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Hey guys, I'm new here and am looking to buy my first ATV. Can I get opinions on the 850 Sportsman please. Experience, reliability, problems etc.

Thank you

I bought it used from the dealer and it has 263 miles have used lightly around yard and has been acting weird but today the engine sounds like it will start but never actually runs battery is full any ideas what it will be

I bought it used from the dealer and it has 263 miles have used lightly around yard and has been acting weird but today the engine sounds like it will start but never actually runs battery is full any ideas what it will be

Was riding last weekend in snow popped out of gear and was grinding then 5 mins later stoped. then when I pinned it heard a hard snap/bang continued to ride and it would make a clunking noise not to bad from The clutch area. At the end of the day it all of a sudden wouldn’t move almost seemed like a wet belt in neutral with gas would just burn the belt.

Replaced the belt but when I give it gas it just burns the belt. Won’t move

In neutral and park I can move the secondary by hand almost 2 full turns then it just stops in hi/lo and reverse if I spin the secondary by hand it will move the tires until you spin the seondary 2 full rotations then locks solid. Is that normal or is their something binding in the transmission?

I had posted a couple days ago about the bogging issues I was experiencing with my trailblazer 400
http://www.polarisatvforums.com/foru...l-unknown.html

A friend I worked with was certain that there was something wrong with my reeds, he considers himself a 2 stroke dirtbike expert. I had purchased boyesen reeds anyway so I installed them last night because the forecast called for rain and I wanted to rip around today in the mud. When I finally got the reed cage off I was amazed at what I found. There was a small piece of broken plastic wedged in one of the reeds holding it open. How it got into the airbox and past the carb... I have no idea. Looked like it had been there for a while and I'm glad I found it before it made its way into the cylinder. So got rid of that, installed the new reeds and tada.... thing runs like a top. NO bog and instant throttle response. Its like a new bike. I also installed a new plug as there was a platinum plug in there. I put in the correct NGK R plug. anyway, thought I would share. See the attached pics.

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2009 Sportsman 90 idles like a dream. As soon as you hit the gas it pops and bangs like its up against the rev limiter. I've tried a new cdi box, bypassed the ETC switch, checked the gear selector reverse and neutral position for proper function. Tested stator for ohm resistance, primary coil ohm resistance. Everything test correctly. It really seems electrical to me. I was wondering if its possible to bypass the shifter position switch just to make sure? Any ideas welcome.

Hello , ive got one question . can i relocate my ignition coil. The spot thay are mounted is a pain in the a** to get to. I just want to know if it matters where i moint them.. Thank you for your time. - Bruce -

I searched around and couldn't find any threads related to my problem specifically so I'll try to make it short and simple. I recently bought a new to me 2015 Sportsman 850sp. Test rode it (not much), loaded it up in the truck, and I was on my way. Soon after I got home, went to unload it and the shifter sheared completely off at the transmission. I took the seat and plastics off to get a better look and sure enough someone had welded the thing on there as a temporary fix. I can still manually shift it into gear with pliers and I have all gears except high. It will not drive anywhere in high gear, just rev up and sit still. Low and reverse both work. From my understanding from looking at it, I am guessing the whole trans needs to be pulled just to replace that shifter, correct? I mean since high gear doesn't work anyway, it needs to be pulled and either fixed or replaced but I'm wondering if that's a separate issue (maybe a sensor or clutch isn't grabbing in that gear). How bad of a job is it to pull the trans?? Why would I have every gear besides high? Any input is appreciated.

I have been posting allot in the scrambler section but wanted to do a thank you to everyone here, this is my first scrambler and first wheeler and it would of taken allot longer going from top to bottom without this forums help, all I have to do is get some fasteners for the front drive chain and it will be ready for the trails this year. A whole hearted thank you. I’m attaching some photos of the finished wheeler. Thx again very much!!




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Hello all, I'm currently looking around and quoting machines at every dealership in my area.

I'm looking to buy a new or gently used Sportsman in the 500cc to 700 cc range. My question is if there is any predictability to Polaris promotions? Like do they roll out one promotion after the other? Do they run the same sequence of promotions each year? Are some promotions a lot better than others? When is usually the ideal time to buy to ensure I'm getting the most for my money?

Thanks in advance to one and all for any information you can provide on this. I'm very excited to be buying again. My last purchase was way back in 2002.

Side note here but I'm in Nova Scotia, Canada, but am looking for info in general even if it's from our good friends in the USA!! Any information is good information!