A friend and I were out riding recently and we stopped to rest for a bit. When we went to restart, his 300EX appeared to be completely dead. By all appearances, it was like the battery was disconnected. None of the lights or indicators worked and hitting the start button did nothing.
We poked around and the battery connections seemed secure, and when we were checking around the starter we discovered it was extremely hot.
About 5-10 minutes later while we started looking at the trailmap to figure out the best way to tow out to a service road, the quad came back to life and started up. Everything seemed to be operating correctly.
This happened again later on, but it came back to life much quicker… within a minute or two.
Does this sound like the solenoid not disengaging or something else… relay or starter button switching?
I am working on a 2000 trx250 and have no idea what to do next. I have swapped out the timing chain, oil chain, chain tensioner, and tensioner arm and I have adjusted the valves. The motor still has a very loud tick to it and I was hopeful you guys might give me an Idea of what to go after next. I have attached a video of the noise. It is audible mostly at idle, although sometimes can be heard through acceleration. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
What is your experience with vinyl wrapping the plastics on your quad? Any particular brands of vinyl manufacturers? Tips for installation, how long it lasts? Cost? Alternatives? Pros and cons opinions ?
And of course pics of the finished product!
Hi,
I have just inherited my father’s house and land and in his garage is his Grizzly 350. I have used this a number of times in the past when I have been helping him. However, on my last few visits it wouldn’t start on the starter, but is fine using the manual pull starter. When I press the starter button there is a click from below the seat.
I know plenty about restoring old cars, but the Grizzly is something completely new to me.
Any help will be gratefully received. Also any general advice on looking after it, servicing, etc.
Nick
My question is simple really. I have a 98 Sportsman 500 that is a real chick magnet. The problem, when I start it up it runs perfect for about 10 mins then it chokes and coughs and sounds like its dying. Then it will back fire and make terrrible noises.
If I turn it off and let it get cold it does it all over again.
Some threads on here address the issue but none have the solution.
Interestingly enough I did recently adjust the transmission key tab because she wasn’t going into gear properly due to a crack. I bought a new one and installed it and it ran flawlessly. Then this started. I have heard that its caused by the tranny thinking its in reverse. I have also heard its the dirty carb. I have purchase a new carb kit but have not had the chance to install it.
Any thoughts? The correct answer will win you a naked pic of my dog!
I got a 08 sportsman 500 ho, I have replaced the starter and starter solenoid and it still won’t do anything with the key. I can short across the solenoid and it spins and cranks right up, so my question is would the ignition switch be bad or is there a fuse somewhere for it?
I got a 08 sportsman 500 ho, I have replaced the starter and starter solenoid and it still won’t do anything with the key. I can short across the solenoid and it spins and cranks right up, so my question is would the ignition switch be bad or is there a fuse somewhere for it?
Hey All, so i have a 2015 Outlander 1000XT, which i love. I normally just go riding with me and the guys but sometimes i want to bring my GF as a passenger. There are a lot of options for a rear seat cargo box. I just wanted to get everyone’s feed back on what they use and what they feel works the best.
Please let me know it would be greatly appreciated.
I have a 2009 Sportsman 800 that was recently rolled. The ATV itself is working just fine but we had to replace a few things one of which was the gauge cluster as the old one broke due to the roll.
The ATV had around 2550 miles on it when it was rolled and rather than getting a new cluster for $300 we were able to get a used one off ebay for $130. Everything works again except for the fuel but I think that probably has something to do with the float in the tank rather than what it has to do with the gauge and I will look more into that later.
My main question is the replacement cluster says it has 9438 miles on it and while I do not really care what it says as I nave no intention of selling any time soon, I am wondering if the ECM actually has stored the original miles and if so is it possible to go to a dealer and have them pull a readout of the original miles just so if I ever do sell it I can show what the mileage actually is? If not its not a huge deal. The machine runs fine and I will probably have it for another 5 years anyway. I was just curious.
