Thread: Quad bike recomendations

Originally Posted by Sarvo

To be honest I have never had trouble selling my Polaris's
I will trade this Ute in next May (be 2 years old)
If it cost me another 5k to get into a new one - I be more than happy
I have had Honda - with bad issues too
Suzuki - yes had great runs out of the early 4WD 300's (mid-late 80's)

I remember our local Garage in Waimiha become the agent for Polaris
Poor bugger almost gotten driven out of town
The Polaris had literally zero engine braking on downhill

Now - they literally stand on their nose when trottle off on real steep decline - amazing and apparently the best of all at downhill braking - dont need to touch any brake peddles
I do not think I have ever touched the foot brake - hand lever brake has to be used to start it otherwise it wouldn't get touched either

So how does the decent control work? Do you have to engage it before you go down a hill or is it always there?
What sort of maintenance issues and costs have you had with the Polaris?
The Polaris seems to make sense on paper, and to be honest, at the price for a new one, it makes buying a second hand one that has already had the best of its life consumed, a bit of a silly choice.