Me and my grandson went out for a ride this weekend and he put another 256 miles on my 500X2 for a grand total of 9980 miles on it. This has been the most reliable ATV I have ever owned. The only time it has ever seen a dealer was when I bought it off of the show room floor. It has never failed to start and it has never left me stranded anywhere on the trails. It rides nice and smooth and even though it doesn't have a ton of power it has taken me everywhere I have ever wanted to go. The turf mode is great and it turns so easy you would think it has PS. I have been all over Utah, Colorado and many other states and it always went without a hitch. The 500 motor is probably the most reliable motor that has ever been put into an ATV and I have read where some people have 15000 miles on them and are still riding. Nothing has ever broken and all I have ever done to it is replace wear items. Here is a list of things that have been replaced or fixed in 10000 miles.
Break pads-around 3 sets
Front ball joints-2 sets
Springs- HD's on the front
Rear shocks-replaced with a set of used ones off ebay because of leakage
CV boots-replaced 1
U joints-2 sets
Rear axle bearings-1 set
Front axle bearings-1 set
Air filters-around 3
Spark plug-replaced at 5000 miles
Battery-on the 3rd
Here is a list of things that went wrong that I fixed
Ground wire insulation wore through and was causing some spit and sputtering and backfires. Once I found it in the wiring harness I taped it real good with electrical tape then put wiring loom on it and all has been good for about 5 years now.
Ground wire loosened at the frame causing the same backfiring as the ground wire rubbing through. Tighted and all is good.
Repaired an oil leak on the cam chain cover on the right side of the motor last night with a new gasket.
I am also cleaning the throttle body with throttle body cleaner. It was very dirty when I gave it a look over last night.
The splines on the shaft coming out of the tranny are wore real bad. With the prop shaft on with a new yoke it still wobbles real bad on the splines so I have taken the prop shaft out. Since it is my backup ride to the 550 and I don't mud it is still a good trail machine and it will still go everywhere I need to go even in 2 wheel drive. Since the tranny has to come out and the cases split on it to put the new part in I will leave it like it is instead of spending the bucks to fix it.
As you can see nothing major has went wrong with it. I would buy another one in a heartbeat especially with the 500 motor in it.
Ronnie
Break pads-around 3 sets
Front ball joints-2 sets
Springs- HD's on the front
Rear shocks-replaced with a set of used ones off ebay because of leakage
CV boots-replaced 1
U joints-2 sets
Rear axle bearings-1 set
Front axle bearings-1 set
Air filters-around 3
Spark plug-replaced at 5000 miles
Battery-on the 3rd
Here is a list of things that went wrong that I fixed
Ground wire insulation wore through and was causing some spit and sputtering and backfires. Once I found it in the wiring harness I taped it real good with electrical tape then put wiring loom on it and all has been good for about 5 years now.
Ground wire loosened at the frame causing the same backfiring as the ground wire rubbing through. Tighted and all is good.
Repaired an oil leak on the cam chain cover on the right side of the motor last night with a new gasket.
I am also cleaning the throttle body with throttle body cleaner. It was very dirty when I gave it a look over last night.
The splines on the shaft coming out of the tranny are wore real bad. With the prop shaft on with a new yoke it still wobbles real bad on the splines so I have taken the prop shaft out. Since it is my backup ride to the 550 and I don't mud it is still a good trail machine and it will still go everywhere I need to go even in 2 wheel drive. Since the tranny has to come out and the cases split on it to put the new part in I will leave it like it is instead of spending the bucks to fix it.
As you can see nothing major has went wrong with it. I would buy another one in a heartbeat especially with the 500 motor in it.
Ronnie