Hothuntndogs

you couldn't have said it better Model 722. I have own the major jap atv's .they are good but they are not in the same league as a Polaris.Most of the guy's bad mouthing Polaris have not even owned one.
It's alway a buddy . It's kinda like a Harley thing Don't take it from us Polaris guys
Test ride one in the hills (not on pavement) and make your choice.

model722

The polarises in my are are priced way under the other dealers. I'm comparing 500cc 4 wheel drive..., polaris can go up to $1000.00 cheaper then some of the other brands. It may be different in other areas. The only polaris that I've heard of giving trouble was there diesel, and that was threw a guy that new a guy...

dep214

go to repair shops. i have been to several around texas. all say polaris is the atv brought in the most. the is a new atv called bombadier. i have heard nothing about this one but bad things.i have been all over the internet and polaris is priced higher than most brands. polaris has a speedometer. why do you need a odometer on a atv?useless!!!everyone will make their own choices and not all for the same reasons. i did research on the net and at repair shops. honda and yamaha were rated the best. the worst was polaris.not my hearing from one joe to another. it was from the people who actually work on them.i also ask at a atv race track in texas. not one polaris rider there. the top atv there was the yamaha banshee.

model722

Dep214 are you talking about racing machines or all around use. I've been around 3 different guys that owned Banshee's, fast machine, piece of sh**. We did alot of trail riding a few(7 or more) years back the banshee was the worst piece of crap off the trail, you noticed I said off the trail. That's because they couldn't keep them running long enough to ride. The problems they had weren't cheap either cracked block, blown piston etc... When I see these guys today I like to ask them when they're going to get another banshee, well they don't have very nice words for me. One of the guys switched over to polaris 6+ years ago and he'll never go back. The other 2 guys were so p***ed off they don't even go 4 wheelin anymore. I'm not saying Yamaha's are junk they do have a couple of good machines I've owned acouple, but to say a banshee is a good machine is like saying skunks don't stink Ranwin33 said he wanted a machine that he could do work with I'm sorry, but polaris has been rated one of the best in many magazines. The bombadier has been out for awhile, just like artic cat and some of the others they took alot of polarises ideas about the automatic trans. So my question is are you going to go with the guy that copys or are you going to go with the guy that invented and perfected the machine? Like I said before I've owned my machine for over 10 years and never had a problem the other guy that I talked about has owned his machine 6 years and has never had a problem. I'm not sure how your comparing one machine to another,but if you look at what machine is rated to handle more and pull more you'll find polaris is at the top. Like I've also said I've owned many machines, over 20 years worth of experiance. These other machines are good but they can not hold a candle to polaris. As far as your repair shop goes, what do they sell? If they aren't selling a particular machine then of course there going to put it down. Kind of like going to a ford dealer with chevy questions

dep214

these were independent repai shops. not a certain brand.one was by the race track and the others were scattered throughout the state.i have a uncle in east texas that works on atv's for a hobby and also rebuilds ols cars. he has a honda that he uses to work with.can not find a polaris user that has not had the atv in the shop repeatedly. in texas we have lots of flat terrain but also some rocky areas.all the atv's i personally have seen were either honda or yamaha. many of these were owners that used to own polaris. they all griped about them. the general statement was that they were great until they went off road and then they have lots of problems. i help one farmere heard his cattle over a 550 acre spread. his polaris is not near what my yamaha is. it is faster on flat surfaces but nothing close off road.i got my atv to use on a deer lease and work.honda is probably better than my yamaha. i have used his polaris and i would not have it. just for the reasons i stated above. you can set on the road going to deer country here and watch what is pulled. honda first, yamaha second, and a few polaris.

model722

Well Dep214 I quess we are going to have to disagree on this one<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>, it's kind of like the ford and chevy thing which is better. Like I've said I've owned a few different types of machines threw the years none of them were really bad, just polaris is better in my opion. If you lived up here it would be hard to see anything, but polaris. there used to be yamaha's and honda's every were, but like the dinasours they have disappeared. Oh one more thing we don't need to pull our polarises they run<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> sorry I had to do that.

dep214

you are right about not pulling a polaris and that it runs.the problem is getting it to run. one likes chevys like one likes fords. there are people that will buy a polaris because it has more bells and whistles. i got one that just worked. all the bells and whistles do not make the atv run or perform better.good luck and i hope your atv gives you as much pleasure as mine has me. good hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hothuntndogs

Well Dip, one way to settle it all is to bring your yamahammer from the flat lands of Txass to the rocky mnts and see how well your yamaha does. I know what it's going to do as I have owned a couple for 10 yrs total.I'll bring along my 6x6 Polaris so we can load your yamaha 350 in the back of my polaris when it can't make the 12,500 feet mountains to get to the Elk.Not to worry I help people out time to time.I just love the look on there face when that bad boy starts to pull.
See I know,I have owned them. I just don't talk to talk.
good luck ,all ATV's are good but some are better then other<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

dep214

Dip? why am i called a dip. this gentlmen and i have had a nice discussion and never resorted to name calling. i resent your remark as it is uncalled for. i will not stoop to your level.

dep214

my father in law tried to use a kawasaki while elk hunting in colorado and new mexico. his favorite was in chama.the kawasaki always had problems. he started taking my yamha and never had a problem. i put a k&n power kit and supertrapp exhaust on mine. it went everywhere he and the guide needed. so your theory does not hold water.his best elk before he died was a 7x7. it scored a little over 360. he puleed a small wagon back with the elk loaded on it.