All posts by dstech

Adding a signature in Tap a talk

So it is always best to add a signature of your bike, just wanted to help others with tapatalk on we’re to go, this saves a lot of time letting others know what bike you have when asking a question.
You need to start on the screen that shows me at the bottom
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Then setting and set signature for any forum you want
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In the garage, 07 420fe 04 650fga 05 650fga

my 4×4 mulie buck

I,ve been watching this one all summer and I remember when he walked in the yard with this velvet horn hanging down and bleeding. the biggest part broke off again and 4 new legal points grew up. what ever broke the horn also broke his skull . u can see his cramium is not round and the cracks healed up .

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my 4×4 mulie buck

I,ve been watching this one all summer and I remember when he walked in the yard with this velvet horn hanging down and bleeding. the biggest part broke off again and 4 new legal points grew up. what ever broke the horn also broke his skull . u can see his cramium is not round and the cracks healed up .

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Brake change question

First off, sorry this is probably the wrong room for this question but I dint know where else to go. I have a 2012 grizzly 300. I tried to chang my rear pads today and for the life of me I could not get the cylinder to compress all the way flat. I tried C -clamps, screwdrivers, beating it with a hammer. No matter what I did I could not get it all the way down. After I put the old brakes back on and got the hell out of there I did some googling and saw where some brands to get it flat you have to remove the ebrake screw. Does this apply to my quad? I am no mechanic but consider myself fairly handy with a wrench so this was very frustrating. Thanks in advance

Foreman

All new to this forum, but a long time owner of ATV’s and could use some input. I currently own a 2014, Rancher with 4WD and very happy with the unit, but pressed by my local dealer to consider a Foreman. My rancher is used minimally and feel it more than serves my purpose, but was offered a trade difference of $2400 for a new 2016, so I am thinking of going forward. So, I am curious of thoughts on whether or not to “step up” or just sit on my cash….Again, I use my is used minimally and never put in mud etc., so is it worth it…

Foreman

All new to this forum, but a long time owner of ATV’s and could use some input. I currently own a 2014, Rancher with 4WD and very happy with the unit, but pressed by my local dealer to consider a Foreman. My rancher is used minimally and feel it more than serves my purpose, but was offered a trade difference of $2400 for a new 2016, so I am thinking of going forward. So, I am curious of thoughts on whether or not to “step up” or just sit on my cash….Again, I use my is used minimally and never put in mud etc., so is it worth it…

2017 Rubicon Aftermarket Bumpers

Just picked up a 2017 Rubicon, and I’ve been looking for a set of front/rear bumpers for it. Not much luck so far.

Strong Made appears to have a front winch bumper, but nothing for the rear. Bison has a front bumper, but every listing I’ve seen for the rear bumper states, in bold, "WILL NOT FIT ’15-’17 RUBICON IRS!" (aren’t all Rubicons for those years IRS?), and it seems like they’re not especially heavy-duty. Moose has a rear that may fit (no email response from them yet on that), but no front bumper. ATV-Guru seems to be well-regarded, but they don’t have anything for the Rubicon. Wild Boar seems to be popular too, but nothing Honda on their site. I don’t remember if Warn had one listed (I don’t think so), but the pictures I saw were somewhat…underwhelming.

So it seems like I’m stuck with either the Strong Made or Bison front, and the Honda OEM for the rear. Are there any alternatives out there I haven’t found yet? I do like that the SM allows the winch to be much more accessible (have a Terra 35 waiting to go on), but I don’t like the size, nor the design that puts the winch as the first thing to smash into something if the bumper is needed.

2017 Rubicon Aftermarket Bumpers

Just picked up a 2017 Rubicon, and I’ve been looking for a set of front/rear bumpers for it. Not much luck so far.

Strong Made appears to have a front winch bumper, but nothing for the rear. Bison has a front bumper, but every listing I’ve seen for the rear bumper states, in bold, "WILL NOT FIT ’15-’17 RUBICON IRS!" (aren’t all Rubicons for those years IRS?), and it seems like they’re not especially heavy-duty. Moose has a rear that may fit (no email response from them yet on that), but no front bumper. ATV-Guru seems to be well-regarded, but they don’t have anything for the Rubicon. Wild Boar seems to be popular too, but nothing Honda on their site. I don’t remember if Warn had one listed (I don’t think so), but the pictures I saw were somewhat…underwhelming.

So it seems like I’m stuck with either the Strong Made or Bison front, and the Honda OEM for the rear. Are there any alternatives out there I haven’t found yet? I do like that the SM allows the winch to be much more accessible (have a Terra 35 waiting to go on), but I don’t like the size, nor the design that puts the winch as the first thing to smash into something if the bumper is needed.

Virginia Checking In!

Hi Everyone,

Name is Tom and I just picked up a 2016 Outty XMR 1000 in Digital Camo.. This is in addition to my KTM dirtbike and the first quad I have owned. I mainly bought it because i have 4 children, and my wife, that I would like to start involving in outings and getting something that was 2-up ready was important. I took it on it’s first ride Sunday and had a good time.. definitely different from two wheeling, not bad, just different. Going from a dirtbike to a machine that’s 8 feet long and nearly 1000lbs is something to get used to and serves a different purpose.. I am really looking forward to learning a lot on the forum and sharing the ups and downs with everyone!