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2018 XMF 570 shocks to stiff

Hi I just purchased a new XMR 570 for the GF to ride. We took it out in the mud and did awesome but now r next trip is to go trail riding. I’m throwing some good trail tires on but didn’t know if I could swap out the shocks with a nother model to ride better. It’s set to full soft and stiff with me riding so I know it’s really stiff on a 125lb girl. Any help would be great
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Efi fuse blows at WOT

I posted before about my efi fuse blowing after going thru the wiring and finding nothing shorted. Im starting to think it could be the fuel pump of fuel filter. Machine starts idles ans runs fine until u pin the throttle, then it blows the 20amp efi fuse and obviously stalls. The problem seems to get worse the hotter the machine gets. Any advice or direction is greatly appreciated. I love my polaris dont wanna buy anything else, also dont wanna not be able to ride the way i like.
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Rebuild Visco or get torq locker

The visco lok is failing on my ‘16 850 max xt at almost 2700 miles. I’m a trail rider so everything from fire roads to rock crawling to some mud. I do like to run in 4wd a lot and to ride fast. Seems the bike handles better and doesn’t chew up the trails as much. What does the hive mind think is the better option? Rebuilding the visco or going aftermarket? Who has experience with the torq locker and trail riding? I don’t want to get something that affects the handling or that forces other components to break. Thanks in advance.
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HELP with pricing

I decided to sell my 2009 sportsman 850 . Got power steering , and some other stuff too... reason - want to get a Scrambler 1000. or sportsman at least. Picture @ August ATV of the month . located in Chicago Area...
under 2500 miles. not sure of hours , i guess avg speed will be around 8mph. I will check when come back home . kept it in garage for last 3y...
I'm confused with pricing it out... what would you suggest ? engine nor transmission was never open, all recalls done at the Polaris dealer in Wisconsin. stock clutches. no snorkels etc...
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Possible ignition or electrical problem

I’ve got an 06 sportsman 700 efi and I was riding through the trails a few days ago and shut my machine off. When I went to turn it back on the starter solednoid clicked and nothing else would happen. No matter how many times I turned it would just click. I replaced the starter and solenoid and it’s still doing the same thing. Does anyone know what the issue could be?
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Air Presser

I have a 2015 Polaris Phoenix I bought new for my son and daughter. The atv got very little use then my son graduated and moved away. My daughter is 13 now and enjoys ridings now. Tomorrow we are going for the first long ride she has ever been on. Like 20 miles possibly. I generally keep the tires pumped up pretty hard so the atv rolls along easly. But I rode it down back of our property this afternoon and it does ride quite hard on the bumps. I checked the air presser 13 psi in the rear and 10 psi in the front. Factory tires. The owners manuel says the tires are 21 x 7 - 10 / 4psi , 20 x 10 - 9 / 4 psi.
Is this telling me the rear tire air should run between 10-4 psi and the front between 9-4 psi ? I know the softer tire will ride a lot better for my daughter. We'll be going on paved road, then gravel road, rocky wash outs and back to gravel. I plan on going slowly so she is safe.
Thanks for your replys.
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Draining Coolant

I’m replacing the radiator coolant in my 2014 Sportsman 570. The manual capacity listed is 2.7 qts. I drained the system at the lower engine hose and got only 1.5 qts. The recovery bottle is at the minimum line.

As this is my first coolant change, is there another quart somewhere? If so, how do I get it out? The manual offers no info on how to go about draining the system.

Appreciate your help.


MHB