i have an '01 raptor. still learning to ride it, are you guys telling me that if i do a wheelie and hit the grab bar it won't fly out from under me or on top of me? any feedback would be great. thanks

 

if you are not going too fast all it does is scrape on the back bumper, and if it does that, just hit the back brake and the machine usually goes back to all fours. if not you come to a stop. you will be fine

 

I flipped the rear (stock) grab bar on mine, the pipe doesn't hit the ground this way. I don't know about the stock one anymore, I put the WB slip-on on before I flipped the bar over. I put my quad on it's tail all the time to clean it, I have about 3 inches or more clearance now.

 

ProXPredator,
Thanks for the info, I still have the stock pipe on yet. I will flip over the rear grab bar and see if the pipe clears. I like the idea of being able to clean the Pred standing on its tail. I have heard that fuel can leak out of the fuel tank and discolor the seat when in this position. Have you had this experience, or do you only do it with a relatively low tank of gas?

 

Yes, if your tank is full, it could leak out onto the seat. It happened to me, but it didn't 'discolor' it, it actually ate at the foam inside the seat, and looks like an indented blood vein. I don't add fuel to it until I'm about to go riding, that way after my ride there's only around a half tank in it, and I still remove the seat before putting it on it's tail. It didn't happen to me while I was cleaning, it happened while I was putting the skids on the bottom. Someone told me that the breather hose doesn't tighten on the cap very well. I'm not sure what was the cause of it or where the leak came from. Good luck, oh ya, new pics on my link.