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Bike was built 11/2012 the owners manual is for a 2013 everything is stock.
The bike doesn't get ridden much any more, so it sets more than anything. About a year ago I cranked it and it was a little slow to crank but I figured no big deal it's the original battery, everything seemd to work as it should. Throughout the day it was getting harder to start, but still ran fine once it cranked. A week or two later I came back to it still sluggish to crank but wouldn't get over about 5500rpm/45mph. A week or so later I charged the battery and it cranked and ran fine. Well over the course of the last few months my son has been ridding it around in the yard just putting around on it.
I had been noticing a message that says maintance required but figured that was for the oil change, I pulled the dip stick and oil come pouring out.
After some reading on that I've seen where others have had the same issue when just putting around they say gas is leaking past the rings due to the amount of fuel this thing is programed to dump.

Yesterday I changed the oil, gear box oil, and air filter. And still won't get over 5500rpm/45mph.

At first I figured the battery being low was going to be my problem not sending enough juice to the computer but after charging it and still not running right I'm not for sure it's a battery problem now.

I did unhook from the original battery and hook a truck battery to it and took it for a spin it the yard to see if that helped but had the same issues.

I unhooked the battery over night to see if that would reset the computer but still the same symptoms this morning.

I pulled the back spark plug yesterday to see if it was fouled but it still looked ok, that front plug looks like it's going to be a major pain to get out so I haven't pulled it yet.

I was just wondering if y'all could give me something else to check out

Also I've tried all three keys both black keys and the gray key

Quick run down on symptoms

Bike set up for a while
Hard to start but ran ok
Then wouldn't get over 5500rpm/45mph
Charged battery easy to start ran normal
Little bit later hard to start again wouldn't get over 5500rpm/45mph
Charged battery easy to start but won't get over 5500rpm/45mph
Message says Maintance required

I appreciate any help y'all can give me on this, it's been out of warranty and I'm trying like hell not to have to take it to the dealer if I don't have to

When washing the ATV I noticed a transparent tube hanging down underneath the ATV just behind the front wheels. What is it and do I have a problem? Grateful for any guidance.

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My new outlander has a starting problem. It happens 2 or 3 times every ride. It has 12 hrs on it now. When the problem occurs it is after shutting the quad off and attempting to restart.
When atempting to restart it will crank and start but dies after a few seconds. Then it cranks and fires but will not run.
It uses whatever fuel it has on hand then nothing but cranking.
I have notuced that the fuel pump is not working when this occurs. I can pull the negative cable off or the fuel pump relay out for about 30 seconds and replace and it fires right back up and runs perfect just like before. May not do it again for awhile and then .....
I took it to the dealer and of course they cant find anything wrong and of course it wont do it there. Any body else had this issue?

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Was heading down a road and all of a sudden it started bogging out. Took the carburetor off, cleaned it, checked for spark. when putting carb back on, it would not start and still won't start. Any suggestions of whats going on?

2011 - Quick history and summary if possible.

Bike has always occasionally not started on first push of the start, you flick key off then back on once or twice and it would work (maybe do this once a weekend with dozens of starts)

2 Years ago i couldn't get it to start at all, put battery charger on it, still nothing . Kept playing with it, suddenly it started , but instantly stalled, started again , instant stall, started used throttle and was fine, but would instantly stall. Cracked gas cap and it went away and i continued on. - Back to only the occasional not starting instantly which never bothered me.

Now recently i went to start it to put it on trailer to go home and it wouldnt start at all, i figure "Oh i know what to do, ill crack the gas cap" Nope, ended up tightening up the battery terminals to get it to start, it had gotten loose somehow. But i had that stall issue and could only start it and use the gas and quickly shift to load it up.

Got it home and that problem was suddenly gone?

Using bike again this week, and now the problem is happening very consistently, so i checked my fuses, all looked good. Bike was running fine and it was idling fine. Was starting to think it was a relay or the starter going bad, but then the bike threw out a random check engine, flipped key on/off a few times and it went away for most of the day. Then it came back and is pretty consistently on now. P0520 .Bike would still start/run with the light on though. So i unplugged the oil pressure sensor and hit it with electrical contact cleaner and some compressed air. But to no avail.

Seems like i might have 2 issues going on at once now? I also tried a spare key , same occasional not starting if i turn the bike on/off for a while sitting there i can get it to not want to start.

Any idea's which direction i should go with this?

I’ve decided to look into buying a new set of wheels/tires on my 2012 Outlander 1000xt beings the stock tires are nearly gone. I was curious as to what others have selected for wheel/tire combos on their Outlanders. I’m wanting to stay stock as far as height goes (no lift) but wouldn’t mind bumping up the tire size (say a 27”). My dilemma is deciding between 14x6 in the front and 14x8 in the back, or same size rim all the way around so I can rotate tires if necessary. Also, I primarily do trail riding, no excessive mud dealings. If anyone has input as to what a good option would be, I would greatly appreciate it.

In addition, I’d love to see how you all have your machines set up, and it may help in my decision making. So feel free to drop a picture of your rigs if you’d like! Thanks in advance