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Hey everyone. I am new to the forum and trying to get some info. I picked up a new 2018 Renegade 570 XMR over the weekend and got a killer deal on it ($8100 out the door with nothing down). I do zero mud riding and most of it is trail. I want to swap out the tires/wheels and trying to figure out what I need to be aware of. I am looking at putting some STI HD7 wheels on amd trying to settle on a tire. I am looking for a good trail tire and a few that I have ridden and like only come in 27". If I were to go down to a 27", should I stick with a 27x9-14 in the front and a 27x11-14 in the rear or look at using the same size all around? I have not been able to find a lot of good threads explaining the pros and cons of the question above. Also I know the speedo will need to be recalibrated but is there anything else I would need to look into like clutching? CVTs are new to me so I am trying to make sure I account for everything with the change if I decide to make it.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Hi guys! ,
I am new to this forum but I will be more active soon as I get a new quad. I was at a dealership they have a 2018 outlander 850 XT for sale, I believe 9,200. I was really looking for a 2019 outlander 850 DPS that's all I really wanted. but the 18 is marked down pretty good. Do you guys think the 2019 is much better with the new suspension, sway bars, being 2 inch's wider and new power steering modes (which I think is really neat). I want to spend my money wisely and make the right choice and pick the best one. I would really appreciate all your opinions and help.

I wanted to start this thread with hopes that I stay up on logging my progress. Last projects I wanted to log my progress with Land Cruiser and Goldwing, but didnt. .

I got the Sportsman 500 4x4 at an auction. It had been sitting for over 3years and belonged to Arizona Game and Fish. It looks like they left it outside.

Things Noted so far:
- When I picked up the quad we could not get in Neutral, because Shifter rusted. (ordered used on EBay)I got it in neutral at home.
- Some one ran wire to fan. (So maybe problem over heating or fan not turning on)
- Both Brakes not working and pretty dry.
- Lights came on with new battery (did not try starting)
- Obvious Gas tank dry and broke off air vent trying to remove hose. Will Melt back on.
- No Radiator fluid. Filled and over flow is leaking
- Oil dark. Replaced oil and filter. Squirted oil in return port coming out of engine and filled filter
- Removed two nests. One in the speedo control box and the other in the belt drive.. Not as bad as I thought. Did not find any chewed wires in the speedo box, but the varmints
nibbled on the belt. I will replace before actually riding, but for now leaving until it starts
- Spark plug looked pretty good, just typical dark carbon, but will replace.
- I gently pulled the rope so engine not seized.
- Air filter dirty, will replace.

So this is a bigger little project than I had expected, but I think its doable if patient. Orderd Cylmer repair manual it comes in 2 days.

Was planing starting with just getting it running

Tonight I will..
1. Rebuild Carbs (kit came today), Clean tank, check and clean
Fuel lines.
2. I will be checking to see if spark is getting to plug
3. Put tank back on and air filter then try to start..

Then I will move on to other things. I will be flushing Radiator and replace rest of the fluids after I get it started

Last option is to part out and sell on Ebay, but I dont have any projects going on right now, so I figured why not.

Any recommendations or feed back on this is appreciated.

Thanks
Aaron

Any one know the volts reading from the cdi to the coil? And the reading from the stator to the cdi? I’m getting .437 volts from stator to the cdi and not much or any to the coil.

Any one know the volts reading from the cdi to the coil? And the reading from the stator to the cdi? I’m getting .437 volts from stator to the cdi and not much or any to the coil.

We've been having some good storms come thru the area & I picked a day between storms to go for a ride. And WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY !!! :yahoo::th_smiliebanana2::th_smiliedance:


Wish I could say the same for the same for a ride I did on the 18 Feb 2019. I spent most the day digging out from a really bad stuck ... :smilieomg: and Man am I sore !! :lachtot::th_smilieroflmao:



The wife is home now & I'll be tending to her needs for a while, so this will be the last video for a while. I hope you enjoy it !! :notworthy:













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So I had an idea how to quickly tie down my 850 on my trailer and this is what I came up with...
Quick and easy...holds tight, no bounce and strong.

Thoughts?

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I am cleaning out shifter box and replacing cracked boot on my 96 Sportsman. The polaris diagram is incomplete because the shifter centering spring is no longer available. They normaly state the number of items required to replace.Mine has one spring on the right side of the box,but there is a spot on the other side that appears to made for a second spring. I am not talking about the detent springs(2). Is there 1 spring or 2 springs.

Yes I know this has been beat to death but no one has a definitive awnser , and I've read so many threads on tuners that I'm spinning ..I just put on a gse performance exhaust on my 16' outty 1000r .. my question is , if I do an ecu flash ? Do I still require a tuner ? I'm considering the $99 reflash I found online ..anyone had one by them ? Or safer wirh a monster tune done by wick-it performance down south .. can I run just the straight flash with no tuner ? I know it won't be perfect with out a Dyno run , but I'm not that crazy about it .. I just want it dialed in for my pipe and to get rid of it being so damn lean . Have u guys tryed the $99 flash ? Will the flash be enough on it's own ?

Dears goodmorning! I'm Max from Italy! I own a Sportsman XP 1000 MY17 and I'm happy in partecipating in this forum to share my experience in riding and maintenance. (Please be patient with my bad english)