It makes it a better comparison for their needs. Anyone can compare the turd and the toilet paper used to clean it up if enough people believe it.
Hahaha you're funny CP. you're right though, I don't sell Polaris or supply the company with parts, or conduct their advertising, don't even have stock in the company and so I have no motivation to be misleading. Hell, it would be a lot easier to join the roar on this forum against Polaris than to continue to be the guy in the corner that raises his hand and says he's had a good one with the shrug of the shoulders. Thanks for the endorsement on that CP.
Oh, btw CP, surely it's been evident in the vast majority of my posts that I love the P5, I've spent a lot of time and money tricking mine out, and have repeatedly stated that I believe it to be the ultimate trail machine. And, when I needed another SxS for my New Mexico property, I could have bought anything, Polaris, CanAm, Yamaha, etc., etc. I bought the Honda 700 as I'm very fond of the brand. And, what if there was only one good Polaris ever made!!!!
Oh, btw CP, surely it's been evident in the vast majority of my posts that I love the P5, I've spent a lot of time and money tricking mine out, and have repeatedly stated that I believe it to be the ultimate trail machine. And, when I needed another SxS for my New Mexico property, I could have bought anything, Polaris, CanAm, Yamaha, etc., etc. I bought the Honda 700 as I'm very fond of the brand. And, what if there was only one good Polaris ever made!!!!
No, there's no engine breaking on the Ranger. In fact, if you don't keep your foot into the gas on a moderate down hill decent, it will go into free wheeling somehow, as though you put it into neutral. I know my 700 isn't belt driven, but I had to ride my breaks constantly down hill on the trail also. Very annoying to me after 2,000 miles on the P5 and almost never using breaks. I'm thinking I'll go through linings on the P7 at much quicker intervals than on the P5. The 17 model P7 with paddle shift mode is no doubt an improvement.
You might be surprised.... My friends 700 has over 2200 miles. Original brake pads, and they actually still look very good. I was amazed.
I would expect them to get at least that. My Ranger has 5K with the the original linings. I rarely use the breaks on the P5, even slowing down by down shifting and of course loping down a very steep trail in low. Unless the P5's OEM linings are thinner than the P7's or unless the OEM's on the P5 are just an inferior product than what Honda puts on the 700, it's inconceivable to me that they wouldn't provide a longer life. Seems like you changed yours out already, I thought 800 miles was unreasonable. I'm more than double that on mine with gobs of lining left.
I ride pretty aggressively, and I do use the brakes. And the road that I travel almost daily is a very steep hill, with a stop sign halfway down. Sometimes I tow a trailer up and down that hill, and heavy braking is necessary. I'm usually in a hurry, so I accelerate and decelerate quickly. I'm sure that all has something to do with it.
Well that makes sense on a rough trail that you wouldn't likely be getting out of first gear on. But on a smoother trail that you might want to let it go on a little, but not enough to catch second gear, I can see how the paddle would help. I agree that the gearing is higher, it would be nice to have a shorter gear that you could move the lever to and hold. Like a car that you can pull down to 1.
