Akunin

I tend to avoid the mud where I ride. If you miss any the next day you have to take a chisel to get it off 

Hmm, just saw that Ricochet offers UHMW plastic for the bottom of their skids. Ha! I knew I wasn't nuts. Very cool. I just might look at something a bit thinner though, maybe 1/8" should do it 

I think their great and solid and I've had them on 3 of my quads but the wife has that 700# can am so that's the biggest reason I want to make the skid plate slide better. They are solid but if anyone has ever parked on a rock before the aluminum just doesn't slide as well

1 hour ago, SlammedRanger said:

I would think maybe for a full size truck where the aluminum could dent or snag alot easier maybe it would almost act like a padding that would help. But for atvs where the aluminum is very thick and the quad doesnt weigh really enough to put a hole in it. I dont see the need. But i guess for someone who blasts through a rocky area wide open and can put holes in there aluminum skids maybe? We dont have any areas that rocky around here. And i always slow down alittle through the small rocky areas we do encounter.

My issue is I dont blast through! I've been hung up in the past due to going to slow and the aluminum tends to grab vs just slide over with a plastic/poly plate. The Ricochet are pretty thick at 3/16" and uses 5052 h32 aluminum. So for my application was just thinking of adding a thin layer of something on top (bottom facing) of the metal to just aid in slippage without losing a lot of clearance and adding a lot of weight. One reason I asked about line-x, I've heard it can be applied relatively thin. Does anyone have any experience with them? I wouldn't dare try that DIY stuff, looks like a complete waste of time and money. Might try to find a thin sheet of UHMW

Yeah I thought the same until I'd seen the line-x on a skid plate of a ford raptor. No where near as tacky as rhino lining, that stuff is very soft. I've seen poly sheets when I go out rock crawling (bolted on top of aluminum) but its to thick for anything I want to do. The raptor owner loves it and it's not very thick either. 

An odd question. Has anyone coated any aluminum slid plates with Line-x? Not looking to "strengthen" them, just to make the aluminum less sticky when it comes to sliding over rocks. Sure the cost is up there and I've seen others add plastic to the skids but since line-x is harder than rhino I figured it would be worth a shot.

Sold!

26 minutes ago, Fishfiles said:

Redbone !!! ------ I heard all of those songs  except that version of  Black Betty , for years I listen to that song and never knew what Black Betty was ----- Gerardo  = Rico Sauve 

That Black Betty I prefer over the Ram Jam version, guess that song has really deep roots

Wow, Crazy timing. My work frequently takes me past Wounded Knee.. and I literally just stopped 5 miles from there when I saw your Redbone post. Of course for anyone reading this that doesn't know, Redbone had a song titled "We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee". 

Yeah! Mongolian Metal!

They have several of their song with English singers "adding to it" but I prefer the originals

Yeah FF, the message is sweet to. Great stuff, I got the album as soon as it was available 

Adding what's included

Frame

Mounting plate

Plow 

8 hours ago, Mac102004 said:

The Can-am guys certainly do like those Apline plows from what I've been hearing, Good luck with your sale.

Over the years we have had several and none did as good a job or were easier to use than this one. If we hadn't moved I would even think of selling it. 

I've run Uni filters for years and plan on using only their filters for years to come. I've witnessed people buying the filters and installing them and then hearing them complain about how worthless they are. An example. A friend of mine told me "I cant get it to sit properly, just flops around". Upon taking his air cover off I find the replacement filter.. but no frame (this model filter can be bought with a frame or sold as a replacement if you already have one with a frame) and he didn't oil it either. We ran the same model of bike (XRR) and they are notorious for bad fitting air filters so I'll give him that. But when someone just throws it in without first understanding the product.. well that's when bad things happen, for the person and the rep of the company. He's definitely one of those when buying something doesn't read the instructions. Long story short he got his bike running and it appears we caught the improper install early enough that no visible harm came to his engine. Great products! If you understand what's going on and properly oiling them is key.  Too much oil and it gets sucked in.. not enough dirt passes through. Personally I have 2 or 3 of the filters so I can change, clean and an extra in case one wears out replace. 

Located in Hill City South Dakota (near Rapid City)

Used a season and a half and we moved and no longer have a need for it.

Frame and plow, needs a new blade (edge)

$600 cash
We are firm on price
PM me with your email address and I can send pictures

1 hour ago, Freedomflyer said:

        We went to Nemo about 7 or 8 years ago for a family reunion, we weren't riding at the time so didn't pay any attention to the trails, saw a lot of different machines running around there but they seemed to be of the wider variety. My in-laws live in Rapid, may just have to bring ours down one of these times.  I'm assuming  I would need to purchase a trail permit, any idea what that runs? can you buy it for a few days? or is it better to just purchase for the Year?  We are fortunate, when we get a license plate for ours we can purchase a separate off road sticker that is permanent so it's just a one time fee for plate and off road sticker.

       Is an 800 Polaris that much bigger? I thought most ATV's were under 50" by a couple of inches, my Can Am's with stock tires are 46". Interesting. Well if you load up and head this way I'll take ya out LOL.

7 days is $20 or a year $25.. 

62" in SD

"The South Dakota portion of the Black Hills National Forest boasts one of the largest motorized trail systems in a National Forest that is open to vehicles 62 inches or less in width. It currently consists of more than 3,600 miles of open roads—over 680 miles are designated trails for Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)—and has 21 designated motorized trailheads."

50" in WY

"Please note that the State of Wyoming requires a separate permit when operating an OHV in Wyoming. There is no reciprocity for out-of-state registrations. The Wyoming portion of the Black Hills National Forest is subject to different regulations. The motorized trails in the Wyoming portion of the Black Hills National Forest are open to vehicles 50 inches or less in width."

Here's some info from the horses mouth. I highly recommend the Avenza map! 

https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/store/permits-passes/2020-black-hills-national-forest-motorized-trail-permit-annual-pass

4 hours ago, toodeep said:

Just pick me up on the way by shade.. We still have roads up here but this time of year they sometimes disappear.  

 

I had to ride a 660 raptor on the Centennial trail by Nemo (some rocky uphill sections) and I would have preferred the IRS on that 700x. The guy that brought it couldn't ride it worth a .... so we traded machines for the rest if the day.  I need to get back out to the hills for some riding. Last time I was on that section it was still 50in and we had to take the gate off to fit a 800 sportsman through it. 

My brother in law rides a raptor and the trails here sure slow those down. Lol, yeah I love the IRS on the XX. Sure wish they had marketed them better, an amazing machine.

1 hour ago, Freedomflyer said:

 

      Also see you're from the Black Hills, where exactly?  My in-laws live in Rapid, as they are aging we are trying to get down there more often so see them. We were down at Thanksgiving and ended up staying an extra day due to the snow they got.  Have thought about bringing the machines down but not really sure about the riding areas, I know there are a lot of road type areas, wondering if there are any 50" only trails? Be cool if we could link up sometime. FF

 

I currently live in Rapid City and been in the Hills better part of 30 years. Lots of riding options, and there are trails open year around as well! About the trails.. 50" only is pretty rare in the hills, well the South Dakota part anyway. Most are on the Wyoming side, 62" is the norm.

We are always looking to ride so anyone's welcome to join!