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July 25, 2009
Polaris Ranger RZR
Jen and I were resting on a promontory on an ATV today at about 11,300 ft above sea level about 5 miles east of the continental divide, as the crow flies. We were just admiring the scenery when these people came up the trail in a Polaris side-by-side. I've never been overly impressed by the side-by-side configuration of off-road ATV. To me, it seems more like a golf cart than an ATV, so I've managed to avoid the craze up to this point. But, this is clearly where the market is heading.
In any event, these two guys came by us today in an 800cc 2009 Polaris Ranger RZR and I have to say it looked pretty cool. Looked much more like a dune buggy than it did a golf cart. Lots of travel on all four tires. Independent suspension. They were strapped in their seats with seat belts, protected by a nice roll cage, with a cargo net over about 1/2 of the vehicle. Plus, a little area on the back with some cargo strapped down. It was impressive, and made me wonder how well it handles. But, we were on a pretty rough 4x4 trail and they went up it like it was no big deal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNojQcUic-4
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 25, 2009 at 10:49 PM
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