My buddy was driving another friends 500 Sportsman last night, and rolled it over. The handle bars seem to be the only thing that is bent, and the controls n them are messed up.
My Q? is: What is the best way to go about getting this fixed before the owner comes back and wants his Quad?
Thanks,
Joe

 

Can you fix it yourself??....or can your friend that rolled it fix it??

If you need to spend some money to fix it then I'd tell him and say "I'll give you money to fix it"

If you can fix it yourself then fix it and never tell him.

 

You need to tell the owner regardless. That's b.s. if you don't.

 

I agree on telling the owner.
My Q? is: Will a dealer be able to fix this? Is there a good place to buy parts cheap in case we need some?
Thanks

 

you have to tell the owner! no doubt about it. It is cruel to mess up a buddies atv and not let him know, what if something else was screwed up and comes apart or causes him some harm in the future? Maybe he has insurance? also, if you are not willing to replace the atv or repair then don't borrow it.

 

Probably bent the steering stem also, no quick fix. Fess up.

 

Yep, fess up man.

Steering column $54
Handle Bars $30
Brake master cylinder $114
Speed-o $175
Pod top $22.50
Pod Bottom $ 17.50
Upper Bushings $2.19X2
Lower Bushing ?? Don't remember
Headlight bulb $20
Headlight $40

I would never abuse a SP500 like this.

Shame on you boy!

Greg

 

Well, my buddy "the roller" is at work right now. When he gets home his g/f is going to kill him. Then they are having a friend that works on Polaris ATV's (Polaris Certified) look at it to see how much it costs to fix.

And yes, the rest of us will make sure he fesses up to the owner.

Also I just found out that the rear rack is busted along with the headlight.

 

Rear rack $100 Aprox.

Just tell the Polaris dealership what parts are damaged and order the parts. The damage that you have is very very simple to fix. All you need to know is Lefty-loosy Righty-tighty The only part that is somewaht difficult is replacing the Steering column(You have to remove the fenders and the gas tank)

Good luck

Greg