All posts by dstech

gear shift issues

I have a 2002 sportsman 500 ho and the issue i am having is sometimes the shifter does’t want to change gears and when i kinda force it it actually stays in gear but the leaver itself jumps to neutral. I don’t know if it is worn parts in the shifter unit itself or in the transmission.I can get it back into neutral with a bar on the ends of the shifter linkage rods. Anyone ever had this issue?

gear shift issues

I have a 2002 sportsman 500 ho and the issue i am having is sometimes the shifter does’t want to change gears and when i kinda force it it actually stays in gear but the leaver itself jumps to neutral. I don’t know if it is worn parts in the shifter unit itself or in the transmission.I can get it back into neutral with a bar on the ends of the shifter linkage rods. Anyone ever had this issue?

New Guy

Good morning all, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I’m from Central Massachusetts and i just bought a 2016 Can-Am Outlander Max 570XT yesterday. My last 4-wheeler was more than 20 years ago, man they’ve come a long way since then! Looking forward to getting back out there and hitting some trails.

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Brake question

I took apart my brakes to clean and lube everything up. Put them back together and spin hub and it still sounds like pads are making some contact. Is alittle contact normal or should the pads be totally free from rotor all of the time? The popo I had had some contact with rotors so I am new to the grizz. First time I had them apart.

New To Forum – Sportsman Stability Question

Hello Polaris ATV Forums,

I’ve been a lurker for a long time and finally decided to join. I own a 2013 Honda Rincon that I purchased new in late 2013. One day I hope to upgrade to a Sportsman. I joined so that I could ask questions and engage in discussions on this forum. Thanks for having me!

I ride with a guy who has an older Sportsman. It’s a 2004 700 and is an impressive machine. He is able to crawl up and over a lot of things that take a little more finesse to accomplish with my Rincon. My first question I have is inspired by a video I saw on YouTube recently. It was a video of a guy on a Sportsman 850, and I have no idea how he’s doing what he’s doing in the video without completely flipping the machine. Are the Sportsmans really this well balanced? Or is there something going on here that I’m not seeing? There is no way my Rincon could do this hill this confidently without winching. The guy isn’t even leaning forward!

Thanks – I look forward to getting to know everyone here.

New To Forum – Sportsman Stability Question

Hello Polaris ATV Forums,

I’ve been a lurker for a long time and finally decided to join. I own a 2013 Honda Rincon that I purchased new in late 2013. One day I hope to upgrade to a Sportsman. I joined so that I could ask questions and engage in discussions on this forum. Thanks for having me!

I ride with a guy who has an older Sportsman. It’s a 2004 700 and is an impressive machine. He is able to crawl up and over a lot of things that take a little more finesse to accomplish with my Rincon. My first question I have is inspired by a video I saw on YouTube recently. It was a video of a guy on a Sportsman 850, and I have no idea how he’s doing what he’s doing in the video without completely flipping the machine. Are the Sportsmans really this well balanced? Or is there something going on here that I’m not seeing? There is no way my Rincon could do this hill this confidently without winching. The guy isn’t even leaning forward!

Thanks – I look forward to getting to know everyone here.