Hey guys, I’m new to the forums but have been reading for years. Last week I traded my 2 Hondas, which is all I’ve ridden/known my entire life, for an 05 Sportsman 800. I fixed some issues with bearings and bushings which were bad but the clutch has me puzzled. I shredded a belt at low speed and when I replaced with an EPI severe duty, it now creeps much worse than it did and is impossible to put in gear while running. If I hold the break to stop creeping it squeals the belt. I found my belt is riding on the outside of the primary so I pulled the secondary to remove a shim. However there are no shims to remove. So through the forum I’ve narrowed it down to I have to move the motor. My question is: if I move the motor is it as simple as remove the bolts from all the motor mounts and moving it over until the belt can be aligned? And would it be possible/easier to have the secondary machined down some so it sits closer to the motor and where I can adjust with shims from there? I’ve already checked my idle rpm, front motor mount, cleaned up the primary, and double checked that my belt is correct. Any help would be appreciated as I’m getting pretty frustrated here. I’ve been deep inside my Hondas before so I’m fairly mechanically competent, but I’m flying by the seat of my pants with a CVT, so excuse my ignorance here. Thanks in advance

I bought a 2014 Grizzly 550 with one of these mid frame skids on it, and I noticed the inside lower fender skirt doesn’t attach to the plate. Anyone have a solution for this, I don’t like the skirt flapping around without being attached. Does the Ricochet fame skid attach to the inside fender?

I had to share this ,, its a great description of THE MIGHTY CAN AM

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I just couldn’t force myself and take uncledaddies advice and get some 10 buck used tires down at Joe’s tire palace.
Feast your eyes on these babies.
I also posted a picture of the front and rear wheel sizes.
You can clearly see the difference in the width.

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Post up some photos.

I read more than I post but read somewhere one of you guys broke the hitch off the rear of the ATV.
Had no idea it would work was getting ready to head to the boat landing about a mile from the house, someone mentioned just unload it with the ATV tried it, it worked. Spun a little pulling out but not much.

Just wondering what you guys have pulled with your ATVs.

Some ES issues that were traced to the gear position switch with the help of some nice folks on this site. My question for those familiar with the 02 Recon version, is it possible to remove the rear crankcase to access the GPS without removing the swingarm? Looks pretty tight in there.

Some ES issues that were traced to the gear position switch with the help of some nice folks on this site. My question for those familiar with the 02 Recon version, is it possible to remove the rear crankcase to access the GPS without removing the swingarm? Looks pretty tight in there.

I traded my 13 gade XXC that i had no problems with — had it all set up the way I wanted it —

Here in NJ its not legal to ride anywheres — so

My friend and I desided to try enduro bikes — I got a 2016 KTM 500 EXC —

long story shortened — I hate the bike — went to hatfield mccoys with it and was a nightmare — fell 4 times and 1 time was bad .

$1900 flipped in the bike financially — question is — do I sit the bike in the shed for a year or so and get it paid down, and hope I an get better money later ?

I have looked into a 2016 can am outlander 1000 XMR — the machine , tax , reg , set up , frieght and the $1900 came to $16800 OTD .

am i crazy to trade or just store away the bike for a year or so ?

thanks for your opinion

It appears that I have either a worn out shift shaft or a bell crank. What is most common to replace on these when you can’t get it in high or reverse? It’s been difficult to get it to stick in gear for some time now. I have tightened up the nuts on the shaft and the linkage but now it doesn’t want to go in either gear.

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced an issue with needing to add engine coolant to the keep it above the "Min" line on the recovery bottle? The bike is relatively new, only 35 hours on it so far, but I have needed to add a decent amount of coolant two or three times now. What bothers me is that the coolant level is always going down. I understand how it works in general. As coolant is heated the excess is forced out of the engine back into the recovery bottle, and as the coolant is cooled it is drawn out of the bottle and into the radiator. I have never witnessed the level every rising in the recovery bottle, and I have checked after periods of long riding. I have seen the level go down in the recovery bottle after cooling though. I have checked for leaks numerous times and found none, both on the bike and the garage floor. I have been monitoring the oil level and it is not rising, but my next step is to change the oil completely to see if I see anything in it. The manual states some coolant level drop is normal on new vehicles, I guess I am just wondering whats normal. The bike is not overheating or doing anything to make me believe there is an issue, but I am still kind of paranoid about where the coolant is going.