Its been a few years since I have been up there, but Jims Creek outside of Anchorage Alaska is one of the best riding locations I have ever been! It had sand, mud, rock climbing, river crossings and ended out at a glacier. Anybody been there lately? I am headed back to Alaska and plan on riding there again.

Aloha! I am negotiating a price on what appears to be a pretty well taken care of 400 4x4. Hes considering selling it to me for 500 bucks but he said the top end may need work due to compression only being 25 so he couldnt get it running but he has not investigated any further other than compression. He also says he was using it last hunting season and when he tried to start it recently is when he ran into the problem By the pics it looks used but not abused and the claim is that it wasnt used for anything other than getting around hunting camp. That being said, what do you guys think? Should I pull the trigger? Are these particular year/models easy to keep running? Thoughts? I am mechanically savvy but never owned an atv, only ridden one my dad and I share at hunt camp. Thanks and I look forward to joining this community!

Have you checked the valve lash adjustment? If the valves are out of adjustment and not closing all the way you will have that problem.

Good video, excellent comparison and good review