v2

if you ever want to sell ur atv PLEASE pm me
i am in love with ur atv
later

 

Could be a lot to do with your clutching and throttle response as stated above. Also my belly pan don't rub much ethier (17 3/4" clearence lol).



17 3/4" ground clearence

 

Thats some serious ground clearance!! Sweet!

Magnum Lover, it only cost me 7300 for the quad, and another 2,000+ bucks in mods[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img] The wife doesnt think its so "nice". lol

 

ESCAVADER
the SP's are jumpy. who knows maybe it will brake-in a little over time. as far as the ground clearance, try clicking up the rear suspension one notch. i have done this on many of my SPs and it won't slouch as much.
~MT

 

sportsman700,

i REALLY wouldnt brag about ur ground clearance (RticKwad might get jealous)
lmao
like v2 said, that it some wicked ground clearance.
later
magnumlover

 

Depending upon the year.... The Magnums actually had a lower front axle gear ratio than the rear axle.... and geared lower overall.... which is the opposite of the Sportsman 500. You can look it up in the parts manuals on the Polaris web site.

The other side of the coin is... The Magnum will be squirrelier than the Sportsman on fast slippery fire roads because the Magnums rear ratio will push the front end when the 4 wheel drive kicks in.

There is no free lunch is there? I have owned both

 

My wife dosent have a clue what the stuff costs. Nor do I tell her. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] She dont care anyways.. She is my best friend, whatever makes me happy makes her happy.

Jealous? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] LOL Yeah I got a good gal.

 

Jealous, no. My lady bought the quad for me for x-mas.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

lucky man!....did she use your credit card? LOL![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Escavader,

It just may be that one machine is inherently better-suited to certain types of riding. My wife's Hawkeye is way easier and better than mine at the type of riding you described. The Hawkeye has a very low gear range, low clutch engagement speed, and EBS, all of which my H.O. does not.