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Polaris Industries is a snowmobile
Snowmobile

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, is a land vehicle for travel on snow that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front....
 and ATV
All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
 manufacturer, based in Medina, Minnesota
Medina, Minnesota

Medina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,005 at the 2000 census....
, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles, through its Victory Motorcycles
Victory Motorcycles

Victory Motorcycles is a motorcycle manufacturer based in Minnesota, United States, which began production of its vehicles in 1998. Its parent company, Polaris Industries, created the firm following the modern success of Harley-Davidson....
 subsidiary.

Robin (a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries
Fuji Heavy Industries

, or FHI, is a Japanese company which traces its origins to the Nakajima Aircraft Company , which was the leader in aircraft manufacture for the Japanese military during WWII....
, which is the owner of Subaru
Subaru

is the automaker division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of flat engine in most of their vehicles....
) develops and supplies all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile engines for U.S.-based leisure equipment maker Polaris Industries Inc, it is important to note that starting in 1997, with the introduction of the "twin 700" Polaris started the development and production of in-house produced powerplants, know as the "Liberty" line of engines, now found in many models across their current production lines.






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Polaris Industries is a snowmobile
Snowmobile

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, is a land vehicle for travel on snow that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front....
 and ATV
All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
 manufacturer, based in Medina, Minnesota
Medina, Minnesota

Medina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,005 at the 2000 census....
, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles, through its Victory Motorcycles
Victory Motorcycles

Victory Motorcycles is a motorcycle manufacturer based in Minnesota, United States, which began production of its vehicles in 1998. Its parent company, Polaris Industries, created the firm following the modern success of Harley-Davidson....
 subsidiary.

Robin (a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries
Fuji Heavy Industries

, or FHI, is a Japanese company which traces its origins to the Nakajima Aircraft Company , which was the leader in aircraft manufacture for the Japanese military during WWII....
, which is the owner of Subaru
Subaru

is the automaker division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of flat engine in most of their vehicles....
) develops and supplies all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile engines for U.S.-based leisure equipment maker Polaris Industries Inc, it is important to note that starting in 1997, with the introduction of the "twin 700" Polaris started the development and production of in-house produced powerplants, know as the "Liberty" line of engines, now found in many models across their current production lines. This production makes many Polaris products 100% American made. (Fuji Heavy Industries now also maintains a US based production plant, in conjunction with Polaris, so that all engines are now American Made)

In late 2005 Polaris Industries announced that it would purchase a portion of KTM Motorcycles. Through this venture KTM has developed their own ATV and Polaris has developed Sport ATVs which utilize the KTM 525 and 450 powerplants that have seen great success on the ATV racing circuit.

In 2008 Polaris started backing H-Bomb films freestyle/race team The Bomb Squad. Alongside the Bomb Squad, Polaris also sponsors their own team, which has racers in all the GNCC, WORCS, WPSA, and ITP QuadCross series.

Corporate history

Polaris is credited as the first maker of production snowmobiles. Edgar Hetteen and Allan Hetteen were partners in Hetteen Hoist and Derrick Shop in Roseau, Minnesota
Roseau, Minnesota

Roseau is a city in Roseau County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States.The population was 2,756 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Roseau County, Minnesota....
. David Johnson partnered with Allan and Edgar Hetteen, to create a vehicle that could travel through snow. These vehicles' primary use was to make hunting locations more accessible. The employees worked overtime to finish their concept model in 1954. After creating it using a grain silo conveyor belt as a track and an old Chevy bumper for skis, they had the first snowmachine. They sold it to "Silver Pete", the lumber yard owner, for $465. A second model was created, called the Polaris Sno Traveler. The first production model rolled off the assembly line in Minnesota in 1956. The original models weighed close to . and moved at a speed of about . They came in a two-tone paintjob (white below blue with a strip or chrome trim dividing them). Polaris is also the top selling brand for automatic quads.

