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Any custom or 3rd party replacement rear storage solutions yet?

I finally got the chance to see a 2016 Grizzly up close and agree that the plastic storage bin by the tail light has a joke for a locking door. Has anybody either fabricated their own or know of a 3rd party vendor who’s making a replacement option? If not, I think any good fabricator has a chance at making some good side $$ by coming up with a simple replacement storage bin that fits in the same area as the stock box. A thin aluminum or carbon fiber molded box would be sweet!

I get that’s it’s basically storage for a tow strap, but I want some security knowing if I put a strap in there and go for a ride, I won’t have to backtrack my entire route later looking for the strap that fell out.

2004 Sportsman 500 front hub question

Even though I’ve posted a couple of previous questions, I’m still a newbie.
My wife’s early 2004 (new to her last summer) is not engaging the left front hub lately. I drained the fluid from both, pulled the caps and cleaned the inside as instructed. Fluid was really dark. I could only get about 1oz in each side before it began running out the fill hole when rotated to about 3:30. Shouldn’t they take 4 or 5 oz each? Any ideas?

Oh yeah, the 4×4 icon on the console does not show up any longer either.

Also, every time I try to search a topic my results come back with nothing found comment. What might I be doing wrong?

Kenda Bearclaw HTR size?

I have a 2016 Sportsman 570 and want to put a set of Bearclaw HTRs on with new wheels. I really like the 14" wheels but the HTRs do not come in 27" to fit 14s. I think I’d have issues with the small sidewall of the 26". Any idea if there would be rubbing with 28" tires and 14" rims?

Another skid thread

I am at a point that I’m looking at skids for the ’14. I’m pretty set on the ricochet, but I don’t know if I should get them with the UHMW overlay. I don’t ride a lot of rocky locations now, but that’s not saying that there wouldn’t be rocky terrain rides in the future. What do you guy’s think about this set up? How heavy is the set with the overlay?

2004 Sportsman 500 front hub capacity?

Even though I’ve posted a couple of previous questions, I’m still a newbie.
My wife’s early 2004 (new to her last summer) is not engaging the left front hub lately. I drained the fluid from both, pulled the caps and cleaned the inside as instructed. Fluid was really dark. I could only get about 1oz in each side before it began running out the fill hole when rotated to about 3:30. Shouldn’t they take 4 or 5 oz each? Any ideas?

Also, every time I try to search a topic my results come back with nothing found comment. What might I be doing wrong?