What to Consider Before You Fix Your ATV By Yourself

By Joe Pietaro
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Updated: January 25, 2021

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Do you own an ATV? Do you enjoy sport riding such as hitting the rough terrain on a sunny day? Or maybe you love using your ATV for practical purposes such as carrying farm tools, towing, or even hunting.

Regardless of what you do with your ATV, it is very important to ensure that your machine is properly maintained at all times. Make sure that you purchase genuine and high-quality parts from TokyoMods. You can purchase spare parts directly from their website or you can make phone orders by calling the toll-free number (888) 457-9403.

If you are not a great handyman, it is always advisable to leave the repair work to a professional. However, for the basic maintenance, a few DIY tasks can keep your ATV running for a long time.

Here are 3 things to consider before you fix your ATV by yourself.

Do You Have A Manual That Can Guide You Through the DIY ATV Repair?

If you are a DIY ATV mechanic, you will need to have expert content to help you tackle various repair jobs. A repair manual will come in handy and will guide you to confidently replace worn out parts or handle a basic tune-up for your ATV.

Both online and printed versions contain a wide coverage of useful troubleshooting information that will guide you as you perform specific repairs on your ATV. Manuals also contain expert advice from professionals and detailed illustrations that will give you the confidence to tackle DIY repairs.

The Complexity of The Task You Can Handle

DIY repairs are great but they are not for everyone. Only attempt jobs that are within your capability. For example, if you need to fix a tire, you can remove the wheel by yourself and take it to the shop instead of taking the whole ATV to the dealership and paying them an hourly rate to just take a wheel off.

However, if you do not know how to fix valves, don’t attempt to do it. If you’ve read the manual, but the repair at hand is still too technical for you, it’s better to leave it to the professionals. Remember, experimenting can result in expensive damage that costs much more money to repair.

Availability of Good Quality Parts

If you are planning to repair your ATV soon, consider doing your research on replacement parts as early as possible. Ideally, you should buy new parts from the original equipment manufacturer as you are guaranteed that these ones last longer.

However, if you are looking for a cheaper or affordable alternative, you can opt to buy the used ATV parts. The downside of buying ATV used parts is that if you are not sure of what you are getting, you may end up buying used parts with heavy wear and tear or worse still buy fake or smuggled items that are not compatible with your ATV.

Before you buy any used spares, make sure that you know the exact brand and the models that are compatible with your quad bike. There is nothing worse than spending so much time, energy, and money repairing your ATV, only for it to fail because you purchased poor quality parts.