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New Folks

Good afternoon from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
Nice to be apart of the group, my wife and myself are new to owning quads and trail riding, and enjoying it as much as we can.
Thank You

Curious

Just curious if putting a QSC clutch kit on a new machine will void warranty. I’m new to owning an atv but have seen many good reviews about the aftermarket clutch, but dont want to put anything on that will void the warranty right now.

I bought my first atv(2016 sportsman 570 orange) almost 2 months ago. I’ve been riding since I can remember though.

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exhaust discolor fixes?

I assume anybody whos touched mud had their exhaust turn the nasty rust color, and no amount of washing has fixed it. think about scuffing it clean with a wire wheel and hitting it with some high heat paint. anybody done this or anything different? I hate having a nice quad with a tail pipe that looks like it came from the 90s. not really interested in putting a different pipe on it now.

850 max XT. Low vs high. When do you use each

I came from a out lander max XT 400. I mostly do trail riding out in colorado. I had to use low any time I was 4 wheel crawling or steep inclines. There were many hills it wouldn’t climb in high Geer so I learned to stop at the bottom of every hill and shift to low before starting the climb. Now that I’m on this 850 I still shift to low when I’m doing the technical 4 wheel stuff at very low speed but it has plenty of power to make it up these steep hills at a speed I never thought it could do. I’ve heard several times that people are burning up their belts because they are not using low gear when they should. So I’m curious what you all think about when you should use low gear vs high. In particular, if your holding good speed as you approach a steep hill, would you stop and shift to low, or keep it in high.

03 400ex top end rebuild

I baught a 03 400ex a few months ago and its starting to smoke at high rpms and rattles at the top of motor i think its time to tear down and rebuild the top end. Does anyone have any suggestions on what brand kits or types of kits i should use or if i should go with more power and get a bore kit? Also would like to know brands and type of kit for the bores as well. Any tips would be much appreciated this is my first ever rebuild and resources are limited so keep that in mind i would like to do this myself in the upcoming fall or late winter so im in no rush just looking for research and answers for fastest potential out of bore kits if i go that route
Thanks.

Hello From RI

Short time lurker here. Figured this is the place to be as a fairly new owner to an 88 trx300fw. It is my first adult atv. Not a show piece but a heck of a worker. I use it for my outdoor chores. Hauling wood, snow plow,moving trailers, and the occasional fun stuff. Previous owner said it is been to hell and back twice, with scars to prove it. Got it for 75 bucks, not too shabby. Has a couple issues though. Idle is sporadic, sometimes I have to jiggle the ignition wire for it to start, rear tires have a slow leak, front brake needs some tlc, small oil leak from top end gasket. But it still gets the job done. Just finished hauling all my wiid I’ll need for the season so she will be getting some downtime. I will addressing these issues and a couple other minor things. Thanks in advance for all those who have contributed all the very helpful info on here.

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