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View Poll Results: Who performs your maintenance work?
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Me
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The Dealer
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11-29-2010, 08:46 AM
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Polaris ATV Junkie!
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Member #8052
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: me
Posts: 1,104
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toxicrid3r69
its kinda different when your a kid(when i say kid i dont mean 14) and you cant buy a quad from a dealer you have no warranties i drive a 01 xplorer and i love the thing it being 2 stroke and all i do all the work by my self or with my older brother i keep having problems with my starter and recoil i just bought 2 new recoils and a stator ive changed my starter about 5 times had it rebuilt twice and bought a new one three times and i put a new recoil on in january maybe and while i was in the woods i went to use my recoil it broke i was on my way home and something happened inside there and it tore my stator apart and for a used quad i love it i had a honda fourtrax back in the day and it was a hunk of crap and my quads been broken for a few months now and i wanna get it running because my brother just bought a banshee and he wants me to go riding and i wanna too and does anyone know where there is a atv park near the tri-state area of ny pa and nj i wanted to go to paragon but there closed i dont know why but their website says there closed so if anybody knows a place please let me know
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that is one INTENSE sentence... 
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01-11-2011, 08:44 PM
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Extreme ATV Enthusiast
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Member #3805
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: us
Posts: 436
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It depends if the works needs special tools but most of the time i do it by my self.
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01-12-2011, 02:11 AM
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Polaris ATV Junkie!
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Member #2920
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: York, PA
Posts: 930
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toxicrid3r69
does anyone know where there is a atv park near the tri-state area of ny pa and nj i wanted to go to paragon but there closed i dont know why but their website says there closed so if anybody knows a place please let me know
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Man there are plenty of spots to go riding. Trevorton, and the St Clair area near Paragon. Soon as it warms up a bit, I will be back out there riding. PM me for details and GPS coordinates if your interested in knowing where to go to get started.
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01-22-2011, 03:10 PM
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Junior Member
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Member #11306
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: ringwood,n.j.
Posts: 22
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i do my own maintnance
i have been taking apart and fixing motorcycles since i was 13.i am a ase certified master tech and have had nothing but problems with other people touching my stuff.if i f--k it up i have no one to blame but my self.at-lest i will accept blame most other people wont.
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02-16-2011, 03:53 PM
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Junior Member
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Member #10588
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NE-Penn's Woods
Posts: 14
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haha this one made me remeber growing up... years ago I could do it all... carbs, rebuilds... all that stuff.... now... everything is so dang complicated along with have a full time job and family and responsibillities out the a double s.... the dealership can play mechanic... although sometimes i'll do a quick winch line fix or oil change.
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02-16-2011, 05:50 PM
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Junior Member
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Member #12104
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Grosse Tete, la
Posts: 6
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The only time I wont do it is when the warranty nets me free parts lol
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04-16-2011, 05:56 PM
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Junior Member
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Member #14070
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 16
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I do the work..that way I know it was done. Lets face it a lot of shops have one licensed mechanic and 2 or 3 kids that do the little jobs like belts etc
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04-17-2011, 02:42 PM
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Junior Member
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Member #13528
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Indiana
Posts: 14
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Is it easy to do your own maintenance? I am going to be buying a 2011 500HO and im hoping i dont have to take it to the dealer very often *fingers crossed*. I would like to do my own maintence if its not to complicated. Thanks!!!
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04-17-2011, 04:42 PM
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Polaris ATV Legend
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Member #6579
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central Connecticut
Posts: 3,114
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toxicrid3r69
Does anyone know where there is a ATV park near the tri-state area of NY pa and NJ i wanted to go to paragon but there closed. I don't know why, but their website says there closed. So if anybody knows a place please let me know.
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Yes Paragon is closed now for some time... Bought out and property parcelled out by big business.. Was quite a scandal as they had a very long lease but didn't have the $$ to back it up in the courts.
I don't know if they do Quads, but try Rausch Creek...
Rausch Creek Off Road Park
CW
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04-19-2011, 04:35 AM
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Polaris ATV Junkie!
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Member #7294
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 862
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I do my own except any recalls, my machine is long out of warrenty.
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