I've heard a lot of good things about the predator, but I've never really been a big fan of Polaris. How reliable is this polaris?

 

Pretty reliable to me IMO. I ride the pig everyday in 110 degree weather for about a couple hours a day and the pig runs better than before!! I beat the shet outta mine and it still has not had any problems other than what problems I've created on my own or by abuse. Okay here you will not have to worry about a Predator as much as you would on a Raptor. No the tranny doesnt just give and neither does anything else. Well mine was just a stupid mistake on my part.