2012 Honda Rancher

Hello folks,

First post. New to the ATV idea. I bought a used 2012 Honda Rancher. We have been running around the frozen lake with it and every time we let off the gas it just quits and has to be restarted. It is a manual shift model with EFI.

Any ideas or starting points????

We have also noticed it backfires a lot. Could it be the Idle Control Valve?????

Thanks

Sorry about the double post. Not sure how the "!" point became the title. Trying to do too many things at one time….