I did a search on this forum and didn’t see this mentioned yet. I wanted to replace the plastic fasteners/screws on my Grizz’s side and fuel tank fairings or cowlings if you will. I went to my local NAPA and found what looks like compatible replacement’s. They tightened up real good with no slop. You can see the p/n’s on the package for the two sizes. They were like $4 and change for each package.
A little background on my Grizzly 700. I have 26×9 and 26×11 Interco Reptiles, itp ss212 rims and the lower ball joint doesn’t last!
–OEM had the threads strip and the castle nut/pin disconnected. R wh.eel popped off, L wheel partly holding
–Quad Boss had the ball joint stud blow from the cap at 60 miles, one trail ride, no mud. This is the kawi bearing, supposedly OEM kawi replacement. Both sides were shot.
–Boss Bearing (most recent) now has 3/16" play, up and down from the ball joint stud inside the ball joint cap at 400 miles! No mud again, only trail riding. Only R ball joint at this time.
What ball joint will last? Changing it twice in 6 months is pathetic.
Thanks for the help,
Greg
A little background on my Grizzly 700. I have 26×9 and 26×11 Interco Reptiles, itp ss212 rims and the lower ball joint doesn’t last!
–OEM had the threads strip and the castle nut/pin disconnected. R wh.eel popped off, L wheel partly holding
–Quad Boss had the ball joint stud blow from the cap at 60 miles, one trail ride, no mud. This is the kawi bearing, supposedly OEM kawi replacement. Both sides were shot.
–Boss Bearing (most recent) now has 3/16" play, up and down from the ball joint stud inside the ball joint cap at 400 miles! No mud again, only trail riding. Only R ball joint at this time.
What ball joint will last? Changing it twice in 6 months is pathetic.
Thanks for the help,
Greg
Finally Ricochet had a sale going on so I went for it, got the full set in raw aluminum. I figured it would accent some of the silver and grey on the bike.
Got all my tools ready the night before after going over the instructions. The skids came with all new hardware, which was a lot of it. Very beefy and quality hardware.
My friend helped me stand the bike up and thats when I noticed the bottom took more of a beating than I thought it had. Plastic was broken and torn in a few spots and even got the frame.
Removing the original skids was 1-2-3. They are so thin and really don’t provide much protection at all. When you compare to the ricochet, you can tell what you are installing is truly like an armor.
I followed the instructions and got the "hang" of it as I went along. Same process for each plate. Most of the hardware consisted of the same t40 torx so it went together fairly easily. A few tight spots got me and I dropped hardware a few times. Those few that dropped I couldn’t even find until I put the bike back down and finished those at the end. Only one I couldn’t figure out was the rear receiver hitch plate. Maybe its not made for this version of the grizzly? I will have look into it.
Total time was close to 2.5 hours. This was my first time and I did it alone and took some photos.
Overall Im really happy I went this route and only regret not doing it sooner after seeing some of the damage after 300 miles. I feel confident now knowing Im well protected and ready for anything.
Had the arm plates in the wrong location on this photo
Finally Ricochet had a sale going on so I went for it, got the full set in raw aluminum. I figured it would accent some of the silver and grey on the bike.
Got all my tools ready the night before after going over the instructions. The skids came with all new hardware, which was a lot of it. Very beefy and quality hardware.
My friend helped me stand the bike up and thats when I noticed the bottom took more of a beating than I thought it had. Plastic was broken and torn in a few spots and even got the frame.
Removing the original skids was 1-2-3. They are so thin and really don’t provide much protection at all. When you compare to the ricochet, you can tell what you are installing is truly like an armor.
I followed the instructions and got the "hang" of it as I went along. Same process for each plate. Most of the hardware consisted of the same t40 torx so it went together fairly easily. A few tight spots got me and I dropped hardware a few times. Those few that dropped I couldn’t even find until I put the bike back down and finished those at the end. Only one I couldn’t figure out was the rear receiver hitch plate. Maybe its not made for this version of the grizzly? I will have look into it.
Total time was close to 2.5 hours. This was my first time and I did it alone and took some photos.
Overall Im really happy I went this route and only regret not doing it sooner after seeing some of the damage after 300 miles. I feel confident now knowing Im well protected and ready for anything.
Had the arm plates in the wrong location on this photo
