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mikecancu812
10-27-2009, 09:44 AM
I'm storin a 450r for a friend. I was wonderin if I could stand the quad on the grab bar to save some room. Will it hydrolock the motor. I don't want to have to drain the oil to store it upright

Scro
10-27-2009, 10:54 AM
It will be fine. Just turn the gas off, and let it sit upright before cranking to allow the oil to settle where it needs to be.

snacob14
10-27-2009, 11:49 AM
be careful, I"ve had oil run out of my left side case into the airbox through the crank breather tube.

wckedclownz69
10-27-2009, 12:03 PM
X2 on the airbox...

arTuReX
10-28-2009, 02:32 PM
That's how i discover my petcock wasn't working properly!:(

ZX11
10-30-2009, 06:32 PM
I wound up with some corrosion in my front brake calipers after storing my 125 shifter kart against a wall on its rear bumper bar. The caliper bore wound up pitted and let the brake fluid pass the pistons when it was put back horizontal the next year. I am not sure if the ATV's can have the same issues when it is stored vertically but it might be something to watch for. The next time I stored the kart on the wall, I drained the brake system. The kart has single piston calipers on floating and slotted disks so it should be similar to ATV's. Or not,.. I am new to ATV's so this can be disregarded if I am way off base.