I’m shopping to replace a badly frayed steel winch cable on my Outlander max.
On amazon and ebay I see a LOT of offerings from $25.00 to $100.00 all making the same claims of awesomeness.
Does anyone have good/bad experience with any of these offerings?
Any recommendations?

Looking forward to getting out and playing in the mud?? I know I am. This event is always a riot. From the crazy costumes to the Northwoods back yard creations that seem to crawl out of the woodwork.

The largest mud event of Minnesota is about to take place and you don’t want to miss it! The 4th Annual High Lifter Quadna Mud Nationals kicks off June 10-13, 2016 in Hill City, Minnesota. High Lifter is also hosting a VIP Day on June 9 for a trail ride, barn dance and exclusive prizes.

High Lifter Products, Title Sponsor of the event, is the industry leader in the world of ATV/UTV mud riding. Their innovations and superior design take mud riding to a whole new level. Mud National Events has 14 years’ experience hosting massive outdoor events for thousands of ATV/UTV enthusiast. The Minnesota event encourages fans to ride, camp, and compete during the three action-packed days.

The Big Air Tour will perform death defying tricks plus high flying ATVS in their show on Friday. In addition to camping and riding ATVs, attendees can watch and compete in the various competitions, to include the Obstacle Course, Sled Pull, and the one that started it all, the Mud Bog. Racers are chest deep in mud and fighting for the title of mud bog champion. Everyone including kids can enjoy the Poker Run which takes enthusiast down beautiful trails throughout the park while playing their hand at Poker for a chance to win a prize. Thousands in cash and prizes will be awarded to competitors during the event.

In addition to the events, attendees can visit many vendors such as Polaris, WARN Industries, Arctic Cat and more. Several food vendors will also be on site with delicious local favorites that will please any palate.

High Lifter Owner, Scott Smith, and creator of Mud National Events said “We’ve jam packed Quadna Mud Nats full of events for all ages. This is one of our favorite experiences of the year and we love to see new faces come join in on the fun. Riding is in our blood and we look forward to sharing a form of riding that the Minnesotans aren’t used to.”

While riding is the main event at the High Lifter Quadna Mud Nationals, don’t go to bed too early because Friday and Saturday nights will feature live entertainment with Blind Joe, from The Voice and Andy Calhoun and The Outlaws. Admission for three days of unlimited riding, exciting events and entertainment, and booths from the most well-known vendors in the industry is $60 per adult; 6 to 11 years of age is half price and children age 5 and under are FREE and there is also a day rate. The VIP Day is only $20 and includes a guided trail ride, lunch and a private barn dance with special VIP prizes. Dry camping is available on site for $30 per RV and tent camping is FREE! More event information including racing classes, rules, and events can be found online at Welcome to High Lifter’s Quadna Mud Nationals! or by calling 800.699.0947.

I hope you have enjoyed this short sinppit from the ATV & SXS Illustrated article that explained the event in detail. I hope to see all of this forums followers at this event. Stop in and see Jason Blake or Tim Stolper at the Millennium Technologies booth in the vendor area. A great time for sure, see you there 🙂

Thanks to the members, I usually just surf this page when I need help but after a week of messing with my 97 magnum, and finding the solution here I figured I would share.
Quad starts and idles perfect, but started bogging at about 3/4 throttle 2 weeks ago. cleaned and adjusted carb, pulled air filter changed plug all the normal stuff. No difference.
Pulled off most of the plastics to get at the engine and check the cam lobes, and pulled airbox as well. before opening the valve cover I tried quad again for hell of it and low and behold it ran perfect, this was noted deep down in another thread. washed airbox out (no obstructions found) and put it back on (no filter no lid), quad bogged again, disconnected the snorkel to the carb and it ran fine put it back on it would bog at high rev. Nothing getting pinched, no rubber boots collapsing nothing blocking airflow, thought I was losing it.
Read one thread that said put it all back together and make sure no leaks, which I did, and greased all the mating surfaces, low and behold it runs perfect, still waiting for a new air filter but it runs with the old one better than without one at all. I still find it hard to believe the carb is that sensitive that a tiny airflow change but that was it. Im sure the carb clean plugs etc helped, but bottom line was the air induction system and aside from the filter and a little effort its a super cheap fix, considering the alternative (Cam, Clutch, carb, valves etc)

Get Ready! The June 2016 Polaris ATV of the month contest is starting RIGHT NOW! This month we are looking for the best photo that features your Polaris ATV. So get out there, get creative, enjoy some safe riding and take some photos! We welcome everyone including vendors to participate. The winner of the contest is decided by you the community, so stick around for the voting process.

