bcsman

Welcome to the forum, I am only 30 miles from Ontario so we are almost neighbors.....

Deleted your double post that was a repeat of the above....

Yep agree with shadetree, I rebuilt my 450 engine with help from these guys hardly even being a backyard mechanic. That is some ugly looking leakage, has this ATV been in deep water, sure looks like it???

Nice that actually looks like it would be a bolt on replacement, thanks for the link. There is always someone out there looking for replacement parts for their 400/450's.

Welcome to the forum, are you looking for something besides the stock exhaust? I know to order an OEM muffler for that model is over $1,000 so if you need something I don't blame you for shopping. I still have stock on mine so will be interesting what options there are when I need it.....

Wow that tire was really leaning, worse then I pictured it...

If you have time some evening I will be in chat, we usually have a few there to talk about different topics. Chat is in the top MENU...

LMK how it works and what you used if you would please, I do have a dual action polisher to use.....

Well you should be happy the fenders are just faded and not cracked and broken like so many. And surface rust on a 20 something year old ATV, not doing too bad. My fenders are not cracked or broken but scratched, thinking about trying to polish to see if it helps.

That Foreman looks pretty good, at least in your pic.....what's it need cosmetically?

Hey De welcome to the forum. You wouldn't believe how many of the 1998-2001 450 ES Hondas are around this forum. I think we should just start our own sub forum, gee whiz....lol

Don't think you mentioned the starter problem last night, you are so very fortunate to have a place like Catfish to get parts, not many have this luxury. I know he doesn't give them away but for most we have to hit Ebay or some other source and hope the pictures of the item are accurate.

Bet $500 would cover that huh shade?? lol

Good grief I don't think my spare engine piston looks that bad, must take alot to do damage of that magnitude.....

Hey shade looked thru my spare parts and no dice on the starter rope and handle.....sorry

Good deal shade, gonna be a dandy fix r upper for ya. Yea that rack on the back might not survive once you get at it. Guess it would be handy for some tasks but sure looks big and fugly. From the pics and your description think for $500 ya done good!!!!

Just remember JRB when you pull the oil temp sensor it might be a good time to change the oil. Otherwise when you pull it you will be draining the oil...lol. I cant remember the setting but there is a resistance it should read when pulled, it's in the manual. That should LYK if its bad. But I agree if you took the trouble to remove it change it.....

Yes same here, I have never noticed the blue glow. Good grief retro never trained us on that....lol thanks 1997...

Yes he is very good at contacting people in a PM or just in your thread. From there he will give you anymore ways to contact him.....

gwtx, welcome to the forum. We have a number of seasoned citizens here including me. There was a post made to properly prep an ES system that I will give you a link to. Not sure if it will solve all your shift problems but will make the system work more efficiently. Here's the link for you...

Hey Lake, welcome to our forum. I have the exact make, model as you, have had it a couple years now. Mine was in pretty decent shape and even better now as I rebuilt the engine. How is your engine/tranny? We have seen these old girls in alot worse shape than yours from your pics. There is a wealth of knowledge here especially on the older Foremans. We also have a chat, mostly folks there in the evening, join in sometime to intro yourself.

Hey Chris, welcome, got a few members here from your area. I saw you pop up in chat, it's fun to talk and get to know each other....

Hey welcome, saw you peeked in on the chat, should have said hi, we don't bite. We usually are around there evenings so come on back sometime, would like to get to know you.....

I see you have a modified 450, 2nd generation engine on the 1st generation frame....At least now you know what you have, makes it easier to get parts...

Always thought it was tea and crumpets.... Hey @SamUK good to see ya back, how's the little one doing???