Hi everyone. A customer of mine gave me an old atv. I have never had one before so I need educated all about it. First thing I need to know is ,"What is it ?". I was told it is a Polaris and he thought it was a 300 two stroke. It is demand 4×4. It has an air cooled single cyl. If I remember right it has LNRH gear selection. It has a tag welded to the rht down tube w/ X2115460X stamped in it. A sticker on the eng has eng ser no. 9313757 . Prod no EC250PF00802372. I want to order an owners manual and maintenance/repair manual but need to know what I have. Any info you can give me would be appreciated. It was rolled down a hill and is beat up a little. Rather than fix all the damage, I plan to put the eng/trans and frnt/rear suspensions in an old Cushman Truckster I have.

2005 sportsman 500 the fuel shut off is leaking. does this just unscrew from the tank to replace it? I cant find any info on how to replace it, or if it just needs a new gasket. Any help appreciated. Lots of good info here.
Thanks, BA.

I’ve changed oil plugs and plug wires. Air filter is clean. newer battery. When it gets warm it fuel starves. Any ideas? Thanks

Howdy everyone…tnspop (aka…Brian) here. I’m new to this. I have a 1996 sportsman 500 with 3825 on the OD. Funny (not really) thing happened recently. Beginning last Nov 2014, ran like a rabbit. Last Friday, fired up nicely, Saturday morning nothing:( Good fuel pressure (checked carb fuel line), good battery (all electric works), air filter clean…no spark. Pulled he spark plug, tested …nothing. Starter cranks fuel flows, but no spark. Bad solenoid?

Any guidance suggestions are very much appreciated.

Thanks Ya’ll

I am new here, my brother gave me his 2001 325 atv. It hasnet runin 3 to 4 years, i got it running but when it is put in reverse it quits like you turned the key off. I dont see any shorted or grounded wires as any one run into this
problem. Note i was a ford tech for 44 years so i have some mechical knowage
and my spelling sucks. Any help is great.

I am new here, my brother gave me his 2001 325 atv. It hasnet runin 3 to 4 years, i got it running but when it is put in reverse it quits like you turned the key off. I dont see any shorted or grounded wires as any one run into this
problem. Note i was a ford tech for 44 years so i have some mechical knowage
and my spelling sucks. Any help is great.

Hey Guys. My name is Matt. I am one of the owners of B&M Fabrications. We make aftermarket Snowmobile parts and are now diving into some Sportsman Protection as well. I was unable to find a "rules" section. I was looking to find out what the guidelines are for a company posting on here. Most of our forum posts are just to get feedback on our parts as well as show sneak peeks of new items going into production.

Thanks a ton!

*Cross posted in Fuel/Oil Section* (Didn’t get any replies there)

First time 2 stroke owner. Haven’t had a quad in 12 years. Purchased this two days ago on a whim after seeing it for sale on the side of the road. It’s in really nice shape. Sorted some carb issues with a good cleaning.

1. Do you have to mix anything with gas? (Didn’t think you did, but saw another forum post where someone mentioned 32:1 so was confused)
2. The Oil tank has been at the same level (topped right off) for about 20-30 minutes of run time so far. Didn’t know how quickly it would be used.
3. Engine seems to be making a loud metal on metal noise, though it seems as though it’s running fine, and has good power (I’m 345 lbs and it rips up dirt big time with me on it). Is this normal?
4. Starter just clicks with what seems like a good (neighbor gave to me) battery. Should I run jumpers from my car to make sure and would this be starter or a solenoid that needs replacing?

This is my first list of need to knows. But if someone wanted to share how the heck you get at the spark plug, I’d like to stop scratching my head over that one.

Hi every one. I am from NW Oregon. And I just got my first ever ATV. It is a 1985 Trail Boss. Sorry to say, it looks like I am out of my knowledge area. So will be asking a lot of questions. like, first, It starts easy… but that’s it, IT WONT MOVE. in reverse or forward. I just sit there looking like a dork revving it waiting for it to move.:chairfall: What could I be doing wrong? lol. I have rode many Bikes, but they had clutches and twist for gas. anyways wish all the 1985 Trail Boss info would be in one place. well thanks for being here and looking forward to fixing this ATV up.

Riding a 2008 Sportsman 500 EFI HO
Wife and kids love it so I have to learn to maintain it….Happy wife happy life.