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Making a trip to pick up a mint condition 1999 500 with about 900 miles on it. Owned by older lady that rode it to get the mail and go to the neighbors. Never dirty except the tires

Given it's age there are some things I should be checking. I know the CV boots and general suspension stuff but anything else that deteriorates with 20 years of age that I should be digging into?

Thanks in advance!

New to the forum and I apologize for the long post, but here goes.....

My brother has an 07 Scrambler 500. He had carb issues with his old carb, so he decided to buy a new one. We put the brand new carb in, and it still has gas leaking out of the overflow when the quad is running.

We took the carb off and apart. Checked everything including float height. Put it back on, and the problem is still there.

He has a 1 year warranty on the carb, so I told him to just get another new one. My question is, if we get another new one and the problem still persists, what next?

He also has one more strange issue. When he comes up to a stop on the trails, the quad will die. We have adjusted the idle speed many times, but it does not solve the problem. When he is sitting at idle and the fan kicks on, the idle drops to the point the quad will die. Should we be replacing the voltage regulator or looking at the stator?

Any help on these 2 issues, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

I noticed my battery was not charging while running so i noticed on the back of my rectifier it has a small crack in it. I figured that was the problem. I purchase a new one non OEM replacement online ($15.00) and plugged it in. Each time it would start, about 2-3 seconds my fuse off my Battery would burn up. It would light up and blow. I put my old one back on and the fuse don't blow but my battery is still not charging. I can fix just about anything but when it comes to electrical troubleshooting is my weakest point.

Questions below:

-If there is a short to ground, wouldn't it burn up my fuse no matter which Retifier is hooked up?
-Is there a possibility this retifier being a cheaper no name brand producting too much current and blowing the fuse?
-Just want a starting point before i start tracing out all the wire which is all wrapped up with tape the whole way to the fron of the bike.

Thanks,

So I have a 2017 Sportsman 1000 snorkels and radiator relocate. Got the rvs 1.5 tune put in a few months back with the lowered 185 fan on temp and now my fan never shuts off. It'll come on a few minutes after starting and will not shut off once while riding. Bike never gets hot rarely above 189 is where it seems to spend most of the time. I feel like my thermostat doesn't open until 195 because once or twice while fighting through mud High rpm and no speed it crept up to 197 then immediately shot down to 183. Just wanted to see what everybody's thoughts were if anybody else if having this issue. I've been ridin like this figuring it can't really hurt anything except I guess long term life of the fan itself. What you guys think?

So I have a 2017 Sportsman 1000 snorkels and radiator relocate. Got the rvs 1.5 tune put in a few months back with the lowered 185 fan on temp and now my fan never shuts off. It'll come on a few minutes after starting and will not shut off once while riding. Bike never gets hot rarely above 189 is where it seems to spend most of the time. I feel like my thermostat doesn't open until 195 because once or twice while fighting through mud High rpm and no speed it crept up to 197 then immediately shot down to 183. Just wanted to see what everybody's thoughts were if anybody else if having this issue. I've been ridin like this figuring it can't really hurt anything except I guess long term life of the fan itself. What you guys think?

to bring you up to speed... I am getting a XT-P Maxx 1000 and I am thinking of tracks. If I get the tracks this winter I will in fact get the machine this season if I don't get tracks I will wait till spring to get it. Reason being, it will sit all winter if I don't have tracks but my warranty will be running out while it sits.
I am fairly certain I want winter sow tracks not all around tracks. I honestly know nothing about tracks but I have watched videos. my real question is Tatou 4s of the BRP ones? I'm not sure either of those names are correct but I think you know what I'm talking about... Thanks for any and all input.

Hey guys im new to the forum first post but im hoping there will be some help... ive been braking to many belts.... i put a new secondary on and that defintly helped stm stage 3 tuner.... but i have a question about the primary... one side of it constantly has surfacr rust... the inside one no matter what... and while idling how much space should there be between the primary clutch sufaces and the belt... there seems to be alot of space... hooks up.ans everything ok.... top speed doesnt seem to be as high as normal.... about 60 .. maybe 65 mph... also how hard are u allowed to beat on these things like 20 min of moderatly hard riding and a belt.will go... this does t seem right.... thinkig of switching to a stm primary aswell if something is wrong with mine... any help would be greatly appreciated

I have a 2017 Sportsman Touring 570 and I want a rear cargo bag for it. I added the rack extenders and Polaris has a bag for $149.99. https://atv.polaris.com/en-us/shop/a...orage/2877220/

That seems really expensive for the bag. Does anyone have any other ideas?

Hey all... looking for some advice. Came across an 02 700 and the owner says that it starts easy and runs strong but there are the following problems with it...

1) Battery is not being charged while the bike is running so after you ride it for so long you have to manually charge the battery.

2) The display / cluster is not working correctly.

3) It is staying in AWD.

My question... Is it likely that all of the problems are related to something like a bad voltage regulator / rectifier or the ignition system problems these units had?

Or is it more likely a front diff problem (busted cage) causing the AWD to stay on, a hall sensor causing the display issues?

I think the current owner said when the display issues started is when the AWD started acting up and the winch stopped working on it.

Thanks for whatever insight you all can provide. I?m planning in going to check it out tomorrow around 2 PM (in about 14 hours lol)

Hey everybody. New to can am and loving it so far. Just bought my first one. A 2008 outlander 800. Thing is full of power and rides like a dream. Looking forward to all the useful help in here.