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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated January 26, 2001,
incorporated by reference in Polaris Industries Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000 and to all references to our firm included in this
Registration Statement.

                                                        Arthur Andersen LLP

                                                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota,
     March 18, 2002




