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Sportsman 450 - Polaris 2006 Handbook

Polaris 2006 atv handbook

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AN ACT
OF AGGRESSION.
Integrated
Front Storage
Compartment
Tough
Composite
Body
Components
Long-Travel
MacPherson
Front Suspension
True All-Wheel
MOR E PO W E R
THE SPORTSMAN 450 RUNDOWN: Trail
riding, rock crawling, log hauling and leaving
other ATVs in the dust. Easy work for the
450, now bristling with more power and
aggression than last year's 400. And that power,
coupled with IRS and exclusive on-demand all-
wheel drive, makes the 450 the ATV that gets it
New 450
done. Whatever "it" happens to be.
Engine
TOUGH TO BEAT
SPORTSMAN
SPECS
450
Engine
455cc
Displacement
Selectable
2WD/4WD
4WD System
w/On-Demand
AWD
MacPherson
Front
Strut, 8.2"/
Suspension
20.8 cm
Fully Indep.,
Rear
Prog. Rate w/
Suspension
Anti-Roll Bar,
9.5"/24.1 cm
Ground
11"/27.9 cm
Clearance
Front Storage
Yes
WINNER!
The RESULT?
Super
Bright
Headlight
A
FIG
Drive
HONDA
YAMAHA
Foreman
Kodiak 450
433cc
421cc
2WD/4WD
2WD/4WD
w/ Locked 4WD
Independent
Independent
Wishbone, 5.9"/
Double Wishbone,
15 cm
6.3"/16 cm
Independent
Swing Arm
Double Wishbone,
5.9"/15 cm
7.1"/18 cm
7.7"/19.6 cm
10.8"/27.4 cm
No
No
SPORTSMAN
450
COLORS
Comfortable
Lock & Ride
Ergonomics
Accessory
for Easy Riding
Compatible
FIG
B
Independent
Rear
Suspension
B
FIG
The improvements on the
SPORTSMAN
More hp than the Sportsman 400:
a 15% (approx.) increase
Higher top speed than the Sportsman
400: a 10% (approx.) increase
Better acceleration than the Sportsman
400: a 30% (approx.) increase to 30 mph
New 450 engine
Overall, bigger and badder!
POLARIS
COMPETITION
NEW EQUIPMENT SPECS
Powerful liquid-cooled, carbureted,
single-cylinder Polaris 450 engine
Selectable 2WD/AWD with on-demand AWD
IRS with 9.5"/24.1 cm of wheel travel and
11"/27.9 cm of ground clearance
Towing capacity: 1225 lb./555.7 kg
270 lb./122.5 kg rack capacity (90 lb./40.8 kg
front,180 lb./81.6 kg rear)
Industry-leading Polaris Variable Transmission
Blue/Black
Yellow/Black
Green/Black
Rear
Toolbox
Dual Rear
Work &
Brake
Lights
Receiver
Hitch
Polaris
FIG
A
Variable
Transmission
450
ON-DEMAND AWD-
Automatically senses
when you need AWD.
Front differential
locks automatically.
Competitive ATVs
with limited-slip front
differentials are
"3.5 wheel drive."

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