I bought a used 2009 sportsman 500 H.O. and it ran fine for a while but now it bogs down and spits and stutters going uphill when I’m giving it more throttle. I cleaned the carb and the jets, changed the air filter and checked the fuel filter. Spark plug could need changing but its not that bad. I also put in new gas. It idles fine and on level ground does fine. Sometimes I can go uphill slow and steady with not much throttle and it’s ok. Other than waiting on the spark plug to come in in a couple days I’m not sure what else to try.

When not running can the ATV be pushed while in any gear or does the transmission need to be in neutral?

I’ve cleaned my carburetor 4 times. The fourth time I replaced the float needle with a new one. Fuel continues to leak from the overflow drain. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong? Bad float? If anyone has any ideas please gimme a shout. Float looked fine and wasn’t full of gas when I removed it. Any ideas are much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

John

I am tire shopping was looking at bearclaws , But can get pit bull growlers BG2.5 for anot much more
want to stick with stock rims but wondering if i should stick to stock size or bump up to the 26-9 R12 for front and 26-11 r12 for back. will these have any clearance problems would that be to much tire for the 550 .

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Hi all my 2011 850 touring tends to overheat after a couple of hours of use.
The rad is spotless, coolant is topped up and I’m not running in low
I ride in Ontario Canada not the desert

I do have the Polaris cargo box on the front which clearly limits escaping air from the rad area

I would expect it to run cool all day long under normal conditions, is there a common issue or something I should check?

Thanks

I’m putting new timing chain guides in my fourwheeler but I don’t know whats behind the front case and I don’t want to pull it off there and parts start coming out and I don’t know where they go. I need help, any help would be nice. Thanks.

Picked up a used grizzly 700 about a week ago. Green with an aftermarket bumper on the rear and a winch. Big upgrade from my 2007 big bear 250 2wd. Been coming to this forum a lot so I figured I’d join. Plan on replacing the winch cable, buying a uni filter, changing the exhaust tip, and changing out the tires. In that order.
Very happy with my purchase, and have put in over 100 miles so far. Only gripe is the black plastic piece over the airbox, it doesn’t stay in the clips all the way and ends up being help by just the four rivets. Would a new panel fix this?

Picked up a used 2011 grizzly a week ago, got a clean bike with just under 1000 miles on it. Changed out the coolant and oil, along with a new Spark plug and oil filter. While doing maintenance I noticed the airbox was really oily, figured it was just the previous owner over oiling. Wiped it out and drained the full hose coming out of the box. After some riding I notired there’s oil in the box again, along with that drain hose a couple inches full. Is this anything to be alarmed about or is it normal?

I have an 05 Big Bear. The speedometer and odometer do not work. I took apart the cable from where it goes in to the little hole on the meter. I ran the atv but the needle did not move. Does this mean I just need a new cable? And is this hard to replace. Its only $22 on partzilla. Thanks for the help