Thanks! I'm not familiar with the Black Hills, but sounds cool. I agree, these little P500's do so well mountain-goating their way up treacherous climbs and trails.

Sounds like quite the rig! Let's admit, that's the fun of it.

We will too! But we're always excited to start testing out a new machine. The Commander has been a blast this week.

They are great little machines. I miss it for certain purposes.

Haha! No, no spare belts. Turns out...we decided to get something bigger for 2020 - something that can haul the whole family or a whole of friends. I would LOVE to try out a Honda Pioneer 1000, but I think it's time for me to branch out a little, and Honda does not make a true 6-seater, so you'll see what we end up with here in a few weeks.

Confused. No belts on the P500. Transmission is all gears.

That's correct, all gears on the Honda Pioneers. We purchased a 2020 Ranger Crew 1000 Premium and of course it is belt driven.

How can you not love them, right?

That sound about right!

There is a decent amount of noise in the cabin when the engine is in higher revs. Keep it relaxed in the rpms and you can carry on a conversation. Up to 25mph you'll be ok. Beyond that it starts to rev out and gets loud.

Thanks for the response! Enjoying the videos!

that's what I've been told! Just never got around to trying it.

Thanks S.U.M.! And you're welcome. Are you going for the new P520? Or the P500?

@@SouthwestORV You know I cant make my mind up I like them both but it's all gonna be the price and if its available i tell ya what what ever I get I will be sure to let ya kno bro.

Cool! I think the new P520 makes a good argument for itself.

@@SouthwestORV I thinking so to do you know what the top speed is on the 520?

I would be willing to bet money it is exactly the same as the P500. But have not driven one to know for sure.

Yes. I regularly hauled it around in my pickup truck: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNuhbMyXp9fPeoE.html

They are a great machine. The biggest drive for selling it was a desire to take my whole family on off-road adventures.

@@SouthwestORV Maybe you should have bought a second? Last summer I bought a used 2015, which has an even lower first gear, but no auto-shift mode. I'm looking to find useful mods, but I basically need my machine to do everything plus what most riders will never see. For some perspective: in my world, the pioneer 500 is very heavy. Even people who live near me don't get that. 'Course, most didn't grow up here. But... That new price!? How?! You got a GREAT deal!

I considered that. I really wanted a machine that could haul all six of us together and comfortably. Even two P500's couldn't accomplish that. Again, I'm not knocking the P500, I loved it for its intended purpose. I made lots of 1 on 1 memories with family and friends. Yes, when I go to buy a new machine I call all around to the dealers in AZ and look for the best "out the door price" until I find a good one. Glad to hear you're enjoying your P500!

Loved it!! I had it for two weeks, drove it hard and really enjoyed it a lot. Then sold it for $2000 more than I paid for it and bought the new Ranger 1000 SOHC we've been reviewing for the past year.

@@SouthwestORV I wouldn’t feel perfect if I was the person who bought your Can Am and just read this. However, nothing wrong w making money, you were only responding to troll. Wanted to edit this, came off as jerk 🙂 Congrats on your newest rig though! 👍🏻🙂 great p500 videos! Very informative...An update I tried to buy one of these recently and they’re all back ordered, people are more into them now. Enjoy the Polaris we have one it is a great super exciting vehicle.

J Gilbert, thanks for watching. I always hope my videos are informative. I do disagree 100% with your opinion regarding the buy/sell of goods for more than one has paid for them. This is business, it's what makes the world go 'round. It's how a society sustains itself, and it's how every business survives that is not government-funded. An individual who purchases any item is under no moral obligation to sell it for equal or lesser monies than what he/she paid for it. Whether the profit is $.05, $5, $10, $1000, or $10,000, if the purchasing party is happy to make the exchange, it's a fair exchange. The individual who purchased my Can Am was thrilled at the price I sold it, and he should be, because I still sold it for nearly $2000 below market value! I was fortunate to find a rare opportunity to purchase a machine from a wealthy individual (who just wanted it gone) for $9000 cash, his asking price - when that machine had been purchased new for $18,000 just one year prior. The gentleman who purchased my Can Am did not ask what I paid for it. I did not misrepresent the machine. He was perfectly sound in his mind and thinking - I did not take advantage of him in any way. Had I lied to him, that would be tragic. Were he not fully "there" mentally, it could be considered unethical, or "tragic". My explanation above in the previous comment was simply to help another viewer understand how/why I was able to jump from a P500 to a Commander 1000R to a Ranger 1000 Premium in such short time. But I feel no remorse for purchasing an item and then selling it at a profit. There is nothing unethical about this practice. When I go to purchase an item, I never burden myself with irrelevant curiosity of how much the selling party originally purchased it for. The truth is, it makes no difference. All that matters is this: what is this item worth to me? What am I willing to exchange for it? This is economics.

This 2018 Honda Pioneer 500 is wearing SunF Power II tires, which are a major improvement, especially on the rocks and in the rough stuff. The tires are size 26x9-12 at all four corners, mounted up on ITP 5+2 12" Delta steel wheels. Note: If you like the look of the new 26x9-12 SunF tires use discount code "SOUTHWESTORV" to save 5% on your next SunF.com tire purchase!

@@SouthwestORV thank you!

They sure seem to hold their value well! I would say yes, that's a fair price in today's market. Thanks for watching!

40 mph.

Yo! Sorry to disappoint. I loved Rambo, but it is time for me to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family. Honda doesn't even make a SxS I can haul my whole family in...so Polaris for the win.

Honda makes a Pioneer 1000 with 5 seats.

Matthew McKinney - yes, Honda makes the P1000-5 with 5 seats, but this configuration does not meet my needs or desires. My wife and I have four kids. So there's six of us. And on top of that, when we go on our long exploration day rides, we like to take along a canopy, camping chairs, water, food, extra fuel, two ice chests, etc. It all fits easily in the bed of the Ranger Crew. It would not fit ANYWHERE on a P1000-5. If Honda made a "crew" configuration of the P1000 I would be sorely tempted to purchase one for many reasons. But they don't.

@@SouthwestORV Yeah, after watching your video I realized you needed 6 seats. Maybe Honda will expand their lineup further some day to include a "Crew" model with 6 seats and additional cargo storage. We have 3 kids so we need the 5 seater Pioneer 1000. Right now we just have a 2012 Foreman 500 ATV and it's difficult for us all to fit on it. LoL

I have a lot of neighbors with the P1000-5 and they all love it. I know what you mean, I used to take my whole family on rides on our 2016 Rancher and it was fun, but funny too. Two on the rack on front, two on the rack on back, and my wife and I on the seat. But we had fun.