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MS6050DMM DELUXE PRO Universal Motorcycle/ATV Scan Tool

MS6050DMM DELUXE PRO Universal Motorcycle/ATV Scan Tool in Carrying Case, with Battery Cable & Universal Cable, w/ Master Software Token to work on all platforms

  • MOTORSCAN 6050 Scan Tool
  • Full Activation MASTER Software to activate all of vehicle manufacturer brands
  • Master Cable
  • Universal Connector Cable
  • Battery Clamp Cable
  • USB Cable
  • Quick Guide
  • All in durable hard shell plastic carrying case.
  • Shock-absorbing case for scan tool
  • Including unlimited use software and access 365 days for Software Update & Diagnosis Coverage./li>
  • 10 Most Popular OEM Cables
    • MS460 (Honda), MS463 (Suzuki), MS458 (Kawasaki), MS525 (BMW), MS541 (Harley-Davidson), MS480 (Harley-Davidson), MS501 (BRP/CAN-AM), MS516 (Polaris), MS475 (Yamaha), MS499 (Aprilia, Cagiva, Ducati, MotoGuzzi, MV Agusta, Piaggio, Vespa

The Motorscan MS6050DMM is the next generation motorcycle, scooter and ATV diagnostic scan tool. It comes in a carrying case with Battery Cable & Universal Cable.

The scanner covers the following functions: Ignition, Injection, ABS, Immobilizer/Anti Theft, Service Resets, Dashboard, Body Computer, Radio/Entertainment System and RDC/Tire Pressure Monitoring. It is much more than just a code reader!

The Diagnostic Scanner allows the technician to perform factory service procedures such as re-setting the service light, encoding keys, unlocking and configuring the immobilizer/alarm, making injection adjustments (CO Trimmer), adjusting the throttle valve position sensor (TPS), resetting auto adaptive parameters, and making idle adjustments. The tool displays ECU data, reads stored faults (history) or live data (RPM, battery voltage, throttle angle).

Features:

  • Software available to cover 50 major manufacturers diagnostic functions. Activated via the internet.
  • Covers Injection, Ignition, ABS, Immobilizer/Anti-Theft System, Body Computer, etc.

The tool also allows the technician to perform factory service procedures such as:

  • Reading and Re-setting the service light
  • Encoding keys
  • Unlocking the immobilizer and configuring the immobilizer/alarm
  • Making injection adjustments (CO Trimmer)
  • Adjusting the throttle valve position sensor (TPS)
  • Re-setting auto-adaptive parameters
  • Making idle adjustments
  • The tool displays live data and ECU data, reads stored faults (history) or live data (RPM, battery voltage, throttle angle, includes data logger for intermittent fault detection, etc.)

Note: Not all features available with all brands of motorcycles/ATVs. OEM-style connector cables are required and sold separately. The MOTORSCAN 6050 Scan Tool is delivered with a full 12-month warranty on parts and labor that automatically starts on the date of shipment of the unit.

MOTORSCAN MS6050DM is the ultimate Diagnostic Scan Tool for Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, Scooters, ATVs and UTVs, with OEM-level coverage of 50 major brands, 3000 models and over 9000 systems. MS6050DM is perfect for the independent motorcycle repair shops!

Gain a competitive edge with the faster, more cost effective and enhanced diagnostic abilities found in MS6050DM:

  • Get more coverage
  • Stop sending customers away
  • Offer more service options
  • Increase the accuracy of diagnostics
  • See customer satisfaction skyrocket

All of this translates to more and happier customers for your business and the referrals that follow. Service more customers than ever before with MS6050DM. Improve your diagnostic capabilities and never direct another customer to a dealership again!

The motorcycle industry, much like the automobile industry before it, has moved more and more toward the use of electronic control units (ECUs) to manage and monitor the operation of the machine. The benefit of this system is that that it allows for better efficiency and performance, as well as on-board diagnostics systems that can be utilized for repair and maintenance. Everything from fuel-injection systems, to anti-lock brakes, to emissions control, and even anti-theft systems are monitored and controlled by the ECU.

Because of these electronic control systems, motorcycles are becoming much more complicated to diagnose and repair without the use of a diagnostic scan tool. The ability to properly diagnose a problem is the cornerstone of any repair shop, and customers depend on accuracy and cost-effective repairs with their machines. A diagnostic scan tool is an absolute must-have for any repair shop in today's market.

