Polaris Ranger RZR XP 900 First Test Drive - FourDirt Magazine

Polaris Ranger RZR XP 900 First Test Drive!
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By Thad Josey

Have you ever swallowed your entire cranium due to an over-stimulated amount of adrenaline and excitement rushing through your veins? You know, similar to an ear to ear grin, yet multiplied by five. Maybe even ten! I'm almost positive that's never happened to me - well, that is until January 25th at about 11:00 AM as Mike Newsom and I skimmed across knee deep whoops in the Arizona desert at full throttle. Yes, full throttle! Oh, and I believe my brain bucket had to be pried from my dry dust caked esophagus. Mike said I resembled one of his boa constrictors following a feeding frenzy after two months of fasting.

I've ridden ATV's for pretty much my entire existence, I've made off-road my career for more than a decade, and I've been testing new machines and writing four-wheeled off-road articles for a variety of media outlets for at least the last six or so years, but I've never quite felt such a magnificent and powerful blend of terror, power, safety, control, out of control, and thrill all coursing through my body in tandem the way I did this past Tuesday. Repeat these five words after me; Polaris, Ranger, RZR, XP, 900! No need in rushing to the end of this review to find out the results, as I can hold back no longer. RZR XP 900 was an absolute amazing work of mechanical art. In fact, it was by far the highest level of performance I've ever experienced in a machine that just rolled off the assembly line without even one bolt-on mod attached. So let's jump in and unpack RZR XP 900.

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[0Trite0]

Great machine...what is the name of the track playing in background

[FourDirtMag]

@0Trite0 It's not a mainstream song that's out on the market for purchase. It's actually some tracks a couple of our friends put together. The songs title is "Mosh It Out" by NeeKo Kam. Did you dig that track?

Oh, and RZR XP 900 was absolutely phenomenal. So much fun to rip on.

[FourDirtMag]

Gracias Crowdog9! I pulled an overnighter that ran into the next day right when I returned from the intro to get that knocked out. Turned out good, but I really wished I had extra time.

[FourDirtMag]

Gracias JD! 

[jakesdoc]

That just looks too dang fun!!!!

[FourDirtMag]

@jakesdoc You Got That Right! More so than I ever expected!

[0Trite0]

4DIRTMAG - The Track is insane dude!! I really would like to get my hands on that!!

The Polaris seems to be the best thing out. I'm deciding to buy the 900 XP LE or wait for the rumors of a 1000 ??? to come out.

Great video keep up the good work!!

[Atvridermag1]

Yo Mac, I can promise you that this machine is very good, and I mean VERY good! Polaris may have seemed less reliable in the past, but they've come a long way since those days. This machine is reliable so long as you take care of it.

[macgilliosa99]

shit i want one of these but i dont like polaris, just because of the reliability issues :(

[Crowdog9]

Nicely done Thad. Keep up the good work!

[JVD23]

Great work Thad!

[jakesdoc]

@FourDirtMag *sigh* As I sit in envy at my office desk in Casper, Wyoming with a current temperature of -2 degrees. >:(