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Thanks, I suspected as much. I will try it. Thanks! No, It will only start in "neutral." I will check the linkage as you suggested in your other comment. Thanks for your input.

In fact it wont spark while im feeding it twelve volts and it wont spark until i plug the red black wire back in

Thats bad loosing power in every gear, i think you need an engine rebuild.

So basically what is happening now that I’ve driven it around a little bit and gotten to test some things Is I’ll drive in first, it doesn’t go any faster then I kick it to second and it goes just a tiny bit faster and then I kick it to third and it stays the same but then fourth it slows down and then in fifth it hardly moves at all and that whole time it sounds like crap

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I am looking to replace the Maxxis AT 25x8-12 tires on my Yamaha Grizzly 700 and put on snows. Going bigger to 27" and wider to 9" or 10" is probably a good idea, yes????? I've heard that Maxxis Zillas are good. I just want to use the quad on the trail to get into the lake and then go ice fishing. Appreciate any and all advice. Thank you!

#31. Yeah well that's real weird, and it's possibly as you say and you are charging a capacitor, that would sort of explain a few sparks for a while before it dies again. The spark is after you've stopped putting the 12v in right ? It's not a spark being produced while the 12v's being applied.. because.. it might be a later model with a 12v ignition.. Perhaps. If it is a magnet run ignition though, then I'd say it's crook, but I'd always want(as we both do) to confirm that somehow.. I wonder if the dealer can test it for you ?

There may not be anything wrong with the bike. It's common for gears to jamb hard against one other if the engine stalls, and it makes them hard to shift. It can happen in forwards or reverse. First thing to try is rocking the bike backwards and forwards quite forcefully while you are trying to move the shift lever. The rocking removes the load off the gears and hopefully they will slide apart. Another thing that often fixes it is, most quads have a feature where if you apply the brakes hard enough for the brake light to come on, then the electric start operates even though it's in gear. If you can use that feature to start it in reverse you will probably find that after you've backed up a foot or two that the gears will shift normally. I'd try those two things first, then as Gw says, check the gearshift adjustment, and any safety interlock that's to prevent it engaging a forward gear while it's in reverse. Not all bikes have such a feature but if it has a lever or knob you have to operate to get reverse, check it's adjusted right.

I think this is a fairly common problem with these machines i would check the shift linkage to make sure non of the attachment points nuts have vibrated loose, and check to make sure everything in the linkage is tight.

Will the engine start back up.