WHAT IS THE REAL GROUND CLEARANCE ON THE SP 500 UP FRONT AND BACK? HAS ANYONE USED A TAPE TO SEE THEIR LOWEST POINTS.ALSO DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN A 200 POUND PERSON SITS ON IT?

 

I'm sure a 200 lb. person would cause the bike to drop a little, but not a major amount. I have had about 350 lbs. of people on my back rack and didn't have a lot of steering control. Never took a tape to my Sportsman, but I've seen a Polaris "Dealer only videotape" where they drove over a watermelon with the SP and then tried with a Yam Grizzly and it didn't make it. Whet are you concerned about with the Sportsman?

 

The lowest point I can find on my sp 500 is 10 5/8 inches. Give or take a frogs hair split four ways. That is a point just a little in front of the motor in the center of the skid plate.

I didn't check around the axles. Oops
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Four_Play aka davidg



[This message has been edited by Four_Play (edited 01-13-2000).]

 

The lowest point I found was at the rear A-arms, as they come out of the wheels, it was 9.75".

 

rite in tha center up front is like 11 and back is little over 13 with noone on it
thats what my dads SP500 measured at

 

I got those same measurements but that isn't the lowest point on the chassie.

 

Boner-What about J. Preston's SP500??

 

Thats not fair. Preston's is more comparable to your Hummer than a quad

 

Hey Boner, so what has Preston done to his SP500 to make it a twin of a Hummer. I guess I want to make my SP500 a mini-hummer as well.....

 

28" Vampire tires, thats what.