Helmets

Hello all. New to the forum and hope I am posting this in the correct area. I think I feel like my parents when I handed them a smartphone. Anyways, I recently picked up my 850xtp and now in the market for new helmets for my wife and I. I really like the modular design but do not know if these are appropriate for “dirt”. Most “dirt” style helmets have goggles and would like to stay away from these unless your gonna tell me its gonna fog up. Plan on using in summer and winter. Do I need two different styles for the seasons? Price not a issue, much more concerned about getting it right the first time. Thoughts?

battery hose

hey fellow gear heads just wanted to ask i have a 2018 polaris sportsman 450 H.O I took it out on the Trails a couple of times and noticed a tube hanging down from the battery, i was wondering if i can just zip tie it up and out the way i think its a air tube for the battery.......

02 sportsman 500 HO parking brake lever stuck

Just bought a used sportsman 500 HO, the guy said the parking brake lever didnt move, no big deal. I test drove it, was fine. Got it home, went around the yard, used the front brake and it stayed on, cant steer when the wheels dont turn. The brake handle is pulled in and the parking brake lever wont budge. I dont want to force it with a vice grip or anything. Do you think some wd40 would loosen it up? Is there an adjustment to loosen it? Im not a mechanic, just get by with some simple knowledge.

Battery wires question

What's red, blue blue wire going to the battery all in one ring terminal?

Putting in a fuse block to try and get some stuff off the battery. I know can't put the winch on it but to many terminals there now.

Help?

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Fan issues

I need help of the from the forum gods!!

I'm riding at spearhead trails in Virginia for the first time and am having issues with my fan on my 2008 Sportsman 800 HO.

Several times now the fan has quit working causing "hot" light on dash along with coolant overflow and tons of steaming.

I have replaced the relays for the fan as they seem to trip and then the fan stops then they will reset and the fan comes back on. I bypassed all of the relays, switches, etc and hard wired the fan and it runs none stop for about as long as I want it too. I even had the fan installed and manually ran fan with fused wire in conjunction with a test light on fan supply to make sure it was only running when called for and it ran great. As soon as I plug it back in and let the machine operate it the relay trips out and the fan basically short cycles on and off well before it should.

The machine seems to be fine on flat trails where I can get some speed up (20-30mph) but on hills it seems to overheat. That all makes sense but I'm just trying to give as much info as possible.

As stated above I am out riding so I have limited tools at my disposal. I thought the fan was pulling too many amps at first but that doesn't seem to be the case now.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm only 2 days into a week trip and it isn't fun so far.

Power steering issues on 2013 550 Sportsman

Sometimes when I start my 2013 550 Sportsman i have no power steering, to correct it I have to turn it off sit for a few seconds and turn the key back on, I might have to do this several times before it works! Also sometimes the fuel gauge and gear indicator randomly quits and then comes on. Anybody have this problem or any suggestions on how to fix?

Power steering issues on 2013 550 Sportsman

Sometimes when I start my 2013 550 Sportsman i have no power steering, to correct it I have to turn it off sit for a few seconds and turn the key back on, I might have to do this several times before it works! Also sometimes the fuel gauge and gear indicator randomly quits and then comes on. Anybody have this problem or any suggestions on how to fix?

2014 Sportsman 570 will not go over 10 mph and kills after going in water

I have recently purchased a 2014 Polaris sportsman 570 and I rode for hours with no issue what so ever. I decided to take the bike through some water maybe midway up the tires going about 5 miles an hour. Once I got out the water the bike began to lose power and would not go over 10 mph it eventually kills and I have to wait a few minutes before it starts up. After I kept driving to get back to the house I parked it and cleaned it off real good. I then washed it and started it back up and for some reason after washing it the bike runs perfectly fine again until I go back into the water. Please help

2014 Sportsman 570 won’t go over 10 mph and kills after going in water

I haven’t recently purchased a 2014 Polaris sportsman 570 and I rode for hours with no issue what so ever. I decided to take the bike through some water maybe midway up the tires going about 5 miles an hour. Once I got out the water the bike began to lose power and wouldn’t go over 10 mph it eventually kills and I have to wait a few minutes before it starts up. After I kept driving to get back to the house I parked it and cleaned it off real good. I then washed it and started it back up and for some reason after washing it the bike runs perfectly fine again until I go back into the water. Please help

Tire swap. Can Am dealer? Or just any ol’ tire store?

I'm probably getting some new wheels in a few weeks (Happy B'day to me, LOL). My tires are still in really good shape for now. So, I'll want those swapped to the new wheels. Should I take everything to the dealer to swap them? Or should I just go up to the corner tire shop and have it done there? Reason I'm wondering this... is there like a special machine to break the tires down and remount them, being that everything is smaller? Or... it doesn't matter?