Polaris 2006

INSPECTED BY
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
NEW EQUIPMENT SPECS
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.”
COMPETITIONPOLARIS
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!
The improvements on the
SPORTSMAN
450
HANDBOOK #
POLARISINDUSTRIES.COM
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POLARIS TOUGH CLUB
FROM THE FACTORY IN ROSEAU, MN
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
done. Whatever “it” happens to be.
Tough
Composite
Body
Components
Long-Travel
MacPherson
Front Suspension
Super
Bright
Headlight
Lock & Ride
Accessory
Compatible
Integrated
Front Storage
Compartment
True All-Wheel
Drive
Receiver
Hitch
Rear
Toolbox
MORE POWER
SPECS
SPORTSMAN
450
HONDA
Foreman
YAMAHA
Kodiak 450
Engine
Displacement
455cc
421cc433cc
SPORTSMAN
450
COLORS
Yellow/BlackBlue/Black
4WD System
Selectable
2WD/4WD
w/On-Demand
AWD
2WD/4WD
2WD/4WD
w/ Locked 4WD
MacPherson
Strut, 8.2"/
20.8 cm
Independent
Wishbone, 5.9"/
15 cm
Independent
Double Wishbone,
6.3"/16 cm
Rear
Suspension
Fully Indep.,
Prog. Rate w/
Anti-Roll Bar,
9.5"/24.1 cm
Swing Arm
5.9"/15 cm
Independent
Double Wishbone,
7.1"/18 cm
Ground
Clearance
7.7"/19.6 cm 10.8"/27.4 cm
11"/27.9 cm
Front
Suspension
Front Storage
No No
Yes
AN ACT
OF AGGRESSION.
Green/Black
Dual Rear
Work &
Brake
Lights
WINNER!
The RESULT?
Comfortable
Ergonomics
for Easy Riding
A
FIG
Polaris
Variable
Transmission
FIG
A
Independent
Rear
Suspension
FIG
B
FIG
B
TOUGH TO BEAT
New 450
Engine