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Polaris Slingshot, 4 cylinder, 3 wheeler
20" tire in the rear.
gobs of power to weight ratio. Seems they've done a bunch of tuning to the chassis and suspension to chirp the tires in the first three gears. Love it or hate it Batmobile Body Styling. I could dig a grey one.  Here's A very good fairly balanced opinioned technical write up on them. I believe they're supposed to be on showroom floor around Thanksgiving, so 2 week out...... Real world bugs will have to be ironed out, but a 2nd or 3rd year Slingshot would be stellar. but really, focus on the numbers here, great engineering, hope they pull it off. http://polaris.hs.llnwd.net/o40/slg/2015/documents/motorcycle-consumer-news.pdf
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11-10-2014, 08:05 AM
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Anyone wanna buy a 911?
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11-10-2014, 08:55 AM
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I see it as being what sports cars can no longer be with the safety nannies piling on the pounds for our own protection.
Small, light, fun, and affordable.
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11-10-2014, 09:06 AM
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Knowing Polaris started out in the production of snowmobiles, the road going Slingshot reminds me of this old Bolens.
 
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They also made the 'Star Car' way back when. I've only seen one in a collectors barn. Apparently the insurance companies became unglued and the factory ordered dealers to return them and most were scrapped. Rare find today.
I forget the details but might have been a JLO or Fuji Industries single cyl. two smoke with a variable drive, torque converter (similar to a sled).  
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11-10-2014, 11:48 AM
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Magazine Cover: "It's a Motorcycle"
...ummm, NO, No it's actually not. And it's disgusto-fugly.
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11-10-2014, 12:03 PM
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Polaris appears to have completely given up on styling and contracted 10 year olds with legos.
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11-10-2014, 12:42 PM
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Who would've thought that Polaris would've been polari-zing.
--Rimshot--
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I'm into it - bigtime. It's not a MC, but it gets away without mandated safety items because the fed thinks it's a motorcycle. If I were buying a play car for $20-50k, I couldn't ignore it. 3/4 of an Ariel Atom for 1/4 the price.
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11-10-2014, 03:46 PM
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11-10-2014, 04:09 PM
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Life: A Balance between risk and boredom.
 BTW, that Polaris thing; what's it's Transformer name? 
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11-10-2014, 06:30 PM
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The Morgan has way more cool factor. The Polaris looks like it's trying too hard. Based on the reliability (or lack thereof) that my in-laws' Razor and kids Razor has had, I don't think I'd trust it more than a block from my house.
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While no doubt fun to drive, it looks like the kind of toy that would quickly lose it's novelty.
For the same price, or perhaps a little more, you can get a decent Elise and not have to wear a helmet.
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 They broke multiple rear control arms, enough that they got tired of replacing them and just had a local welder fab new ones. Lots of other similar QC issues, they are great when they work but very poorly made.
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11-11-2014, 05:16 PM
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having owned several Polaris ATV quads, I will have to say the wiring looms and connectors, and cable routing, and general switch feel, has more a utilitarian feel.
No it's not a refined champagne glass of opulence. But heck you can hose out the interior for Christ sake.......put a sand paddle tire on it and take it to the dunes..........wow that's an idea!
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11-12-2014, 07:07 AM
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do not want...
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11-12-2014, 07:45 AM
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I used to ride a (Polaris) Victory V92C. Miss that damned bike like I never thought possible.
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1982 Porsche 911SC 3.0L warmed over
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Das Eos-Gone But Not Forgotten...
Battle Wagon
1984 Porsche Carrera Targa
