Got a free atv today.

[KDerekT83]

So a good buddy of mine gave me a free atv today. It was given to him and he only rode it once or twice and hasn't touched it in a year. Gave it to me and it fired right up with jumper cables and some brake parts cleaner sprayed into the carb. But I got no title or anything. I know it's 4x4, a Yamaha, and a 350. Is anyone good enough with these that they can tell me a year range, or any other info by these pics? Next weekend I'll jot down the vin, and go Bout digging deeper.

 

[obryap]

Looks like early to mid 90's to me. Here is a little info copied & pasted from the internet:

Look on the left side of your vehicle's frame behind the front tire. If it is not there, you may want to check the lower frame rail beneath the engine. Your VIN is a 17-digit number that contains information about your Big Bear as well as identifies it. Identify the 10th digit of your Big Bear's VIN number. This letter designates year model. ATV Rider Online lists K for 1989, L for 1990, M for 1991, N for 1992, P for 1993, R for 1994, S for 1995, T for 1996, V for 1997, W for 1998 and X for 1999.

 

[LACamper]

https://www.dmv.org/vehicle-history/vin-decoder.php

 

[KDerekT83]

thanks guys

 

[KDerekT83]

https://www.dmv.org/vehicle-history/vin-decoder.php

So I finally got around to running the vin on the link you sent me. Its a 96 Yamaha YFM350FW. After playing around with it, the carb has been upgraded, but the bike is otherwise stock.