Lots of stop and go riding this weekend. Grizzly was starting up quick and running fine. Park it for a few mins, go back to start it and nothing. Gage display lights up, winch works, headlights work, fuel pump buzzes on when ignition switched on, tailight comes on.
Popped the hood and heard ‘clicking’ noise from starter solenoid. Replaced it thinking that was the issue however still no crank when ignition is pressed.
Battery is less than 2 years old and sits on battery tender anytime it’s in the garage.
Could it be a bad ground? I’m not thinking it’s the starter yet but I suppose anything is possible.
Anything else I’m forgetting?
I haven’t been here for very long, and still haven’t even ridden my new to me 550 yet. (currently deployed) I do however spend alot of times going back and reading through alot of older posts, and do as much research as I can.
I thought it would be a good topic to find out why other 550 owners bought that particular bike. its easy to find people saying it was a waste of money, or that "shoulda bought a 700, the extra money that it costs is minimal".. Well I’m not interested in responses from these people, because I don’t have a disposable budget.
So I’ll start. I didn’t buy one, I bought 2. One for me and one for my wife (I got red, she got blue). Both bikes had less then 50 hrs on them, and got them from a couple that just decided that they would have more fun on a sxs…. At first I was hesitant, but then thought, well even the biggest fourwheeler I have ever had was a rubicon (500) and it did everything that I needed it to. Even still I preferred my 450 foremans (one of witch I ran 29.5 outlaw 2’s with a 2 inch lift and everything else was stock, and I had not troubles with even though everyone else said I couldn’t do it) over that.
I am comfortable with the engine size and have no doubt that it will do what I want/ need it to do.
I feel I got a great price on them at $4500 a piece. and they are the EPS models (2014’s even). I will be running 28’s and already have plans for some simple clutch mods, but it is nice knowing that once I kill the 550, the upgrade to a 700 is super simple, and cost effective.
The Yamaha Banshee is back and in a big way. The Banshee was king of the sport atv for decades and this time it is aimed right at the side by side market.
2016 Yamaha Banshee TT, MTX, RTX, TTX. Powered by a Genesis 998cc in-line 4 cylinder with a class leading 164 naturally aspirated horsepower. The TT shares similar features to desert trophy trucks, like solid rear axle and 4 link rear suspension. Long travel suspension with bypass shocks from KYB sit at back corners. The RTX or Rough Trail Extreme features independent 4 wheels suspension with long travel, threaded preload and high and low compression shocks from KYB. The MTX feature a revolutionary new 36" mud tire made in cooperation with Interco. The Transmission is gear reduced for large tire and mud application. The TTX version shares similar design to the RTX but a narrower and shorter stance for tight trails.
A short Sunday ride found my grizzly playing dead with 4 wheels in the air. 🙁
We have this local trail we call "The River Trail" which is a good mix of mud and technical riding through the woods down by the river. (There are no vans down by this river :)) There is one section that is washed out going up a fairly steep hill. Now, 5 minutes earlier I went up and down a hill that was steeper than this one, but this one requires a 45 degree right turn part way up to go around the worst part of the wash out. The last two times I have either gone up or down this section, I have scraped the heck out or torn off my fenders. This hill is my nemesis.
Ok, we pull up to the base and I tell the guy following me we need to stay to the right, so here we go. I hit the hill kind of half ass until I make the turn and I hit the throttle. All seems fine until I get hung up on some exposed roots and stall out. No problem, I’ll just let off the brake and let the engine braking ease me back down. Only problem with this, I was still in low and there was no engine braking! It took about two seconds to realize that I was in trouble and started riding the front brake. I had to make that same turn careening down the hill that I made going up, but it’s off camber and I was going to fast so I blipped the rear brake a couple times. Tires grabbed just enough to throw me to the right and over she went. It was a slow motion roll and I nearly saved it, but luck was not on my side today. My 2up seat slowed the roll enough that I was able to stop it upside down before it made another 10 or so rolls down the rest of the hill. A couple seconds later the engine cut out with me on my ass and my Grizzly upside down.
Luckily the only damage was bent handlebars a shifter that’s hard to throw and some oil that ran out by my display. I should have taken a picture so I could join the GROC club, but I was a bit shaken by the whole ordeal and was concerned about damage to my machine.
We got the Griz righted, I did a quick walk around and bent the handlebars back up. I took off back up that hill with a full head of steam and didn’t let off until I was at the crest. The rest of the ride was uneventful.
