Polaris Quads

[Blown 331]

My dad had an 88 250 and still has an 89 250,and my neighbor has an 87 far from a rock ship. I think my ATC200 could take them all in a drag.

My dad has had to rebuild them both, one needed a crank. Front hubs have torn out many times. Clutch problems, starter problems, problems with the shafts that turn the front sprockets. A-arms stripping out, completely rediculous. I live in an area with quite a few farmers and about all have Polaris's. All junk, even the new ones.

[OldSchoolin86]

All junk, even the new ones.

Trust me the newer ones are not junk. I used to sell them in the mid 90's. It was right after then they were starting to get their act together. It was disgusting how many would be back within a month for warranty. It was easily 75% of the new ones that went out the door, anything from junk motors to simple bearings. I'm still freinds with the guy I worked for and and even he'll say it isn't like that anymore.

[Blown 331]

Maybe the brand new ones are ok but all of the Polaris's I have been in contact with are exactly like you are describing them when you worked there. When we first got them I really liked Polaris now I hate them.

[straight pipe]

i am with trackshare.com i'll ask the polaris guys. they all breathe 4x4's get back to ya later.or i'll post the question in the polaris quad forum and you can view the results for yourself.

[straight pipe]

i posted it......now we wait.

[Wickedfinger]

I live in an area with quite a few farmers and about all have Polaris's. All junk, even the new ones.

Whoa, whoa - now I'm starting to take offense - Define "Junk" there "Rustang" boy. I'll tell you what, bring that 450R to Trikefest 5, and I'll show you what a "Junk" a 57hp Polaris is capable of.

[MTS]

Whoa, whoa - now I'm starting to take offense - Define "Junk" there "Rustang" boy. I'll tell you what, bring that 450R to Trikefest 5, and I'll show you what a "Junk" a 57hp Polaris is capable of.

i think he is refering to the sportsmans, which by far do not hold up on a farm well not well at ALL.....lol

[Dan Tenn]

i think he is refering to the sportsmans, which by far do not hold up on a farm well not well at ALL.....lol

Are you guys talking from knowledge, or just from what you've heard form "my cousins, best freinds, girlfreinds, moms lover"? Hearsay is garbage. I think unless youve owned one there is no reason to comment. I've owned many a polaris, and liked the old and new two-strokes, and also liked the new 4-strokes.

[hrc85250r]

i have had 2 400l's one being a 94 and the other a 96' beat the 94 to hell, rolled it 4 times end for end in a field, had it for 7 years, never bent anything, never had any serious problems other than the starter always needing to be rebuilt from mud/water all the time in it...the 96' i got from a local dealer in many pieces when the owner never paid for anything, i got it for 500$ with a spent piston, i rebuilt the top end, and sold it for 2000$ the following weekend along with the 94' for 1500, like i said i have had no problems and if in good condition, the two strokes sell good too and hold their value if taken care of...believe it or not there are quite a few people looking for the ole' 400l's and other 400's( they keep up with the 600 twins easily), my friend also has one of the 435 four strokes and he beat the crap outta that, never had any serious problems other than carb issues, but nothing major....i see a lot of the 335's and whatnot around some of them rather old, dont seem to have many problems cause they stick around for quite a while, cant be too bad of a quad....sounds like a deal...

[yater]

I did the polaris thing in the mid 90s and they SUCK!! I absolutely HATE polaris. The dealer was actually good because they felt bad for me buying such lemons (2). I don't care what they've done since then, I would never give them another chance. I think they should at least be priced cheaper than the jap manufacturers but that's not the case these days. You couldn't pay me to be seen on another polaris! Oh--and wickedfinger, I know you love your scrammy and I'm sure it's fast, but you gotta know where I'm coming from--not bashing you or your ride but I've paid my dues on this one

[Wickedfinger]

Oh--and wickedfinger, I know you love your scrammy and I'm sure it's fast

You're right ..... and it is.

[MTS]

Are you guys talking from knowledge, or just from what you've heard form "my cousins, best freinds, girlfreinds, moms lover"? Hearsay is garbage. I think unless youve owned one there is no reason to comment. I've owned many a polaris, and liked the old and new two-strokes, and also liked the new 4-strokes.

yes i have used Repaird and drove the one on the farm for 3 years, it sucks, there has been numerous problems with it, includin the 4x4 that never wants to work when you want it too, now i have to admit it probly needs to go to a dealer and have a 1 through on it cuze it was rolled last year and has gone down hill since, but even befor that there was problmes with the 4x4 wont start in cold worth a crapola, the axel boots constantly rip on it....i dont know it just dosnt seem that great of quad to me, and there way to damed heavy-ever try and pull a sportsman 500 out of 3 feet of mud becuse the 4x4 didnt work when it should have in the middle of a field? , it SUCKS and thems are my rants there is more but i would be hear all day lol of course this is my opinion and experiance with them, maby i just have bad luck

[wheelie king]

Unfortunately for Polaris, I also speak from experience. My employer owns a fleet of polaris expedition 325s, and they are pretty sorry bikes. Every last one of them is hard to start, and kinda cheap feeling. I'm just telling it how I see it. As said before, I also requently ride with a guy that has a sportsman 500, and when it runs, it is great. I am just an old school kinda guy as far as atvs goes, and I think that polaris lacks the quality and engineering that keeps a bike (like a Honda, Suzuki, or even Yamaha) going for decades.

[hrc85250r]

Unfortunately for Polaris, I also speak from experience. My employer owns a fleet of polaris expedition 325s, and they are pretty sorry bikes. Every last one of them is hard to start, and kinda cheap feeling. I'm just telling it how I see it. As said before, I also requently ride with a guy that has a sportsman 500, and when it runs, it is great. I am just an old school kinda guy as far as atvs goes, and I think that polaris lacks the quality and engineering that keeps a bike (like a Honda, Suzuki, or even Yamaha) going for decades.

i thik polaris quads are somewhat over engineered in some aspects, thats why some parts on them fail with nothing causing it, just plain crap the bed because they were engineered to be on the edge (being the most cost effective for production using cheap imported parts and low quality material) the older ones did lack some quality, but the newer ones are much better such as the new twins and whatnot--look at the quality put into the predator, really high up next to 250r's--look at the cyclone, piece of crap not even comparable which used the same engineering aspects as its later counterparts up to the mid-late 90's so unless they are meticulously maintained you will have many problems and they will stack up with no doubt....

[wheelie king]

I perhaps should have said that they were poorly engineered- meaning that specific components could be over OR under engineered. I definitely see what you mean though. I think it is too bad, really. Again, just my opinion.