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General RZR Discussion

Brake Rattle

Friend has a 2014 800 EPS trail that has a big time rattle coming from the rear. I have a 2015 900 50" trail that seems to be getting a similar rattle. On-line research found a couple youtube videos about rattling brake pads and a couple fixes. How many on here have these issues and which fix worked best?

General RZR Discussion

Yamaha’s new pure sport name

On April 9, 2015 Yamaha trademarked the name YXZ SS. While it doesn’t seem like much, we think it could be the name of the vehicle we’ve been waiting for. Let us explain why.

More: As we wrote about in February, we are expecting Yamaha to come out with a pure Sport Side-by-Side in the relatively near future. We’ve been hunting hard for information to back up our thoughts and a recent trademark filing by Yamaha has thrown a little more fuel on the fire.

On April 9, 2015 Yamaha trademarked the name YXZ SS. While it doesn’t seem like much, we think it could be the name of the vehicle we’ve been waiting for. Let us explain why.

Yamaha uses the YX designation for it Side-by-Sides. The new Wolverine R-Spec has YXE in its model name, while the Viking has YXM and the Viking VI has YXC. We are confident the YXZ is Side-by-Side and it will be a new model.

Now is the part where we have to take a leap of faith. While the YXZ could simply be a four-seat version of the Wolverine, we don’t think that’s the case. If you look at Yamaha’s ATV and motorcycle lineups, vehicles with a ‘Z’ tend to be race-oriented or at least very sporty. Consider the YFZ450R Sport ATV, the YZ450F and YZ250F dirt bikes, and the YZ-R1 and YZR6 super sport motorcycles. While we have less historical evidence, we are also inclined to believe that the SS at the end of YXZ SS hints at something sporty.

If you go back a few years, the venerable Yamaha Rhino 700 and 450 shared the same YX at the front of their model names. This could very well be a coincidence, but could the Rhino name be making a comeback?

After doing a little more digging on the trademark application, we found that Yamaha initially applied for a trademark of YXZ back in October of 2013 and were given a notice of allowance on May 27, 2014. That second date is important, because if Yamaha hasn’t provided a statement of use to the United States Patent and Trademark Office within three years (something showing the name has been used on a product for consumers), it will lose the trademark. That’s just over two years from now.

Our chase for information on a pure Sport Yamaha Side-by-Side actually began from something Yamaha wrote in its 2014 Business Results Report. It was here that Yamaha said one of its main initiatives is to increase market pressure “toward the long-awaited sports category.” We are hoping the wait will be over soon.

General RZR Discussion

Yamaha’s new pure sport name

On April 9, 2015 Yamaha trademarked the name YXZ SS. While it doesn’t seem like much, we think it could be the name of the vehicle we’ve been waiting for. Let us explain why.

More: As we wrote about in February, we are expecting Yamaha to come out with a pure Sport Side-by-Side in the relatively near future. We’ve been hunting hard for information to back up our thoughts and a recent trademark filing by Yamaha has thrown a little more fuel on the fire.

On April 9, 2015 Yamaha trademarked the name YXZ SS. While it doesn’t seem like much, we think it could be the name of the vehicle we’ve been waiting for. Let us explain why.

Yamaha uses the YX designation for it Side-by-Sides. The new Wolverine R-Spec has YXE in its model name, while the Viking has YXM and the Viking VI has YXC. We are confident the YXZ is Side-by-Side and it will be a new model.

Now is the part where we have to take a leap of faith. While the YXZ could simply be a four-seat version of the Wolverine, we don’t think that’s the case. If you look at Yamaha’s ATV and motorcycle lineups, vehicles with a ‘Z’ tend to be race-oriented or at least very sporty. Consider the YFZ450R Sport ATV, the YZ450F and YZ250F dirt bikes, and the YZ-R1 and YZR6 super sport motorcycles. While we have less historical evidence, we are also inclined to believe that the SS at the end of YXZ SS hints at something sporty.

If you go back a few years, the venerable Yamaha Rhino 700 and 450 shared the same YX at the front of their model names. This could very well be a coincidence, but could the Rhino name be making a comeback?

After doing a little more digging on the trademark application, we found that Yamaha initially applied for a trademark of YXZ back in October of 2013 and were given a notice of allowance on May 27, 2014. That second date is important, because if Yamaha hasn’t provided a statement of use to the United States Patent and Trademark Office within three years (something showing the name has been used on a product for consumers), it will lose the trademark. That’s just over two years from now.

Our chase for information on a pure Sport Yamaha Side-by-Side actually began from something Yamaha wrote in its 2014 Business Results Report. It was here that Yamaha said one of its main initiatives is to increase market pressure “toward the long-awaited sports category.” We are hoping the wait will be over soon.

General RZR Discussion

Mud Plugged Radiator Trail Fix?

Yesterday I sunk the front of my 900 Trail in a mud hole. I was riding alone so my only option was to winch it through the mud to the other side. The radiator got about half plugged with mud and the temperature ran a little higher than normal (215 ish) for the rest of the day.

Anyhow, has anyone else run into this situation? Does anyone have a trick to clean out a radiator out on the trail (or maybe at the trailhead?) I was thinking about maybe carrying a garden sprayer in the truck but don’t know how will that would work to clean out the fins.

Ideas?

General RZR Discussion

Mud Plugged Radiator Trail Fix?

Yesterday I sunk the front of my 900 Trail in a mud hole. I was riding alone so my only option was to winch it through the mud to the other side. The radiator got about half plugged with mud and the temperature ran a little higher than normal (215 ish) for the rest of the day.

Anyhow, has anyone else run into this situation? Does anyone have a trick to clean out a radiator out on the trail (or maybe at the trailhead?) I was thinking about maybe carrying a garden sprayer in the truck but don’t know how will that would work to clean out the fins.

Ideas?