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I just bought a new sportsman and my back right tail light went out. I tried a new bulb checked the fuses and found nothing. It only has 6 miles on it I know it’s still under warranty but I live over two hours away from any dealer. I really don’t want to travel that far for something that’s hopefully simple to fix. Any suggestions?

some people just suck??

OK so, I get a phone call today from my cell provider, tech support dept(or what my caller id says)telling me they are returning my call?
I’m like, well I didn;t call you
they proceed to tell me, on there caller ID< it was my cell number and person said they were me
also proceeds to tell me how they order a 1,00+ dollars worth of new things to be shipped to a southern state??
claiming to bill my account for it all??
I’m lie WTF, hell no, I ain’t paying for that crap, and how the hell did this happen
I also ask if they can trace the call they got, as I figure the phone company should be able to trace a call
TECH says NO cannot do that
I’m like why not, and he proceeds to tell me how for the past 4 yrs he’s been having same like problems I am with someone using his account
I’m like I don’t care what your issue’s are FIX mine, I am NOT going for yrs with some a$$ buying things and billing my account
he then says, OK, I’ll transfer you to out law enforcement dept
in which, after 20 minutes on hold he comes back on and says, need to talk to tech support, WHICH happens to be what he told me he does??
I say well ain’t you tech support??
and he says well yes but??? let me get you my boss
so, end up talking to him, who connects me to there fraud dept
which after 20 minutes on hold, I get disconnected, which at this point has me wanting to strangle someone!
get Fraud dept on phone, go over all issue’s and they say, its a 100% case of fraud, and there on top of it?? I won’t be liable for anything, BUT I need to keep an eye on things for a few bill cycles, have a new account with them, and blah blah
I then express my unhappiness with them disconnecting me from my long wait on hold, and also, pissed that first tech, out right told me to NOT worry about this and that there was nothing that could be done, which was bull crap, and he shouldn’t be representing there company
NOT to mention NOT happy someone was pretending to be and tricked them so easy, as they came right out and said, it was a worker that didn;t follow procedures that let this who ever get into my account, that allowed them to order things under my name??
HOPE they fire this person!
also told them I will NOW be holding them liable for any other issue’s that come of this, as they just admitted to me, it was them that allowed this to happen!

BUT scammer’s , just plain suck
love to get my hands on them and teach them a lesson they apparently don’t understand, and bury them in a deep hole to allow a lot of time for it to sink in!!!
??? 2 hrs on the phone today for bullcrap!

1996 Xpress 400 2×4 2 stroke

First Post :ponder:

Are these good quads? do they last a long time? Should they put out 15 volts at battery when running? It runs VERY loudly. I cant ride without hearing protection. Causes?

Sorry for all the questions…:chairfall: 🙁

Grease Zerks

I have a 2014 Year RZR 170 and trying to lubricate. No problem with the a arms by front two wheels. However the inside a arm Zerks are a bear. I was only able to do one out of four. I tried with 90 degree grease gun adapter and didn’t help. I also tired with front lifted with ate jack and that didn’t help. I can’t get the grease gun to lock on these three Zerks. Seem to be a little off angle compared to the one that worked. There is a plate above with holes and it and I try to go through hole but still at wrong angle.

Anyone have success and how?

nOTE – I did post this on the RZR Forum but no response.

HP info

OK don;t know if anyone cares or has seen this before But I seen this today on a different site and thought MAYBE some folks here might enjoy the info?

SO HERE IT IS"

HP information is per EPA’s regulations. EPA site: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msp…v_comply/2013/2013.php The EPA/carb readings may be a bit off, but most manufacturer statements are usually at or below the EPA read outs. So at best the EPA readings may be a bit higher than actuality. This is horsepower at the crank, not rwhp. To find HP ratings for different models, simply change the "/2013/2013.php" at the end of the site to your desired year. If you are looking for a 2006 Honda Foreman 500, then you would input "/2006/2006.php" at the end of the url, and find the 475cc Honda ATV engine listing. You’ll have to know/guess your engine displacement if you don’t know it already. There are many makes and models of ATVs included in this… from Arctic Cat to Yamaha.

I’ve included most of the popular models. If there are any errors, then let me know and I’ll update the chart. This is from the most up to date models I have available (most up to 2013 unless otherwise stated). I’ve round HP up to the nearest half, and ratio to the nearest tenth. The ratio given is the lowest possible for the model in question (usually in 1st gear and/or low range).

Now, the little chart itself:

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Make/size Horsepower Lowest ratio (final:1)
Recon 250 15.5 HP 36.8
300 Fourtrax (after 1988) 16.5 HP 55.0
300 Fourtrax (1988) 18 HP 55.0
350 Rancher 21 HP 54.1
350 Foreman 24.5 HP 57.2
400 Foreman 21 HP 56.9
420 Rancher FM/TM 26.5 HP 46.5
420 Rancher AT (IRS) 27 HP 38.8
450 Foreman 24 HP 56.9
500 Rubicon 33.5 HP 58.6
500 Foreman 27 HP 51.0
500 Foreman (FI) 28 HP 53.4
650 Rincon 35.5 HP 17.7
680 Rincon 38.5 HP 17.7
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Won’t fire up!

Please help! I have a 2011 sportsman 800 that went swimming. I pulled the plugs and got all of the water out of the top end, drained the oil, new air filter, and cleaned all of the connections. I am definitely getting spark and fuel rail has pressure on it but the plugs are dry and it won’t fire up. I’m thinking the injectors are clogged or not firing. The motor appears to have good compression also. Any ideas?

Won’t fire up!

Please help! I have a 2011 sportsman 800 that went swimming. I pulled the plugs and got all of the water out of the top end, drained the oil, new air filter, and cleaned all of the connections. I am definitely getting spark and fuel rail has pressure on it but the plugs are dry and it won’t fire up. I’m thinking the injectors are clogged or not firing. The motor appears to have good compression also. Any ideas?