Something a bit different....Polaris 570 Sportsman

[DonB]

Anyone have one? I am thinking about getting one to plow snow, have some fun on. Thoughts? Looking at a 570 SP. Seems like a good value.

 

[BUGKILLER]

I have two, a 2014 and a 2015. My wife and I use them for trail riding. I think they are great machines for how we use them. If I was looking for one to plow snow and work around the farm type stuff it would be the Grizzly. Check out the forums and see witch machine fits your needs better. Either way they are a lot of fun. Wade.

 

[Kwatters]

I have a 2004.5 Sportsman 600 that I use for plowing. Does a great job.

 

[hANNAbONE]

I would opt for the 550 or 700 Grizzly Yamaha. I do not own one yet - but will soon.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

In my ATV days I was always pretty anti-Polaris. The sole reason for this was their insistence on braking all wheels with the same input and not allowing front/back control of brakes. It's very nit picky on my part, and I'm sure makes no difference on a utility machine. I was always a very fairly aggressive sport rider and the idea of not being able to fully control the brakes was a non-starter for me. Guess I'm a control freak...at least on ATVs.

 

[Kwatters]

The engine braking is so strong on these you don't use the brakes much. Probably below 10 mph for the most part. Of course the riding style for me is much different than when I had a Yamaha Warrior. I don't go roosting through the woods near as much.

 

[TNWalker]

I have both a Polaris 570 and a Yamaha Grizzly 550. The Polaris to me is a much smoother ride and the grizzly seems to have more power. 4wd on the Polaris is smoother shift on the move while the grizzly is much more utilitarian in execution. Love them both and if I could only have one, it would be a tough decision, but I most likely would choose the Grizz.



Steve