Welcome to QUADCRAZY!

[Gwbarm]

Welcome Brian, this sounds like the right place for you, lots of valuable information shared here.

[biran]

Thanks for the warm welcome, Gwbarm. Happy to be here!

My fleet at present is as follows:

2000 Kodiak 400 - runs, good condition

2005 Predator 90 - runs, great condition

1985 LT230GE - project

1987 Trail Boss 250 - project

1998 Sportsman 6x6 - project

1999 ranger 6x6 - project

[Gwbarm]

Quite a heard, I have 2 suzuki eigers, 2004 and 2007, 400s, both run good but one is a project I hadn't got to yet. I also have a 2000 big bear, neglected, that im having trouble getting spark, im working on getting it going now. I would have more but my wife said I don't know what a grown man needs with 3 4 wheelers.  

[noticon75]

16 hours ago, Gwbarm said:

I would have more but my wife said I don't know what a grown man needs with 3 4 wheelers.  

My wife said the same but about 2!!!!!

[LARRY01Z28]

new here. just trying to learn some stuff

[biran]

Mine isn't a wife yet so I do what I want!

[Gwbarm]

Welcome Larry, great place to learn, really good people , always willing to help and share experiences.

[Adamap1]

Hello everyone. New here and trying to learn everything I can. Bought my first atv this weekend. 94 Polaris sportsman 400. It needs a little work but only has 540 miles! 
 

Excited to learn from you all. 
 

Adam

[Hoyt1500]

Welcome Adam. I joined recently and have found help with my 2004 Suzukin LT80. Lots of good resources.  

[George Henry]

Welcome to all new members. There ar a lot of good peeps

here and lots of info to be found.  Enjoy your time at QC!

[unirambler]

Hi! New owner of a Suzuki King Quad 300 that needs a lot of work to get going. Former owner ripped it apart to try to fix something and never got it together again. Now, I'm going to see if I can get it going and have some fun with it. 

Steve

[Gwbarm]

Its always a challenge putting something back together that you didn't take apart, but with the repair manual and the helpful people on this site its very doable, im doing the same with a Yamaha.

[unirambler]

Yeah - it will be fun! Every tube and wire on it seems to be disconnected. But, it is a project for my son and myself so no matter what happens, it is worth it. Once I get the manual, we'll see if we can figure it all out.

[kp3004x4]

Hello name is not important but the game is,grew up in a shop, grandfather had,been working and messing around with stuff for some 50 years now. Worked as a Diesel mechanic for a while,then went to bmw, Volvo, Toyota,ect cars and trucks. After retired, as wife said I have to,I now work on small engines ect especially quads and bikes of all shapes and sizes,just am posting this to let it out that if  I can help I'm here probably have done it or have seen it done before. 

[unirambler]

@kp3004x4 - We'll need a lot of help, I'm sure! I've worked on bikes and small engines, but not on something that I haven't taken apart and was this complicated!

[Gwbarm]

Engine apart or electronics, plastics or all of the above.

[unirambler]

Most of the above. They took the plastics off and looks like they disconnected every electronic cable in the front. They also took off the throttle cable and unit, took out the airbox and disconnected every vacuum tube in that area. Closest I can tell is they were going to remove the carb but never got to it (though I will probably need to since there is still fuel in the tank and probably in the carb that has been there for who knows how many years).

Thankfully, the engine is still all together. I can turn it over using the hand pull after opening the vacuum release, so it turns and seems to have good vacuum (though I don't have a vacuum tester yet to see what it really is). The front brakes don't do anything but the back work well. I am needing to download the manual (once I reach 10 posts) to begin to really look at it. Hoping to get a battery attached to it soon so I can begin to see if there is any power to anything and begin figuring out the wiring to re-connect it.

[Gwbarm]

Good that the engine is all together, the other stuff can be put back fairly easily.

[kp3004x4]

You will need a good multimeter also for any wirings,but Manuel s are good but hands on experience is all ways the best just have to not be afraid to dive in a project,and if you come into a problem then come here and there are some good people with allot of background to help you out. Wish you 🤞🍀

[Saskatchewaner]

Hello,

Just came across this forum, always nice to find one that is still active. I'm a farmer with more projects than time to do them, always seem to have some form of three wheeler or quad in the shop. I have a (probably bad) habit of buying old ATVs and ATCs that need work for cheap so I'm always looking for some kind of information or advice on how to keep these old beauties running.

[Tommygiles]

Hi. I am new to this site. I am at Mariato, Panama and recently purchased and am rehabbing a 2010 Polaris Ranger Crew 800. The frame was eat up with rust so I have a local welder fabricating what needs to be replaced.

 

[Gwbarm]

That will be nice when you get it done, it looks nice now. Good luck getting the frame fixed.

[Tommygiles]

I managed to get all the plastic off the frame but left the engine, harness and electrical components intact. The frame had been undercoated so the main frame was in relatively good shape, just some superficial rust. The side frames and areas that couldn’t be flushed was rotting with rust. The rear motor mounts will also need to be reinforced. I was told the engine runs good but needs a new fuel pump so I purchased an aftermarket pump. I’m now waiting to get the frame with motor back from my welder. I would like to replace as much hardware as I can with stainless and hope I can figure out what order all the plastic pieces go back in.

[BRPfan]

New here, made an intro post in the new members section already but figured I’d reply here too.

Trying to get my old beat up quest 650 fixed so I can hit the trails again!

[Gwbarm]

Welcome BRP and good luck with your project.

[Hudson 6181]

Welcome here

Sent from my itel A632W using Tapatalk

[captbud]

New member looking forward to finding lots of useful info

[Gwbarm]

Welcome capt , hope you enjoy it, great site with a lot of activity, posts actually get responses, unlike other sites I have been on.

[kp3004x4]

Welcome captbud alot of answers someone will and can help. Enjoy 

[GrayRonk]

Hi, everyone.