TONY’S TRAIL RIDES WITH IRON HILL POWERSPORTS: POLARIS RZR XP 1000 SPORT

There are different kinds of rides for different drivers. This week I drove a Polaris RZR XP 1000 Sport from Iron Hill Powersports in Waukon, IA which is made to ride the trails and put some speed underneath you. This UTV has 110 horsepower and you can feel that when you punch the accelerator. There’s 14 inches of clearance under the RZR and with 29 inch tires to help you get over an obstacle or trail condition. I took the RZR up to Trout Valley Trail in Minnesota, just north of Minneiska to test it out. I’ve never driven a RZR side-by-side so it was a great new experience. The RZR is made to ride the trails and go fast. There isn’t much to this ride that you would use for utility or working around your home or farm. It does have a small cargo box in the back of it, but it only has room for a small amount of gear or a cooler for a day trip. You could use it for some light utility work in a pinch, but you’d be frustrated that it can’t carry more. Don’t worry about that too much because the Polaris RZR XP 1000 Sport will put a smile on your face in so many other ways. As soon as you hit the gas it goes ….. quickly! That’s one fun aspect of this machine. The other is that it is built to get over rocks and other crawling obstacles if that is your goal. There are a lot of people that enjoy doing rock crawls and challenging themselves and their machines by traversing rock climb areas at OHV parks to see if they can get through what can feel like a maze of challenges without the walls. The RZR is built for that type of entertainment. They also are a ride that can be modified for racing or hard packed tracks or in the sand. Owners tend to modify their RZRs more often then other UTVs.

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Iron Hill Powersports let me drive this 2021 #PolarisRZR 1000 XP! It’s for sale at their Waukon, IA location! Check out those LED lights!

♬ Lights Come On – Jason Aldean

It was funny when I talked to John from Iron Hill Powersports that he didn’t even know those LED lights were on there. Luckily I took it out at night and saw the LEDs that gave off fun ground effects. This RZR’s last owner wanted people to notice it on the trails. Trout Valley wasn’t very busy that day, but the RZR did turn a few heads and I had a couple people ask me about its performance on the trails. I was not disappointed at all as the RZR handled the rocky trails that led to the top of the ridge with ease. You can’t go fast as the bumps are pretty extreme, but I didn’t notice it too much in the RZR. The 20 inch travel on the shocks and the 29 inch tires made it a comfortable ride. Any ruts were not a problem to traverse with the 14 inches of clearance under the RZR. It cornered like a dream as well. Anytime I came to a corner, some of which were sharp I didn’t have to crank the wheel. It was a very smooth ride all the way around. I was able to take the RZR on my private property and really give it the gas – something that would not have been very safe on the trails. I felt myself sink into the seat a bit as I took off and realized that if there was a race track that I could get around it quickly. When purchasing an ATV/UTV you really need to know what fits you best and what your needs are. If you need a workhorse then this probably isn’t the machine for you. However, if you simply want to ride the trails, feel the need for speed, and maybe you’ll be doing some obstacle crawls then the RZR is the vehicle for you. Check out my test ride from this weekend!