Edgar left the company in June 1960 and started a competing company called Polar Manufacturing in Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Thief River Falls, also called Thief River or TRF, is a city in Pennington County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,410 at the 2000 census....
. The company name later changed to Arctic Enterprises. That company continues on as Arctic Cat
Arctic Cat

Arctic Cat is a North American manufacturer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. The company is based in Thief River Falls, MN....
.

Lubricants

Polaris has a wide range of lubricants, which are sold under the name PURE Polaris, to compliment their broad series of machines like their ATVs
All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
 and snowmobiles. Polaris has everything from synthetic motor oils to conventional oils
Oil

An oil is a chemical substance that is in a viscosity liquid state at room temperature or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic ....
 for their machines. Greases
Grease (lubricant)

The term grease is used to describe a number of Quasi-solid lubricants possessing a higher initial viscosity than oil. Although the word grease is also used to describe Rendering fat of animals, in the context of lubricants, it typically applies to a material consisting of a calcium, sodium or lithium soap base emulsion with mineral oi...
, sprays, kits and other specialty fluids are among other lubricants. All lubricants are made by a company called Lubrication Technologies, located in Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, not far from the Medina plant. Polaris also has their lubricants available in Europe.

Oils and Lubricants Overview
  • 2 Cycle Oils
  • 4 Cycle Oils
  • Maintenance Kits
  • Maintenance Lubricants
  • Aerosols
  • Specialty Fluids
  • Grease
  • Fuels
  • Additives
  • Exterior Care Products


2008 models

Snowmobiles

Performance
  • IQ Shift
  • 700 IQ
  • 600RR
  • 600 Dragon IQ
  • 700 Dragon IQ
  • Turbo Dragon
Crossover
  • 600 Switchback
  • 700 Switchback
  • Turbo Switchback
  • 600 Dragon Switchback
  • 700 Dragon Switchback
Deep Snow
  • 550 RMK TRAIL
  • 600 RMK 144
  • RMK Shift 155
  • 600 RMK 155
  • 700 RMK 155
  • 700 Dragon RMK 155
  • 700 Dragon RMK 163
  • 800 Dragon RMK 155
  • 800 Dragon RMK 163
  • 500 xc sp
Trail
  • 120 Youth
  • 340 Dump rider
  • 550 LX
  • SuperSport
  • 600 IQ LX
  • IQ Turbo LX
Touring
  • Trail Touring DLX
  • FS IQ Touring
  • 600 IQ Touring
  • FST IQ Touring
  • IQ Cruiser
  • WideTrak LX
  • 340 Transport


2007 models:

ATV
All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
:
  • X2 500 EFI
  • X2 500 EFI Deluxe
  • X2 800 EFI
  • X2 800 EFI Deluxe
  • Hawkeye 4x2
  • Hawkeye 4x4
  • Outlaw 90
  • Outlaw 500
  • Outlaw 525
  • Sawtooth Base
  • Trail Boss 330
  • Scrambler 500
  • Phoenix 200
  • Predator 50
  • Predator 500
  • Sportsman 90
  • Sportsman 450
  • Sportsman 500 EFI
  • Sportsman 500 EFI Deluxe
  • Sportsman 700 EFI
  • Sportsman 800 EFI
  • Sportsman 800 EFI Deluxe
  • Sportsman 6x6


Side by Side
Side by Side

Side by Side may refer to:*Side By Side , an American hardcore punk band*"Side by Side ", a song by Harry Woods, popularized by Kay Starr...
:
  • Ranger 500
  • Ranger 700 EFI
  • Ranger 6x6
  • Ranger RzR EFI
Snowmobiles:
  • IQ 600 HO
  • IQ 600 HO CFI
  • IQ FST
  • IQ Dragon
  • RMK Trail
  • RMK 600 HO 144
  • RMK 600 HO 155
  • RMK Dragon
  • SwitchBack 600 HO
  • SwitchBack 600 HO CFI
  • SwitchBack FST
  • IQ LX 600 HO CFI
  • IQ LX FST
  • LX 340
  • LX 550
  • IQ Cruiser FST
  • IQ Touring FS
  • IQ Touring 600 HO CFI
  • IQ Touring FST
  • WideTrak LX
  • Touring 340
  • Touring Trail Deluxe
  • XC SP 500
  • Super Sport 550
  • 120 Base


