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I've bled this rear brake twice, after it sit for a while, nothing, front brake works fine. Any advice?

Hi everybody!
So I have a question regarding this machine. A little background on me: I am a member of the local search and rescue team and after being on our ground team, I'd like to transition to the ATV team because it would save my feet and it looks like fun. I've ridden with them on a few occasions and caught the bug but just have not done anything about it. I came across something that I like but I'm not sure what I'm looking at or if the price is right.

The owner describes it as a 2007 Polaris Sportsman 800 Deluxe Stealth Edition, it has a winch, brush guards front and back gun rack mounts and what he calls the "rare stealth black plastics". It has 3000 miles but he does say it has been meticulously cared for all its life. He says he's cleaned and greased all suspension components and axles, new fluids in diffs, tranny and brake system. New internal chain, new front end rear suspension springs and shocks, new belt, new front lower ball joints and new frond and rear drive shaft u joints. Three years ago a new fuel tank with fuel gauge sensor and tires are in good shape. I offered 4000 which he will take not a penny less.

I guess my first question is:

1. Did Polaris make a Deluxe Stealth Edition? I can find either a Deluxe or a Stealth but not both.
2. Is 3000 miles reasonable for this year? I'm sure maintenance makes a difference, of course.
3. Should I ask about operating hours? I'm not sure if hours are more important than miles or what.
4. Is 4000 reasonable for this model/year? I seem to find a range, depending on engine size, model, condition between low 3000's and upper 4000's in the 07 - 08 model years.

I don't care about frills like the "Deluxe Stealth" or whatever edition it is, this just seems like a good "bang for my buck" machine and figured I'd pull the trigger. .

Any help and input I can get is greatly appreciated, so thank you all in advance. This is for a good cause.

Thank you all!

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Hello all! I decided to get on this forum in order to learn about Polaris ATV's and make a more informed decision when I finally decide to buy one. Several members of my Search and Rescue team have Polaris ATV's and they really like them. Hopefully it won't be too long before I have my own.

I have to give a shout out to Gator Waders for making something tall guys can fit into. I am 6'9", with a 15 boot and 36" waist 36-37 inseam. Finding waders is pretty well impossible, or so I thought! Once I got into the Canam world, I quickly learned of Gator Waders and gave them a peek. I found a 14 Long size that is meant for people up to 6'6, but at 6'9 they are right under my arms and nearly at my collar bone. The crotch is a inch low, but they are stretchy and I can work with it! If you are tall or large or just need a set of waders, I went with the Throttle 2.0 mossy oak, and love them! Bought mine through Louis at PowerModz!

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So my 2008 Polaris Sportsman 4000 HO is official sold. Snow blade and all.

While I will miss it some, moving from my acreage into the city, it made no sense to keep it. No room to store it, and all I really used to for was acreage work and the occasional joy ride. And if I cant just drive it off my property to use, whats the point

Low kms and hrs, mossy oak, put a front windshield and fairing on it and some other bells and whistles.

$4500 out the door with the blade. Paid $5000 for it 8 years ago so didnt lose much money. I had to throw in $1200 last winter because of the AWD dying and of course bought the blade.

I will say I wont miss the extra time and maintenance I spent on it. Just another thing to do.

I learned a lot on the forum though.

Hi all,
New to Can Am forum (first post), but wanted to give everyone a heads up. Bought my 450 in October 2018 and ran into starting issues in early November.
Everything was fine when I first ran it, but brought it up to Int'l Falls to hunt. When first starting it to unload, the starter didn't engage, just freely spun. This happened twice, but then the machine started (didn't think much of it). Sat for a few weeks (on trickle charger), then the problem resurfaced. About a mile out on Mille Lacs ice fishing in early December, ran fine to get out to the spot, let it sit from 12-5 and then went to start it to leave, and the starter spun, but didn't engage. Clicked button 10-15 times total before it finally engaged and started the unit. I got pretty nervous about it not starting and draining the battery out on the ice without a backup power source.
Brought it into Minneapolis Motorsports where I bought it, and they told me that they had problems on the 17's, but Can-Am told them they fixed it for the 18's. Come to find out that when it gets cold (below about 32 degrees), the problem has been resurfacing, and they have had a few others come through the shop.
Lucky for me, I am still in the warranty period, so they ended up replacing the spring behind the bendix to a lighter duty one so it doesn't take as much effort to engage the starter on the flywheel.
Picked it up last night, but will hopefully be able to test it this weekend with the colder weather and post back if it worked.
I will also follow up on the invoice if it includes a replacement part number for the new spring that was used.