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I'm trying to help a friend price a 1996 sportsman 500. What do you think the value is? The VIN is weird, I thought all VINs were supposed to be 17 digits. the sticker on the hood shows a VIN, and there's also a plate on the front right axle that has the same number, though it looks like part of the plate may be broken off.

Is this a special Canadian model or VIN? We are located in the US.

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Howdy. Thanks in Advance for any helpful advice.

05 Sportsman 500 HO Starter solenoid clicks once when turning key. Replaced battery then solenoid. Should I replace starter as well?

Hey Guys! I'm going to start a thread here to document the mods I add to my 18' SP 850. I have done the first few mods already but I am waiting for some parts later this week and next to finish most of what I will do for this year. I have noticed that this forum is sorta..."business" only and people don't really shoot the shit and mess around much. Well feel free to do some of that in here because I don't understand being uptight on a forum that's about learning and sometimes asking dumb questions:eek

Right now I have the front and rear polaris bumpers on, as well as the 3500 rapid recovery winch. That rear bumper is a PIA getting the bottom screws into the connection plate...oh well I managed!


Coming from Babbitts already on its way
- Throttle warmer
- Grip Warmers (national backorder have to wait another couple weeks)
- Front/Rear A-arm guards

Sitting in the mailbox and I have to go get
-ODI lock grips with red rings and black grip

Coming in the next week or so..
-Battle Torn graphics kit

I ordered the updated cold weather relays because I had a huge PIA with my Ranger 900 holding a charge and starting in cold, but when I looked at mine today they were all the updated ones, so I am canceling those. On that note, I will be hooking up a fulltime CTEK connection to keep the battery tended at all times!

Next winter I plan on adding a plow, I think I will be going with a Boss V, which might also get me adding HD front springs or something similar.
I also want to add the center brake light, and will be doing that this summer probably. Want to add some more lighting at some point too, but won't be rushing into that as I will very rarely be out at night.

Will probably be reaching out on here for help with wiring ideas and whatnot.


Not sure why pics are all sideways! :1zhelp:

Enjoy and feel free to offer advice or suggestions! I've never owned a quad before.

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Hi All. First off let me say this seems to be the best site for Polaris ATV's.
I have a 04 700 efi that's been giving me fits:aargh4: I had follow AK Stews thread about all the trouble he had getting his lined up much of mine was the same problems hot fuel and the like.

I had a rough idle and it ran to rich so I put a gauge on it sure enough 50 psi so I replaced the fuel pump with the Carter and fuel pressure reg[Standard brand] and a Wix fuel filter also sprayed out the throttle body. Life was good it idled and ran fine. Then I noticed a drop of coolant coming out of the water pump so I replaced the water pump seal and the oil seal it stopped the coolant leak but now it wont hardly idle and backfires thru the breather box.

Now to date I have replaced the plugs NGK, intake boot OEM, T Bap wiring from OTB, gas is good.
Could I have done something when I put it back together it seems like I must have because it ran fine before I put the seals in. I checked the throttle stop today and it was fine one more thing I sprayed the throttle body out gain just before I put it back together. :ponder:

I recently bought my daughter an '04 Trailboss 330 in (mostly) good shape. Mechanically, it runs great. Starts easy every time, runs smooth, pulls strong and shifts easy. Somebody took the oil cooler off along the way and plumbed the lines together. I'm assuming that won't be a problem as it looks like it's been w/o a cooler for some time. However, I've located one on eBay, so I can fix that. One thing I am having trouble finding are footboards. The right one is broken off about 2 inches from the toe-end of it. This Trailboss has the integrated mudflaps on the front and back of each footboard that bolt to the fenders. Checked eBay for those and have found some for other Polaris models that *look* right, but I don't know how many other models used the same footboard. Any thoughts - where else I may look for 2 good used ones, or which ones interchange between models? Any input appreciated. Thanks.

If I run 28 9 12 would I need a bigger clutch

I am having an issue with my ‘13 outlander 650 starting. I have had it happen twice now and of course it’s halppening right now. I went for a long saturday ride with many start and stops and left bike in trailer overnight when I got home. I went to unload in morning and it fired right up. Backed it off trailer and let it run for a few minutes. When I went to move it into the garage it stalled and died. She won’t start now. It just cranks over. It will sputter for 1 second and die and then just turn crank. The first time it happened before Xmas I swapped to new plugs and it fired right up. I only have 2 runs on the new plugs. Is there any way that plugs can get fouled up? And can it be fixed. The battery is fully charged.

Bought a set of used duals for a great price that i couldnt pass up even though i said 2 years ago that i was leaving bike stock
anyone that has installed these do you have to remove the rear plastics to install the left tailpipe ?
Im hoping the seller is sending me the paper work for the install of their fuel controller as well
he did say their was hardley any noticable performance gains due to the fact the oem exhaust flows so much better in 2017 vs 2016
he did says it sounds amazing even with the quite cores installed

Im having a problem with my bike not shifting out of first. When I parked it, it was fine. The bike was smoking so I pulled it in the shop and tore it down. Replaced piston, gaskets, rings, wristpin and clips. When I pull up on the lever, there is no resistance. Its not even trying to grab anything. I can run around in first gear tho. Like I said, it shifted out just fine when i parked it.