I wonder how this quad will fair being thats its a little heavier than most ( excluding DS ) and with such a wide market of sport quads available right now. Does anyone how have any idea how big this thing is? I havent seen any dimensions as far as wheelbase, width, shock travel, does anyone have these stats??? Please post here if you do, for all those interested!

 

Here ya go

http://www.predator500.com/techdata.asp

Can you say.......BADA$$[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I'm kinda disappointed, I don't think sport riding is what this quad was aimed at. The lack of drum brakes, all new steering system for perfect control, and excessive suspension travel really take away from the potential of this bike. The Best On Earth has shown us that even though we want a nice soft ride, we only need a few inches of stiff suspension. I'm no big fan of a 5-speed manual. I wish they made it with something like a three speed auto just like my car has, even though that would cause a drastic power loss and poor performance. If I were to make an ATV with a steep price tag, less performance and features than any other 4-wheeler on the market, I'd call it the Rincon. That is the bike for me even though I know I'm getting ripped off. According to most people though, I could sell my extensive tool collection to offset the cost because my new Honda never needs attention.

I never knew Polaris had it in them. I was floored when I saw the Predator. Polaris has always had the best utility 4x4s so I expected a nice sport quad, but nothing like we have seen with the Predator. That is one amazing machine. I can't wait to ride one and see Polaris finally run with the cRaptors and 400EXs.

 

Heres a good artical on what it does to the others
http://www.off-road.com/atv/features...tor/index.html
They arent going to run with them,
It's called ........LEADING THE WAY[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I second that motion DUSE!
I think it will be the quad to beat, even though the raptor guys would probably beg to differ. We will see.

 

AHH, i belive the 400EX doesn't have drum brakes, and it outhandles everything out there, polaris' attempt to make a sport quad will fall flat on its face, it's a tank, which may be acceptable if was a 650+ cc quad but it's not. anyways this topic had nothing to do with honda's so why did you even bring up the rincon? OH i know because you're scared and you know that you poor little sportsman isn't gonna cut it anymore, this quad only weighs 600 pounds, unlike your polaris. I see that the army is using polaris atv's, well they must have been running low on their supply of tanks and used the polaris' as a subsitute [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

Thats it Rincon.....show 'em how mature you really are!!!!!!!!

 

we need a new polaris built 2 stroke scrambler!a 500-600 with power valves, for us who invest such time and money to get those 380 fuji motors at high performance levels
with such poor chassis design...just my toughts.

 

just seen the PREDATOR video,this machine will probably be the most high performance sport quad ride from the factorys,expect to see near 80 mph,and if polaris get the job done wich look to be so maybe the quadzilla will be dethroned.

 

Rincon. Wow you are unknowledgable. Stick around and learn something.