I agree, I had a harder time desiding between the KQ and the SP800 than a Brute and the 800. The dealer I buy from the most is a Suki/Polaris/Honda store and has some land beside there shop to put them both through there paces. I road the KQ then the SP800 and then the KQ and then the sp800 I put them both on the side of a faily steep ditch multiple times, trying to figure out wich was the most stable and then took them out and punched them both several times to try and figure out which was more powerfull and finaly came to the conclusion the SP800 felt more stable and more powerfull. It was the 1 year warranty and the life time belt warranty that finaly pushed me over the hump. I have had alot of problems with polaris belt drives in the past, eating belts and getting stranded, along with failing starters and a couple of broke drive shafts. If this thing strands me on the top of a mountain like the last one I had did more than once I will probably wish I had bought the KQ.

 

thats why they have a hi, low range....you obviously dont want to be putting around the trail in HIGH, or towing a heavy load in HIGH....that will smoke a belt fast

 

I am aware of that, And that is especialy true on a Polaris. What I have found enteresting is you do not have to run Yamaha's, kawi's, Suki's or any other brand of belt drive that I know of, in low on slow trails like you do a polaris. I have not had any problems with the 800, I am just wery of it since we have had several problems in years past running in low babying it. I will admit I smoked the 1st belt trail riding in high but I learned after that and still lost 3 more belts and was standed twice and had to be towed in. I never remember having my Kodiak or grizz in low for any reason and never slipped a belt or ever got stranded from shredding one either, Same goes for kawi belts never stranded and only used low range on steep decents and to pull heavy loads. I have only been riding ATV's since they were called ATC and were short a wheel (1981) prior to that I road dirt bike starting about 1974. The only reason I smoked the first belt on the 1st polaris I had, was because I had my Kodiac prior to it and never needed to worry about needing to be in low. I sincerly hope this new one is improved over the last one I had.

 

No offence spyder6, but in all your posts you seem to be claiming your opinions as facts. Those above statements are still just your opinion.

 

the CVT design on the polaris is way different than the other brands, the other brands have the belt at a constant tension(i believe), while the polaris system has it slack until engine RPM builds up...other than not usen high/low properly, could be from bad pully alignment that will cause belt shredding.



catter, i used to own a 500ho, and wow...none of my friends ATVs would ride like it. its a common thing that polaris has the best IRS in the industry...and its true because they ride like cadi's