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Are you saying it runs and then locks up and dies, won't stay running? no banging or anything? 

Welcome @Rick Shropshire ! That's a great price for a bayou or let alone any atv! Is that a three wheel from a motorcycle and rear axle of an atv? Lets see some more pictures of that..😛 I love seeing modifications like what you are doing, pretty cool!

12 hours ago, Frisbie6 said:

Mine has a rack on the back and front, hoping to drag a deer out with it next year.  This video makes it look like I will be ok!  Thanks for sharing!

 

Oh wait, one other question.  Why are his back tires so big compared to the front?  Mine are closer to the same size.  Should it matter?  Do you think someone switched mine, and should I switch back?

 

You have a utility quad, you'll be good to go! Exactly what @davefrombc said about the tires is probably why they look different. Is it a quadrunner?

Welcome @TEMPER!

I usually use my car jack and some jack stands. I would like to get something like this one day

Its good you know how to tear it down. Hopefully no internal damage. Those quads are normally great quads. The rear end is often overlooked.

On 6/30/2018 at 4:01 PM, Xash said:

Snowsport if you got the funds

I was looking at their website but didn’t see the Atv plows any more. 

2 minutes ago, Race333 said:

Keep in mind atv plowing is really just for a couple inches of snow.  Not worth the wear for more than 4-6".

Good point, it can wear on your chassis but overall if the snow isn’t heavy, I’ve plowed a foot of snow with some difficulty. Even 6” of wet snow can be a headache.

Great read and great points of view. The reality is that Trump tapped into what the majority was thinking. Had he been a little less “off the cuff” and had a little less of the women and name calling issues, he would have received even more votes because the working class was getting tired of:

paying for government services for those who don’t work

rising healthcare costs, lower coverages to subsidize uninsured 

Jobs disappearing from the US and economy not improving fast enough

Open borders and immigration policies

Less money in their pocket from rising costs and lower wages

Working class people vote with their wallets and if they think they will be financially better with one party or the other, they’ll vote to better themselves. Most working people won’t vote for free money or “insurance for everyone” policies because they don’t feel people who don’t work should get anything free. That’s just not what this country was founded on and it’ll take years for people to ditch the belief that you have to work to achieve the American dream, you don’t get it for free.

Views are going to be different everywhere and I for one think the tax reform is good and it’s about time these blue states start to look at their over taxation and entitlement programs.  Internet tax should have happened a long time ago to even the playing field. It’s sunk enough retail businesses already. Just look at all the dying malls and retail stores that have closed. It’s the internet and not just tax but at least it’ll be fair play with tax.

Unless the dems have a message that will appeal to the working class, there’s just not enough unemployed anymore to win them a seat. Criticizing Trumps behavior will do nothing, dems need to appeal to the working class. If you are a business owner, in most cases you love trump. If you are a lower earning individual, your taxes are a lot less giving you more under trump and companies are raising their wages. Plus, you now have more jobs than those unemployed, isn’t that something. 

7 hours ago, Quad Bug said:

Got to get in 10 posts to download... understandable but an odd requirment

It’s a good requirement because it forces new members to take part in the community to try it out and not just register to download a free manual. 

53 minutes ago, Logan West said:

Hey all, new to the forum here and ATV's in general and looking for some help.

Was doing some riding today, nothing major, just around the farm, when all of a sudden my electric start stopped working on me. Thought that was really weird but I pull started it and kept going. Then all of a sudden about 25 min later I lost all electrical power all together and was stranded. Could this be just the battery??? I am thankful for whatever info you can throw my way.

Could be the battery, might have not had enough juice to crank the starter and then just completely ran out of charge. The easiest way to test that is to charge the battery and then see if it starts or jump it with a 12v starter pack or jumper cables. If it starts, its the battery. If not, you may have an electrical problem.

On 7/2/2018 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Weston said:

new member here,  Have a Sportsman 570 and a RZR 900XC

Welcome @Andrew Weston! RZRs are awesome, wish I had one!!!

On 7/2/2018 at 6:47 PM, Bill Moore said:

Newbie here. Just picked up a ‘98 Kawasaki Bayou 220.  Needs a little work so I’m searching the forums for tips and tricks.

Welcome @Bill Moore, bayou 220s are tough ATVs and can keep up in the trails with the best of them. Had some friends that all had them at one time, great ATVs for the price.

10 minutes ago, Doug Davis said:

Hi everyone. This site is filled with what seems like tons of great content, great people all with a very common interest. I am going to be right at home here. 

Welcome @Doug Davis! Yes this site has been around for years and has a rom of great content. Glad to see members joining regularly and contributing, makes it fun to read and be a part of 😋

6 minutes ago, Doug Davis said:

My 300 bayou used to drive terrible when the oil was getting ready to be changed. Then like a new bike with new oil in it.  I always used wet clutch oil. Not standard 10w30. Hope it helps.

I agree and I think it’s because the oil breaks down and doesn’t do the job it’s intended to do with the additives and all. Old oil even in cars can cause issues. I was getting a tranny slip in my Chevy and just changed the fluid, problem went away. Fluid was black that came out instead of red. The oil breaks down and affects the clutches in the tranny.

That's hilarious! @Dravkracing  if you didn't reply to this, I wouldn't have seen this...haha. Way to go @dtbprc 

11 hours ago, Dravkracing said:

I'm a bike guy I race motocross and ride single track. I'm 51 years old I might add. My wife was wanting to go with me since there's a bike trail and. Quad Orv trail that run parallel to each other. I bought her a 14 rancher she loved it. Then she got the bright idea of buying another quad. So we bought another rancher a 17 and I got a new 18 Honda crf450 bike. So now when I'm not racing or trail riding with the guys I take her riding. It's nice to ride with her and spend time on the trails with her.  Oh so now she found a mint 02 Honda 250ex. Yeah I bought it for her. I think she has a buying problem. She's up to 3 quads now.😳😂

3 quads for the wifey sounds like "happy wife happy life"! That's pretty cool that you race motocross.

Welcome @Dravkracing 

Bayous are solid quads, good luck with it!

I've had a yamaha grizzly 660 up to about 60 and had a friend king quad 700 up to about 70.  For sport utility quads, that's pretty fast I think and not really going to do that in the woods or on trails. It's pretty impressive some of the speeds these sports quads are getting up to . Here's a fast as hell banshee..

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Its sounds like your carb bowl might be running dry. If its been sitting for a while, there's a chance that the carb float pin is a little sticky.

Looks like RZR Masks is still in business and they've expanded their lineup a bit. Good to see they are still around. 

https://rzmask.com/

Here's a funny video and something you don't see every day!

Sounds like it's not engaging if you can roll it like it's in neutral.

Now that is a lot of mud! 😆 iI applaud you for even trying to go through that stuff. The water looks like fun also 😛

That's a good looking outlander, love the color. Congrats on the new machine!

Good morning quadcrazy people! It's a beautiful day out and too bad I have to work!  Now here's a sunrise for you!

There are some really good wheelie shots in that article and in the gallery https://www.quadcrazy.com/gallery/category/57-atv-wheelies-on-two-wheels/