Joined today.. restoring a Polaris Sawtooth

[paradiseestatesales]

Howdy, look forward to all knowledge available here

[Admin]

Welcome! There are a few sawtooth topics in the forums as well a manual:

 

[paradiseestatesales]

Thanks look forward to reading manual, especially when it comes to wiring harness time

[Sandro]

So what is the Polaris like? I've never riden one. They certainly have a good name. Are they that good?

[Gwbarm]

Polaris is good they have been around for a while and are definately one of the top contenders. I have never seen a sawtooth not that sure but the sportman and scramblers i have seen have been great. They do ride a little differntly than most suspension seems a little stiffer.

[Sandro]

Nice one, they may have been around her for a while, I just haven't seen or heard of them until a couple of years ago 

[Mech]

The guys around here that like them, like them because of their suspension and ride.

[Sandro]

What's with the suspension? Harder or softer than the rest?

[Mech]

Long travel...

[paradiseestatesales]

4 hours ago, Sandro said:

So what is the Polaris like? I've never riden one. They certainly have a good name. Are they that good?

I have never ridden one either found this one at a yard sale for $200, figured it was very worthwhile restoring. Will try and get some pics up soon.

[Mech]

Bargain. You could part it out and make money.

I'd check it all over real careful before I spent any money on it though. Lots of little things can cost more than an engine overhaul..  a lot more ! Steering, brakes and suspension, wheel bearings and rust are the killers around here that add up to more than the bike's worth if they have been neglected.

[Gwbarm]

11 hours ago, Mech said:

Long travel...

Long travel meaning shock travel, which would mean softer to me. I have only riden one a couple of times and it seemed stiffer but the shocks could have been aftermarket , i dont remember.

[Mech]

I thought they had a soft ride talking to the only two owners I know around here, but they both enthused about the long travel and how it soaked up the bumps, which on their farms would have been cattle ruts on the side of hills, if you know what they are like..  haha.. Pretty damn bumpy.

[Gwbarm]

Yeah i know cattle ruts, my Grandfather owned a dairy farm when i was a kid, spent a lot of time there helping out.