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PNWGuy
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Rode about 40 miles or so today in the woods about a half hour drive from my house.
Wow! What a blast! Went up to Bald Mountain Lookout in Idaho, which is a 5 1/2 mile ride up a trail that is like a roller coaster. Seems like the P5 was designed for this trail. Had so much fun decided to take a short video and post it on Youtube...
This trail was medium in challenging and definitely restricted to 50" machines. I'm so glad I didn't go for the Can Am Maverick. There were spots that my P5 barely fit and there was no way a maverick could have made them due to it's two foot longer wheelbase. I got my first trail scar on a corner of the roof scraping a tree in a tight section.
I definitely need the bigger tires as this thing rides like a covered wagon. Looking forward to the improved ride comfort they will offer. Also, I bottomed out a couple of places and bigger tires would have helped. Didn't need the traction as it was dry as a bone and never needed 4wd.
Had 58 miles on the tank and refilled it when I got back to town and it got 26mpg, which sounds about average. A 100 mile fuel range is plenty, but I will likely still had a Rotopak just to be safe.
Did a top speed test and the limiter kicked in at 40mph. Had plenty of grunt off-road and never felt underpowered.
When I got to the lookout, there were a couple of guys in a newer Polaris Rzr 570 and the owner was not happy. Seems his cargo area is unusable due to excessive heat and he showed me where it was melted and warped due to heat. He said Polaris refused to help him and he will never buy another Polaris.
My ride was uneventful and the P5 was awesome. I do have an odd noise that I didn't notice before, which is when the gas pedal is in a neutral position; neither accelerating or decelerating, there is a noise like rocks in a coffee can coming from the gear box. It goes away when you accelerate. Tried to catch it on video but there was too much wind and engine noise to hear it clearly. Will have to investigate further...
Overall, loved it! could not stop smiling!
Ready to off-load...
Survival pack secured...
Some tight switchbacks...
At the lookout...
Wow! What a blast! Went up to Bald Mountain Lookout in Idaho, which is a 5 1/2 mile ride up a trail that is like a roller coaster. Seems like the P5 was designed for this trail. Had so much fun decided to take a short video and post it on Youtube...
This trail was medium in challenging and definitely restricted to 50" machines. I'm so glad I didn't go for the Can Am Maverick. There were spots that my P5 barely fit and there was no way a maverick could have made them due to it's two foot longer wheelbase. I got my first trail scar on a corner of the roof scraping a tree in a tight section.
I definitely need the bigger tires as this thing rides like a covered wagon. Looking forward to the improved ride comfort they will offer. Also, I bottomed out a couple of places and bigger tires would have helped. Didn't need the traction as it was dry as a bone and never needed 4wd.
Had 58 miles on the tank and refilled it when I got back to town and it got 26mpg, which sounds about average. A 100 mile fuel range is plenty, but I will likely still had a Rotopak just to be safe.
Did a top speed test and the limiter kicked in at 40mph. Had plenty of grunt off-road and never felt underpowered.
When I got to the lookout, there were a couple of guys in a newer Polaris Rzr 570 and the owner was not happy. Seems his cargo area is unusable due to excessive heat and he showed me where it was melted and warped due to heat. He said Polaris refused to help him and he will never buy another Polaris.
My ride was uneventful and the P5 was awesome. I do have an odd noise that I didn't notice before, which is when the gas pedal is in a neutral position; neither accelerating or decelerating, there is a noise like rocks in a coffee can coming from the gear box. It goes away when you accelerate. Tried to catch it on video but there was too much wind and engine noise to hear it clearly. Will have to investigate further...
Overall, loved it! could not stop smiling!
Ready to off-load...
Survival pack secured...
Some tight switchbacks...
At the lookout...
