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Finbally got my 11 SP out for a ride Sunday
Well I know I am getting OLD, if I had bought a brand new Polaris 10 years ago I would not have even stopped at my house and would headed straight to my hunting club or some where to ride but boy how times have changed.
Actually has sat in my garage for OVER A WEEK and not been moved due to my schedule and other things
Anyway Sunday Wife had stuff to do after Church so I loaded up and headed to my club. At this point my Polaris only had 2.3 miles on it.
Rode for about 3 hours and man was I impressed, needless to say had to hit couple big mud holes right off the bat and unlike my trusty old 425 Mag I did not get mud thrown all over my back, now that is NICE
Did lot of checking on stands and actually loaded up a couple to bring back home and yes got a couple scratches on the rear rack
I was very impressed with the ride, comparing new and old this one almost feels like I am sitting down inside of it instead of riding on top
Crossed couple of small swamp areas with no problem and even winched big tree out of a road, my old winch would not have budged it
We have a long dirt road that runs through part of our property and naturally I had to hammer the throttle a few times. Never really held it wide open long but hit 55 mph in no time at all
Very impressed with my first ride on my 800, very impressed
Now the real scary part, I actually stopped by local car wash near my house and washed it before I brought it home and put it back in garage, Wife even laughed at me for that one
Very impressed with the IRS compared to the old straight axle on my 425 mag and lot more ground clearance as well
Amazed with the power and have a little learning curve to go through with that too but man this thing has some power
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2011 Sportsman 800 EFI
1996 Magnum 425 4x4
ITP 589 MT's
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