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blackcat Trail Boss Posts: 6819 Gender:	Power commander went kapluey 07/12/10 at 7:10am meltdown - another Yamy bites the dust - sorry Tracey
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Vector06 Trail Boss I've Got The Power To Satisfy Posts: 1763 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #1 - 07/12/10 at 7:55am That's ugly right there... What the heck happened?
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blackcat Trail Boss Posts: 6819 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #2 - 07/12/10 at 8:47am nodule was overloaded - too much hp
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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #3 - 07/12/10 at 9:02am

Well Steve ( you picture stealer Grin

) Hate to burst your bubble, but it was a POLARIS piece of crap not a Yamaha!!
And not really sure what happened, it just started smoking and up in flames she went! Kinda scarey for the woman who was on it in her own yard with her kids!

Just for arguements sake, cause that is what we do here.. LOL My Yamaha wheeler has never seen a dealer in its 7 years of life and its still going strong! Tongue

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blackcat Trail Boss Posts: 6819 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #4 - 07/12/10 at 9:29am Tracey - come on - you are no fun
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RacingZR Trail Boss NIGHTFIRE- Can't catch what you can't see Posts: 7049 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #5 - 07/12/10 at 10:33am Best thing that could happen to a Polaris ATV
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Vector06 Trail Boss I've Got The Power To Satisfy Posts: 1763 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #6 - 07/12/10 at 12:08pm That's the Way Out???
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Chief_Wiggim Trail Boss Posts: 676 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #7 - 07/12/10 at 12:28pm hope you had insurance!!
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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #8 - 07/12/10 at 1:05pm

Easy now- I let you have fun for 2 hours and 8 minutes!! Grin

Thats all the fun you are allowed for stealing my picture and posting it on here HAHAHAHAHA

Vector- If that is the way out- I'll stick with what I have thanks!!

My two old antiques havent let me down yet!! Thats what you get when you buy Yamaha's- good long standing quaility!! Cool

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Skidor Trail Boss 10/11 >Bring it on! Posts: 4543 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #9 - 07/12/10 at 3:27pm Quote from Vector06 on 07/12/10 at 12:08pm: That's the Way Out??? New Polaris Promotion: Free hiking boots with every purchase.
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horn Mogul Monster I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 392 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #10 - 07/12/10 at 4:08pm Quote from Vector06 on 07/12/10 at 12:08pm: That's the Way Out??? bahaha.........that made me laugh!
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Ski-doo_Bandit Trail Boss Posts: 828 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #11 - 07/14/10 at 11:03pm Quote from RacingZR on 07/12/10 at 10:33am: Best thing that could happen to a Polaris ATV X2! Pure junk!
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Ski-doo_Bandit Trail Boss Posts: 828 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #12 - 07/14/10 at 11:03pm Quote from Vector06 on 07/12/10 at 12:08pm: That's the Way Out???
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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #13 - 07/15/10 at 8:04am

Hehheh . . . true story.

A good friend of mine bought a Polaris ATV . . . and a year or so later for unrelated reasons ended up getting a divorce . . . although truth be told she didn't particuarly like the idea of buying an ATV.

It was right after his divorce was finalized that Polaris sent him a card that actually said something to the effect, "It's been a year since we showed you the way out . . ." He thought that was the funniest thing . . . it's still stuck up on his refrigerator.

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TORCH Mogul Monster GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE! (PREFERABLY) Posts: 431 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #14 - 07/15/10 at 1:36pm Quote from Ski-doo_Bandit on 07/14/10 at 11:03pm: Quote from Vector06 on 07/12/10 at 12:08pm: That's the Way Out??? They know the way out alright ...............Following Ski-doo!!!
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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #15 - 07/15/10 at 11:08pm

Quote from Ski-doo_Bandit on 07/14/10 at 11:03pm:

Quote from RacingZR on 07/12/10 at 10:33am:

Best thing that could happen to a Polaris ATV Grin

X2! Pure junk!