Repair Shops Face Serious Challenges

Unfortunately, there are no industry-wide standards for these tools, and each manufacturer has their own OEM-specific interface, software protocols, and error code definitions. OEM scan tools are very expensive, and can cost several thousand dollars apiece for each individual brand. Not only this, but many of these scan tools are difficult or even impossible to purchase without a franchise license. All of this makes it very difficult for an independent repair shop to compete with dealer franchises. The unfortunate reality is that a lot of independent shops lose work to dealers on these newer models because they don't have the necessary scan tool and have to turn their customers away.

The ideal solution to these problems is a universal scan tool. A universal scan tool is an aftermarket tool that covers a wide variety of manufacturers and models in the power sports industry, including motorcycles, scooters, and ATVs. The benefits of a universal tool are huge for an independent repair shop. The price for a universal scan tool is a mere fraction of the cost of purchasing an OEM tool for each make. A universal scan tool can provide OEM diagnostics at an aftermarket price! Regular software updates keep the scan tool compatible with current systems, and tech support is available for any questions or needs that a technician may have. Most importantly, a universal scan tool keeps an independent repair competitive in a rapidly-changing market, ensuring that customers can still rely on the people they know and trust to repair their machines.

One Scanner for All Manufacturers

Luckily, the Motorscan 6050DMM is exactly the tool to fit these needs. This single device covers fifty major brands and almost 3000 models of motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, and side by sides. Unlike OEM scan tools, which only cover a particular brand, the MS6050 can be used on every machine that comes in to the shop. This saves the shop owner in cost, space, and the headache of having to learn how to use and maintain a huge variety of diagnostic tools. This scan tool covers the majority of manufacturer's diagnostic functions and communications protocols, saving valuable time for shop owners and customers alike. When it comes to performing diagnostics and training technicians in the use of a scan tool, time is definitely money, and having one device to replace dozens of expensive factory devices is incredibly beneficial.

Motorscan is a leading manufacturer of diagnostic equipment, and their products are trusted when it comes to the motorcycle and power sports industry. Motorscan provides regular software upgrades and tech support for their products. Their research and development teams ensure that new bike and ATV models are regularly added to the Motorscan 6050, ensuring that anyone who owns their scan tool stays ahead of the curve in the repair market.

Much like OEM scan tools, the Motorscan 6050 can read fault codes that indicate conditions within the engine, details about these codes, and possible causes for the codes being set. The tool can erase these codes in order to perform further diagnostics, or after repairs have been made. It can also display live data and analysis during running diagnostic tests, and can reset service and maintenance lights. A great feature of the Motorscan 6050 is the ability to tune various settings on the bike, such as injection adjustments, and throttle valve position identification and timing. Alarm and anti-theft sensitivity can be adjusted, and it can even program new keys, which is a valuable service that many customers will be very happy about.

What Do I Need to Get Started?

To get rolling with a Motorscan 6050, it only takes the tool, the software, and the OEM connector cables. The price on these starts at $2,040.30. Compare this to $50,000 or more it would take to purchase comparable coverage with factory scan tools, and the choice for independent shops is obvious! This tool results in more clients for the shop, more income through diagnostic and tuning services, and satisfied customers who don't have to seek out dealers to get their machines repaired. With an average ticket price of $150, a Motorscan 6050 pays for itself in just fourteen jobs. Considering this is going to be a tool that gets used all day, every day, the value speaks for itself.

The benefit of the Motorscan 6050 scan tool to an independent motorcycle and power sports repair shop is clear. It expands the shops' diagnostic and repair abilities and keeps customers happy so they return time after time.

Here are the reports of several satisfied customers:

"Can't run my business without it!"

- Ray E. Dugan, repair shop owner and Motorscan scan tool user.

"The Motorscan scan tool expanded and increased business. Customer satisfaction has been improved by allowing a more complete service to be offered on modern EFI vehicles. It increased diagnostic capacity and ability to perform service tests correctly and quickly. I have recommended the product to many of the other shops I contract to purely on the basis of price for coverage. "

- Oliver Rumsey, shop owner and Motorscan scan tool user.

CanDo Launches Moto Pro Powersports Scan Tool

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Now you can have diagnostics at your fingertips.

