I'm going riding in a few, and I've never owned a 2 stroke before I got my blaster, I was wondering if its safe to run it in the rain, since it may rain later this evening, I dont want anything to happen to it.
Trouble with rain?
- Thread starter GrungeGod494
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So its not going to like...suck rain in like a fat guy at a buffet, and die a horrible water induced, blasty death?
i have had to ride in the pouring ass rain before and i rida alot in the winter all with no lid, no issues
sweet sweet. and I heard mud is bad for the blaster.....care to comment on that? Sorry if im being annoying, I just care about my blaster.
mud and water will be bad if you get it in your motor lol 
what u got for a filter? a foam is by far the best
what u got for a filter? a foam is by far the bestmud and water will be bad if you get it in your motor lol
yeah its foam. And i mean, if it like coats the engine, is that fine? And I doubt itll find its way into the engine, the only real was is through the intake, which has the lid, the seat, and me ontop of it.
eh, i mean if you get inches of mud on the cylinder i could see it hurting it by not letting the fins do thier cooling..
If it has a REALLY tight top end (very very fresh) you might want to watch out hitting the mud puddles too hard for splashing action.
You could cause a cold seizure if you get it real hot and then dose the engine with cold water. As long as your airbox is sealed on the bottom (no open pod filter) you should be ok about sucking in water like a fat guy at a buffet <---love your simile
Also, check your transmission vent hose before you go riding. It comes out of the top of the case on the right side of the quad above the clutch cover in front of the kickstarter. There should be a little piece of hose sticking off it going up towards the top of the quad somewhere. I ditched mine because I don't ride in standing water (and most have turned brittle and fell off already) and there isn't a HUGE risk of anything getting down in there unless you submerge the lower half of the case in gunk. Obviously if the vent goes under muddy water it's going to fill up the transmission with muddy water which isn't horrible but obviously not good for it.
You could cause a cold seizure if you get it real hot and then dose the engine with cold water. As long as your airbox is sealed on the bottom (no open pod filter) you should be ok about sucking in water like a fat guy at a buffet <---love your simile
Also, check your transmission vent hose before you go riding. It comes out of the top of the case on the right side of the quad above the clutch cover in front of the kickstarter. There should be a little piece of hose sticking off it going up towards the top of the quad somewhere. I ditched mine because I don't ride in standing water (and most have turned brittle and fell off already) and there isn't a HUGE risk of anything getting down in there unless you submerge the lower half of the case in gunk. Obviously if the vent goes under muddy water it's going to fill up the transmission with muddy water which isn't horrible but obviously not good for it.
I have a 6in 1/4OD hose with a small K&N on mine. lays right on the frame nicely. i'll have to get pic of it sometime.
Water is no problem as long as everythings sealed up right. We go ride the creek every weekend down here.
Rain+Blaster+Wet dirt (aka Mud) = Best sliding and donuts ever. Moisture in the air is good since it makes a denser air/gasoline mixture. Add heat to that and it's bad. Less power. Clean that machine once you're done and put some grease in them joints. Enjoy and repeat.
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