I am currently looking at getting either a 2017 Can-Am Outlander 570 Max or a 2016 700 Yamaha Kodiak. I really want to get the Max but I am concerned over what I have read in forums over reliability and maintenance issues. Reliability is vertical important to me as I can’t afford to be buying new parts all the time and don’t feel I should have to on a new machine. It seems every other post I see has to do with upkeep cost. A lot of these posts seem to be older and was wondering if owners can shed some light on the reliability and maintenance costs of the newer Outlanders. Also if anyone has a 17 Outlander Max could you please give me your opinions on how it handles in different terrain. Thanks in advance.

Went for a good ride with my atv club that I’m a part of. 11 machines showed up this morning. Was a hard ride to get to this one view point but all the hard work of getting people unstuck was well worth it and now I know more trails to go through. Was a win win.

Does anyone know if Polaris ever made a 9 x 14 x 4/156 rim???

So I was riding in the snow the other day and lost it on basically a whole block of ice into a snow bank. In the midst of sliding into the snow bank I completely destroyed my Thumb throttle.

I went online and found:

https://cecco-racing.myshopify.com/p…le-lever-black

Really nice strong piece that will not break. I already had Ricks frame braces front and back which are also nice reinsurance…….. here is a photo:

Looking for some advice on my foreman 500.
There’s play in the wheels when I move them in and out but not when I jack it up.
I thought wheel bearings but now I’m starting to think otherwise. Any ideas ?

So I was perusing some of the torque specifications for my Grizzly and noticed lots of things like 10 ft lbs and 14 ft lbs and 22 ft lbs even some laughable ones like 7.2 ft lbs and what have you. A lot of that is because of Nm conversion but the main issue is that these are really really low torques from what I’m used to.

Of course there are plenty in the 50 ft lb+ range but my torque wrenches are either 20-100 ft lb or 50-250 ft lb anyone have a decent low-range torque wrench they’d recommend?

Thx!

Hi guys… newbie here.. so far I’m reading lots of posts and soaking in as much knowledge as possible!

Hey guys, just rebuilt a carb that sat for a couple of years. The 2005 trx300ex fires right up with the choke on let her warm up, turn choke off and she dies. 🙁 this was my first carb rebuild so lord only knows what could’ve went wrong… Any suggestions as to possible problems and their solutions would be greatly appreciated. If it helps: when I turn the choke of and give it throttle it runs pretty rough with some pops coming from exhaust. Not really a back fire per se but popping. Let off the throttle and it dies pretty quickly. Put choke back on and she fires right up.

Hey guys, just rebuilt a carb that sat for a couple of years. The 2005 trx300ex fires right up with the choke on let her warm up, turn choke off and she dies. 🙁 this was my first carb rebuild so lord only knows what could’ve went wrong… Any suggestions as to possible problems and their solutions would be greatly appreciated. If it helps: when I turn the choke of and give it throttle it runs pretty rough with some pops coming from exhaust. Not really a back fire per se but popping. Let off the throttle and it dies pretty quickly. Put choke back on and she fires right up.

Hi, I’m new to the ATV world and this forum..
I was given an 03 Sportsman 700 that has been left out in the New England weather for the last two years. After some trial and error I finally got it running (change oil,install new battery,replace spark plug and carb to air box boot and air filter). Tried to take it for a test ride and the clutch was frozen,got that working,(still needs to be replaced tho) got it out side and wouldnt shift when running,I worked that a bit and its working now,although a little hard to shift still.
I still need to replace a torn CV boot, exhaust donut gasket ,ball joint and wheel bearing.its a lot of work but I am enjoying it and learning a lot.
So thats where I am at, i have been reading this forum for a week or so and thought i would register and say Hi.
Rookie67

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