Tag: Community

We need to know a bit more to be sure. Dear ATVC: I need help identifying and procuring of a rebuild kit or a new/rebuilt carb for my 400 4×4. Thanks. Your pics of the carb are nice and clear but this is one of those cases where the year, make and model of your […] More »

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 »

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 »

Going extinct. Dear ATVC: My dealership supplies utility quads to farmers and the main business tends to be 400 to 500cc 4wd machines, as these combine being big enough to pull a trailer with being not too heavy on petrol. However, we also move a few 250 Hondas every year, mostly to dairy farmers who […] More »

Why the wide range in pricing? Dear ATVC: I just bought my first ATV. I want to pick up an extra 50′ of synthetic rope but see there is a wide range of prices. Do you have to spend big bucks to get a good rope? The short answer is no. Most synthetic rope designed […] More »

Yamawires. Dear ATVC: Picked up a 2002 Yamaha Kodiak today (haven’t found the VIN to verify that yet). It supposedly had no spark. A prior owner tried to troubleshoot this thing and pulled off all the harness covering exposing all wiring! We removed the plastics and this thing is a total mess. Upon inspection, before […] More »

Relic from the past? Dear ATVC: What ever happened to compression release levers on ATVs? I remember in the 90s, all my machines had them (even my electric start Suzuki 4×4) and now they are all but non-existent. Have ATVs been designed to run less cylinder pressure in recent years? You are indeed correct that […] More »