P500 Just got a 2020 Pioneer 500

[pappyo]

Welcome to all the new guys these are great little dependable machines.
From Upstate N.Y.

 

[czrider]

Welcome from E.Tennessee. I just got my first 100 miles on it last week. I ordered all my oils from Amazon and being delivered this week. I'm hoping the oil change cuts down on the loud shifting. .

 

[Fender]

I'm a brand new owner of a P500 also and I put on Bear Claw HTRs 26" on factory rims fit well look great and ride and handle well. Way better clearance. I've had great luck with HTR's on other ATV's and wanted to keep as narrow as possible. Didn't want to go with offset rims if I could help it.

Camo. What size exactly on all 4 corners with the 26” HTR tires? Also, what is your overall width outside to outside of tires? I am also a fan of Bearclaws on my regular ATV, so just curious about for on P5.

Thanks!

 

[J80]

Welcome to all the new guys these are great little dependable machines.
From Upstate N.Y.

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You will enjoy it !!! That’s the first one seater p5 I’ve seen 🤣

 

[CamoP500]

11s on rear 9s on front

 

[Fender]

11s on rear 9s on front

What about overall width with those tires?

 

[CamoP500]

5O" I believe. Never put a tape to it. At least it easily fits through the 50" posts on trails here. Its basically the same width as my Polaris Sportsman 570 was with the same tires. I'm on factory rims.

 

[Fender]

5O" I believe. Never put a tape to it. At least it easily fits through the 50" posts on trails here. Its basically the same width as my Polaris Sportsman 570 was with the same tires. I'm on factory rims.

Ok. Sounds like it remains stock width which is what I’m hoping for.
Thanks

 

[ProudDadOf5]

Welcome to the club from WV!

 

[CamoP500]

Any change to stock width would be marginal. Performs great with the 26 HTR bearclaws. Had it out on our private trails that are 4 wheeler trails. Not wide enough and too many tight corners around trees rocks stumps etc for a regular side by side. It fits anywhere our wheelers go. That was my main goal.

 

[Idahocrawler]

Thanks again for the welcomes and info. Noise seems to be getting better especially after installing the trigger shield. It makes a lot of difference in heat, noise, and dust. Looking at all the mods now. Trigger shield was first. Which I got top and windshield from dealer. I’d like to get someone for storage and to protect radiator. Also looking at tires. Torque locker sounds helpful too.

what is a trigger shield ?

 

[J80]

what is a trigger shield ?

@trigger makes and sells them. It’s a rubber mat that goes under the seat to help with the heat and noise

 

[Swampdog]

@trigger makes and sells them. It’s a rubber mat that goes under the seat to help with the heat and noise

Well worth the money and easy to install! 👍

 

[THeck]

what is a trigger shield ?

It also seems to help with dust.

 

[Sodak47]

After having the P500 for a couple months, I am loving it. That thing is part tank going through and over thick brush. I have been pushing it pretty hard to see what it can't do in 2WD and have yet to have an issue.

 

[BURNDOG]

We just bought a p5 yesterday after having ATVs all my life. I read a lot on this forum and seems to be a great machine from all the reviews. It will be used for some riding and he hunting. I’ve kind of learned how to shift smoother in manual, just seems noisy in the transmission. From the post I’ve read seems this is normal. We appreciate all the good info on this site.
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I bought ours without ever actually sitting in or driving one. Everything I knew was off this forum and YouTube. I was honestly expecting a lesser machine for the price.
Im really liking the buggy. I hope you have great times and hello from Oregon 👍👍

 

[CamoP500]

I just installed my trigger shield and all I can say is wow. It cuts down the noise inside the cab by a lot. I would highly recommend this modification. Easy no tools required install also.

 

[jnmanz28]

Welcome from SW Louisiana!

 

[gmacaluso]

Welcome from Colorado to the little guy can club. Great advice from good people that have good ideas. We all think you made a great choice

 

[MidTN]

Welcome! Another recommendation for the Kenda Bearlclaws in 26". I run the Bearclaw EVO's which is a lighter weight tire than the HTR's but plenty durable on the rocky rough stuff. I wanted to save on weight anywhere I reasonably could since I have also added a winch and box on the back. So far no noticeable power loss at all. Very capable machine even on very steep rocky up hill climbs. As far as rims I'm running 5+2 offset with 26x9's up front and 26x11's on the back. I run the tires at a slightly lower psi than is recommended.