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Old 05-26-2011, 11:21 AM
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does anyone know the top speed of a 1996 polaris sportsman 400 4x4 2 stroke? i dont exactly want to test it out so... does anyone know?
 
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Old 05-26-2011, 11:25 AM
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Only one way to find out what the top speed is on a 15 year old 2 stroke.
 
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Old 05-26-2011, 01:20 PM
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i got a 95 xplorer,... basically same sept you got independent rear suspension an mine got swing arm,....mine just will run a 60mph speedometer outta numbers,..on 25in bear claws,stock motor far as i know!
 
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great- another speed thread....

lets see how many people claim they can go over 80 mpg on a 400cc 4x4.....

I was on a stock 05 or 06 AC 400 last weekend (was a rental) had the throttle pinned on a 7 mile dirt logging road- as flat as it gets- it almost made it to 41 mph... any little deviation in grade slowed it down to 34mph.
 
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Originally Posted by beergut
great- another speed thread....

lets see how many people claim they can go over 80 mpg on a 400cc 4x4.....

I was on a stock 05 or 06 AC 400 last weekend (was a rental) had the throttle pinned on a 7 mile dirt logging road- as flat as it gets- it almost made it to 41 mph... any little deviation in grade slowed it down to 34mph.

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Originally Posted by rjp2025
does anyone know the top speed of a 1996 polaris sportsman 400 4x4 2 stroke? i dont exactly want to test it out so... does anyone know?
If you don't want to go that fast to test it out...why do you care how fast it will go? I had my 400 big bear up to 80 once...at least that is what my truck said and the quad was in the back of my truck so I assume it was going the same speed!
 
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anyone know what I can do to my 2011 sportsman 500 its topping out about 56-58 right now not looking to break a speed record but would like to keep up with my brother in laws banshee a bit more than I do now
 
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Old 05-26-2011, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by irinman2424
anyone know what I can do to my 2011 sportsman 500 its topping out about 56-58 right now not looking to break a speed record but would like to keep up with my brother in laws banshee a bit more than I do now
yea- the best way to keep up to a banshee is to sell the 500 4x4 and buy a 440r sport quad.

it's a utility 4x4, not a sport quad-

That's like posting "what can I do to make my 87 f-150 keep up with my bro's corvette"
 
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Lmao
 
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Old 05-26-2011, 05:17 PM
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