For 2007, did Polaris fix the carbeurator and A-Arm issues they had on the 2006 Hawkeyes? I'm thinking of getting one for my wife since she's 100 lbs. My friend has a 500 Sportsman which is very easy to steer compared to my Arctic Cat. Is the Hawkeye easy to steer and control (again, my wife is only 100 lbs). Any recommendations or comments appreciated. We ride hard trails, creeks, and mud (not deep mud bogging).

 

I believe all problems are fix. My 06 4x4 is very easy to steer. I actually put a winch on it to give it a little more front weight. They do need better tires, but they pull 24 or 25's good.

 

The stock tires are junk for mud or sand. And the rear suspension is still way stiff. You can soften the rear suspension by removing the sway bar, but that will negatively affect handling at higher speeds. I took mine off as I prefer each side to be able to react entirely independent of the other side. I replaced the stock tires with 24" Swamp Fox's, which do LOTS better in sand and mud. The steering is very light with these tires. Would I buy a Hawkeye again? Yes.

 

my wife said my hawkeye was too big for her (we had a china junk atv that sat alot lower) So I took her on some rocky trails and let her beat herself up a bit trying to control a low to the ground atv. When we came to a steep hill I made ride my hawkeye down (at this point she coulnt move 50 feet without getting the atv stuck on a rock). after about 20 min she felt right at home on the hawkeye so I suprised her the next week and bought her a new hawkeye also. They run great no probs with two 07's so far and we take them everyplace

oh btw it would take a city gang of 20 with guns to get her hawkeye from her now [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

Yes, from everything I've heard/read the early production problems seem to be fixed with the '07 model.

Yes, the steering is very light and easy - almost feels like power steering.

 

I went and looked at them at the dealer today. My wife also wants a camo one. According to everything I've read, the '06 problems have been fixed. I too looked at Swamp Foxs b/c the factory tires are CRAP!

 

How many mile have you put on your hawkeyes ???

 

not many most trails around here are slow and rocky about 75 on mine and 40 on the wifes [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

just chked mine after todays ride I got 102 showing (its more with the big tires) and my wife has 58 miles

 

Almost 300 miles on her now.

I bought the 24" Swamp Fox's, but they seem to run large and are a bit big for my liking. The 23" Swamp Fox's would be just about perfect.

HERE are some pics.

 

Just over 150 miles on mine.