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2012 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO No run

Hello all,
I have a 2012 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO and i am having a hard time getting it started. It turns and i have spark and fuel but no run. Any help would be appreciated.
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Oil leak Polaris sportsman 550 xp

Hi

My sportsman is leaking from somewhere on the front of the engine.
Ive cleaned it up and driven it and took some pics.

So im hopeing someone can tell me where its comming from.

To me it looks like the gasket
But is there some other place i should look first before i start to tear it apart?
Its at least not comming from the weap hole cuz that seams dry.

I also saw some oil from what in guessing is a rebound for the oil


Ide apriciate all the help i can get
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How much throttle before moving

Just got done hunting and used the new atv. 2004 sportsman 500ho. I notice when in high gear I’ll feather the throttle and rpms will come up but it’s a second or two lag before I feel drive belt engage, is the forward movement supposed to be linear with throttle input or is this normal. If not what needs to be adjusted?....clutch?
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OPT has passed away

His son announced that OPT (Old Polaris Tech) over at the ATV Connection forum passed away yesterday morning. He was one of the greatest Polaris techs and forum contributors I've ever had the pleasure to interact with. Anyone who ever visited that forum or searched for information about working on Polaris machines will know that he was truly one of the greatest Polaris techs of all time and just a really great guy who was always ready to help.
His knowledge and expertise about Polaris machines was legendary.
Rest easy OPT.