OWNERS MANUAL SUPPLEMENT 2001 SPORTSMAN 500 PN 9916001

IMPORTANT: This is a supplement to your owners manual. This information should remain with your owners manual at all times.

Capacities
Body Style Gross Vehicle Weight Fuel Capacity Gearcase Oil Engine Oil Capacity Front Rack (Maximum Capacity) Rear Rack Tongue Weight Tow Hitch Tow Capacity Turn Radius Ground Clearance Height Length Seat Height Dry Weight Wheel Base Width Drive System Type Shift Type Gear Reduction - Low Gear Reduction - Reverse Gear Reduction - Foward Front Drive (ratio) Final Drive (ratio) Center Drive (ratio) Drive Chain Front Tire Rear Tire Gen IV 1200 Lbs. 5.25 U.S. Gallons 32 Ounces 2 Quarts 90 Lbs. 180 Lbs. 35 Lbs. Standard 1225 Lbs. 65 11 47 85 34 730 50.50 46

Suspension and Brakes

Front Susp. - Mac Strut Rear Susp. - Progresseive Rate Swing Arm Shock Adjustment Front Brake Rear Brake Auxiliary Brake 6.25 9.5 CAM Fixed disc, hydraulic floating caliper Hydraulic, opposed piston caliper, fixed disc Hydraulic, opposed piston caliper, fixed disc Hydraulic lock, all wheel

Park Brake Engine Model Number Engine Type Lubrication Bore x Stroke Displacement Compression Ratio Engine Cooling Alternator Output (watts) Carburetion Main Jet Pilot Jet Needle Jet Pilot Screw Jet Needle Ignition Timing Spark Plug Gap Spark Plug Type Exhaust

Engine & Cooling

EH50PLE-09 4 Cycle, Single Cylinder Dry Sump 92 x 75 499 10:2 Full Stroke Liquid 250 1/BST34 155 40 Q-0 2 5/8Turn 4HB41-3 CDI 30 @ 3500 .7 mm/.028 in. NGKBKR5E USFS Approved

Drive System
EBS Side Lever (Hi/Lo-R-N) 6.69/1 5.17/1 3.34/1 2:1 3.16:1 Not Applicable Not Applicable 25 x 8-12 - 5 PSI 25 x 11-10 - 5 PSI

Features
Headlight (on front hood) (watts) Taillight (watts) Brake Light (watts) 3-Point Hitch Battery DC Plug In - Rear DC Socket - Forward Carburetor Jetting
Altitude
Meters (Feet)

Electric Start High Beam Indicator High Temp Indicator Windshield Low Oil Light Neutral Indicator Reverse Indicator Speedometer Tool Kit Clutching Chart

Standard Standard Standard Accessory Not Applicable Standard Standard Standard Standard

1 single beam, 60 8.26 26.9 Accessory 12V 14AH Accessory Standard

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

Below 40 F Below 5 C

+40F to +80 F +5C to +28C

Altitude

Shift Weight 10MH (5630513) 10WH (5630710)

Drive Clutch Spring Blue/ Green (7041157) Blue/ Green (7041157)

Driven Clutch Spring White/ Green (7041636) White/ Green (7041636)

Helix*

0-1800 (0-6000) 1800-3700 (6000-12000)

162.5 152.5

155 147.5

Meters (Feet)

0-1800 (0-6000) 1800-3700 (6000-12000)

Comp EBS* 5131674 Comp EBS* 5131674

* EBS models require no helix adjustment PN 9916001 Rev 02 10/00 E 2000 Polaris Sales Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.