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Hi all so I finally found a good reason to purchase my first quad bike. Picked up a 2006 Polaris hawkeye 300 and must say I'm impressed with my quad.
I'm an ex car mechanic so will tackle most jobs on the machine, and have already replaced a wheel bearing, front cv boot, front brake pads and all those worn track rod ends on the steering arms.
Next job is find out why my front on demand drive has stopped working.
I'll be asking a few questions no doubt.
Btw settled in Ireland last 15 years but I'm from Wales originally.
Currently have the following mouths to feed:
3 kids, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 horses and of course the good lady herself!

I know this has been covered to death, but for about a year now, I have been chasing this engine miss. Installed new plugs gapped to .024. Verified fuel tank not under vacumn lock, dielectric grease on ceramic and plug boot. Cleaned MAP, speed, crank and cam sensors. New air filter. Here is what happen a week ago. I was having the highly occasional turn ignition on with the key and nothing from start button. Cycled it a couple of times and it would start. No biggy. Finally, it got to a point where nothing...nada. Turned kill switch off and on. Sprayed wd40 down ignition switch. No cigar. Took the switch apart and looked like a pigeon crapped about a tablespoon of junk down there. I cleaned it out. The little springs on the contacts were corroded and stuck not making contact. I got them functional. Put it all back together and it fired right up. I have a new switch coming from the bay. My question is, could this corroded up barely functional ignition switch be causing intermittant current to the coil and ecm? I mean a few days ago it wasn't letting any current through. I have a 2012 800Max with 4000 miles on it.

Heading up Bountiful Canyon with my Polaris Sporstman 850 touring. This is a fun ride but it's a little cold this time of year. There is a lot more trails up there this was just a simple ride from the bottom to the top. The battery died on the gopro6 those things do not last long. Check out the video.

I am looking to buy new shocks and was wondering what would be a good shock for fast riding over rocky trails. The guys I ride with have 900 and 1000 rzr's and fly over all the bumps and rocks and it beats the crap out of me trying to keep up. Any suggestions would be appreciated but I also don't want to break the bank thx in advance.

Here's the second video of three I'll be posting from a three ATV Trip I did in the San Rafael Swell area in Utah. Hope you enjoy the video !!





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How hard would it be to replace a frame in a sportsman 570? I have a sportsman 570 2015 EFI with a bent frame. Was thinking of just replacing the frame.

I have a 2004 90 Predator.
The brake switch was damaged a little, but the electric start would still crank the engine.
Sometimes it would lug and sometimes it fast spins, but it always started.
It has a brand new dry cell.
One day I noticed it would not electric start, but kicked started just fine.
Thought I saw an old post about a similar issue, but i can't seem to find it.
I think it mentioned a CDI issue?

In the process of trying to get it fixed up to give to a friend for his kid and just want to get it right.


Thanks in advance.

Steav

Hi guys, working on a 96 Sportsman 400, The 4WD Was not working, So I bypassed the shifter switch splicing the Red and Gray wires together, Now I have 4WD, Only problem is it only works in Forward Gear, Nothing in reverse, Even while pushing the Override button, What should I do? Thanks for any help!!!!

Hi All,

Brand new here, and first time quad owner. I took a gamble on this one for $200, hoping it wouldn't be too much of a project, but knowing at that price I could resell for twice that much if so.

I bought it all in one piece, with all the plastics, but it has turned out to be more of a project than hoped. Looks like someone drove it into the ground, tried to do some work on it but didn't know what they were doing, and put it back together again. List of what I see wrong with it SO FAR:

Got it running but won't stay running - comp checked out at 90 PSI

- needs top and bottom engine rebuild (play in con. rod bearings/piston and cylinder all scored up)
- tranny hard to shift into one of the forward gears (others OK) metallic sludge on dipstick, fluid red but foamy
- needs electrical work (no power to gear lights or headlight, finding random wires disconnected)
- rear brake totally shot, fronts are weak
- both CV boots ripped
- front left lower control arm needs to be replaced (someone broke it and tried to weld)
- seat all slashed up
- brake handle broken off
- missing front rack
- missing battery
- fuel shut off leaking
- snorkel boots need replacing
- air filter box has a big chunk taken out of (how?)
- tires dry rotting
- regular engine oil in the oil reservoir (no idea if the oil injection system works)
- engine only mounted to one of the two mounts (again, how?)
- Unknown as to what else might be wrong with it as I couldn't keep it running to try things out

Overall just one beat up machine the more I tear into it. I didn't think you could abuse a quad that bad and have the machine look decent from the outside.

So the question is, with $200 sunk into it, and now all apart, is it worth keeping and fixing up, or should I just sell it? I wasn't prepared to spend a lot of time on this, but am willing to do the work myself and make it a long term project if worth it. At the same time, if I can get $400 for it, and then spend another $400 - can I get an equivalent machine but running, or needing a little bit of work for $800?

Thanks for the feedback!

A fella down the road has a 2014 550XP EPS touring with 4600 miles on it. That is a lot more miles than I like, but I figure it means it does not have the dreaded valve issue right? He used it for scouting fields in an ag business.

Should I be scared of it? What would be a fair price?