A lot of you have an atv. I recently got back into it. 'Figured I would start a thread on the above subject. Here is a few:

The dealer told me to rub lemon dish soap inside the fenders. Supposedly it helps keep so much dirt from caking on.

I heard rubbing or spraying the frame under the front end helps keep it from rusting in a northern Winter.

Metal chains can tear up driveways, but supposedly those rubber chains work well yet don't harm blacktop.


The Internet seems to show some nice accessory options.

Any non-stick spray for cooking works as well. I use it on my plow blade to keep snow from sticking but guess it would also work on fenders for mud.

Bought mine in my 1991. Last washed about 2000. I clean blood off with garden hose. Tires make more difference than engine displacement. Be careful on paved surfaces especially if one side is in snow and the other side is in a clean tire track. Do not store where sunshine will hit the seats. Change oil every year. Keep teenagers off of it. If it is a Honda, it might outlast you.

I saw where someone had a bucket holder extending out the back of the atv. I'm not sure where they bought it, or I'd post a link.

I foound the bucket rack, and bought it. It's awesome.




Lets hear about some of your accessories.

Grip warmers and gauntlets are a must in a Bush Village.

Get a two wheel trailer that you can pull with the ATV. Mine has a 2" ball hook up, the same size as the trailer I put the ATV on has. I can move the ATV 5 x 10 trailer with the ATV. A trailer you pull with a ATV should have the ATV type tires on it. You can haul a lot more weight in the trailer than you can on a ATV.

A small trailer/cart is a good idea, and has crossed my mind.

I like the idea of the grip (& thumb) warmers.

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A gun rack that mounts on the handlebars, rather than on the rack.

I wouldn’t own a quad without a winch. It operates my snow plow, fastens down critters for hauling, and will get you unstuck.

I keep a 10 foot piece of 1/4 chain wrapped up on the back rack at all times. Ninety percent of the deer I shoot, I’ll shorten it to 3 feet, and wrap it around a deer’s neck to drag it. I also use the short chain to pull my garbage can (on wheels ) down to the road every Tuesday.

When my hands get really cold, the exhaust pipe makes a great hand warmer.

These are real handy if you have a bad back and hunt alone.

Boat rack.

That is a new 1

I have a Polar ATV trailer and it's great really built well narrow but not tippy, holds 1200# and dumps. I use it around camp for everything firewood and road gravel mostly. I would recommend them to anyone they have a two wheel that carry 1200# and 4 wheeled that carry 1600#. They are worth every penny and well built.

I added these and they sure are handy.

Thats Cool

I plan on a Milka crate and bucket rack. I'll weld one thid spring

I buy two Harbor Freight receiver hitch luggage carriers. They come in three pieces and I throw away the center tube and bolt the sides together and then using U-bolts, I fasten one to my front rack and one to the back rack. I can pile way more weight on them than the ATV should carry. I strap a 32 gallon ATV water tank with pump on the front for hauling water to my shack. For trapping I bungee milk crates front and back and the sides keep everything from sliding off. I can't seem to upload a picture of the setup.
Gary J

I finally got around to modifying a chain for my atv. A relative gave it to me & he said if I like it he'll make the chain for the otherside of my 300 2x4 Alterra.

I use Amsoil mudslinger for keeping mud from sticking, works great. One of the best accessories I added was heated grips and heated throttle lever, brand was heat demon, easy to install. Couple other good add ons were an ice auger rack and a rear basket.

I have done stuff like that but not on purpose.

The biggest ATV topic right now in my area is whether to allow them on town roads.

I ride mine in a salty environment. I try to spray any aluminum parts with silicone spray every year or two. The silicone soaks into the pores of the aluminum and prevents that white powdery corrosion from forming.

A can of Fix a Flat for when you run over roofing nails.

Whoever fixes your tires will hate you for that. Why not carry along a packet of plugs and a bicycle pump and fix in on the spot?

I use mine to trap with. Pull it with a modified old boat trailer. I took a big plastic walmart tote and drilled four holes in it. Bought a four foot long piece of flat steel 1 inch wide and 1/8 incnch thick. Cut 4 pieces of the steel 3 inchs long and drilled a hole in the center of each. Cut the 3 foot piece left in half and drilled a hole on each end. The 1 1/2 foot pieces go inside the tote and the short pieces under the rear rack. Bolt it on. Never had any trouble with it and the whole thing was less than 20 bucks.

Not really almost every atv around here has one.

I use my ATVs more than any other piece of equipment. A walking beam trailer is the best for rough country

I don't understand that logic. I hear it quite often but I'm not sure it's true. Fix a flat or whatever other brand you use it quite common these days. Shops are in the tire business for a reason. I'm sure they have a technique or something figured out to deal with that stuff by now.

I pull mine from property to property with my pickup. I carry a lot of stuff in that pickup. Including tire plugs and a small 12 volt air compresser bought at harbor freight. Those cheap walmart ones work on atv tires. i dont know how many amps an atv produces so never tried tried it on the 4 wheeler battery.

we have them on everything but the state highway running through town , you have to cross that only

we have had really only one issue since we started allowing it in 2016 on just some streets then expanded it in about 2019 to al but state Hwy

people going to be stupid here or there with anything but atv on roads are not that big of an issue.

Regarding tricks, one thing I recently learned (I have never had the occasion to try it) is when stuck in the bush with a flat tire, you can make a cut and stuff it with small branches i.e. spruce tree.

Apparently ,it provides sufficient support/ cushioning within the tire to keep it on the rim and may allow you to ride the ATV a fair distance.

Has anyone ever tried this?

I have rode for miles on logging road with a flat tire on the honda 300trx.
The tire only takes 2.5 lb of air.
If you go at a medium fast speed the centrifugal force will stand up the tire.

Not really almost every atv around here has one.
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Are those custom made? I really need one of those.

Yea,the local welder in every town makes them.
Tom will make them out of SS if you want.
They bolt on and off with four 3/4 inch bolts to four plates welded to the racks.
I got two bikes and Tom welded the small steel plates and drilled them so that the rack is interchangeable between the Bikes.
Cost me a couple pair of nice fur mitts.
I put the plexiglas windshield on myself-thats why it looks shiggedy.

That is cool.

Should you go s x s verses a quad, chain saw carrier, gun rack that attaches between the front and rear roll bars, and should you happen to have one with adjustable air shocks an air hose that connects to your compressor with valve stem connecter to add air to either your tires or tires of any one on another machine.

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I like the roll cage

Thought so, Kimpex shows they have some but google but can’t find it on their site. I’ll talk to a few welders.
That bucket rack looks wicked too.

Fix a Flat also freezes. If you use it, at least let the tire shop know what’s in there cuz it’s messy and they have to clean the area to fix. Valve stem may be junk too. I’ve driven on flats no problem. I find out it’s flat when I get back to the road.

Take a picture of your trailer and post it!

Yes, the bucket rack is awesome.

Boco,

Regarding flat tire, the guy I was talking to was referring to side wall cut.

Regarding riding on public roads, unless it is on a Provincial Hwy or County Road for the most part riding on public roadway is allowed here.

I need to check on this but a one time Ontario Trappers could be riding on our ATV trail system w/o trail permit (while engaged in trapping activities), which is pretty good.

Overall I think most of our ATV clubs are doing well. According to my club website, there was more than 1,900 registered members in year 2022. .

The back rack extension for the buckets would be handy,but dont put too much weight hanging on the back of your bike like that,unless you counter it with weight over the front-And that is hard on the suspension-it can wreck it if you do it too much.