By Ross Ballot

June 10, 2022CanDo’s scan tool brings diagnostics to your fingertips.CanDo International

Vehicles are more complicated than ever, and that doesn’t just go for cars and trucks: ATVs, too, have complicated computer systems that control effectively everything on the machines. To help make this process easier, CanDo International has developed a diagnostic scan tool that works on ATVs, UTVs, and motorcycles.

CanDo’s Moto Pro is an all-inclusive scan tool designed to help read codes generated by the machine’s computer. This can help provide important information on the engine, brakes, transmission, power steering, and so on. CanDo says it works on a wide variety of vehicles from Europe, Asia, and North America.

The Moto Pro is a powerful all-in-one tool. It has the ability to read and clear codes, view live data, perform injector tests and self-adaptive resets alike. Users can calibrate actuators (such as idle and throttle), and check rider assist and immobilizer coverage. The whole thing is viewed on an 8-inch Android tablet and comes with one year of free software updates. For more information check out CanDo’s website.

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    How to check an ATV before buying

    Suspension. Shock absorbers must be free of oil, and CV boots must be free of holes through which moisture can enter. To check the condition of the wheel bearings and hub bushings, you need to raise the ATV with a jack and shake the wheels vertically and horizontally - if there is play, one of these parts is worn out. Most often these are bearings. You also need to check all the suspension arms for play - perhaps ball bearings or silent blocks need to be replaced.

    ATV with working shock absorbers lowers and rises evenly - when pressing on the rear or front, one of the sides should not sag.

    Transmission. Gearboxes must be free of oil leaks and cracks. The oil in them can be checked by lowering a plastic clamp into the filler neck or unscrewing the drain bolts: it’s bad if the liquid is opaque, it contains chips or other foreign particles. To check the modes of operation of the transmission, you need to jack up the front of the ATV. When all-wheel drive is on, when turning the left wheel, the right wheel should rotate in the opposite direction, and vice versa. When the differential lock is engaged, both wheels rotate in the same direction. Transfers should be included without effort and crunch.

    Engine. It must be free of oil. A serviceable motor starts in 2-3 seconds and works without a metallic rattle, an arbitrary increase and decrease in idle speed.

    Bad sign - black oil or with foreign particles. Normally it is transparent.

    A malfunction is also indicated by black, white or blue smoke from the exhaust pipe, as well as a burning smell. At idle, the exhaust gases of a serviceable ATV are almost transparent.

    It is advisable to measure the compression in the cylinders - this will require a compression meter with adapters for different threads of the candles and knowledge of the normal compression value in the cylinders of a particular ATV model, taking into account the decompression meter.

    Coolant . You need to check with a cold engine. The antifreeze level must be between the minimum mark "LOW" and the maximum "FULL". The liquid should not be cloudy. If there is sediment or dirty “flakes” under the radiator cap, the motor was poorly maintained and may have overheated.

    Air filter . If there are oil stains on it, most likely the ATV turned over.

    Electrical . It is necessary to check the operation of the parking lights, high and low beams, turn signals, alarms, horns, heating, winches. Error indicators - for example, an electric booster - should go out when the engine is started.

    Electric power steering . With the ATV running and jacked up, turn the steering wheel left, right, then center. With a working electric power steering, the steering wheel does not turn on its own.

    Frame. Cracks, extensive corrosion, welding spots, stripped or fresh paint in the places where the suspension arms are attached, on the arms themselves and on the bottom of the frame - a reason to refuse to buy. Cracks or welding in the cargo platform area are not critical.

    The difference in one or more bolts of the engine, variator or bridge, as well as traces of sealant on the crankcase connectors, indicates that the assembly was disassembled to fix the breakdown.

    ATV in good working order does not pull to one side. When moving back and forth with the wheels fully inverted, there is no cod. The start of movement and acceleration without jerks and bumps. When you turn on the four-wheel drive and differential lock, it becomes more difficult to turn the steering wheel.

    How to check the ATV before buying

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    To not run into the killed equipment and do not work out for repairs - you have to check it very carefully. How exactly this is done - we will tell in this article.

    Documents and questions before inspection
    • Documents. The owner must have an acceptance certificate, a sales contract from the previous owner, and PSM. If there is a certificate of conformity - also ask to take it (but this is not necessary, because it can be obtained from the dealer by the number of your PSM).
    • Who sells. If the owner is a company, then the ATV should be checked more closely. Rented equipment can have a bunch of defects (and often it is sold precisely because it is already expensive or impossible to repair).
    • Reason for sale. Of course, they can answer anything (I'm tired, I'm buying a new one, I'm moving). But if the reason is fictitious, in a further conversation the seller may make a reservation.
    • Where and how often the ATV has been used and whether it has sunk. Another question to verify the seller. If he says that he only drove along a dry dirt road around the dacha, and you see an emulsion in the oil tank, it means that the owner is deceiving.

