What Gen is a 2000 Sportsman?

[Puzzled]

Reading through the various sites on the web I found that Sportsman's seem to be referred to by generation. What generation is a 2000?

[troyleepred719]

i believe its a gen 1 or 2

[JOEX]

Can someone describe the differences of the generations?

[Puzzled]

Gen I Models
85-87 Scrambler (Three Wheelers)
85-88 Trail Boss Except Trail Boss Model W888528
87 Cyclone

Gen II Models
94-95 Sport 400L
90-95 Trail Blazer
88 Trail Boss Model W888528
89 Trail Boss - All Big Boss 4x6
Trail Boss, Xplorer 250 before 2002
90-93 350L 2x4 & 4x4, 93 350L Sportsman 4x4
94 - 97 400L 2x4 & 4x4, 400L Sportsman 4x4
95 - 98 425 Magnum 2x4 & 4x4
00 - 02 Xplorer 250 4x4

Gen III Models
96 - 05 Scrambler
97 - 99 Sport
96 - 06 Trail Blazer Model

Gen IV Models
95 - 02 Xplorer 400L 4x4
96 - 99 Xplorer 300 4x4
96 - 99 Xpress 300 and 400L 2x4
96 - 00 Sportsman 500 and all signature models
01 - 03 Sportsman 500 HO and all signature models
99 - 03 Sportsman 400
99 - 00 Sportsman 335
99 - 02 Magnum 500
01 - 02 Magnum 325
03 - 06 Magnum 330
03 - 06 Trail Boss

Gen IV Plus
02 - 03 Sportsman 700 Twin
03 Sportsman 600 Twin built before 2/03/03

Gen VI Models
2004 Sportsman 400, 500, 600, 700

[JOEX]

Originally posted by Puzzled
Gen I Models
85-87 Scrambler (Three Wheelers)
85-88 Trail Boss Except Trail Boss Model W888528
87 Cyclone

Gen II Models
94-95 Sport 400L
90-95 Trail Blazer
88 Trail Boss Model W888528
89 Trail Boss - All Big Boss 4x6
Trail Boss, Xplorer 250 before 2002
90-93 350L 2x4 & 4x4, 93 350L Sportsman 4x4
94 - 97 400L 2x4 & 4x4, 400L Sportsman 4x4
95 - 98 425 Magnum 2x4 & 4x4
00 - 02 Xplorer 250 4x4

Gen III Models
96 - 05 Scrambler
97 - 99 Sport
96 - 06 Trail Blazer Model

Gen IV Models
95 - 02 Xplorer 400L 4x4
96 - 99 Xplorer 300 4x4
96 - 99 Xpress 300 and 400L 2x4
96 - 00 Sportsman 500 and all signature models
01 - 03 Sportsman 500 HO and all signature models
99 - 03 Sportsman 400
99 - 00 Sportsman 335
99 - 02 Magnum 500
01 - 02 Magnum 325
03 - 06 Magnum 330
03 - 06 Trail Boss

Gen IV Plus
02 - 03 Sportsman 700 Twin
03 Sportsman 600 Twin built before 2/03/03

Gen VI Models
2004 Sportsman 400, 500, 600, 700

Thanks

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Let's pick the Sportsman model. It spans the most years and is the original topic of this thread....

What are the main differences between Sportsman generations?

Side bar... Do other models follow similar changes?

[Puzzled]

Gen II Models
90-93 350L 2x4 & 4x4, 93 350L Sportsman 4x4
94 - 97 400L 2x4 & 4x4, 400L Sportsman 4x4

Gen IV Models
96 - 00 Sportsman 500 and all signature models
01 - 03 Sportsman 500 HO and all signature models
99 - 03 Sportsman 400
99 - 00 Sportsman 335

Gen IV Plus
02 - 03 Sportsman 700 Twin
03 Sportsman 600 Twin built before 2/03/03

Gen VI Models
2004 Sportsman 400, 500, 600, 700

The obvious difference is displacement. I'd like to hear from those who actually know (not me) what they changed from one gen to the next.

[troyleepred719]

although i was wrong on some, i know a lil about sportsmans.

the most difference, is rack style, and frame style. some gens have square, tube frames, some have round. some have mixture, and the wingarms, and drivetrains, or irs is setup different

[JOEX]

Puzzled, my second post and questions weren't neccessarily directed to you I'm just trying to form a basis of data like troyleepred719 is alluding to to build on for future posts

Would like to see this kind thing in the other sections too

[troyleepred719]

is that an inference that im making things up, or am i just used to being defensive on this site lol..... im no master mechanic, but i have ordered numerous part for my 4 sportsmans/scramblers and predator, and i know on the range of sportsman, there is a difference almost every year.

[Puzzled]

Year to year production of almost anything usually results in model changes. Based on the given information the GEN moniker is given via a motor displacement change. I to would like to know the "other" changes from year to year. Did one year have better brakes than another? As mentioned above, frame changes? To put such a data base together would take a lot of input and pages of posts to get it all together. However it would be interesting. This site seems to be a tad more on the Hinda side so this may not be the best place to start. There may be a Sportsman site out there with a big chunk of this information already sorted out.

troyleepred719 I didn't read anything negative toward you in JOEX's post. He was pointing out you mentioned the frame changes and that would be something to build "the differences" between these bikes on.