Popular Past snowmobiles:
  • Indy 650
  • Indy 600 XLT (Extra Light Triple)
  • Indy lite
  • Indy Storm
  • Colt
  • Star
  • XC Models


Victory Motorcycles
Victory Motorcycles

Victory Motorcycles is a motorcycle manufacturer based in Minnesota, United States, which began production of its vehicles in 1998. Its parent company, Polaris Industries, created the firm following the modern success of Harley-Davidson....
:
  • Vegas Base
  • Vegas 8-Ball
  • Vegas JackPot
  • Kingpin Base
  • Kingpin Tour
  • Hammer Base
  • Hammer S
  • Ness Signature Series JackPot


2006 models

All-Terrain Vehicles
  • Sportsman models:
  • 800 EFI
  • 700 EFI
  • 700 Twin
  • 500 EFI
  • 500 H.O.
  • 450
  • X2
  • 6x6
  • xc sp 500
  • Hawkeye models
  • 4x2
  • 4x4
  • Rec/Utility
  • Sawtooth
  • Magnum 330 4x4
  • Trail Boss 330
  • High Performance
  • Predator 500
  • Outlaw 525
  • Outlaw 500
  • Sport Collection
  • Scrambler 500
  • Trail Blazer 250
  • Phoenix 200
  • Limited Editions
  • Sportsman 500 EFI Red Flame
  • Sportsman 800 Browning Edition
  • Sportsman 700 Browning Edition
  • Sportsman 500 H.O. Browning Edition
  • Sportsman 450 Browning Edition
  • Predator 500 Cross Country
  • Hawkeye Camo 300 4x4
  • Youth
  • Predator 90
  • Sportsman 90
  • Predator 50


Snowmobiles
  • Fusion 900
  • Fusion 700
  • Fusion 600 H.O.


Victory
  • Vegas Jackpot
  • Hammer
  • Vegas
  • Vegas 8-ball
  • Kingpin
  • Touring Cruiser
  • Ness Signature Series


Racing

Polaris Racing is one of the big four factory racing teams on the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) Snocross
Snocross

Snocross is a racing sport involving racing specialized high performance snowmobiles on an artificially-made tracks consisting of tight turns, banked corners, steep jumps and obstacles....
 circuit. With 44 signed riders they also run in HillCross, Oval Track Racing
Ice racing

Ice racing is a form of motor racing. It utilizes automobile, motorcycles, snowmobiles, All-terrain vehicles, or other motorized vehicles. Ice racing takes place on freezing lakes or rivers, or on carefully groomed frozen lots....
, and Cross Country Racing. The Polaris Racing Team won 8 different Championships in the 2006/2007 season. Arnar Gunnarsson (#26) won the Pro Open and Gústi (#10) won Pro Stock and Klara Björk(#89) won pro women at Iceland, T. J. Gulla (#44) won the WPSA Pro Stock Championship, Ross Martin (#837) won the WPSA Pro Open Championship, and Kylie Abramson (#87) won the WPSA Pro Women's Championship. Gabe Bunke (#74) has won the USCC Pro 600 Class Championship and the USCC Pro Open Class. Dustin Wahl (#74) won the Pro Ice 440 Championship, the Pro Ice Formula Championship, and the Millennium 600 Open championship, and John Cyr III (#99) won the 2004 USCC Pro 700 Class Championship. Most all of the Polaris Racing riders drive the IQ 400, 600 or 700 Racer, depending on the class and the event.

External links

  • - Parts, Garments, and Accessories retail site