The supplied rubber performed well on the trails where we tested, but as with many quads, if you ride in a lot of rock you'll want to upgrade your rubber. With the standard size wheels it will be easy to upgrade the tires to suit your conditions. The Phoenix offers an optional rear rack with a 70 lb capacity.
They also offer a trailer hitch and rate the machine to tow lbs. The Phoenix we tested was not equipped with either option so I was unable to test the towing claim. The minimalist instrument panel informs you with lights of high temp, high beams, neutral and reverse.
I took the Phoenix out for a night ride and realized that the lights are not nearly bright enough for anything but a fire road at a gentle pace. I really enjoyed riding the Phoenix on the fire roads and trails in the area. You could ride it flat out and rely on the suspension and excellent front brakes to scrub excess speed before hitting water bars or other rough stretches.
I didn't like the front suspension at slow speed, but the harder you pushed the machine the better it performed for me. Even pushed as hard as possible, with the limited engine power, you couldn't over ride it. With the top speed around 35 mph you really couldn't push that hard. With lighter riders the machine easily climbed the steepest hills within the riders capabilities if you had a little momentum.
Starting from a dead stop was iffy from a power stand point, due to the sluggish bottom end. A few suggestions for Polaris: First - Use lower rate front springs. You designed a good front end and then ruined it with overly stiff springs.
Second - an increase in the final drive ratio for forward. This would give better throttle response and more bottom end power but sacrifice a bit of top speed. Not a bad thing considering the machine's target audience. Polaris introduced the Phoenix for the rider looking for a sporty quad.
I'm not sure they met that goal. For me the machine is under-powered and over-sprung. I've had some negative things to say about the model, mostly about the minimal power, but it's the low power combined with the excellent brakes and fair suspension that makes this a perfect machine to learn on or step up to from a kids-sized machine.
My son loved the electric start and the racy look. Too bad he's too young to enjoy the ride yet. If the issues listed above were fixed, I would consider the Phoenix for my family. By Finsdad Started 4 hours ago. By indyglyder Started October By alexwv Started 15 hours ago. By Hagbard Started September By ScottCarl Started October Not a member? Polaris ATV. Join our Forum! Sign in with Facebook. Sign in with Twitter. Sign in with Google. Sign in with Microsoft. Registration is fast and you can even login with social network accounts to sync your profiles and content.
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