    Where to check

    Since the ATV must be inspected not only from above, but also from below, it is advisable to check it at a service with a lift. As an option, a garage with a pit or a flyover is also suitable.

    What to check

    According to documents

  • whether the owner's full name in the PSM is the same as in his usual passport / rights.

Exterior
  • A lot of tuning. Firstly, an additional body kit increases the price tag, so if you don’t need any of the components, you can try to bring down the price. Secondly, a serious body kit may indicate that the ATV participated in competitions, or climbed into a particularly dense taiga.

  • No distortion. We put the ATV on a flat surface and see how it stands. If there is a bias on either side (it is slightly higher or slightly lower than the others), there is a problem with the shock absorbers.
  • Tires. Should have even wear. If the rubber is worn only in the center, it means that the tire pressure was maximum, and because of this, the suspension could wear out. Cuts and patches on tires are not so terrible, and the price tag for them can be knocked down.
  • Disks. Should not have dents. If there are dents, most likely the ATV landed hard, which again could damage the suspension.
  • Seat and handles. If the mileage is low, and the handles and seat have a lot of scuffs, most likely the odometer reading is incorrect.

  • Luggage racks. If it's bent, it's likely the ATV has flipped over. This means that both the body and the frame could suffer.
  • Plastic parts. If there are strong chips / scratches / cracks, it’s bad: the ATV could beat hard or roll over. If it’s perfectly clean and even, but the ATV has a rather big mileage, it’s also not good: the plastic could be changed.
  • Headlight reflectors. Must be clean. If the reflectors are cloudy, the ATV dived for sure.

Technical part, no start
  • Engine. We examine it externally - there should be no oil streaks. The oil should be clear, free of impurities, emulsions, and not black.
  • Coolant. We check the level (should be above L and below M), cleanliness (should be transparent, not cloudy), and look under the radiator cap - there should be no precipitation. If so, the engine is most likely overheating.
  • Fuses. The terminals must not be oxidized. If there is oxidation, most likely the ATV was submerged under water.
  • Transmission. We check the oil (it should also be transparent).
  • Pendant. We put the ATV on a flat surface, and try to press down in the center, first its front part, then the back. Both sides (right and left) must be pressed down and spring evenly.

Now jack up the front end and continue checking.

  • Transmission. We turn on the four-wheel drive and manually turn one of the wheels. The second should rotate in the opposite direction. Then we turn on the differential lock, and turn any wheel again. Now they should rotate in the same direction.
  • Pendant. We try to shake the wheel vertically and horizontally. There should be no backlash. If so, the bearings are probably worn out.

On the lift

If it is possible to inspect the ATV from below, we inspect everything that is visible: bottom protection, frame, suspension. Should alert:

  • traces of welding;
  • differences in paint color;
  • curves, cracks, rust;
  • different bolts;
  • oil drips.

Test drive

Once the ATV has been inspected from all sides, it's time to check how it works.

What we are doing:

  1. We look to see if the manual starter handle is in place.
  2. Start the engine. It should start up stably (you can turn it off and start it a couple of times, including with a manual starter), for about 1-3 seconds. The sound should be clear (no rattle) and smooth, without noise reduction/increase.
  3. Pay attention to the exhaust. Gases should be invisible, the silencer should not ring. Burning smell, black, white or blue smoke from the exhaust pipe indicate an engine problem.
  4. We check the operation of all electrics. Headlights, dimensions, turn signals, electric winch, heating, sound signal, emergency gang - everything should turn on and off without problems.
  5. We sit behind the wheel (leave the gear in neutral) and gently press the gas trigger. The motor should respond commensurate with the pressing force, and without delay. We add gas to 2-3 thousand revolutions (or, if there is no tachometer, about a third of the trigger stroke). We listen again, including to the variator - if a howl has appeared.
  6. We try to drive, at first just in a straight line and on a flat, hard road, not holding the steering wheel too much. The ATV must go straight without deviating from the path. If the wheels lead to the right or to the left, it means that either the frame has led, or the wheel alignment angles are incorrect.

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