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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Got good news today .... My machine will be ready for pickup tomorrow and by waiting a few days for 2011's was able to get a $800 dollar rebate in place of the $500
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by HIGHOCTANE
Congrats!
Advice:Get ready for your face to be sore from smiling.
HO is back! Missed your comments here last few months. Can believe you've been through the Cam-am and now an RZR Robby Gordon I take it that machine works for you, wife and kids. Unless you've got multiple girlfriends you like to ride with

See you over at RZR Forums now and again....Not to highjack this post, but what a disappointment on the '11 RZR. I was really hoping for the 850 in there this year.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave_S
Got good news today .... My machine will be ready for pickup tomorrow and by waiting a few days for 2011's was able to get a $800 dollar rebate in place of the $500
Great machine. You will be very happy with it. Be careful, it's a fast rig and you can get into trouble quick.

My advice: Avoid putting you feet down if it starts to tip on you in certain situations......ride it out as long as possible. Keep your feet on the bike. Obviously if it's coming over on you at a relatively slow speed you'll try to recover, but new riders are very tempted to stick their feet out when things start to feel unstable.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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850 xp first ATV? Ummm well uhhh to be honest this sounds like a recipe for disaster.. No amount of people telling you what to do is gonna stop the imminent roll over/crash in your near future... please just wear a helmet go slower than you think your ready for and learn from this crash!!!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by unit6666
850 xp first ATV? Ummm well uhhh to be honest this sounds like a recipe for disaster.. No amount of people telling you what to do is gonna stop the imminent roll over/crash in your near future... please just wear a helmet go slower than you think your ready for and learn from this crash!!!
LOL....Now there's some confidence building advice.

Unit...Let's ride sometime. I'm about 1/2 south around Yarmouth. Want to ride some more in the north.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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Im planning on riding aug 2nd thats a monday with a couple friends and a couple people kinda new to it so it's gonna be a semi slow ride..your more than welcome to come it'll probably be like a 50 mile day maybe a little more.. gonna be right here it the waterville area.. Ohh yeah Greg the manager at delorme map store will be there so if you wanna bug him go and pop in!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Funride .. Thanks for the advise . I am happy to get it ... I had a Polaris Sled for years
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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Unit6666,

Thanks yeah stopped last night and picked up a new helmet and goggles. Thought my old sledding helmet was out dated. I forgot .. about all the added cost to get back into hobby... It not only the 850... it's all adding up fast... its going to be awhile before I can get into a new hobbie ... Will take it slow ... thanks for the advise !!!!
 
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by FunRide
HO is back! Missed your comments here last few months. Can believe you've been through the Cam-am and now an RZR Robby Gordon I take it that machine works for you, wife and kids. Unless you've got multiple girlfriends you like to ride with

See you over at RZR Forums now and again....Not to highjack this post, but what a disappointment on the '11 RZR. I was really hoping for the 850 in there this year.
Yeah going from the 850 to the Max was just me trying to put off the inevitable lol...should have just bought a SxS to begin with back when I bought the 850 and probably would have if the 850 hadn't came out...but I kept telling myself(and the wife lol) that it was to cubersome for the trails and like you I was really holding out,hoping for the 850 motor in the RZRs...then they came out with the RZR4 and the wife was digging it and I just couldn't hold out any longer. Win-Win....any time the wife is excited about me getting a new toy I have to take advantage of that lol. So now instead of upgrading to a new model I'll put the cash towards a turbo kit for the RZR4 in a few years lol.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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The ride is sweet added Pic's under my profile and changes since I have picked it up
 
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