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Honda Recon and Need advice.

I have a 2001 Recon that was not having trouble until about 3 months ago. I pull started it and it ran for about 5/6 days then shut down completely. My friend pulled it one day and the pull rode came out. so I bought a new one and pulled it and no run. so i replaced cdi box and battery, still no go. then I bought a coil, and no go. So now it is at an atv shop and he charges 60 an hr and he said I need to buy a new and expensive cdi box and a new coil. This past weekend my friend brought his recon over for me to work on and it has a broke cylinder wall. So i asked if I can use the cdi and coil so it will save me an rm and a leg.

Clutch Mods and TPS?

My setup:
2013 Grizzly 700
Wiseco 11:1 HP Piston
Exhaust Tip – Stock Exhaust except tip
2 1.5" Intake Snorkels
29.5 Outlaws

Clutch:
Hunterworks
Machined Sheave
Greasless Weights:18gr
Spring:Gold Spring

My question: (and I never really thought about it)
I noticed while hooked up to the power commander that I was hitting the max RPM (around 7200) at 35% throttle due to the setup. I like the setup for what I ride. However, that means that at Max RPM and 35% throttle the throttle body is only 35% open. I have been having issues at idle and off idle. I was wondering if I need to make the TPS reading fully open at 35% throttle (example: around 1.2V vs 4.0V).

WET SEAT

Any body have any ideas or suggestions for maintaining longevity of the seat ?? It seems as though when ever I go racks deep or just deep for that matter the seat foam gets completely saturated with water….. Sounds stupid , I know but I can’t find anybody offering a material alternative or better way to deal with it, I guess just let it dry out, and wait for dryrot to destroy my comfy seat ???

pitbull tires

Looking for some feed back, not getting much response in the tire section, after going back and forth on what tires for about 8 months now. I’m settled on the pitbulls. I do all types of riding and I am 50/50 growlers or rockers. I do like mud sometimes so I want that to be deciding factor, so I would like to know if anyone has seen or witnessed growlers against pitbulls in the mud? Which are better in the mud

Your opinions please !!!

I recently bought a 2016 Honda rubicon deluxe.. That being said I didn’t do much research on it… It has the IRS (independent rear suspension), I do a lot of hunting in the winter, from going through the woods and hauling a deer, to riding through rice fields hauling decoys and hunting equipment… I do ride trails in the spring so I know it will be good for trail riding.. Did I mess up buying the IRS instead of the straight axel ??? Open to all opinions… Thanks

600 won’t crank

I just bought a 2001 Grizzly 600 and got a great deal due to the fact that it won’t crank with the spark plug in place. Take the plug out and it will turn over with all the compression exiting through the spark plug hole no exhaust. It’s not hydro locked so some how the exhaust valves must be stuck. The guy said his grandkids were riding it and it just quit. Any ideas?

600 won’t crank

I just bought a 2001 Grizzly 600 and got a great deal due to the fact that it won’t crank with the spark plug in place. Take the plug out and it will turn over with all the compression exiting through the spark plug hole no exhaust. It’s not hydro locked so some how the exhaust valves must be stuck. The guy said his grandkids were riding it and it just quit. Any ideas?

What would you buy ???

So I have decided to buy a maverick 2 seater. Now my problem is as you know the x3 has just come out. As for the "regular mavericks" tones of deals at them at the moment to be had.

My brother picks his maverick turbo up on Thursday, He got a great deal on it. Now it’s my turn to pick up a maverick and I’m tore if I should get a "regular turbo maverick" or wait on the x3.

These are the pros and cons I see

x3 cons

Expensive
Not tested first year models have a ton of bugs usually
Will have to wait until these hit the dealers

Pros

new design
more hp

Regular turbo

Pros

Tested
I think with a tuner I can get x3 hp numbers
tones of aftermarket parts for it, you know it isn’t staying stock
great price

Cons

The high seating position
Not sure on belt life

So I am tore on which way to go. please keep in mind that I am looking at at least a 7000 price difference from a maverick to a x3