Hi from Memphis tn /N miss area. First thanks for all the great info or thought provoking areas while I looked for my first and then second atv. I had 2004 bought in pristine shape used and was wonderful for a year and a half. Of course you can’t have anything without thief breaking into your barn and stealing it. This time there were just so few 04-09 bikes that I had confidence in. If they were good shape it was top dollar. So I was looking at newer models -13 or 14 and it was very much a buyers market. My one hang up was did I have to have power steering? Drove one and it was nice but worried would it be a problem and not very many of those available. Anyway, after months I got I think roof deal. A young guy had sunk his income tax return into a new foreman and needed the money for for life stuff. So I bought his 2016 foot shift foreman, black alloy ss rims and itp lite (xr or some initials) winch, 9 months of warrenty 300 miles for 5300.

Looking forward to learning more from others about owning newer bikes. Thanks again for all the help.

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Just bought an 800 outlander and the following items that are marked in picture are not connected.
what are they and where do they plug into?
they hang from harness in the middle of the bike just in the front

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Hi all,

Last week I decided to order the MX2500 Viper Max winch with the blue 3/16" synthetic cable and the 2016 Grizzly mounting plate/kit (11928). I got online and ordered it from Motoalliance with the extra wiring kit which I plan to send back, because it was not necessary.

So I unboxed it, checked all the parts for basic fit and found that the mounting plate hardware kit was not satisfactory. Specifically, they included one M10 flat washer that was too small to fit the supplied M10 hex bolts, and both M10 split lock washers were also too small to fit the M10 hex bolts.

I had to go to my workbench supplies to find something that would work and this frustration is a simply avoided issue that I’ll inform Motoalliance about.

Next, I looked at how to wire my 12v contacts for the winch controller. After reading here on GC, I learned there may be a "dummy" extension of the wiring harness, and I found it! After lifting the battery/electrical cover and removing it, I discovered this connector with an empty and taped up end that I removed (not shown).

I tested both the black wire and the brown/yellow wire and found that it was indeed a keyed DC power source at 12v with my voltmeter. So I took the blank end and found a male wire connector to push into the left side (as shown in the next picture). The brown/yellow wire is the one you want to make contact with.

I crimped a piece of 18 gauge wire into it for contact with the brown/yellow wire, and got good contact with no wire splicing or positaps, which I think is the best overall solution. This connector was then pushed into the blank plastic harness connector.

So, I proceeded to remove the Grizzly brush guard, mount the wiring connector on the mounting plate, put the wiring boots on the wires, and put dielectric grease on all the terminals. Then I connected all 4 wires to the connectors and slid the boots on.

Then with the connector on the Grizzly mount plate, I installed the mount, and then installed the winch and the 2 wires for it from the connector. To get my red and black wires up to the battery terminals, I used a hooked coat hanger to pull the wiring connectors up along the rest of the wiring by the frame and zip-tied them on.

After that, I connected my spade connectors for the switch controller to the green and black contacts in the wiring connector and taped them up. Soldered my thumb switch red wire to my new wire/connector.

I mounted the thumb switch on my left side handlebars and zip tied it to the other wiring running down the steering system.

I then put the winch in disengage mode, unspooled the synthetic cable, undid the "BB", and fed it through the rubber line stopper and the aluminum hawse. Then on my first test, I had good operation in and out.

After that I was able to winch up and down in and out of my truck bed under a very safe and comfortable feeling front end contact.

I have not yet installed my cabled remote mount yet. I’m waiting to see where I really want to put it because it’s a permanent "drill" spot….

It’s a great winch that could be improved in 2 ways:

1. Better documentation
2. Accurate checking of included hardware.

I’d still buy it again. It feels like great quality and has worked 100% on several loading and unloadings.

Cheers

Scribe308

Hey guys, I have a 2016 XT-P 1k that I bought new about 2 months ago. It has about 130 miles on it now and from brand new it has made this obnoxious whining noise that is getting on my nerves.

This noise has been there since the first mile and it is only in high gear, and it varies with the throttle movement. It also has the typical whine in park and neutral, and it also lurches forward or in reverse when either gear is selected. I jacked it up last night and spun the wheels up and poked around with my stethoscope and I hear the noise in the tranny but it could be resonating through from the secondary clutch. Now I hear no difference in the noise in high or low gear while listening to the tranny, which is weird because its very noticeable difference when actually riding the machine.

The machine shifted like crap when I got it and I found the shift linkage out of adjustment and got that fixed, although it still seems a little sticky when shifting through the gears. I think this could be related to the one way dragging too heavy?

Now I’m comparing these noises to my 2013 1k XT which is quiet as can be and shifts like butter. No clutch noise at all. My buddies 2013 XT-P 1K is quiet too.

My question is, where do I start here? I have a gates belt I could throw on and try? Should I replace my one way bearings to get rid of the hard shift and lurch? Im ok with the noise I guess if its the secondary, but if its tranny related I want it fixed. I want to try all the basics first before I consider a trip to the dealer.

What’s goin on y’all just bought a 2016 sportsman 850 highlifter and have a few questions and not sure how to post in the right spot any help would be appreciated thanks

What’s goin on y’all just bought a 2016 sportsman 850 highlifter and have a few questions and not sure how to post in the right spot any help would be appreciated thanks

Hi, so I installed a new carburetor on a 84 Honda trx 200. Tried firing it up and no dice. Not even close to starting. petcock is in the on position. Its almost like there isn’t fuel getting to it? But I don’t think I have the choke hooked up correctly to the carburetor, Can anyone tell me how or have a viseo showing how to hook it back up? Thanks a lot! – Dave

So my 350 has been smoking alot lately and was wondering what would it cost to redo the rings in it?