We bought a brand new Sportsman 1000XP yesterday 8/21/2016. This morning "8/22/2016" we went riding around our property just very moderate riding for about 15 mins. The wife said her right leg was getting very hot and she smelled something burning. So we stopped and got off, that’s when we found the rear fender and side fairing melted. I also found the muffler glowing cherry red.
So it’s going back to the dealer with 4miles on the odometer and melted plastic!
My question is if they replace the fairing, it’s probably going to happen again…. So what options do I have?? Can I simply add a aftermarket slip on exhaust and this will eliminate the heat or do I take other measures & let Polaris fix it.
I’ve included a few pictures of the damage.
What would you guys do??? Thanks for your time!
