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ADDING A SPEEDO TO OLDER ATVs

ADDING A SPEEDOMETER TO OLDER ATVs Dear Boss, I’m wondering if it’s possible to install a speedometer on the Kawasaki KFX700? If so, how would you go about doing that? Thanks. Paul Bassani Colorado Springs, CO ADDING A SPEEDO TO OLDER…
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FIXING ELECTRICAL ISSUES

FIXING ELECTRICAL ISSUES - Winston "Boss" McKannick is the shop foreman here at Dirt Wheels and one of his main jobs is to help out readers who may have a problem with their quad or UTV. He is the Mister-Know-It-All when it comes to…
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HOW TO FIX IT!

SPORTSMAN & SPORTSWIFE -- Dear Boss, I have a Polaris Sportsman 570 two-up quad. My wife rides on back most of the time, and we both like this machine. However, we’ve had problems with the rear seat-mount pins breaking. They don’t…
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RACING RAPTOR

Dear Boss,    In your latest issue you talked about breaking the pittman arm on your 660 Raptor while racing in the Baja 2000. I was wandering what kind of specs and aftermarket parts or upgrades were on your quad and if you had some more…
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I NEED WIMMERS PARTS!

READER IN NEEDI had a question for you about Dustin Wimmers quad in the july 09 issue. Would you be able to tell me where i could get a set of the carbonfiber extensions that were on the rear plastics where the gas tank and rear plastics…
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WHEN I STAB MY 450R, IT STARTS

Dear Boss,I have a 2007 Honda 450R and installed an HRC kit within the first week I owned it. I purchased the service manual and followed the kit instructions to a tee. The quad runs great and there’s no hesitation anywhere when working the…
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DEALING WITH “DDR’s” (DUMB DRUM BRAKES)

Dear Boss,The brakes on my 1999 Kodiak keep dying. They just don’t work very well after riding through mud. I take the drums apart, clean everything and put in new brake shoes, but they still stop working. I’m getting fed up. The disc…
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HOW TO STOP SMOKING

Dear Boss,I was riding my 2001 Honda Rancher 350 through a deep mudhole and water got in the airbox. My buddies and I flipped it up to get the water out, and after that it started to smoke when I cranked it up. I was wondering if you knew…
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