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Hi

Somewhat new to atv's and forums.

I have a 2011 Polaris sportmans 850 xp. Bought uses a few months ago.

Ran and started fine for first while. But now won't start without a boost. There was a very small led light constantly on for an extra set of headlights, I have since cut out that switch so there is no small light.

With power switch on, when the key is turned, there is power. Heads up display lights up. Then when u turn to start. There is a single click down under the seat area.

If i boost it, it will run till I shut it off, but won't start again .

Please let me know if u have any ideas. Hoping its not an expensive problem.

Ordered the rigid ignite series flush mount flood light. Had to use a hole saw to cut them down to fit the circle where the reflectors were. Haven't tested them in the field yet but will post a pic of them at night as soon as I get one. Let me know what you guys think. I've seen a lot of people doing this but have not seen anyone using a rigid light yet.

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Just wanted to introduce the forum to my hobby. It's a 2008 Caliber SRT. I have some "stuff" done to it. Has around 470hp/470tq and personal best in the 1/4 in around 11.70 seconds at 122 mph. I trapped higher at 124 mph but times weren't better(spinning). I enjoy it sometimes lol.

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Hi Everyone,

I've been hunting an ATV for some time now, seriously for maybe 1 month.
I've seen many, and most were in terrible condition (even ones with much lower mileage).
I finally ran into one this evening which checked all the boxes and seemed like "the one" so I bought it. It is a 2004 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO. I originally was avoiding these because I heard their 4x4 capability, because it would engage only on demand gave you less control and would get you stuck in the mud more than other brands. That said, the suspension and ride quality reviews were really good and I have a bad back (have had surgery, may need more) so comfort is more of a priority.

Since I am pretty new to this, I was a bit naive with respect to knowing what was considered high mileage. Only now reading mileage specific threads am I seeing that I might have made a mistake. Now I can't sleep... worried I did something stupid. It has 12,000 km on it, so 7450 miles. The guy did all of his maintenance, and the bike looks, feels, sounds, really good. There is a link (tie rod I believe) with some play in it, and a slight bit of play in one of the rear wheels (bearing)... and the rear brakes don't seem to be doing much (same story with 4 different Sportsmans I have seen).

The purchase is done, I will live with what I bought, and hopefully this lack of sleep is for nothing. Worse case I slowly swap parts until its a new machine again. It still pulls very strong, no smoke, perfect idle... a bit of oil around the valve cover area... new tires... mags... rear seat with front storage and windshield. I don't plan on doing too many big trips, mostly riding around my cottage and in the field with my 7 yr old daughter.

Anyways, since I can't sleep and was bored I decided to introduce myself.
- Adam

Hi Everyone,

I've been hunting an ATV for some time now, seriously for maybe 1 month.
I've seen many, and most were in terrible condition (even ones with much lower mileage).
I finally ran into one this evening which checked all the boxes and seemed like "the one" so I bought it. It is a 2004 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO. I originally was avoiding these because I heard their 4x4 capability, because it would engage only on demand gave you less control and would get you stuck in the mud more than other brands. That said, the suspension and ride quality reviews were really good and I have a bad back (have had surgery, may need more) so comfort is more of a priority.

Since I am pretty new to this, I was a bit naive with respect to knowing what was considered high mileage. Only now reading mileage specific threads am I seeing that I might have made a mistake. Now I can't sleep... worried I did something stupid. It has 12,000 km on it, so 7450 miles. The guy did all of his maintenance, and the bike looks, feels, sounds, really good. There is a link (tie rod I believe) with some play in it, and a slight bit of play in one of the rear wheels (bearing)... and the rear brakes don't seem to be doing much (same story with 4 different Sportsmans I have seen).

The purchase is done, I will live with what I bought, and hopefully this lack of sleep is for nothing. Worse case I slowly swap parts until its a new machine again. It still pulls very strong, no smoke, perfect idle... a bit of oil around the valve cover area... new tires... mags... rear seat with front storage and windshield. I don't plan on doing too many big trips, mostly riding around my cottage and in the field with my 7 yr old daughter.

Anyways, since I can't sleep and was bored I decided to introduce myself.
- Adam

So I just recently bought a new 2017 outlander 850 xt and I'm having tons of fun with it and love the huge amount of power can-am offers. Since upgrading from an Arctic cat 500 that was an absolute slug compared to my 850 I have been a lot braver going into deep mud and other places where I might otherwise get stuck and thats made me think about a few things. I'm lucky enough to have a group of friends that I ride with that can pull me out if I get stuck somewhere where my front mounted winch can't be of much use. but since my last ride at a local trail where I will admit I acted pretty dumb and planted my front tires in a large mud pit that I couldn't pull straight out with my winch (unless I wanted to pull my quad through water up to the handle bars). After doing that it took my buddy and I a good 20 minutes to get me unstuck with his little 500 with no winch attached and it made me realize that if I were alone in that situation I'd be completely screwed. So I started looking into rear mounted winch and different portable options if I ever got into a situation like that alone and seemed to find a few good options. One was a winch system from super winch called "winch 2 go" and it seems like it should have plenty of power to get me out of most situations but I'd like to get some more advice on this and hear about what you guys have done for a rear winch and if you think that the winch I talked about is worth it.

Here's a link to the winch on Amazon Superwinch 1140232 Winch 2 Go 12V 4000SR Portable Winch System (4000lb with Synthetic Rope, Pulley Block, Gloves, Straps and D-Shackles) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0166H2V0C/..._pOuIzbAGB6ZJX

Need some help....so i wanna do some upgrades to my Rene xmr. I no one of Best performances upgrades are clutches which i plan on doing. Also I wanna do hmf dual exhaust which I no you gotta do the fuel optimizer.. so my question is this do I leave the factory setting alone or do I have to change them. The other thing is do I need to reflash my ecu? What are the benefits if I do? I wanna get the most out of my bike. What are your suggestions..

so I just recently bought a 2017 outlander 570 xmr and am wanting it to be louder but I can't seem to find an aftermarket exhaust system or slip on exhaust for it. want to know if I can use from another model?