know the $%@% will hit the fan but I have to tell ya I am so disapointed in the handling of my 01 DS I was at the point of where I didn't want to ride it.... I had it at a local track and trail place we belong to and rolled it twice in the trails thank goodness I just installed the factory hand guards the night before... I had a hmf pipe jetted carb etc....mean piece to say the least...It is just so damn heavy... I feel on edge all the time with the bump steering issue and I had spent the big dollars for this thing....how much more money do you throw at it before you are to deep, and why should I have to find a solution for the steering issues??? I went to the dealer with a friend to look for his wife....then when we walked in I saw a mini Predator, I just went to PA to pick up on for a friend from Santa to his son I asked the salesmen where the full size one was as to I knew that my friend was looking for the full size to his kids and had not found on in stock.... He began to tell me he had three of em at first he was a JO when I explained to him I had a ds 650 he handed me a helmet and the keys!!! I was shocked I fired it up as whipped it as he said to do...this thing is like riding air!!! It handles so well I was in another world the power is awesome... I do beleive it will get taken by the ds on the long haul....but to be honest I never really even seen 4th or 5th with the ares we ride in..... I can throw this 500 around like a old 250r it is awesome awesome!!! I think Polaris has done a benchmark bike this year and will be a leader in this part of atving I was in way shape or form a polaris person... I in fact thought they were a little behind in times for no sport bike...... Let me tell ya that has all changed.... I will end by saying I returned this morning with my DS650 for a trade in we left with.... NO B.S. 3 Predators and a 330 trail boss. The dealer was LILISTON MARINE in Vineland NJ Our salesman was Jim Koch I will keep the ds world informed on this machine I was a little upset to see my power house go but I can assure you this is a contender in the big boy toy world.... Tom

 

Don't let those knuckleheads on the Bombardier forums rattle ya Toyboy. I think you did the right thing. There is a reason people are raving about this machine, it is AWESOME. I rode mine for 11 days, and smiled the whole time. Make sure you adjust the suspension correctly, it will make a BIG difference in the ride. If you look up Predator review on this forum, it tells what I did to mine. Had some really good, informed helped doing it. Rides great now. Besides, you just bought 3 AMERICAN made machines, what could possibly be wrong with that?????

Scott

 

Toyboy1

Welcome to the other side. Not that i have a Preditor right now but one day i will. I did ride one a coiple of times and for me being 6'1 and 230 lbs that machine handled great. Thats all i thaught about for weeks after i rode one. Should i sell the family and get one? LOL! Anyways good luck with the Polaris.

 

I congradulate you that you bought a new machine and that your happy with it. I went through the same thing when I traded my Raptor in for my predator. I think that its faster then the raptor and handles better, but riding is not about that anyway, its about going out in the woods or sand dunes and having fun. I don't need to have the best bike but it just happend to work out that way lol. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Hope you enjoy your new quad as much as I enjoy mine

 

OH MAN!!! I gotta go down to Vineland to see that Predator
!~!!

 

you guys should go over to the bomb thread, and read the post.

 

Toyboy1, you sure have ruffled a few feathers in the Bomb Forum with this topic!
have you read it?