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Reverse problem

So this weekend I was riding and needed my reverse to get out of someone’s way and of course it didn’t work all my gears work fine except reverse! It works sometimes but most of the time it doesn’t and the neutral wants to act up some it’s a Honda trx350te does anyone have an idea what might be my problem??

Any Swisher dump bucket owners?

I am thinking about purchasing this for my 2013 550 and would like some feedback from anyone that has owned one. What model did you use it on? Did the universal mounting kit work okay? How much ground clearance do you lose? How high can you lift the bucket? Has the release lever held up? Did you buy the teeth to put on the bucket? Was it worth the money? I read a lot of reviews on amazon, but would like to hear what Polaris owners have to say.

Any Swisher dump bucket owners?

I am thinking about purchasing this for my 2013 550 and would like some feedback from anyone that has owned one. What model did you use it on? Did the universal mounting kit work okay? How much ground clearance do you lose? How high can you lift the bucket? Has the release lever held up? Did you buy the teeth to put on the bucket? Was it worth the money? I read a lot of reviews on amazon, but would like to hear what Polaris owners have to say.

Walmart no longer carrying Purolator

This weekend I went to Walmart to get an oil filter for my truck and noticed they are no longer carrying Purolator. I’ve been using the Classic filters on everything I own for years. Now I need to find something else for my 800. Anyone try Super Tech? My local auto parts store carries Parts Master which is an Affina (wix) made filter. Seems to be identical to the Napa silver. Or I could just order the OEM online.

Walmart no longer carrying Purolator

This weekend I went to Walmart to get an oil filter for my truck and noticed they are no longer carrying Purolator. I’ve been using the Classic filters on everything I own for years. Now I need to find something else for my 800. Anyone try Super Tech? My local auto parts store carries Parts Master which is an Affina (wix) made filter. Seems to be identical to the Napa silver. Or I could just order the OEM online.

Engine Knock After Swamping

OK, so this is the second time I’ve swamped her. 2012 650 Max. First time was a full chug of water in the intake which wasn’t extended and hydro-locked it. Did the usual field repairs: remove plugs and blow it out, change oil and filter multiple times, drain the gas tank, ect. All was good.

Learned from that one and extended everything up into a stealth snorkel. This time (Months later) I got sideways in a watery mud pit and got water into the gas tank through the not sealed very well factory gas cap, which made it stall and then moved through the rings (I’m assuming) and down to the oil No biggie I figured. Again, usual field repairs: change oil and filter multiple times, new plugs, etc. Got towed back because the radiator was packed and overheated. Immediately shut it down and got towed back.

At home did more oil and filter changes and changed plugs again. Now I have a knock in the front cylinder. Interpret this as Cha-Ching??

What now? Looking for advice. Should I send the whole engine into Mr. RPM for a rebuild? All advice and opinions are welcomed.

rust

570 sportsman 2015 . general country use with only sporadic washes . I start to find rust in most of handlebar screws (mirrors, controls, brake cover…) . is it normal ?

Clutch vibration

Im pretty sure i have a vibration in the clutches somewhere at the higher speeds or in low rang still at the higher speed of low range. Is there something common that does this that i cant seem to find searching?

05 sportsman 500 with EBS. 8300 miles (I hate EBS) lol

If the answer leads to the clutches need rebuilt Id be interested to know what clutch mods it takes to get it to take off at a lower RPM. Its not a toy its a work machine to me. I have 2 wheeled off road machines to play with. All polaris seem to rev plenty high to take off for what i do. Once moving tho It seems fine how it gears up.

Call of duty for all Australians! Do it now.

Guys the time has come for us to make a change. Help Side by Side Vehicle become legal in Australia. Details:

"AORVA urgently needs your support!
As a first stage of achieving more access for ORV to Public Land in Victoria, we need you all to send a supporting e-mail to the Victorian Government with content requesting the addition of SSV to the existing Conditional Registration, Recreational Registration system, like two wheel dirt bikes currently enjoy. This will open up some 49,000 km of trails to SSV access.

The Government wants to ‘immediately’ see 500 supporters to show confidence in taking this step forward."

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So all you have to do is write an email to these addresses:

lisa.neville@parliament.vic.gov.au;b…n@aorva.com.au

Subject:
Support for Recreational Registration

Email:
To the Hon. Lisa Neville, Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, and the CEO of Parks Victoria,

As an AORVA member and outdoor enthusiast I and my family would like to be able to access dirt roads, tracks and road related areas in Victorian forests for recreational purposes.

I am therefore requesting the current recreational registration scheme for Non-ADR 2 wheel vehicles be extended to include Side-by-Side Vehicles (SSV).

Kind regards,
*(…Your full name…)*
*(…Your e-mail address only…)*

Thanks all. Hope this helps. For more info.
https://aorva.com.au/news.php