the 850 eps is an 850 xp with eps, same machine just with eps

 

I don,t blame you for going for the 400H.O, the only difference between the new 400H.O and 500H.O is 45cc more displacement and the 500 has a larger 40mm carb while the 455 uses a 34mm. Not worth $1000 + 13% HST tax to me either.

 

Thanks!! So, the power difference will be minimal? Wonder how the mileage will be??

You a fellow Ontarian?? (HST...)

 

Yes,I,m from Sault STE Marie Ontario. The Power differance should not be too noticable, I,d guess 3hp differance like our 97 Sportsman 500 (non H.O) which also uses the Mikuni 34mm carb and gets almost 20 miles more on a tank then my 500 H.O.

Our 97 500 also does not have the performance High duration H.O cam but the 455 does,so that will help wake things up for the 400H.O.

 

Sweet, Thanks!! Nice area up there, will be looking for land up there eventually, anywhere West of Sudbury, to Goulais River area.

 

So, they dropped the 500 EFI. Big mistake IMO. Probably the best all around atv they ever built.

 

500 HO MSRP is 5999
400 MSRP 5599

It's the same thing they did when they phased out the 2 strokes. Make them very 'affordable' just to get rid of all the engines and parts.

 

One had a 39mm throttle body and 26' tires the other a Mikuni 40mm and 25" tires,was not much differance between the two really.

 

The EFI makes it a much better machine, Just my opinion. I have had all of them from the 500 to the 500 HO to the 500 EFI.

The most indestructable ones were the 2001-2002 500 HO's though. Tough machines, but did go through some axles and CV's back then.

 

The 500 EFI was dropped after the 2009 model year. No big loss really. Sales probably dictated it, since most likely, carbs out sold the EFI models in the 500HO class.