I have a 98 sportsman 500
I push the button to start it up and it will crank but then stop. Feels like battery is dead. Check battery and has good power in it. I did replace the voltage regulator a couple of years ago and could have been a cheap chinese one but not sure. could it be decompression because quad has been sitting for a year or so.. When i pull the starter it is hard to pull but will fire right up. any ideas before i go into the motor for this decompression spring i am hearing about or could it be electrical?
I push the button to start it up and it will crank but then stop. Feels like battery is dead. Check battery and has good power in it. I did replace the voltage regulator a couple of years ago and could have been a cheap chinese one but not sure. could it be decompression because quad has been sitting for a year or so.. When i pull the starter it is hard to pull but will fire right up. any ideas before i go into the motor for this decompression spring i am hearing about or could it be electrical?

