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I've been looking for a new seat cover for my 2013 sportsman 550 eps black stealth le. All I've been able to find is aftermarket ones. I'd like to keep the atv looking original if possible. Any thoughts on where to look or who to ask?

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Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who gave their input on my other thread to decide on my next ATV, and now I have a 2019 Renegade 850 on order! So while I wait for it to come in I have done a ton of reading to learn important mods and tricks to keep these things running in top shape, so trying to get some opinions on my amalgamated information here.

First thing is im planning to pick up a spare stock air filter as well as the can am prefilter (seems the same as the outerwears and isnt very expensive so figured Id get the can am one), then ill grab a spare belt (do these things break belts? should i always carry one with me? where do you keep it on the quad?)

Next up is planning to ceramic coat the whole stock exhaust because I hear it gets really hot, and will likely add a centre skid plate to protect the engine. I will also be buying Race Driven metal brake pads because I hear the OEM ones wear out quick in sand riding.

My last few things are looking at the rad protector, is this necessary? I mostly ride in sand conditions so not that many flying rocks or anything, and will this significantly affect cooling performance? and ive heard that these things run lean and need a tune like an EJK to run cooler, is this true?

By the way, I mostly ride in sand dunes and fast sand trails, as well as a mix of rocky dirt trails. Is there any other mods I should do or tips that I should know? I am really worried about it overheating in the sand and destroying itself like my 400ex did, I know this has a 2 stage idiot light and limp mode so that should keep me pretty safe. Should I be worried about overheating for aggressive trail riding at speed with no mud? Anything else I should know as a first time can am buyer?

Thanks to everyone for their input, its really appreciated! Want to keep this thing running for years with no issues. Cant wait for my new ride to show up!

Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who gave their input on my other thread to decide on my next ATV, and now I have a 2019 Renegade 850 on order! So while I wait for it to come in I have done a ton of reading to learn important mods and tricks to keep these things running in top shape, so trying to get some opinions on my amalgamated information here.

First thing is im planning to pick up a spare stock air filter as well as the can am prefilter (seems the same as the outerwears and isnt very expensive so figured Id get the can am one), then ill grab a spare belt (do these things break belts? should i always carry one with me? where do you keep it on the quad?)

Next up is planning to ceramic coat the whole stock exhaust because I hear it gets really hot, and will likely add a centre skid plate to protect the engine. I will also be buying Race Driven metal brake pads because I hear the OEM ones wear out quick in sand riding.

My last few things are looking at the rad protector, is this necessary? I mostly ride in sand conditions so not that many flying rocks or anything, and will this significantly affect cooling performance? and ive heard that these things run lean and need a tune like an EJK to run cooler, is this true?

By the way, I mostly ride in sand dunes and fast sand trails, as well as a mix of rocky dirt trails. Is there any other mods I should do or tips that I should know? I am really worried about it overheating in the sand and destroying itself like my 400ex did, I know this has a 2 stage idiot light and limp mode so that should keep me pretty safe. Should I be worried about overheating for aggressive trail riding at speed with no mud? Anything else I should know as a first time can am buyer?

Thanks to everyone for their input, its really appreciated! Want to keep this thing running for years with no issues. Cant wait for my new ride to show up!

Hi guys, we just picked up a 2018 570 SP and looking for hand and thumb warmers. Would prefer a stock look but also want what works best. Do you guys have any recommendations? I installed the Symtec kit on my Scram 1000 but not a huge fan of the box sticking out and the grips wore super fast.

My 450 has no power to the instrument cluster the fuel pump doesn't seem to kick on. I have checked the fuses which are all good, I charged up the battery and topped off fluids and still nothing. I rode it parked it then 2 days later nothing. I'm reading that the killswitch is something that seems to come up but is there anything else to look for. This is the first problem I've had with my quad since buying it new last year

I just acquired a sportsman 500. I got it running great after it sat for a while. Before I replaced the battery I turned on the lights (high & low) and all the bulbs blew out and speedometer quit working. Replaced bulbs but not worried about speedometer. Now after riding it a couple weeks. I was out on a trail turned it off and the starter wasn't working and neither was the 4 wheel drive. But I could pull start it. What could it be?

Does anyone run those tires?

They look decent for trail riding because they offer good traction at the rear with good steering at the front.
Would be used mostly for hardpack/gravel roads.

Regarding the bighorns, I,ve heard they run true to size so a 26'' should be fine?
In 12'' which I use they are 26x11 and 26x9, shouldn't have any issues with rubbing?

I'm mostly looking for a decent hardpack/gravel/rocky dirt trail tire, I already have mega mayhems for more mud/offroad and I'll just have 2 sets of tires mounted on rims and switch as needed depending on the terrain.

does anyone have a manual lift plow system installed and is it even possible, i haven’t seen one... kinda tight on money at the moment and unexpectedly need to get a plow for the quad. i’ve seen a lot of used cycle country plows for sale cheap with the manual lift... seems like buying a used plow setup and a new mount specific to the machine i could stay around $250 versus the polaris setup with a winch for $1000.... the decision is further complicated by the fact that i may trade the machine in for a ranger in the spring so id rather do the plow setup on the cheap


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Hey all.

Trying to wire a cheap winch on a 2018 sportsman. It only has the positive and negative leads that are supposed to connect from the box to the battery. Can i use a connector to run the positive to the orange ignition hot lead and the other to the battery?

Thanks

I trying to replace the front wheel berings but the bering will not go in far enough. Any thoughts !!!