Polaris 800 sportman

[catmandoes]

This has to be my favourite ATV at the moment. I had a go on one of these at Derbyshire quads. The power and acceleration was amazing. The sportsman range is described as recreational/untility. I think many of the manufacturers are begining to acknowledge that ATV's appeal to the lesure market as well as agri.

When the going get tough... and you have to pull your mates of the ruts :) and laugh at them, this is the one to have.

Polaris Sportsman 800 (http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-gb/Quadricycles/2007Models/FullSizeRecreationUtility/Sportsman800EFIE/)

[RED PRED]

Yes but Danny, the power and acceleration of a tortoise would feel great after your quad LOL, I think the renegade is the one to go for if you have a spare £10K :eek:
Just looking at the weight makes me shudder-nearly 800lbs .

[WELLZY]

brilliant quads, even the 500 has more then enough power for use nutters:84::drum:

it's like a tank in low range with 4 wheel drive, even with my bald tyres it made mince meat of lochdoon, only got stuck twice.

[secret solo]

brilliant quads, even the 500 has more then enough power for use nutters:84::drum:

it's like a tank in low range with 4 wheel drive, even with my bald tyres it made mince meat of lochdoon, only got stuck twice.

Errr,, ??? Wasnt it lochdoon that made mincemeat of you ???

[RED PRED]

How true secret, i dont think i would find any 500cc ATV quick, the weight kills the performance, i would only get an ATV with at least an 800cc motor .
Wellzy, have you ever ridden a performance quad ?

[WELLZY]

had a go of one but was too light for my liking, i prefer off road rather then performance.

but the efi on the sportsman makes up for the weight of it.

[secret solo]

???? so you seem to think efi gives it more power??? wrong!
a sports quad is a atv (all terrain vehicle) and designed for off road use only wellzy, therefore it is off road performance.
too light :frusty: you really dont have a clue what you are talking about do you ??

[WELLZY]

i do know what i am talking about, sports quads are too light for my liking, i prefer heavy quads as they are easyier to handle and better off road, sports quads can be taken off road, but up to a certain point. were did i say an EFI gives me more power??

[RED PRED]

"but the efi on the sportsman makes up for the weight of "

I think this is an implication of EFI giving more power, dont you think ?
all the same, its not true :agree:.

Wellzy you crazy fool, why do you think a heavier quad is easier to handle, lightweight means more manoueverability and performance otherwise racing quads would weigh at least 600 pounds LOL .
Heavier quads are not better because they are heavy, its because they are 4 wheel drive and with more ground clearance .
I must admit I rightly or wrongly use the term `ATV` to describe the 4 wheel drive type of quad and sports as like the Predator/Raptor/YFZ etc .

Whatever you ride just enjoy and be part of the movement :D:cool:
and stop talking crap

[robgrizz660]

Yes but Danny, the power and acceleration of a tortoise would feel great after your quad LOL, I think the renegade is the one to go for if you have a spare £10K :eek:
Just looking at the weight makes me shudder-nearly 800lbs .

interesting RP, I would tend to agree as the renegade is such a cracking bike but it’s not built as well as some people thing. The likes of the Grizzly, Sportsman, kingquad etc will take allot more of a bashing than the renegade ever will. V-twin 800cc is lovely but if you intend to do serious offroading I would stick with the latter.

[secret solo]

i do know what i am talking about, sports quads are too light for my liking, i prefer heavy quads as they are easyier to handle and better off road, sports quads can be taken off road, but up to a certain point. were did i say an EFI gives me more power??

Mate, did your mum throw you on your head when you were younger???
why do you think aluminium and other more precious metals/fibres are used? could it be that the manufacturers are trying to lighten their quads to make them more responsive and handle better?
Name me anything that is made heavier to make it handle better???
"" sports quads can be taken off -road"" :frusty: Omfg, they are built soley for off road use.. you know, in the mud ???? On the trails,, up mountains, across the desert in the dakar rally etc.????
they were NEVER designed for road use,, do you understand yet???
why do you persist in posting total b*ll*x on all forums as you make it pretty clear you dont have much of a clue?

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LMAO-come on Wellzy, your go, give it your best shot !

"Name me anything that is made heavier to make it handle better???"

1. Traction engine
2. Tank
3. Battleship
4. Volvo`s
5. Road roller
6. Combine harvester
7. My missus
8. JCB
9. Cant think of any more-oh yeah,
10. Wellzy`s quad !

Not quite sure all the above are relevant but i thought it might make you chuckle, number 7 is true though LOLOL .

[WELLZY]

for once i can't be bothered, say what ever you want, i was just giving you my review on what i thought of the bike.

[RED PRED]

We value your reviews Wellzy, any posted thoughts are better than none at all at the end of the day, i for one would miss your input as it brightens my day up :D;):cool::welcome:

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Wellzy, I cant find your review of the 800 Sportsman, unless this is it ?

"but the efi on the sportsman makes up for the weight of it.",

shame as I like reading good informative reviews of quads by people that know each model well .

[robgrizz660]

Wellzy, I cant find your review of the 800 Sportsman, unless this is it ?

"but the efi on the sportsman makes up for the weight of it.",

shame as I like reading good informative reviews of quads by people that know each model well .

And you gave me shit for taking the piss out of you........................:diespam:

[RED PRED]

As it says, I would like to see a good review of the quad mentioned as there is not one on the site, i have reviewed my Pred in quite a lot of detail in the vain hope that someone may find it interesting :rolleyes: .

I did not give you shit, it was just joining in the banter, as I said i dont mind people taking the piss out of me::bangin::D, it makes for good reading .

[leighhawkins83]

Have just been offered one of these as a price that is to go to be true!
Its 2008 in Camo Colours only 800 miles!

What they like on fuel?
Any other views?

[RED PRED]

I would imagine they are very thirsty beasts due to the weight of them, Catmandoes Polaris Scrambler uses more fuel than a Boeing 747 in a headwind !! fuel efficiency is not a good point in 4x4
type quads .

[catmandoes]

Hes not wrong.

[WELLZY]

they are not bad on feul, mine lasts me about 30 mile on a full tank but i do have a heavy thumb.

[secret solo]

they are not bad on feul, mine lasts me about 30 mile on a full tank but i do have a heavy thumb.

It would go further but i keep falling off it ;)

[RED PRED]

they are not bad on feul, mine lasts me about 30 mile on a full tank

And you think thats good ?

[WELLZY]

i do leave it running when i am having a break.

if i did not leave it running during breaks it would go for about 45mile:amen::D

[RED PRED]

you must have bloody long breaks to use all that fuel lol

[WELLZY]

:D breaks and also i have to keep stopping to tow the people behind me that have got stuck.

[RED PRED]

you offer a valuable service then, you would be redundant down here !

[WELLZY]

mind, honda foreman 450s. drunk 15L of petrol in 18 miles!!

[secret solo]

mind, honda foreman 450s. drunk 15L of petrol in 18 miles!!


Wow, that must be cos they let you loose on the fuel system...

[RED PRED]

LOL, only a terrorist would let Wellzy loose on a fuel system, a bomb in the making !! :crazy::eek:

[WELLZY]

funny you should say that, i was being assed today on removing and replacing injectors and then replacing fuel filter, too easy!!:aikido:

[Nogbad]

You were being 'assed'????????

[secret solo]

Being assed?? is that where you bend over a car with baby oil and ********* ???
now if you were being assessed that is a whole different ball game.

Yes it is too easy, thats why they get monkeys to do it...

[WELLZY]

sorry it should say assessed but i can't use the laptop keyboard to save my life!!