Thanks for all the info!!
I put her in the shop to have the belt changed and to be checked out (some carb problems too). They told me at the shop the carb problems could be robbing me of some power. I'll see how that works Saturday.

 

Campy, we were riding double (when drag racing down the road), I think the extra torque gave the HO a little edge.
I think could slowly pull away riding single.

It is hard to compare, though, as there is only one HO in the neighborhood, and the owner is an expert tinkerer & carb guy. I know for sure he has it running in top form. I am too lazy to do all that, my Xplorer runs good, so I left well enough alone. It also might matter that me & my wife are a good 100 lbs heavier than he & his wife together.
I weigh 190, he about 135, maybe 140. His wife is a total stick. She eats like a horse, though. Makes my better half kind of jealous how she can do that.

 

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] 2002 Silver 500 HO Limited[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

This is the quad by which all others are judged. I mean just think about it they have not tested a 500HO against a 700 yet in any magazine . Why...?

Because it's that damn good.

They should have tested the 500 HO in the last open class shoot out. That way Polaris could have got 1 & 2 place.

I have my nomex suit on so flame away. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

For bang for your buck, you could find a leftover 2001 400 explorer 4+4 . I just ripped up a Grizz 600 pretty good over the week-end, and mine is still stock.I just love this machine. I got mine for $4128 OTD from Honda East a month ago. Mudden in Mich P.S. Say Farmer123, where did you get your Uni filter, do you happen to have a part#. Thanks