Atv hours ?

[tritt007]

It was old man owned and used for hunting and property mantinence . i rode it home . it has alot of power but its lacking in high gear . he said it did the same thing years ago until he had the carb rebuilt .(showed me the reciepts lol ) so im hoping its just that . but it fires right up and runs great but wont go faster than like 25 mph .

[tritt007]

And the guy i bought it from is picking up a brand new kodiak 750 i believe on saturday he said lol

[Yondering]

Run the numbers!

847 hours is a little over 35 days(24 hr) 106 days@8hrs 211days@4hrs 424 days@2hrs

2005 makes it 12 years old,  35+ days versus  4380 days

Unless it was operated by a teenager, its not even broke-in yet!

850-900 hours is actually a lot, like really a lot, for an offroad machine, but of course it depends how it was ridden. It's not the same as a car or truck. A lot of offroad machines are needing engine rebuilds ~300 hours or even less when they're used for fun. Only 900 miles is really low though, and probably a better indication of the condition.

Even if it needs work though, still a great deal.

[Mudman]

It was old man owned and used for hunting and property mantinence . i rode it home . it has alot of power but its lacking in high gear . he said it did the same thing years ago until he had the carb rebuilt .(showed me the reciepts lol ) so im hoping its just that . but it fires right up and runs great but wont go faster than like 25 mph .

vtwin 2 carbs?  If its fuel injected that's better.  Not easy to tune 2 carbs.  Not sure if that's the case.  I would first replace fuel filters and air filter and plugs before messing with carbs.

[Crunchy]

I would get the carbs rebuilt, dump the fuel, and only use non ethanol from now on.  Will take care of any future carb issues

[Mudman]

It is also possible a speed limiter is malfunctioning?  Not real familiar with that quad but often limiters are on low range and diff lock and reverse and e brakes.  Something to think about?  Usually engine will skip at top speed and bog and sputter if its fuel.

[Yondering]

I'd be changing the plugs and air filter, and make sure the CVT drive is working correctly. With the hours and miles reported, that thing probably spent most of the time idling or moving at very low speed, so the CVT may not be shifting all the way into the high end, could be a little rust, gunk, or just stiff old grease/oil.