I would like to see power steering on the polaris, I will trade in the 07 to have it! Power steering will absorb the shock if you hit something in the trail ie. small stumps, roots, rocks. At low speed these will jerk the handle bars out of your hands w/o power steer! Been there done that and rolled the quad

My 2 cents!

i agree with no power steering - are these cars or quads???????????? back in the day when 4x4 quads took a gorrilla to steer these things was something different but they arent like that any more. whats next air bags??????

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2006 Sportsman 450<BR>Front & Rear double tube bumpers<BR>Front & Rear Body Guard Racks<BR>Hand Guards<BR>Vision 160's<BR>Warn XT25

Digital coded readouts telling you when to change your oil and when to add gas was abit over the top for me. I never even though steering a quad was a chore.

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2001 SP 500 H.O

why do we do this to our selves every year, every one thought 2007 was the year for the all new sportsman, and nothing, than 2008 rolls a round and hardly nothing except the RZR, now we already thinking about the 2009 so is this the year for the all new sportsman?? I hope so. Getting tired of getting excided about a new machine coming out and then nothing. So lets get it in to gear POLARIS!!

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Polaris is the way out.
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2008 sportsman 500HO EFI, painted blue
Polaris hand guards
Polaris rack extenders
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2004 sportsman 400
chrome rack extenders
Polaris hand guards
garmin GPS
K&N
ITP holeshot atr on c-series wheels
sway bar removed
engine ice coolant

I'm with you gunsmoke. My ATV is fine the way it is.

I beat the $hit out of her and vice versa, but I ride hard and never had any complaints about how she steers.

power steering...phfff, If I need power steering, I must be too old to ride.

Last I knew you RODE a four wheeler, you didnt DRIVE it.

I guess I can understand why some would want it. I think its unnecessary tho.

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2005 Polaris SP 500 H.O
L&R Cargo box and Bags
2500# Polaris Winch
Swisher plow/bucket

2005 Yamaha Wolverine 350
2006 Kawasaki Bayou 250
2005 Kawasaki KFX80

Install a Warn/Polaris Winch in 21 steps

From different things I have been hearing and reading, I do think we're gonna probably see an early release 09' from Polaris soon. Daryl Rath is racing sportsmans in the WPSA QTC class. He raced the Pro-stock class which is like the 650-700cc class. Currently, the only sportsman offered in that class is the 700 X2, which weighs something like 800+lbs dry, way too heavy to be raced. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Sportsman on a new chassis released early this spring, to build hype for the complete new model year release in late July. Just my .02.

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Kuvie

I too believe you will see something before the 1st WSPA race as this is a 700cc class. But it will have to be in production before it can be raced, so could be a early release just like the RZR of last year.

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08 Outlaw 525s
03 250EX
05 LTZ 250
http://community.webshots.com/...EtXgAk?327">XC Quad</a>

Untill I see something solid posted on Polaris's website or I see it on the showroom floor I won't get too excited.

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2007 Sportsman 500 EFI Deluxe Blue
Warn 3.0
28" Mudzillas-Summers
27" Mudlite XTRs-Snows
Blue Rack Extenders
Blue Handgaurds
3 Light Mod
Reverse Override Mod
Reverse Light Mod
UNI Air Filter
Hand and Thumb Warmers
EPI HD Front Springs And 1" Spacers
2" Rear RD Lift
Jamhard Rad Protector UpSide Down
Coolant Temp Gauge
HeelClicker
HSP Pipe and Can
Rear Gorilla Axles
Glacier2 Plow, 60" Two-Way Blade

From something I read on TheVMC.com, try the website 1st or 2nd week of February. There might be something then. Supposedly, Victory's unveiling a new model starting w/a teaser on the website Feb. 1, and showing the whole bike on Feb. 7. Maybe Polaris will unveil a new quad then, also.

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Kuvie

hope so, its been three years now senses polaris updated the body style on the sportsman other than colors and painted plastic.

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Polaris is the way out.
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2008 sportsman 500HO EFI, painted blue
Polaris hand guards
Polaris rack extenders
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2004 sportsman 400
chrome rack extenders
Polaris hand guards
garmin GPS
K&N
ITP holeshot atr on c-series wheels
sway bar removed
engine ice coolant

The Sportsman 455cc looks different.



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2001 SP 500 H.O

ya but that's the old Hawkeye body style now called sportsman for the 300-400 class, they better not make the full size sportsman look like that. well, at lese it has some metal up front.

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Polaris is the way out.
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2008 sportsman 500HO EFI, painted blue
Polaris hand guards
Polaris rack extenders
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2004 sportsman 400
chrome rack extenders
Polaris hand guards
garmin GPS
K&N
ITP holeshot atr on c-series wheels
sway bar removed
engine ice coolant

Not sure why Polaris calls a 455cc a 400?

