Shootem up870

dude read ur owners manual its called engine braking system with other wheelers dont have. helps with stopping on steep hills.

just push on the gas if u want to go fast thats why its there.

stubblejumper

If you are trying to say that other quads do not have engine braking you would be incorrect.I have ridden many quads that have engine braking,the best being the honda rubicon with it's hydrostatic transmission.

Shootem up870

i have rode honda, yamaha, and kawasaki and never felt the engine breaking on hills so i would say that their engine breaking technology isnt as good as polaris IMO

stubblejumper

Honda and most other companies use "engine braking".I have never had their "engines break" on hills either.I will take your word that no other manufacturer offers "engine breaking" like polaris.Personally ,I prefer that my engines don't break at all.

Shootem up870

that is one of my personal preferences too. that is why i would go with polaris. ever had a wheeler underwater completely still runnin? [actually it was in a lake] well anyways the wheeler was still runnin and had to swim back down to shut it off. pulled it out and got by the fire to warm up then 1/2 hour later went back out ridin. this is what u can do with a polaris. try that with a honda. pssh good luck my friend has trouble going through creeks.

im not trying to argue with u about this stubble just letting you know my experiences with different brands of wheelers.

stubblejumper

So if this machine was completely submerged,how was it getting air to run?I am not aware of any quad that has an internal combustion engine that can run without air.

Pro-Line

That's because it's not possible, Stubble. LOL If an engine can't breath, it can't run...

My Bombardier has an engine brake. I'd rather it didn't, but all the big ones are coming with them now.

stubblejumper

Water would have also entered the crankcase and drives since they are vented.That would have required a change of oils or two in order to get the water out.The belt enclosure is also vented and would have filled with water as well in short order,which would have required draining and drying out.

stubblejumper

As far as engine braking is concerned,it is a feature that I do like as I ride in the foothills a lot and steep hills are quite common.Engine braking makes it much simpler to ease a fully loaded quad down these hills.

uncle matt

Of course the Polaris line of ATV's is FAR superior to the other manufacturer's! Well, with it's exclusive S.O.M. (submersion operational mode) feature, underwater operation is made possible by means of it's self regenerating, on-board oxygen supply system. The deeper the water, the more oxygen it self generates. (from the makers of the Ginsu knife!)

I personally don't care for the Polaris line due to the fact that the limited output of the S.O.M. forces you to have to replace the O.G. (oxygen generation) capsules too frequently (not cheap!) and these O.G. capsules are not so easily found in the more remote areas we typically operate these ATV's. (O.G.'s should become much easier to get your shriveled hands on once Polaris' original patent runs out and the other inferior manufacturers get their models up to speed and equip their models with some sort of S.O.M. feature - until then, if you don't have a Polaris, you'll just have to stay away from the water!)

The Halls of Justice are calling! "Come in Aquaman!" "Do you read Aquaman? Come in!"

Some stories just seems to be too filled with holes - like 1149 of 'em.

Uncle Matt (sticking to dry land on a Yamaha, in IL)