All posts by dstech

Time between rides and the battery

Hey all, so still relatively new to the grizzly. I got it in late June it’s a 2016. I drove it for a week or so then I couldn’t make it back to the cabin for 25 days. When I got up there this last weekend the dash would come on but not enough juice to turn her over. So I put a charger on it, one that works for AGM batteries and waited a while. I was then able to fire her up, I went for a nice long ride, say about an hour or so, and came home. Parked it and ate some food. Then went back outside to move it and she started but struggled. After another hour or so went back out and it wouldn’t start again. Even when the battery charger said it was fully charged I could only get a few starts and it would die. However once it was running she ran great. So I have a few questions:

Is 25 days too much for them to sit? (I do have three other quads that sit in the same shed and have never had this issue, even when going months in between starts.

This is the first ATV that I have a winch on, would that be causing the battery to drain even when not in use enough to cause this?

Any other ideas? I have it at the dealer right now (break in service and looking into this issue) but wanted to get some community wisdom before talking with them so I have a little more knowledge.

new member

hey ,id like to introduce myself to the community. My names Alex, from northern ontario. Can am is the fourwheelers i ride; i love them . this is the first forum ive ever enrolled for.

im riding now with a 08 outlander max 650 xt , with a rad and snorkel kit .. i actually just bought the bike for 5000$ with brandnew apache tracks to come with it . im hoping i got a good deal; hopefully not a lemon lol

im not sure what type of topics people talk on here , is this forum only for help to fix bikes or is there also ways to find friends that ride in your area , or things that may be happening around your area?

thanks , have a good day

29.5 outlaw sportsman questions

I have a 07 sportsman 500 x2 looking for more aggressive tire and ground clearance. I know they will clear the fenders but I was going to run stock 12" wheels but I don’t think the tires will clear the front steering joints or shocks. The 26" mud lights I have on there now are a hair away from touching the sterling joints. For not much more I can do a 14" tire wheel combo but what offset do I need? Should I go skinnies all the way around? With it being a 2x and me and the gf both on it I am looking for stability as well. I know I will be doing a clutch as well.