My new 2016 Sporstman Touring 850 SP has about 8" of ground clearance under the plate where the oil filter is. Is that normal? I am new to ATVs, well I have been around them and rode snowmobiles and dirt bikes my whole life, but this is the first ATV I have owned myself. I thought these newer machines had a lot better ground clearance than in the old days. And it does in the front and back. But in the middle, not so great…I was kind of surprised when I started dragging so easily. Normal? The specs list 11.25".

My new 2016 Sporstman Touring 850 SP has about 8" of ground clearance under the plate where the oil filter is. Is that normal? I am new to ATVs, well I have been around them and rode snowmobiles and dirt bikes my whole life, but this is the first ATV I have owned myself. I thought these newer machines had a lot better ground clearance than in the old days. And it does in the front and back. But in the middle, not so great…I was kind of surprised when I started dragging so easily. Normal? The specs list 11.25".