CK1999_400ex

ok... i have worked on several kows and have had to replace the 1 way gear (starter clutch) on a few ... what was it doing b4 you put the starter on ?

polaris makes a sportsman 500 that has a small dump bed on the rear that is handy for all tinds of things they also have fuen injection on alot of there quads now and that makes for easy operation in cold weather ..

look into motorcycle mechanics instute ... or you can buy or borrow some atv manuals and read up on them ... i like to read durring the real cold part of the year and when it pouring rain ...i have a small shop and do alot of work on quads and motorcycles ... i also buy non running quads and repair them for resale and part some out on ebay .. you can learn alot from doing thoes things

i know several racing teams and there mechanics ... they use rotella 15w40 in the racing quads ... the even pot the rotella in the sopnsers oil bottles and use it like they are useing the sponsers oil... it is safe for wet clutches and works great in all 4 stroke motors ... it might be a little heavy for really cold weather but it great and costs about 13 buks a gallon here in indiana

if you have at least 5gallons or close to it in your tank it should be ok for that long ... i have snowmobiles and they have tanks that hold 10 to 12 gallons ... they seem to be fine for close to 9 months with out any problems ... the more gas you have the longer it will last b4 going bad.. i have put stabil in the snowmobiles b4 and have not ... but i run them about 15 to 20 min. a month even in the summer to make shure the small amount of gas in the carbs dosent go bad ..

thats kool i have seen thoes ay walmart but dident even think of useing it for that ... will get several and put in my shop for the guys i ride with and to sell ...

i keep an empty coke bottle to get water to put in the radiator if i ever have a over heating problem ... along with most of the other items mentioned ...

check the connection on the wireing .... also make sjure you dont have the battery wire crossed ...

used quad prices have gone up some ... but i think it because of people wanting to get as much for them as they can ... they price them higher so that they have a little room to negotiate ... there for it seems they are higher prices go up slightly near christmas and will fall after ... then go back up around tax time .. then fall in early summer the go back up when it really nice then fall again in the fall ... i buy and sell atv's alot and know the yo yo of prices ...

its worth about that much ... i part out quads and buy sell repair them all the time and could part it out on ebay and tripple my money at that price

there are several different racing venues to check out ... what kind of quads are you wanting to race ?

you may also want to check and make shure its not sucking ait between the carb and cylinder (motor)

i have a garage full of quads have different brands also ... the polaris sportsman is a good choice for what you have said you will be doing ... i have 1 and its fuel injected and thats really nice in the winter ...arctic cat also makes a nice 500 ...

i bought my first machine when i was 9 (honda 110 atc) mowed grass for 2 summers to save up for it .. been riding ever sence

there is a dealer for them in southern illinois and another in indianapolis ... you can check online 2 see what the names of the dealers are then contact them ... sorry i dont know the names ...

im not shure about that ? but i do know most have a starter clutch (one way gear )its what grabs and turns the motor over when the started engages

your parts should sell pretty well on ebay... i have parted out 2 of them on there ... you will have better luck and get better sales prices if you can wait till late feburary to sell them ... i sell about 10 quads (partout)on ebay every 2 months ...