Buy a 1997?

[starpuss]

The Hr's and miles are Right if they guy used it for cleaning his driveway!!!

you know , up and then down ... forward and reverse


But you Say mudding...... ....... Well he must of got Stuck a LOT!!! lol!!

[3 Polaris Atvs]

2500 is too much. Retail on that machine should be 1500 to 2000 no more. At 2 grand it should be fully serviced and ready to use.

[GASportsman]

Mud is fun fun fun but.... it's terrible on an ATV especially those year models because they have the old universal joints instead of the cv joints with boots. A 1997 Sportsman 500 was my first atv and I loved it but had to grease the joints after every ride. check to see how the pull rope looks and it may tell you if it has had water/mud in the flywheel case. Buying an old machine can be good and bad as I just bought an 03 and had a lot to fix but if it starts and runs good I'd give em 1200 for it may be a nice ride to ride trails with, good luck with your purchase.

[garrett1812]

Pull rope? These do not have electric start?

[polman500]

They have both.

[garrett1812]

Ah, nice feature.


The dealer wouldn't go under $2300. I will pass. Though he did have a 2005 that looked like a possibility, I will make a new post about it.