• The photo must be posted in this thread.
• Only one picture will be allowed, so make it your best!
• You must be the owner of the Polaris ATV.
• Please include a description of your ATV with a list of all modifications and enhancements.
• You can only win once every 12 months

Voting will begin around June 15th, 2016 and run to the end of the month. Once the voting ends we will publish the winning photos on the front page and the winners will also receive:

• PolarisATVForums Stickers
• Premium Membership
• $25 Gift Card
• Your bike will be featured on the home page of the site

Congrats to the transporter for winning this month!

the transporter

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Polaris front brushguard
Polaris handguards
Cabelas Rear bag

Hi, I have a 2013 sportsman 500 HO. The gear indicator on my dash is reading incorrectly. For example, when in High the indicator will sometimes indicate N for neutral or sometimes R for reverse. Sometimes noting at all when in High. The biggest problem is when it indicates R for reverse when in high…the rev limiter cuts in as if in reverse. Sometimes it happens when driving along in high.

What could be the problem here? In the dash or I’m thinking it’s the sensor or whatever it is on the right side of transmission where the gear rods attach to.

Any helpe to point me in the right direction would be noce.

New member, and yes, I did post in the welcome section:icon_ peace:

Picked up a ’95 TRX300FW that’s in sad shape to restore/rebuild. Poor thing had been well abused, rode hard and put up wet!! Wish people would take better care of things, but that’s another story..

Got the whole thing torn down to bare frame. Of course, EVERY bearing except the front diff has to be replaced (steering bearing was completely gone, except for the outer ring which was still in the frame), no brakes, brake drums were still full of nice, brown, muddy slush-water as was the rear diff. Engine had no compression, bent intake valve because it kissed the piston. Believe it or not, the bore mic’s well in spec, and isn’t bad at all. Rings were stuck, and the stock piston and pin were worn out. Bottom end seems to be in great shape, considering everything else!
First question I have- the cam that is in this engine measures 1.420" tall side/ 1.189" short side, for a valve lift of 0.231". Service manual says it should measure 1.3901-1.3964 on "lobe height"..yet I got 1.420. Is this the right cam?? Only casting marks on the cam are an "H" and a "K". To me, lobes look pretty worn, but possibly still useable, if it is in fact the right cam.
Timing chain doesn’t appear to be stretched, but the timing chain guides are worn out. I checked the cam timing before I took everything apart, looked like it was timed properly, and even though the cam guides were worn the cam chain still had nice tension, so I don’t think it jumped time. I’m thinking someone either put in the wrong camshaft, or maybe overrevved it causing the intake valve to hit the piston? Valve springs are shot, btw..
Second question..I’d really rather have a 2wd than a 4wd. Don’t do much mud riding, caused too much damage! Torn down too many that were killed by mud, and I’d rather trail ride anyway..a little mud I can handle, but I’m not into trying to cross stuff Bigfoot would be scared of! Would I be better off parting this thing out, or just part out the 4wd parts, swap the side cover and drive/drive housing and a-arms/knuckles for 2wd stuff, or just rebuild it as a 4wd and live with the hard steering and 4wd handling?
Was thinking about a 420 Rancher knuckle-disc brake conversion if I converted it to 2wd..
Anyways, if any of y’all have any other input, I’d appreciate it! This is my first utility quad restore, I’ve done 3 LT250R Quadracers, 3 Warriors, a Blaster (disposible ATV haha), and a couple dirt bike restores over the years..I enjoy bringing them back from the dead!
Thanks in advance!

New member from Hattiesburg, MS area..recently picked up a well worn and abused ’95 TRX300FW to restore for trail riding and to use as a pit bike for my drag car.
Just a little background..over the years, I’ve owned several dirt bikes and quads, everything from a ’93 CR250R, ’89 KDX200, ’89 RM125, ’85 XL100, ’85 XR200, ’86 DR250, Y-brand Blaster in the early ’90s, to three or four Warriors, a Big Bear, a 2000(?) Rancher ES 2wd, three LT250Rs, and probably a couple more I forgot about (hey, memory started going south when I hit 40!!).
I’ve completely restored 3 LT250R quadracers (i love old 2 strokes), a couple Warriors, and have completely rebuilt several ATV and dirt bike engines, from split case all the way up rebuilds on just about any style dirt bike or atv engine (from air cooled 2 stroke up).
I’ve been into drag racing (bracket racing in particular) since the 1990, currently race a 1969 Chevelle powered by a 496/powerglide, runs 6.60s in the 1/8th and 10.70s quarter mile. I went to vocational school for automotive machine shop work, and did that for several years until I figured out the only way to make money doing machine work is to own your own shop, and considering the cost of shop equipment..well, I ain’t going to be able to do that EVER!
This is the first utility ATV I’ve ever restored, and from searching, this forum looks like the a-1 spot to get tech info on TRX300s…so here I am, and have patience with me and my stupid questions! Thanks in advance!

Hi all, need some help I fitted new EBC Clutch kit and it slips worse than ever before and I don’t under stand what has/happened. It selects gear perfect it will spin the rear tyres in 1st gear but once you have load it slips really bad 2-3-4 ect I change oil & filter atv oil that is oil filter in correct????? I just don’t understand how it could get worse than the old one ??? Anyone with any knowledge ??
Happy to strip it down but what should I be looking for ???