I am in a war with my self over the Scrambler 500 with its 4X4 capability, and the KFX 700. I like automatics these days. To many trees where I drive and you shift all the time. We also have some mud but I mostly avoid it. I do some trail riding in Colorado where there are lots of rocks and steep trails. Please let me know what you paid for your Scrambler and how much you like it.

 

I don't own one, but if you want to go to Tenn. you can get a new 04 for 4999.00

 

Thats where i'm going to get my Predator at. No sales tax!!!

 

With the scrambler, you wont have to avoid the mud, JUST DIVE RIGHT IN!!!. The 4x4 is also really nice when you get on those steep hills, especially with loose terrain under you. I love my scramber. It doesnt have as much power as the V, but with the 4wd, the V cant touchj it in certain terrain

 

Will the scrambler be able to run with the Grizzly on the dirt roads?

 

Yeah. The Scram will stay right with a Prairie, and I know that the Prairie will outrun the Grizz

 

That sounds like the ATV for me then. There is just so much power difference between a 700 cc V-Twin and a 500 single. My Big Bear is a 400 single cylinder, and it is not nearly as powerful as the Griz. And I have after market exhaust and had it rejetted. It sure is a shame that the KFX 700 is not 4X4, or that Polaris makes a 700 twin Scrambler. That would be the king for sure.

 

Us scrammy owners have been asking for a 700 twin 4x4 scrammy for years now. But, Polaris seems to be ignoring us. They listen to the Pred guys with improvements to the Pred, and they listened to the Sportsman guys and gae them the 800 EFI. But, what did they give us for 05, new graphics!!! whoa!!!!!!!!! Oh well, maybe next year the scrammy will get a facelift

 

My wife and I have matching (almost) '99 Scrams. Paid $5,200 for mine brand new and $4,500 for hers when it was 4 months old. She has whacked a couple of trees and smacked into my ride once. I have had mine upside down a couple times and know for sure I can't bench press it.

They have been rock-solid and will go places I lack the nerve to ride. The only downside is that the seat is not as comfortable as some of the big cruisin' utility quads.

Mine has about 3,500 miles on it and I have replaced the tires and wheels once, the belt twice and the chain once. I added the Polaris speedometer at an exorbitant $150 only after I was unable to get a cheap bicycle speedo to work like I had on my Warrior.

I am closer to 60 than 50 and still ride all the trails right along with my kids and grandkids. If I went down to buy a new quad today it would be another Scrambler.

 

The Scramblers are pretty durable. The first one I had was an '00 500 4x4. I flipped it over on the devils backbone at Haspin Acres. If anyone has been there, then they know what a scary site it was to see my scrambler flip end over end, side over side about 10 times. The Red Topaz that somebody trashed broke its fall at the bottom of the hill. I thought for sure it was trashed. Got to the wreckage and was able to flip it onto all fours. Bent my handlebars back. Pulled the bars back up and started it up. Drove it around the hill to the top and went back to camp to check it all out. The front struts had poked holes through the plastics and that was about the worse of it. Besides the scratches on the plastics. I drove that quad for another year and then sold it to pay some bills.

Chad
Indy, IN