hello i am a honda owner and ride the water /river alot sometimes for and hour or so i have a 400 rancher at but i like the looks of the 200 0 500 sportsman will it go in the water alot or will the belt slip and get wet i ride my rancher up to the head lights and no trouble i would just like the ride and power of the sportsman if it was tuff and would take the water and is the 2000 500 a true 4x4 or a 3x4 like my honda thanks

 

All Polaris are True AWD only, the Air intakes for the belt housing and air box are at mid tank hight and since the Full size chassis Sportsman is a taller ATV then the mid size chassis of a Rancher it should go deeper. I stand on the seat for some crossings,that my lower 450 foreman would of been up to its handle bars.

 

I agree with TLC. One thing in deep water is to go slow enough to where water doesn't get splashed or forced into the vent tubes on the belt drives.

 

To add to EPIChad's sentence ...and just fast enough to keep a bow wake in front of your quad. I agree with what TLC said too.

 

go to you tube and you'll see all kinds of polaris bikes in deep water.

 

but are they as tuff as the honda or alot of breakdowns i want one bad /i like the green and camo my honda is the black one annd looks ok i allso like the more cc of the 500 i know mines just a 400 and they do make bigger hondas but cash is hard to come by i am going to sell my honda and buy the 2000 500 sportsman if you guy can talk me into it lol

 

What year is your Honda and how many trouble free miles you have on it ?

 

the 500 is one the best engines out there as long as good maintaince is done. check the cv joints for ripped boots.

 

its a 2006 honda rancher at auto or you can change gears about 2000 trouble free miles all i have to do is change oil the auto uses no belts its a hondamatic the polaris 500 i was looking at is a 2000 and he said it had 100 hours on it and new 27 mudlites and he still had the factory tires with it too i want something tuff and wont break me or break down every ride i am selling my honda for 2400 is that a good price and the polaris is 2000 bucks

 

If it has 27 inch tires I'd ask if he changed the clutching at all. 27s will slow the 500 down a bit. I run 26s and had a little bit of a slow down over the stock 25s which is what the 2000 came with also.