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I recently purchased a 2002 Sportsman 500 HO 4x4 with 6000 miles that had been sitting for a long time. I replaced everything fuel related (carb, filter, pump, lines) and flushed tank due to gas turning into varnish :). It starts and idles fairly smoothly and I can slowly advance throttle to about half way. Above that, it spits, sputters and backfires through the carb. Any ideas of what I should check and/or replace? Also, Should the timing be set to TDC or should it be advanced/retarded?

Hello,
First post here, but I was wondering if anyone got the first 10 hour service done recently here in Canada. Just got a new 2017 Outlander 450 in November, and I never heard about the 10 hour service until today (Bike has 25 hours on it), and I am bringing it over to the dealer tomorrow to get the power steering recall temp. fix, and I would like to get the 10 hour service (Oil change and such) done there since it has a 5 year warranty and I don't know what they would say if I were to do it myself. I heard it can cost a pretty penny, but I never really found much on it around here.

Thanks.

Hello everyone, I've been riding atv's and bikes since I was about 5 years old. I sold my last wheeler a few years ago and decided to get back into it. The polaris dealer down the road had a really clean 15' sportsman 570 for not a lot more money than some of the junk I was seeing private party. So I pulled the trigger on it. It has 80 hours and 490 miles on it. The owner of the dealership said the PO was very meticulous and traded it in for a new ranger. This is my first polaris machine and I love it so far. I just have a few basic questions.
1.) The oil level looks very high on the dipstick. Checked both hot and cold. It's high. Owners manual says 2 quarts. Dealer said they changed it. Should I drain some out? or should I call them on it? Can this damage the engine? No signs of oil burning or oil in the airbox.
2) there is a very light tapping sound coming from the engine when fully warmed up and Idling. If the engine rpms are more than idle it goes away. if the engine is not fully up to temp there is no noise. I read that this is normal on the 570? Some people have reported clutch weights making a sound like that also. I read a couple posts about a spring loaded mechanism making the noise and that its normal. can anyone confirm this? Could it be related to the oil being overfilled?

Other than these two minor things, I love this thing. It's smooth, powerful, and the AWD works really nicely.
I've got a 30 day warranty from them so I just wanted some opinions on those 2 things. Thanks!

Looking at putting an aftermarket 2" receiver hitch on my 2013 sportsman 850 HO EPS.

Any suggestions?


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Hello,
I have a 2011 can am out lander 650XT-P I went to go riding yesterday and when i went to hit my front brakes i got a really bad grinding noise, it's not the brake pads or rotors. I have no idea what it is. If anyone can help me thanks!

The bike I just bought has 26" tires front and rear. I know on my scrambler 500 I have to use tires that have a 1" diameter difference front to rear for the 4 wheel drive to work properly. Doesn't the same apply to the sportsman?

I thought there was an alternative to using the Polaris fluid in the front hubs(I'm thinking type f transmission fluid), am I correct? Also, does anyone have seal part numbers for the hubs that can be purchased from Napa? Thanks!