I can say that because I owned one 04' Sportsman 600 LTD ed, rode like crap, no power, and not really comfortable, I bought it on a whim and was that a mistake. It was the way out for sure, and yes it did cause me to walk Angry

I now own a 09' Can-am Outlander 800R Max and this machine is absolutely amazing Wink

great in every aspect, and I really don't miss having the power steering!

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08' ski-doo mxzx 800
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Chief_Wiggim Trail Boss Posts: 676 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #16 - 07/16/10 at 10:29am If I had the money I would also own a Can'am. Right now I still have my 02 honda rubicon and still running good with 18,246 miles!!
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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #17 - 07/16/10 at 6:11pm

I have had polaris sleds my whole life. When I broke down and bought a couple polaris wheelers... BIG MISTAKE!!! Polaris wheelers are pretty embarising. I will say that sportsman 850 with dual exaust looks pretty mean. If I ever buy another wheeler it will be a Honda for sure. This is coming from a polaris die hard. Their wheelers are junk.

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Vector06 Trail Boss I've Got The Power To Satisfy Posts: 1763 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #18 - 07/16/10 at 7:18pm Yup. My 01 Rancher has been pretty good so far....no complaints.
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Chief_Wiggim Trail Boss Posts: 676 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #19 - 07/16/10 at 8:56pm My buddy and I road alot,My first atv was a brand new 98 honda 300 4X4 sold it for $1500 in 2001 and it had 25,000 miles!! My buddy had a old 91 300 2X4 and he sold it and bought a new 01 Honda 450s and sold it in 2006 and had 18,000 miles. So for what we have been though and milage,hondas the way to go.
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Vector06 Trail Boss I've Got The Power To Satisfy Posts: 1763 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #20 - 07/17/10 at 8:00am I have a 5-6 friends that ride. All the machines and Polaris and Honda. No problems with any of them really. I will stick with Honda with my next machine. That's a ways out though.
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Ski-doo_Bandit Trail Boss Posts: 828 Gender:	Re: Power commander went kapluey Reply #21 - 07/20/10 at 12:23am Those are some incredible miles on those Honda's! WOW!
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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #22 - 07/20/10 at 7:44am

I opened my mouth and jinx my self!! Went for a Club ride sunday and I went to cross a road and it felt like it popped out of gear,went to shift it and nothen,engeged the 4x4 and it moved,I knew the shaft joint didnt brake,replaced that last summer and it would have made a clunking noise when trying to move it but it wasnt making no noise,knew it was something in the rearend. We took it apart last night and it the ring gear and rear axle is so worn out that is not bitten to each other. Getting my Honda OEM parts off www.servicehonda.com Ring gear is $100 and the rear axle is $113,saving over $100 going through them. They have all OEM parts but Artic cat. They are roughly 30-40% off what the dealers charge

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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #23 - 07/20/10 at 9:26am

Quote from Chief_Wiggim on 07/20/10 at 7:44am:

I opened my mouth and jinx my self!! Went for a Club ride sunday and I went to cross a road and it felt like it popped out of gear,went to shift it and nothen,engeged the 4x4 and it moved,I knew the shaft joint didnt brake,replaced that last summer and it would have made a clunking noise when trying to move it but it wasnt making no noise,knew it was something in the rearend. We took it apart last night and it the ring gear and rear axle is so worn out that is not bitten to each other. Getting my Honda OEM parts off www.servicehonda.com Ring gear is $100 and the rear axle is $113,saving over $100 going through them. They have all OEM parts but Artic cat. They are roughly 30-40% off what the dealers charge

With that many miles on the Honda, it's more like routine maintenance!

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Re: Power commander went kapluey
Reply #24 - 07/20/10 at 10:08am

one year I had to replace the rear bearing on the brake side that goes once in a life time,the other side every 4000 miles they go out,the front wheel bearings and ball joints last about 4000-5000 miles. I replace the Rear shaft Joint last year. Its been a very good machine for me. Some work but its expected with that many miles.

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