Is it worth the money? Thats something only you can decide if u want a quad to just ride and never have to tinker buy a 4 poke or a utility. If u want something diffrent or something that will pull ure arms off keep the 500 and do the upgrades that we all have done already to make our bikes reliable. Tbh the 500 can be one of the most reliable bike out there. I hammer the hell out of mine all summer beating up on 4 pokes and all I gotta do at the end of the year is replace the piston. Goodluck dont panic there is a pile of knowledge on this site...