The fuel injected 750. Dear ATVC: I have an 08 Suzuki King Quad 450. The battery on it was dead (it sat for about 2-3 months). I hooked a battery charger up to it today and with the charger hooked, I could start it, but it would only stay running if I held the start […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 25, 2021
Dear ATVC: Picked up an 08 LTR-450 recently in pieces that runs like an absolute beast now that I got it fixed up. Only issue is starting. It has a difficult time turning over unless its hooked up to a booster or roll started. I know I need to do the valves – the exhaust […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 18, 2021
When it comes to missing spark, grab the meter and start checking. Dear ATVC: I have a 2001 Suzuki LTF160 with electric start, brand new battery, and new solenoid. When I use the electric starter, the engine will just keep turning over. I pulled the plug during and its not getting spark. However when I […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | May 11, 2020
Too much of a good thing. Dear ATVC: I’m looking at buying a 1999 Suzuki LT80 and the current owner says it is a hard starting quad. He says the petcock is broken and that to start it, he has to pull the spark plug and then blow the gas out of the top end […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | February 24, 2020
Auto or manual. Winter is taking over but your ATV Editors are, like always, digging through SprocketList in the hopes of finding a sweet deal on a machine to make these snowy rides a reality. That said, this week’s ad takes us to a place called Cranberry Twp, PA. According to the listing this is […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | February 4, 2020
Modded for performance. Winter is taking over but your ATV Editors are, like always, digging through SprocketList in the hopes of finding a sweet deal on a machine to make these snowy rides a reality. That said, this week’s ad takes us to a place called Kenner, LA. According to the listing this is a […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | January 21, 2020
A simpler design from a simpler era. Dear ATVC: I bought a 85 Suzuki Quadrunner 230 that had an amateur switch wire up.. I would like to know what it would take to just add a flip switch to power up and what wires to use and keep. If there’s one good thing to be […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | December 29, 2019
