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  1. JacobSlabach
    gotcha. I would have to get another helmet for my dad and neither of us has goggles or boots lol so how many are planning on going so far?
  2. JacobSlabach
    you think it might also be a spark issue? I had a tiller engine (briggs and stratton) that would die under load, then it started dying seconds after start up- found a cracked spark plug head- gonna replace it and see if that fixes my issue- maybe yours too?
  3. JacobSlabach
    I'll have just turned 16 a couple days before haha. Yea I knew that there was probably gonna be a sign-your-life-away form to cover their butts.. anything else? how much is it?
  4. JacobSlabach
    so if I were to come, do I need to make arrangements before hand or is everything done on-site?
  5. JacobSlabach
    Ima ask and see- would love to come out..maybe if I get this polaris 335 and fix it up me and my dad could come...
  6. JacobSlabach
    never heard of this happening but thanks!
  7. JacobSlabach
    yup that and if you let them sit on it for long enough, they realize they cant get that much for it and drop price... Thats what happened with the sportsman 335 that i'm hoping to get- guy had it up for 1600- I let him sit on it for over a month and now he's down to 950. I'm going out to look at it saturday in a van (no way to get it home) and act non-interested in it but say 'let me think about it'.....then offer 800 again or less if theres other issues with it and go pick it up later... not worried about it selling since he still has it posted at 1600 lol
  8. JacobSlabach
    so that pic I posted of the sportsman earlier was before I got it fixed- now it looks like this: lol its dirty but hey... the first pic of the light bar on was during the day, next one was during the night, and last pic was of it torn down
  9. JacobSlabach
    yea that was what I was thinking. At best I let him sit on it for a while and then low ball him... but yea it wont happen- we can still dream tho
  10. JacobSlabach
    heres another bike I just saw- price is outrageous, but would be a great flip if he came down- what do you guys think? https://raleigh.craigslist.org/snw/d/raleigh-2007-polaris-sportsman-500-efi/6832564900.html it is over two hours away though...
  11. JacobSlabach
    I see now- it jumped time and he was measuring valve clearance without the cam at TDC. how bad was it off? if it stretched the timing chain, you probably want to order another one, and if it jumped a tooth, I would check the tensioner- be a pain if that happened again!
  12. JacobSlabach
    thanks @James Copeland, you answered a question I had about my 04 sportsman 500. I will say on my bike, no wires run from sensor to ecm, but straight to the pod (speedo). Dont know if its the same with all sportsmans or not... I know its not the speedo on mine cause I just replaced it ($400)
  13. JacobSlabach
    yep. If it had been all together and not had parts missing and all torn apart like it was, I probably would have bought it, but I was smelling something fishy about how the guy was doing his work on it- it was under a tarp and torn down. He didnt have all the parts, and just from looking at it, I could tell there was a lot more under the surface than what he was telling me.. but yea if I came across another kodiak, that bike would be helpful for parts.
  14. JacobSlabach
    Definitely a scam the real test is whether they will actually meet you face to face. yup- what I try to do- as soon as you act interested, they know they have you where you wont walk away.. Thats another thing- its hard to walk away from a deal-even if it isn't a deal. Have done it though. there was a 90s kodiak 400 4x4 that the guy wanted $500 from it and I went out and looked at it- just too much that he didnt know (didnt know what was wrong with it, he had parts off of it and 'didnt know where they were')...just a mess. I walked away
  15. JacobSlabach
    nice @Ponetay! lol yea if its not supposed to do it, prolly not the best idea.....
  16. JacobSlabach
    heh good luck with that- those are like 300. Is the display still working? (like the digital readout with the mileage and all)
  17. JacobSlabach
    I fond this to be helpful. I printed out this thread and will take along with me when/if I go to pick up a bike. but at the end of this article, theres a very helpful checklist geared toward buying a running used bike: I would combine Frank's post to this checklist- between the two, its gonna be hard for them to pull a fast one. https://www.atv.com/products/how-to-choose-the-right-atv-622.html
  18. JacobSlabach
    if you want it to be able to go over and through anything, take the polaris. If you dont mind a finicky tranny and bad handling, go honda.
  19. JacobSlabach
    I'll try that- but he sounded pretty firm. I'm hoping I can talk him down If I can come up with other problems with the bike... looks like the front end might be out of alignment- maybe from a wreck. dont know till you get there heh thanks!
  20. JacobSlabach
    thanks. I had already replaced it and got the bike back to the guy- he says it runs perfectly now. just wondering tho: How much would you charge for a tune up and what do you include with your tune up? I charged this guy $120 and changed the oil, sp, carb, checked timing and valve clearance, cleaned up the guts of his bike good, and realigned his front end. Is that fair or too much or too little? What would you charge and what would you include in a tune up?
  21. JacobSlabach
    paint thinner? that would put me off thinking it would eat the plastics- but I guess thats kinda the goal here. you could probably use brake fluid too- that stuff eats the finish off everything haha
  22. JacobSlabach
    haha yea I heard about that here to... thanks!
  23. JacobSlabach
    oooh thanks Frank! Didnt know that- glad I didnt burn up anything all those times i did that- I was taught that you always turn the car on before jumping off of it... but yea its the same on atvs- when off, the battery has +/- 12v... when running, its like 13-15v...
  24. JacobSlabach
    and btw so far I havnt wrecked a quad (or turned one over) and I've been riding over three years (i know not near as long as a lot of you guys but...haha) I learned on a 500cc sportsman so I dont think it matters what kind of bike you start on- just matters what kind of mindset you have riding it.. I follow my gut- If i start felling queasy, I tone it down a little...
  25. JacobSlabach
    heh forgot to conclude this thread too. The carb was beat up so I couldn't do much with it- the bowl was warped or something and had all kinds of crap that the carb cleaner wouldnt touch inside.. ordered a new one for $30- adjusted (remember aftermarket carbs usually like leaner settings than eom. runs great now.

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