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Message: <blockquote data-quote="geezer77" data-source="post: 4028886" data-attributes="member: 49872"><p>I was in the same situation several years ago, wife and I liked to mess around up at Red River on the trails but I didn't want a big wide side-by-side. We ended up buying a new 2009 Polaris Sportsman 500 X2 EFI, which is built to carry two if you flip up the built in second seat, but also has a small pickup-truck-like dump bed in the back. LOTS of power, and it also has a pretty large (but shallow) hard shell front storage compartment. Independent suspension, and automatic tranny (variable sheave belt drive). 2WD mode can also be switched to "Turf" mode which allows the rear axles to run differentially like a car to avoid ripping up turf on sharp turns. I added a little Warn 3500# winch, which has come in very handy for tree limb work and such. It gets used around my property for almost everything, including acting as a big mobile tool box when I'm working away from the house & shop. Not a lick of trouble in 13 years other than a new battery in 2018. It just runs, every time, and the EFI of course doesn't care if it's at 1300 ft or 13,000 ft. The only thing I would add if I bought another one would be the electric power steering. I think Arctic Cat makes a similar model as the X2, so if you only ride double occasionally and the rest of the time use the machine for everyday farm work and such, look into this type of 2-up configuration. It has worked great for us, and a lot cheaper and easier to handle on trails than a SxS.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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