2001 Scrambler 500 (Polaris Scrambler 500)

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Product:	Polaris Scrambler 500
Date:	09/10/02 (7776 review reads)
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Advantages: Sporty feel for recreation use, no shift, 2001 model reduced price

Disadvantages: going downhill, mud for long distances, limited aftermarket hop-up

I recently bought a 2001 Scrambler 500 2x4. Read the reviews by many that said it wasn't a true sport machine (such as Z400, Ex400) and would never win a race with it, much less even enter. While that is true, I find it a great machine for my wife and myself. I don't race as those days have left me years ago. It is fun to drive (doesn't have the utility feel and handling) and I have even gotten my wife interested in the ATV thing. She doesn't like to shift, do the clutch, etc., so the Polaris 500 is just the ticket. I was concerned about the 2 wheel drive as I live in a mountain state (Utah) but I have found it to be reliable in the mud and going up mountains. I prefer it over my 4X4, except when it is very muddy for long distances as the fenders do not extend like a utility machine.
Went to Coral Pink Sand dunes in Southern Utah last weekend with my boy and his YZ 250. We were both surprised with how well it did (no paddles) as the salesman told us it probably wouldn't perform well at the dunes. My boy want me to buy pipes to increase the umph a little.

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