exx). We all had fun, and it did not matter what machines we had.

 

Yes buy you a Honda and get true 3 wheel drive along with 80's technology...funny these guys always talk about a belt slipping but never talk about there 3 wd not going where the 4 wd goes or cleaning out there drum brakes that I just simply spray off, I have had my sportsman up to right below the tank and never had any slip if I did a little plumbers putty and few extra cover clips will cure the problem.

 

I love my Scrmbler 500 and wouldnt trade it for anything, but unfortunately its no secret that there has been some issues with the belt getting wet and slipping fairly easily. Its happened to me at least 5 times. Most recentlly in water barely higher than the floorboards and i was just poking along. It is frustrating but i guess you have to deal with it.

 

I basically figured it out. The PVT breather is situated in such a way that water splashes directly into it when hit full bore. The cover is actually tight so once inside, the water can't get out. Design flaw I guess. Maybe they should have pointed the breather up instead of down.

 

I get a kick out of how that Honda guy showed up long enough to make a smart *** remark, then he just disappears when everyone starts responding to his remarks. Defend yourself if you can.