Have a 2007 Honda Foreman TRX500FM that has me stumped?????
I cannot pull start the engine without having the battery connected
Motor dies when you disconnect NEG term from battery
Stator has 30 Volts AC on all 3 legs with no shorts to ground
Voltage reg only shows 1-2 volts DC straight off the regulator output terminals
but when connected, the battery voltage jumps from 12.65 and levels out at 14VDC or so and seems to be charging properly
As soon as you disconnect battery it will TRY to stay running but coughs out.
It runs fine with battery connected
Any suggestions?
I have 4 Voltage regualtors-all do the same thing-cant all be bad….
I know this bike has a DC CDI but not sure if that means it HAS to have a battery to fire
Never seen this before but would like to know if anyone has seen similar
ANY Help GREATLY appreciated
Thanks

Went away for the weekend up near Cabin Lake near Merrit last weekend. Camped right by the river. How peaceful. Didn’t see a soul all weekend….

Riding was fantastic as usual. Day 1 we start climbing. I’m up front. We start hitting patches of snow once we get up to about 6,000 feet. My machine with the Bearclaws just powered thru the snow. My two buddies, one with stock tires (as everyone knows they get stuck at the sight of a snow flake – older stocks anyways) and my other buddy had the infamous Mud Lites. He barely did any better than the stock tires, which surprised me a bit. So, both were knee deep in snow and going no-where.

The male in me immediately said, screw them – I’m going to carry on for a bit. The lake is just up ahead a bit. I keep powering through this snow. I am amazed at how well I was able to keep climbing thru the snow. I sadly had Mud Lites before as well so I remember how lousy they are in the snow. Huge difference in these tires.

I was about 10-12 mins riding time up from my buddies when all of a sudden my quad sank down fast on the right side….Then it sank a bit more and came to a rest nice and very steady on her side. No harm done to this old guy.

I immediately shut the power off, climbed out (luckily I was not trapped in any way) checked myself and thought "hmm maybe this wasn’t such a great idea to keep going all by myself after all. This could have ended badly".

Then I tried to get the machine back on her feet again. Not a chance in hell. She was wedged in the snow like quick sand. The reason I had gone thru the snow was that the melting snow was running a wee river under the snow patch……

I figured I only had probably maybe 10 seconds (I was totally guessing here) of hard winching without the engine on before battery died. Then I would be quite screwed. So I pulled out my extra winch line that I always carry, planned it all out a best I could to maximize results and was able to put her back on her right side up.

I then patiently waited for 10 mins to allow all fluids to settle back down before starting her back up again. I was praying that I had enough battery left to start it back up after hard winching – even though it was only for about 10 seconds.

She fired right back up again. Amazing…..Gotta love these machines for that…

Jumped back on her and rode down to my buddies….

Great riding for rest of weekend.

Sorry for long post. Maybe a couple of learning points in here for some of us. I’m curious to hear comments on how long hard winching with battery only would take to drain the battery..

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Hello my name is Ryan and we have owned a Maverick Max XDS for a year now. Have 500 miles on it and enjoy riding all over Colorado. I am new to the whole forum thing and this is the first actual forum I have joined. Not sure what or how to proceed. Hope everyone has safe riding.

Ryan

I have just made a new WV ATV Trails 2016 map for Garmin, Orux, and BCN.

I have added the new HM Devil Anse Trail System and connector.

Added more tracks around Sanderson.

Added and cleaned up tracks around War and Miracle Mountain.

Many updates to Outlaw trails.

All of the old download links will work and I have listed them below.

Orux and BCN files also include files for Taylor Park, Moab, and Paiute.

Garmin Map (included both PC and Mac version)
WV ATV Trails 2016 Garmin Compatible Map – GPSFileDepot

Orux Files and Instructions (includes how to make a Multimap)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/gl…structions.zip

BCN Files and Instructions
http://www.mediafire.com/download/dd…6-All_Maps.zip

Well outlaws, after getting some time today, I had the chance to tear into my ’89 trx350D foreman front differential !. I replaced the front gear chunk, drive axles, and while I was there, tightened down my front swing arm. in the following pic’s, you will see how I start, and go through the process of unbolting the front knuckles to remove the front drive axles. you will also see how the front differential is built..sorta ?..lol. I also am including a pic of my homemade hub puller. I got tired of prying them off with screw drivers, and decided to make my own hub puller like we use at the main shop. all you need is an old Honda hub, and old c-clamp thread, as well as the part the c-clamp thread part screws down through, and walla..a homemade hub puller !. just put it on the 4-bolt studs of the hub, couple lug nuts, or you can use all 4 ?, then just turn the c-clamp thread down, and it pulls the stuck hubs off !.

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sorry for the duplicate post. i put it in the wrong place first time.

i have a 2002 500 sportsman. the speedo quit working as did the trip meter and also the hour timer. i installed a brand new oem speedo and a brand new wheel speed sensor. still not working. 4wd works fine. all dash lights work as they should. speedo light comes on. there is power to the red wire on the speedo plug. there is power coming out of all three circut breakers under the hood with a test light. this speedo works fine in my other identical sportsman 500. what should i check next?

Hey fellas just picked up a 2016 sporty 570 touring. Man I love this thing so much low end grunt! New world to me so any input from the vets would be greatly appreciated. Anything from mods to riding areas I’m all ears and a sponge. Thanks in advance and can’t wait to get to know you guys!

i have a 2002 500 sportsman. the speedo quit working as did the trip meter and also the hour timer. i installed a brand new oem speedo and a brand new wheel speed sensor. still not working. 4wd works fine. all dash lights work as they should. speedo light comes on. there is power to the red wire on the speedo plug. there is power coming out of all three circut breakers under the hood with a test light. what should i check next?

The 2017 Yamaha’s are out. (In case you missed it.)

https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/

The 2017 Yamaha’s are out. (In case you missed it.)

https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/