JacobSlabach

if its backfiring, doesnt that make it too lean? And turning the air screw in would make it richer right? @Frank Angerano, is 2-1/4 turns out from snug generally the starting point for adjusting a carb?

@Frank Angerano, what do you expect the bill of sale to look like? formal and what goes on it? Do you have a template?

are they made in the usa? ...or just another china brand to fix daily 😴

fair enough. I do agree the older hondas held up well. I think polaris was still getting its act together in the 90s- the switched and changed a bunch of stuff in 2000. I think the post 2000 bikes hold up great. (main thing I think was the axle joints wore out faster on the 90s bikes.

I dunno........ Polaris hasn't let me down (nothing I didnt cause myself anyway) kawasaki.........crap as far as I've ever seen. Every kawasaki I've ridden so far has issues and are hard to fix

yeah I have one on there off of amazon. I'm thinking it blew a sp- but very well could be a cdi. haha yea I'm selling this bike as soon as it runs

this is an awesome way to put it, although I would argue that polaris outdoes the others in all areas except putting along- they are work beasts can-am is overrated.

oh ok.

I love polaris for their performance- and also 90% of the issues I've had out of this bike, I caused: Hooked the battery up wrong and blew the ecm, pod and speedo, didnt reseal the flywheel cover and locked up all components in there, blew the axle by dropping out the strut when I put in the lift.... broke the float on the stock carb and had to order a new one...... the only thing I didnt cause was the bushings and the battery, but this bike was ridden by youngsters its previous life, flipped, and left outside. If anything, this bike has sold me on polaris because its taken the abuse sooo well. also what got me going on polaris was to watch my friend beat the crap out of his 500 and it didnt give him a hiccup... (of course parts went out on it here and there like any other older bike)

But that wont get all the crap out of the bottom of the engine will it??

battery was warm. I took it apart and as I was taking it apart, I saw a handy notice sticker that said dont let water get into the flywheel box (or something like that) well when I was in AL, my friend and I were going to pull the flywheel to replace the stater. didnt reseal the cover or tighten the flywheel nut when put back on. yesterday, I took the cover off and found an inch of ice in the bottom of the chamber- also the flywheel nut wasn't tightened and had come off (we were doing most of the work on the quad in AL at 3 in the morning😎). So the water got into the recoil- locked up that spring, rusted the flywheel, locked up the bendix... (I'm kinda glad this happened tho cause I can only imagine what might happen if the flywheel had come off.........😨) waiting for warmer weather to make sure all moisture gets out and then gonna spray everything down with WD-40/lithium grease and then seal the cover with gasket material... Hoping that and the bushings come in in time so I can get the bike up and running before the weekend

Also, just in general what I've found with products is if they are put together by the dealer, sometimes some of the bolts are not torqued down correctly. I would give the bike a good look over as if it was used and I was looking to buy it (I know you already bought it, but its never too late, better safe than sorry- If someone left a lug loose or some other important bolt, it would be a bummer to be out riding at 40+mph and have a wheel come off or apart..)

I would definitely try to find a way to get that drain plug out. As for starting, I would check compression, and try to get the specs on the carb adjustment to start there. Make sure you have fuel, make sure your sp is good. have fun.🤘

there are no hoses hooked to the fuel pump. its a vacuum pump so its completely disconnected. The noise was coming from the starter (it wouldnt turn, but wined). I think the bendix just broke lose and then the starter turned freely. maybe the bendix got jammed- I wouldnt know until I open it up.

Cant be that tho because I bypassed the fuel pump.

go aftermarket. cheap, but reliable, although there are more lemons.. but still worth it.

yeah.. I'm seeing ya. I just dont see many good deals out there on CL.. Btw, having a starting issue on the sportsman today- three times I turned the key, I heard a click and then a wine, then the starter fired up, but the engine didnt turn. Thinking its a bendix...

@Matt Pfalzer duuuuuude what the heck? Thats an awesome bike! Take care of it and it'll last you forever!😎🤘 I would have paid the extra $$$ and gone with the camo 700 sitting right beside it tho btw look at that first pic..... she's missing a rear lug!!! might want to check the others make sure they're tight...

yeah thats another hiccup- I cant drive and have to wait for my dad to take me to see these bikes. usually on weekends. I kinda have to find a overpriced bike and talk the guy down... Looking at a 99 sportsman 335 that doesnt idle and needs a starter... he wants $1600... the bike is worth in very good cond $1200... Its tires are also bald so I'd want to replace those... I'm thinking if I could talk him down to $800...? maybe I could get the bike looking nice and resale for at least $1200

yep. I'm hoping to one day flip my way up to getting a sportsman 850 or 1000 in well kept cond... and settling with that... would still be interested in continuing to flip bikes tho!!

yup. @Frank Angerano, you get what you pay for.... haha @Ajmboy I already bought a new carb off amazon for $10. I think its a spark issue rn cause the bike wont fire period. turns over fine

oh ok. I havnt noticed any except on the new axle I put in the front.

grease nipples? (need enlightening there haha) Ig I will pull everything off (to replace the bushings), and then I will check the rear axles and see if one is noticeably slipping. If I peg the throttle from a stop, both back tires spin, so I know it isnt too bad yet... haha I said 'replace' the bushings- cant replace them if there arnt any there. So I should say 'add' bushings. and the reared chatter I was hearing could have been a-arms banging around... I'm just not gonna order a axle till I know one is bad. I already made that mistake with the stater- now I have a $100 stater in my shop and the bike doesnt need one. I guess I might use it one day....

picked up this pos bike for $80 not running. took it home, cleaned the carb and bypassed the fuse- ran great (other than the rev limiter- those things are so stupid) Then one day out of the blue it starts flooding on cold startup and wont idle cold, but idles to fast warm. (too fast being about half throttle speed heh). I tried a new carb ($10) and new sp. new carb wouldnt make it run except on choke and then it was gushing white smoke. I had better things to do with my time so I parked it in a shed and used it for a work bench for a while... this last weekend, I wanted to take it along with the sportman to a mens retreat to let the younger boys have some fun on it-- took about 30mins to pull all the crap I had accumulated on it and then rolled it down to my workshop, put the old carb back on after adjusting the needle clip up two notches (leaner) and threw it back on the bike. Will turn over, but no fire. I didnt have time to check sp that day but just wanted some incite on what could be wrong with this quad (if it even qualifies as being called that)