I guess I was just lucky , I will not try that again. Thanks for the tip.

 

I just saw youy 01 is yellow. Mine was too. My 99 was Camo. I still miss the 01 500. Those things are great bikes...motor is bulletproof, and they can crawl anywhere. Im on an 07 800 X2 now, and its fast, but BIG. Nice for hill climbing. Thats the only thing i didnt like about the 500. Running out of power climbing a steep loose one. But for off camber and slow speed crawling (heck and general trail riding) i would take the 500 over mine anyday! But this thing is a workhorse. Low end grunt is awesome and having the small bed is more handy than i thought it would be. And when the gf wants to hit the trails its alot more comfy!

 

I bought it of a old guy 4 years,it was in mint shape but had a dead battery and I rode it for 50 miles before changing it. It was a great upgrade comfort and power wise from my 450 Honda Foreman.