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Also, my kid said that if he ever sells his kit, the price just doubled. lol

man, that is SO COOL! Now you just need to get him fishing and posting here too...

lol...He's more of a golfer and he tours a crazy amount...plus, he lives in Atlanta. Hmmmmmm, I hear the bass is pretty darn good down there though!! heehee ROAD TRIP!

****Update*****

Was able to jump it with a screwdriver on the solenoid. Fired right up first touch. I also took apart the handlebar attachment with the choke/kill-switch/start button on it to see if it was corroded but it looked like new inside. After I got it back together and on the bar I pressed the start button and wouldn't you know, it fired up.?!?!?! I tried it 3-4 more times and it kept on starting. But......on the 5th time it didn't again. ARGH!!! so I kinda played with the kill-switch and wiggled the wires and bit and it fired up again. So, my conclusion would be a loose wire or faulty kill switch. I'll be digging into it a bit more this week.

Thanks for all the helps gents!

Colin

the key to preventing electrical problems (and stalling in deep water/heavy steam) on an atv is dielectric grease. it takes a while to go through almost every connection and contact point on the machine, but it's nice knowing corrosion and loose contacts won't cause problems. i like to use a small piece of masking tape on each wire to keep track of which connections have been greased.

 

take apart your push start and get it cleaned up. then trace those wires both ways and make sure each of those connections is cleaned, greased, and secured.

 

i often ride in water that's 5-10ft deep and have zero issues with electrical. gotta make sure you're electrical system is waterproof when riding like this as a stall at the wrong time results in a wet rider and hydro locked motor. saturday was the 5th time this year i had the pleasure of helping with a swamped atv. at least it was only a polaris and not my grizzly this time

You must have some sweet snorkels!! heehee.

Good idea about greasing the connections. Point well taken!

It could be as simple as that, I have a Polaris 450 Sportsman and on the left handle there is a three position switch Off/run/Off unless that switch is in the run position everything works but the starter circuit. It has happened a few times that someone or somehow that switch got moved to the off position. You jump on the bike to start it and nada.

That's what I thought right off the bat.........maybe my kid flipped the kill switch over to the "off" position but no such luck.

...and i'm glad it wasn't an XXL Bill..lol

Just 10" of ice eh. Pfft! lol Sure.....rub it in.

Rick......yes, all gauges and lights work properly....including the neutral light.

Wow man, that's insane!!!!

 

Mind if I ask how you met him?

My neighbour of 15yrs is his brother. Actually, my neighbour has 2 brothers, Glen and Shawn that both were in Megadeth. Glen, the guitarist, has since quit the band to be with his family. I've been to MANY concerts and even on their tour bus a few times and met some really cool guys from other bands like Lamb of God, Dream Theater, Symphony X....etc. I have a few pics of us drinkin' in the backyard somewhere. lol. I gotta tell you, Dave Mustaine (the lead singer and founder of Megadeth...and one of the original members of Metallica) is one weird dude! lol

Only 5-6 short weeks til I see that!!! Damn, I hate waiting. Thanks for the pics!

"ya, i was hanging out with the drummer for Megadeath yesterday. No big deal."

 

Wish i couldve said that when i was your boys age! Coooool!!!

That's exactly what he said! lol

did you fully charge your battery before you load tested it? when you ran the atv while testing did the battery drain?

my brain doesn't want to move on from a battery issue.

My battery has been A-1 since I bought it new last year. I mean, when the elec. start was working, I would barely press the start button and it would fire right up instantly. Tested it with the mulit-meter and it read just over 12 volts when everything was off.

Makes sense Big Cliff. I'll give 'er a go tomorrow and post my findings.

I got my suit off of a fellow OFC'er, BillM. Got a great deal on a Mustang Integrity HX. Top on the line floater suit. Very warm and 100% waterproof. My buddy has the Helly Hansen one and his only complaint is that it's very stiff and rigid. My Integrity HX is super flexible in comparison to his.

I'm going to take all these helpful tips and ideas and bulk test them tomorrow in the day. I just didn't know where else to look or try.

Have you got a multi meter and do you know how to use it?

I do have a multi meter.....maybe not the best at using one but I can tell if the battery is good. lol

My buddy is the drummer for the heavy metal band MEGADETH and he had a few days off before Halloween so he popped over and made my son's day by rocking out on his drums and signing his cymbols. I know most of you won't be into this type of music but it still was pretty cool. The next day he flew out to LA to play on Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel Live Video

May be the neutral switch, we have one at work that does that, rattle the shifter a bit while holding the start button.

I've tried to start it both in neutral and in park and still nothing. I'll give it another go though. I'm willing to try anything...again and again! LOL

I decided to make a ice rod box to bolt behind the 2-up seat on my atv last weekend. Here's the semi-finished project. I still have a few minor things to do yet. It'll hold 4 rods and some other small gear. The reason I built it was because I purchased a few longer rods this year ( 36" & 42" ) and I knew they wouldn't fit in my portable huts the way I wanted them to.

Colin

No noise at all. To me, it seems like no power is getting to the motor. I'm thinking it could be a grounding issue?!?! I'm not sure where the switch or whatever would be grounded. Very frustrating. lol

I'm wondering if anyone can help me with my ATV problem. I moved my atv to the backyard last weekend to make some room in my garage.......it starting like a champ like it always, has so I drove it around back. It was parked for 5mins and I went back to try to start it up again and nothing. No clicking, no noise. All gauges still light up and it still starts first pull on the manual start but when I press the elec. start button nothing happens. I checked the battery and and the fuses they're all perfect.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Colin

Is that the best you can do....sheesh???? hahahaha Awesome fish man!!!

Really great names flying around here guys & gals. I've had a few chuckles at some of them!! LOL

And you got the pup at 3 weeks old?

No, not yet. We pick him up in 5-6 weeks.

awesome suggestions so far guys......now you really have me thinking!!