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2001 SP 500 H.O

Edited: 01/14/2008 at 08:59 PM by TLC

sounds sweet

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, vinny

98 polaris trailboss 250 2x4
86 yamaha moto4 200 2x4 !!FOR SALE!!

The 455cc is the 400HO, and the 499cc is the 500HO why the do it that way bets the hek out of me.

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Polaris is the way out.
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2008 sportsman 500HO EFI, painted blue
Polaris hand guards
Polaris rack extenders
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2004 sportsman 400
chrome rack extenders
Polaris hand guards
garmin GPS
K&N
ITP holeshot atr on c-series wheels
sway bar removed
engine ice coolant

I think Polaris was after the most powerful 400 Utitity crown, and a 455cc 400 is a good why to do it. LOL

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2001 SP 500 H.O

It doesn't follow their normal numbers fudging liek calling a 760 an 800.

I can understand calling a 796 an 800 or a 492 a 500 but where is the limit? It's just deceptive to call a 760 an 800. It isn't just a Polaris problem. Arctic Cat calls their new 950 a 1000. 10-20+ cc discrepancies are strait up lying. Just call them what they are.

yea 800cc ture or even bigger twin would nice to, just hope it dont suck alot a gas or bigger tanks

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Dan (ATVAM Member)
ATV 03 Sportsman 700 twin 27" vamps on itp wheels 1" lift in front
800 header white bros e muffler
SLED-99 XC500
TRUCK- 06 Dodge Dakota QC 4.7 H.0 TRX4 OFF ROAD
My website
My pics

Just got some seat time on a Griz 700 with power steering. Crossed a chisel plowed field at a 45 degree angle...on a side hill...with almost no feedback thru the bars. Simple one-handed riding...I liked it. Is it necessary??...Heck no. Is it practical??...Heck yes. Especially since I live in hilly country and my primary riding is technical rock crawling. The system, if reliable, would pay for itself in a heartbeat...but first it has to earn its stripes. Told my Griz owning friend I'd let him beat the crap out the system for a year or two (trust me, he will) before I'd consider buying one. System endurance will be the deciding factor.

IMO, Polaris has other issues to address before this tho...like a competent EBS system. I'm a little out of date, but if ADC isn't standard across the Sportsman line yet, it dang well should be. That is priority one. The two-wheel system has made me kiss more than one tree on steep descents. Next I'd like to see the power output of the 800 match that of the Kawa or CanAm. Right now she works hard to outpace the 700 Griz. What happens when Yama drops an 800??...We'll be stuck sitting at the kiddy table with Honda! Third, I'd like to see a slight diet. Personally, I've never liked a 600lb quad...but Polaris should be able to hit the 700lb range easy enough. This would help the power-to-weight ratio as well. Lastly, Polaris should invest in EPS. The idea has great merit.

Bottomline...Polaris has a lot of work it could be doing. Let's hope they are. We've all seen what happens when a company quits trying (Honda). That Griz is a very functional crawler with a lot of other Polaris-like qualities...It's looking pretty tempting...

Compared to my '97 Sportsman we DO have powersteering. I can park in the driveway and turn the bars back and forth on the newer ones, but it wouldn't budge on the old ones.

I'd like to see an automatic sport quad that's actually sporty, not heavy like a Scrambler. If they gave the Scrammy an aluminum tube frame I'd buy it next week.

I almost always have give it the gas to go down hill with EBS and no ADC. Even on Bull Gap hill which is the biggest legal hill I know of in Michigan. I'd like to have ADC anyway if it doesn't cost extra. It wouldn't hurt, but all the trees I've hit were on level ground. One time I couldn't decide whether to go left or right around a tree, so I didn't. I skidded straight into it. I think the bark grew back eventually.

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2006 Sportsman 500 EFI with winch, Glacier Plow, Lock & Ride backrest, front brushguard, rear bumper, 8" rear rack extension, thumb-warmer, 3-headlight kit, RAM mount for Garmin GPS 12.

Evo 2X 50cc 2-speed powerboard (scooter) with Power Pipe, velocity stack, ADA Racing air filter, bigger drive gear. Only 55 pounds with 6 HP.

2001 Chevy Siverado half-ton 4x4, regular cab, long bed, Leer fiberglass cap, an old mutt in the passenger seat.

Edited: 05/08/2008 at 09:34 PM by jumbofrank

Bump, went to dealer to get oils and got to talking with my sales man and said expect some big changes in 2009 sportsman. He said they are working on double a arms for up front, and working on different body styling. Dealer meeting is July 23 and after. Any buddy ells been talking to your dealers? Info,info???

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Polaris is the way out.
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2008 sportsman 500HO EFI, painted blue
Polaris hand guards
Polaris rack extenders
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2004 sportsman 400
chrome rack extenders
Polaris hand guards
garmin GPS
K&N
ITP holeshot atr on c-series wheels
sway bar removed
engine ice coolant