Hi. Just joined. Looks like a cool forum to be on.

I would like to see some of the new battery technology they're working on pan out with more capacity and less chance of fire if they get wet. If worried about running out of juice leaving you stranded, a small generator could be carried. It would take some time to get any amount of juice but it could limp you back Some SXS's have enough room for a couple of roof top solar panels. LOL Wouldn't get you very far , very fast , but.......

I would like to see them going up hills and cross country. I don't know just got the feeling they will not be as good as a good old gas burner. Also what happens when they run out of juice you just can't run and get some fuel 😂

Ya cool dude

Got to agree, OEM is best for critical parts if or when you can get them! Most of our machines are old derelicts that my grandsons and I have brought back from the dead, and OEM parts are very often no longer available, but Partzilla and Parts Monster have been the best place to find them so far. We do a lot of searching on Ebay and Amazon, but often the parts you get there are chinesium, and a gamble as to whether they'll work or not. We've been getting quite a few used parts from Power Sports Nation, and have been very happy with them.

Take the spark plug out and turn the motor over to see if you have spark a thumb over the spark plug hole will give you an indication if you have at least half way decent compression. There is a service manual that covers your quad in the downloads section of the forum.

Fix the choke cable, even temporarily by jury rigging a bit of wire bent to engage with the choke plunger so you operate it down by the carby. Check the starter is spinning the engine fast enough(which it sounds like it is since it fires occasionally). Then coax it into life with choke and very little or no throttle. The choke doesn't work if the throttle is opened much at all, so it sometimes pays when trouble shooting and starting a reluctant bike, to wind the idle speed down a half turn or so. If it doesn't want to start after a few winds and a bit of throttling, then take the spark plug out and check whether it's dry, or soaking wet. Then change your approach by either giving it no choke and some throttle, or choke and no throttle, depending.

What I do is take a can of starting fluid and spray a little in the carb and turn it over if it starts running for a few seconds then it is in your fuel or carburetor. If it only backfires and does not run a little for a short time then it is in your ignition system. The carb, fuel line, fuel filter or tank could be stopping fuel flow. Air fuel misture is also important. Tis ingnition appears to kill the ignition by turning off the 12 volts to the CDI where most turn CDI off by grounding it. Hear is a print. That shows you the electrical and how it is wired. if you are getting 12 volts to the cdi on the orange/white lead and it is not firing then you have a bad CDI or you have a bad coil.