Not the way i RIDE. i ONCE RODE WITH A FRIEND THAT HAD A SPEEDO ON HIS DRZ400 endoro. we covered 52 miles in about 3 1/2 hours.

 

Thanks guys! This is what I was looking for. Dependability!!! Why do my friends rag me and other polaris riders so much?

 

Have they ever owned a Polaris? If not, they're probably going off of what they've heard and want to razz you; either that or they're just jealous that they don't own one![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Because they don't what us to rag on them for not buying a American quad------spend it where you make it.

 

i dont really know. its a pain in the ars!!!!!!!!! 4 of the 5 boots that was tore have been on the inside front. they just started putting the boots on the inside on the 05 models so maybe some of you guys hadnt experenced it yet. i tried to get thermoplastic boots for inside but apparently they dont make them yet. tried polaris stick stoppers but they only protect the a arms but it still has the junky plastics polaris front boot gaurds on it. i call c and s sales every week trying to get there strong made stick stoppers, but all i get is call next week because there still not making them yet or they havnt got enough made yet to start selling them. absolutly love everything else about it. its full of power that you can feel.rides like a cadilac. to me the best looking atv on the market today. but i have yet to go on 1 ride without something tearing up on me. maybe ill get all the bugs worked out 1 day and start to love it as much as my last yamaha.

 

OK guys here it is a 2002 Sportsman 500HO with 5612 miles. One new primary clutch, and two rear cv boots and a full set of brake pads. Oh yea and 3 sets of tires. Can't say enough good about the machine but I bought a 1997 500 to use to keep from putting all the miles on the 2002 that I bought new. I average 15 miles a day, every day. We use them for ranch work and they hold up to the abuse great.

 

3600 miles on my 2004. One Belt. One circut breaker. Two Battery's (too much winching is bad). 3 CV boots (sticks). I think Elkbow might have a shot at my ratio for miles over time. Sure glad Polaris puts a nice soft seat on 'em. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Had '03 sp600-traded in with around 1200 miles, one rear c-v boot (my fualt-backed into a tree branch), hard start/poor running cold-performed carb update and then it ran great. other than that just normal maintenance. Heard that the new owner has put over 1,000
additional miles on it with no problems.
-have '05 sp700 efi-only 45 miles on it, no problems yet-waiting for spring to come!
-'04 Trailboss-600 miles-new battery under warranty-otherwise no Problems, just oil changes!
-'03 predator 90-no odometer-but likely at least as many miles as trail boss! Probably more! No problems at all! Just normal
maintenance-cleaning/lubing/adjusting chain, checking all fastners to be sure they are tight, replaced fouled spark plug after initial
break in, than agin this winter just because, but it looked fine(My youngest son only knows two speeds, stop and wide open!)

 

1995 400L..........Brake pads, 3 belts, 1 transmission, 3 chain/sprokets in 5,600 miles (very hard miles)
replaced piston at 1,700 miles.

'00 500 Magnum 845 miles, speed sensor. Nothing else.(traded in on '02 650 Prairie, 4,000 miles sold, broken plastic only)

'03 400 Trailblazer, ridden daily, 3 gallon of injection oil year. No problem at all. Been to OK, CA, CO, all aver MO. lots of hours, great machine.

'00 400 Scrambler, 3 yrs old, nothing ever went wrong, rode Glamis, CO., OK, Chadwick, everywhere! (sold)

 

Your friends sound like they know what they are talking about, my buddy has a polaris and had nothing but problems. I would never own one to be perfectly honest. I own a 2004 Honda Rincon and have 3800 kms, no probs. I only settle for the best thats why i ride red.