SP500HO and Traxter XT acceleration??
#1
I just read a mag where they tested the 500 Sportsman HO "smooth..blabla...", but they compare the HO acceleration with a Traxter XT...and the XT is faster. Can this be real?
I'm not asking that to know which one is faster, but to know if I will ever buy that mag again...there's some BS here and there ("the blackwaters are the best mud tires you can find").
BTW, it's a quebec mag (where's bombardier's home?).
So, if you know for real which one accelerates better, please tell me if I should dump that mag, and never again waste my money on it.
Personally, I would have thought the HO is faster...but I could be wrong.
I'm not asking that to know which one is faster, but to know if I will ever buy that mag again...there's some BS here and there ("the blackwaters are the best mud tires you can find").
BTW, it's a quebec mag (where's bombardier's home?).
So, if you know for real which one accelerates better, please tell me if I should dump that mag, and never again waste my money on it.
Personally, I would have thought the HO is faster...but I could be wrong.
#2
Well, I've never even SEEN a Traxter, although I was trying to find one when I was considering which utility to buy. Couldn't find one here.
From what I've read, the Traxter is a pure utility quad. Not made for speed or quickness, only for workability. I find it very hard to believe that it could be quicker. I think it supposedly tops out around 45 mph. And the XT is the same quad, with cosmetic upgrades, like wheels and winch.
Dave
From what I've read, the Traxter is a pure utility quad. Not made for speed or quickness, only for workability. I find it very hard to believe that it could be quicker. I think it supposedly tops out around 45 mph. And the XT is the same quad, with cosmetic upgrades, like wheels and winch.
Dave
#4
I read that same article and the author seems to be a performance nut who rides motocross.
Whether it is fact or fiction I would not know? I have problems believing it because the XT has 26 inch tires, does it not? My Xplorer with the 26" tires really suffered and it is known to be swift. The HO is supposed to be pretty fast too.
Lets go rent one and find out!
Brian
Whether it is fact or fiction I would not know? I have problems believing it because the XT has 26 inch tires, does it not? My Xplorer with the 26" tires really suffered and it is known to be swift. The HO is supposed to be pretty fast too.
Lets go rent one and find out!
Brian
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#8
I have rode a sportsman 500 and I own a Traxter XT. The Sportsman is a little faster on acceleration. But the XT handles much better,
a better climber and a better mudder. Sportsman
has superior trail riding comfort but falls behind
in more demanding off road applications. Although
I have yet to ride the HO.
a better climber and a better mudder. Sportsman
has superior trail riding comfort but falls behind
in more demanding off road applications. Although
I have yet to ride the HO.
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