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You need to check the 5 code first. Code 1 means the ECU is crook (or got bad wires), but you fix what flashes on the dash first, then clear the codes and drive it to see what comes up next. The codes you have to extract, they are old and could be historic and irrelevant. That's why you clear them after you've done the work and re drive to see what gets set next. The recorded codes are good for finding intermittent faults. You just need the faults that show on the dash when you turn the key at the moment. With trouble codes, we should never take them literally, they are only a guide. The 5 when you turn it on is just a guide to what section of the wiring the fault lays in, it doesn't mean the motor or the motor drive circuit board is faulty.. Mostly it's wires that break. Here's the section out of the manual, and you need to start at page 22-12, and follow the instructions for checking the motor control circuit. The procedure starts at the bottom of page 22-12, and goes through to near the bottom of page 22-13. There are six steps of checking with a digital gauge. Then you clear the codes (step four), and go for a drive. If the dash starts flashing after the drive and a re-turn on, then you fix that code next. 420TE.pdf

Ha.. I better go read the book.. I'll get back to you.

Like you i am a late bloomer when it comes to toys im 34 now and never really had any money, i bought my first quad a few weeks ago, a 1987 suzuki quadrunner, only paid 500$ for it runs and drives, but he said it has a bad oil leak, i brought it home and drained about 3L of oil out before it went down on the sight glass lol

I have been an avid motorcyclist since I was big enough to get on one. Street bikes were my forte. My doctor told me that due to an illness I had last winter that my bike riding days are done. This pretty much crushed me. A friend that was doing some work around the house( He was being paid ) heard me telling my wife how bad I was feeling. My wife said how about a trike ,would that be alright. said yeah anything I don't have to balance. My friend at this point stated he had an aty that was sitting for years and he would trade me for one of my guitars( I have 14 both electric and acoustic ) He stated it need work but I love a challenge so at the age of 78 I have my first quad.. After a carb and battery it started right up. I live on a dirt road so Told the wife to hope on and away we went. After just a short ride I am hooked.