When unloading my 2014 Sportsman 570 one of the ramps slipped off and I rolled the quad, it flipped once and landed back on the wheels, this was on a paved driveway.
I thought all that was damaged was cosmetics. I replaced all the plastics, speedo, everything that looked damaged. I’m up to $1500 in parts now.
Now that I have everything back together, the last part was putting together the headlamp / speedo assembly. I realized once this was back together there may be frame damage, as I can not rotate the wheels all the way left or right – the headlight housing is hitting the gas tank, and when turning one direction it actually turns the key and cuts the ignition off.
Attached are pics. It’s hard to show in the pics, but the main bar the handlebar connect too is pushed back towards the tank, which I believe should be more in the center of the opening.
I don’t understand how one roll can cause so much damage to an ATV, I guess the Polaris build quality is just not that good. Either way, I’m wondering if this has happened to anyone else and they can provide some guidance. I am not sure what needs to be replaced, if its the bar or the part on the bottom the bar connects too, or the frame itself. I am not sure the names of parts either.
I was considering trying to bang it back with a sledge hammer, maybe heating up but I don’t know where the bend is to even apply heat too.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
