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Hey all,

I was recently gifted a 1999 polaris sportsman 500. The thing was it wouldn't start. After installing a new battery, stator carb, plug, and airfilter the thing runs like a top.

When I was out on a bike trip we were driving on logging roads - nothing serious, when we stopped to look at a map we shut down the bikes and then I noticed the problem. The bike turns over with no issues when I pull start it however, there is no electricity at all whether it be starter to any lights when I turn the key.

The battery is full power, the winch still gets power, and I tightened the connections. Every single connection I can find I have contact cleaner sprayed.

All resistances from charging coil and stator are within reasonable levels.

The battery recieves ~5v when bike is at idle.

The key kills the engine if turned off. When engine is running the starter will engage if switch is pushed. Lights flicker slightly.

This seems to be a connection issue somewhere but I am lost

Can anybody please help with my frustrations???

Thanks,

Tyler

I searched but couldnt find it so I'm asking... could anyone post a copy of their target A/F ratio table for an 800 outlander? I know that dj says the cruise range is suggested to be 13.7-14.0 and other ranges 12.8-13.4. But seeing the table and viewing the values at different throttle % and rpms would be great.

thanks in advance for anyone who can post one...

Just rebuilt the front end in my Magnum 330. So I thought I would install new front brake shoes seeing I had it all apart. Me being cheap bought the cheapest Chinese brake shoes I could buy on E-Bay. What a mistake that was. All the new brake shoes will do is slow the bike down, forget it if I had to make a fast stop. You get what you pay for with Chinese junk parts.

I have a 2009 800 twin touring. motor idles at 1050, and revs fine but it wont go over 40 mph. Help!

I have a 2016 Commander Max 1000 with a Can Am Superwinch.

I'm trying to install the limit switch correctly, but the instructions suck.

The plow will go out, but not in.

Currently, I have the green and blue wire for the solenoid connected this to the green wire of the limit switch.

I also connected the ground wire.

The instructions do not tell me where to go from here. Any help is appreciated.

I was ready to go on a ride on my 2014 polaris sportsman 850 xp and i took it for a ride around the yard. The p.s. keeps cutting in and out. Along with the p.s. light coming on and going off. When the bike sits still everything is fine. I see videos with the relay causing grief for a lot of people. All the videos and articles I've read show the relay by the gas filler neck or behind steering column. I've looked all over and cant find it. I do however have a p.s. relay in the fuse box. Is that the only one? If so i switched relays out and same problem. Any help guys would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Hello all,
Just bought a 2010 Outlander max XT 800R and will be doing some work on it over the winter. been riding two wheels most of my life but all my buddies have quads. if you can't beat em, join em. Looking forward to riding in the spring and outfitting it with toys.

Hello all,
Just bought a 2010 Outlander max XT 800R and will be doing some work on it over the winter. been riding two wheels most of my life but all my buddies have quads. if you can't beat em, join em. Looking forward to riding in the spring and outfitting it with toys.

sportsman 500

stopped on the trail turned bike off. went to leave there was no power at the key... battery is good everything was normal just total dead bike.. any suggestions.. someone had mentioned the shift position relay??