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COPYRIGHT 2004 Ehlert Publishing Group
Three years ago, Polaris Industries introduced its first manual-shift sport quad, the Predator 500, to positive reviews. Last year, Polaris tweaked a few components to improve the Predator 500's skills on and off the track. In the third year of this quad's production cycle, utilizing more feedback from consumers and its dealers, Polaris redesigned the Predator, again.
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Polaris then invited the ATV media to North Carolina's Brushy Mountain Motor Sports Park to test its 2005 Predators. We tested both the standard Predator and Troy Lee Designs edition. The Polaris engineers have put forth their best effort yet and have vastly improved the Predators. In fact, after our initial two-day trail test, we'd say the Troy Lee Designs model is the best Predator yet.
'05 Upgrades
Polaris said the addition of reverse to the Predator was the top upgrade request from customers. Obviously, that's why both 2005 models now have reverse. Ask and you shall receive, huh? There's more to it than that, however. Reverse is important because it makes an already attractive quad that much more appealing and competitive, in terms of machine sales. The Yamaha 660R Raptor and Suzuki Z400 (and its clones) both offer reverse, so the Predator instantly becomes more appealing to buyers looking at those models. Neither the Yamaha YFZ nor the Honda 450R have reverse, so maybe that helps Predator sales, too. Convenience is a huge selling...
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