I have been reading this forum for a long time but just joined today. Thank you all for all the great information and entertainment too. I am currently restoring a 1991 300 fw that I inherited from my dad. The bike has only been run less than 10 hours in the last 15 years and the clutch plates stick after sitting for a day. I am going to change the clutch discs and plates and look for the cause of an irritating squeaking noise. When I first crank it and it is in neutral it starts making the squeak. It squeaks very slow at first and gradually increases to about 100 squeaks per minute. I believe this noise is from the change clutch slowly rolling over while the engine is running in neutral. Is the clutch rolling over in neutral a normal thing? I know the noise is not normal. When you shift to a gear the noise stops instantly and starts again when you go back to neutral. Any ideas on what I need to check to stop this irritating noise when I change the clutch plates? The noise gets a little quieter as the motor warms up. Could it be the one way bearing? The bike has less than 100 hours on it since new.

I have 2013 sportsman 850 xp ho eps and the fan does not come on. I dont get the over heating indicator. I tested the fan by wiring it directly to the battery and it works (bearing is pretty rough). I don’t want to wire a switch up and just turn it on while I’m riding and then shut it off when I’m done. The thermostat works I can see the coolant moving. I replace the thermistor thinking it was that and still nothing. It has fresh coolant in it and I bleed the line of any air. I don’t know what else it could be all the wiring seems to be in tact. Also when I was done bleeding the line I started to rev the engine to get it to heat up faster to put the fan on. But it starts to bog down at 3800 rpm and I get the eps indicator any idea what the problem could be?

Have a 2001 Scrambler 400 with a battery that drains when parked.

Amp draw with key off is 46 milliamps. I’ve read 10-50 is normal, but can’t seems to find solid proof. Plus, what would be draining on a carbureted machine?

Yesterday my friend and I went on a fun 57-mile ride into/through/around the Santa Rita mountains of southern Arizona, east of Sahuarita. We saw old cars, lots of whitetail deer, few people, and some great vistas.

I rode my 2016 Rancher 4×4, and he rode his 2003 Foreman 400 4×4. He’s a big dude, but that Foreman got him in and out and everywhere we wanted to go – it’s like a little mountain goat! It may not have the cc’s, fuel injection, horsepower, liquid cooling, power steering, suspension, or clearance of my 2016 Rancher 4×4, but but we had an awesome day. He just sold a ’97 Foreman 400 nearly identical to this 2003, and his ’97 had over 3600 hours on it. So this one is a baby with just 360 hours on it. Here’s a short clip of the ’03 in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2itOYxS_KbY

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I recently bought what I thought was a Polaris xplorer 400 4×4. After riding it a couple times and looking around on the internet I’m pretty sure it’s actually a 250. Can anyone confirm that based on this info?

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The Trailblazer starter switch will occasionally work, but usually we have to pull the cord. The lights always come on, the reverse override works as it should, but most of the time the starter won’t engage, and the neutral and reverse lights do not work.

I did some searching around regarding problems starting the trailblazer, and it seemed as if the consensus is the switch assembly on the left handlebar. I took it apart today and cleaned it up. There was quite a bit of corrosion. I didn’t have much problem putting it back, but once I did, everything seems to work but start and the neutral and reverse lamps.

Does this sound like the handlebar switch assembly? I found one for just over $50, but I’m not sure if this is what I need. Thank you.

The Trailblazer starter switch will occasionally work, but usually we have to pull the cord. The lights always come on, the reverse override works as it should, but most of the time the starter won’t engage, and the neutral and reverse lights do not work.

I did some searching around regarding problems starting the trailblazer, and it seemed as if the consensus is the switch assembly on the left handlebar. I took it apart today and cleaned it up. There was quite a bit of corrosion. I didn’t have much problem putting it back, but once I did, everything seems to work but start and the neutral and reverse lamps.

Does this sound like the handlebar switch assembly? I found one for just over $50, but I’m not sure if this is what I need. Thank you.

just replaced the visco lok carrier with a brand new one from the dealer, installed it and used proper oil…..did not drive for one day and now only one wheel in the front is spinning again. Anyone ever encounter this?? I have not put the bike back on the hoist to see if it stripped an axle but the left axle isnt’ turning at all

just replaced the visco lok carrier with a brand new one from the dealer, installed it and used proper oil…..did not drive for one day and now only one wheel in the front is spinning again. Anyone ever encounter this?? I have not put the bike back on the hoist to see if it stripped an axle but the left axle isnt’ turning at all

With 3500 or so miles on mine and my son’s sportsman 400’s I figured it was probably time to redo the clutches. Can anyone recommend a brand of kit such as EPI or should I use the factory parts. I have not priced anything out yet. But I want to do the primary and secondary clutches on both machines.