After analyzing the ordeal, I settled on two main factors.
1. I wrongly assumed I would hold traction up that hill and went into it slower than I should have.
2. I wrongly assumed I would have engine braking when I backed back down the hill in Low gear.
Had I either hit the hill faster or hit my brakes as soon as I got hung up, I would have been alright.
Been having problems with my grizz for a couple months. Started out I rolled it over backwards one night for just a few seconds. Next day fired up then died, wouldn’t Fire after that. Threw code for crank position sensor. After I replaced the stator with the crank sensor along with a new spark plug it will run just fine until the fan kicks in, then it will die and not start back up. The EPS light will also come on. I’ve also replaced battery, thermo switch/sensor, coil, as well as pulling fuel pump to check strainer for being clogged. Pulled tank breather to blow through, I thought it was fine. I’m just looking for any opinions or suggestions. Thanks in advance!
Been having problems with my grizz for a couple months. Started out I rolled it over backwards one night for just a few seconds. Next day fired up then died, wouldn’t Fire after that. Threw code for crank position sensor. After I replaced the stator with the crank sensor along with a new spark plug it will run just fine until the fan kicks in, then it will die and not start back up. The EPS light will also come on. I’ve also replaced battery, thermo switch/sensor, coil, as well as pulling fuel pump to check strainer for being clogged. Pulled tank breather to blow through, I thought it was fine. I’m just looking for any opinions or suggestions. Thanks in advance!
I am working on a friends ’06 660 he bought as a project for me… I’ve done lots to get it going but it’s over heating. There was no coolant reservoir, no thermostat and the fan runs all the time. I replaced the reservoir, installed a new waterpump and installed a thermostat. I couldn’t figure out where the hose for the bottom of tank is. The small hose coming off of the water pump squirts coolant, but this is hooked to a ‘T’ with the differential vents. So i drained the coolant filled difs, cleaned and relubed. Now is this the line? Also, where should I start for overheating? I have cleaned the radiator.
Finally swamped it, I even got it on video (hopefully posted by Monday). Well half swamped, the belt housing got completely full of sandy water and subsequently grease from the weights. Managed to get it out of the hole under its own power, but had to tow it out of the pond and trailer it home. I don’t think any water got into the intake fortunately (didn’t stall and no milky oil).
Now the pain in the arse part, everything in the housing is greasy and dirty. I noticed the top and bottom of the sheaves are a bit rough, and I can feel a slight ridge with my fingernail. How smooth does this surface need to be(will I need to machine or replace them)? I am going to replace the belt at any rate, as I can see its worn a bit at the belting layer. Also, I imagine it’s saturated with the aforementioned grease.
Gonna pull the air box later, maybe tomorrow to double check that as well. All in all, it’s still funny as hell and my own silliness caused it….
Finally swamped it, I even got it on video (hopefully posted by Monday). Well half swamped, the belt housing got completely full of sandy water and subsequently grease from the weights. Managed to get it out of the hole under its own power, but had to tow it out of the pond and trailer it home. I don’t think any water got into the intake fortunately (didn’t stall and no milky oil).
Now the pain in the arse part, everything in the housing is greasy and dirty. I noticed the top and bottom of the sheaves are a bit rough, and I can feel a slight ridge with my fingernail. How smooth does this surface need to be(will I need to machine or replace them)? I am going to replace the belt at any rate, as I can see its worn a bit at the belting layer. Also, I imagine it’s saturated with the aforementioned grease.
Gonna pull the air box later, maybe tomorrow to double check that as well. All in all, it’s still funny as hell and my own silliness caused it….
Finally swamped it, I even got it on video (hopefully posted by Monday). Well half swamped, the belt housing got completely full of sandy water and subsequently grease from the weights. Managed to get it out of the hole under its own power, but had to tow it out of the pond and trailer it home. I don’t think any water got into the intake fortunately (didn’t stall and no milky oil).
Now the pain in the arse part, everything in the housing is greasy and dirty. I noticed the top and bottom of the sheaves are a bit rough, and I can feel a slight ridge with my fingernail. How smooth does this surface need to be(will I need to machine or replace them)? I am going to replace the belt at any rate, as I can see its worn a bit at the belting layer. Also, I imagine it’s saturated with the aforementioned grease.
Gonna pull the air box later, maybe tomorrow to double check that as well. All in all, it’s still funny as hell and my own silliness caused it….
