just a fact ihave one and that's what the speedo said and i also went side by side with my freinds 98 sportsman 500 which is heavier plus a 4+4 and dosn't have the 20% more power that mine has raced on a straight highway his speedo 65 top mine read 65 than i pulled ahead to top speed of 70 my quad was probably manufactured on a wensday the best day of the week for anything to be made

 

just a fact ihave one and that's what the speedo said and i also went side by side with my freinds 98 sportsman 500 which is heavier plus a 4+4 and dosn't have the 20% more power that mine has raced on a straight highway his speedo 65 top mine read 65 than i pulled ahead to top speed of 70 my quad was probably manufactured on a wensday the best day of the week for anything to be made my modafied 300 express 2 stroke does 58mph for christ's sake

 

Oh, your using the speedo? That explains everything then.

 

Hey guys~
I don't know about everybody else, but I haven't seen any Polaris speedometers that go above 60 mph. My Scrambler and Explorer both only read to 60. Anybody seen any Polaris Speedos that read faster than 60?

 

then i must have a reject from the factory mine goes to 65

 

I don't get how wearing a speedo could effect top speed. Does it have something to do with wind resistance?

 

harescrambler,
I have been reading all of your posts, and you say your bike does 70 mph, and then later you said you got this reading from your speedo. Then again later you say you have a defected speedo that goes to 65 mph. How do you read 70mph on a speedo that only goes to 65mph?

I am not a Honda owner that comes over to the Polaris forum and flames the Polaris, so I won't get into the discussion and defend the Honda. I don't have to, because Lurch is realistic, and he is doing a fine job on his own. But, if you think your bike goes 70mph stock, you need to be realistic like Lurch! I won't even discuss the winner of the 400ex vs Srambler in any kind of race.

PS (I will tell you the ONLY race you would win, would be in reverse.)

 

is the 400 Scrambler faster than the 500? I ask because my friends 1996 400 Xpress will beat a 400EX in a 500 foot drag ( he beat 4 different ex's in the 500 foot grass drag) and on top end. I can be going flat out on my SP and he will zip right by me.

 

I was looking at my "ATV Buyer's Guide" magazine last night. Since there seems to be discussions all of the time about qhich quad has faster acceleration, etc. I thought these figures might be interesting to everyone. They printed aceleration times for various speeds for different quads that they tested over the year, the results were very interesting: (times are in seconds)

Quad 0-30mph 0-50mph
DS650 2.39 5.66
400ex 2.58 7.72
300ex 3.53 -- (won't go 50)
Scrambler
500 4x4 2.80 9.50
Scrambler
500 2x4 2.77 9.37
Scrambler
400 2x4 3.10 9.55
Trailblazer4.50 -- (Won't go 50)
Raptor 2.20 5.97
Mojave 250 7.40 -- (Won't go 50)

 

harescrambler,
We are waiting to hear how you got a reading of 70mph from your speedo that you said only goes to 65mph?