I can ride most all day off and on with a full tank. It holds about 4 gallons and you don't have to do anything special to use the reserve other than flip it to reserve when the main runs out. I can ride quite a long time once I flip it to reserve. I changed my oil mix once and I wanted to run it dry before changing to a new mix and I couldn't believe how long it ran on reserve.
Don't run the lower octane if your quad has been modded to run on high octane or you might be sorry. If you saved 20 cents a gallon by running the cheaper gas you would only be saving 80 cents a tank full and ruining your quad to save 80 cents is crazy.

 

must be the gauge then,
do you have a gauge on you cap?
and what do you mean change the mix?
its oil injected,
do you mean changing the screwes on the carb?

 

The gas cap guage did not come with the quad...it was an aftermarket accessory. You may want to check and see if you have the right one first because I know that the one for the 400 is different than the one for my 500 because the tanks are shaped different and hold different quantity of gas. I bought my guage as an accessory and love it. It isn't dead on accurate but gives you a rough guage of what you have on the tank. Mine seems to stay on FULL for quite a long time and then goes down to EMPTY really fast...but once on empty I still have about an hour worth of hard riding. Also you can get between 8 to 10 miles out of your reserve tank. You don't have to do anything to fill it up....it is always full because it feeds off the main tank.

 

thanks,
as i said, tomarrow, i am going to try to get brake pads,
I am however, in the next week or so, going to buy a swingarm skid plate......
where are the best prices, and whats the best one.
i like the Moose, it has more coverage, drain holes, thich aluminum, and cost less ($89) is the cheepest i can find

 

Kukerdan, when I mentioned changing my oil mix I was referring to pre-mix. I pre-mix my gas & oil rather than use the oil injection. I just feel more confident that my engine is getting enough oil when I mix it myself. I was changing from a castor based oil to a non castor oil and I wanted to run the castor based mix completely out because the different oil types do not mix. Have fun on that new ride.

 

kukerdan,

I hate to say this, but Wiseco doesn't make a high compression piston for the Polaris two strokes, nor do they make .030 pistons either. The head might be milled to raise the compression ratio, and the piston is either a .020" or a .040". They make high compression pistons for four strokes, because you can't mill the head on them (four strokes) without changing the valve timing. Don't worry about the bore size, even if it is at .040", Wiseco makes pistons all the way up to .160" if you need to rebuild that many times.

Next, the tie rod ends should be replaced as soon as you can afford them. It's no biggie now, but I wouldn't let them go forever. Get the newer model Heim joint type rather than the old ball joint type. Look at your inner tie rod ends, these are Heim joints. The lower steering bushing is only $29.95 at HPD and unless you have an awesome set of tools, you might want to take it to your dealer to get it done.

The gas cap gauge is very inaccurate, but it gives you a rough (60 grit sandpaper rough) guestimate on how much gas you have in it. Start worrying then the needle stops bouncing. Then you'll have about a gallon left. Depending on if the carb is stock and how hard you're running it, it's good for about 20 miles.

Hope this helps..

 

if it doesnt have the high compression, what does it have?
it definitly feels faster then a stock scrambler

 

Dan,

It looks like you need to shorten up your signature now [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] . Just kidding. Enjoy your new quad.

-Josh

 

huh...... come on aol im josh

 

kukerdan,

It probably has a milled or shaved head. They do this by removing metal from the bottom of the cylinder head. How much they remove, I don't know. You'd probably have to ask Rick Ritter about that. These are pretty common mods that are usually done to increase performance by increasing compression. By removing metal from the bottom of the cylinder head, they are in fact making the dome smaller. By making the dome smaller, they increase compression. I wouldn't worry about it as long as you can spring for premium gas. Premium gas is needed to prevent predetonation of the fuel / air mix at higher compression ratios like a milled head makes.