My RZR S thread.

I'm gonna use this thread to track everything that goes on with the S, good and bad. Anything I've added or took away.
So far.
Reflective stickers on the front and rear gone. they were barely stuck anyway.
All warning stickers gone.
Dome-light added.
Rearview mirrow added.
Adjusted the pre-load, went softer on the compression.
Zip-tied rear brake-lines to arms.
Set tire pressures to 10, they varied from 12.5 to 17.5 from the factory!!!
19 miles as of tonight.

Good Start Pate.....

I kinda like the marker light stickers though....

I thought about taking those stickers off too. I want to see how the new color looks with them before I do it.

Ok tonight applied Dielectric-grease to over 30 plugs. I was told, and have witnessed (Thrillseeker) RZR's spitting and sputtering in water. Should I have to do it??? No, but it's not a Yamaha...............So I went into this knowing that. :D

I did all my connection on my Yamaha
before i ever hit the woods.

King S will be done as well.......

But actually it go's so fast water dont have time
to get in the connections......

HEH-HEH..... DATS FUNNY STUFF ......

One other thing I noticed today, which did not make me happy. The shocks top-out with a "Clunk". Bottoming is almost non-existent, but a topping clunk is a sure sign of cheap-ness, no internal bump-stop.......... another strike..........

ridepate wrote:

One other thing I noticed today, which did not make me happy. The shocks top-out with a "Clunk". Bottoming is almost non-existent, but a topping clunk is a sure sign of cheap-ness, no internal bump-stop.......... another strike..........

I jumped mine and did not here that.
but i will listen for it now.....

Pate, would you also try to do a photo journal on the morphing of your machine ? Man i do forgive you for jumping to the dark side as well as the others and if i was just in it for recreational riding i would have an S as well, well maybe :D

But i knew you said something about looking at the ranger xp and was wondering what steered you from that machine.

ridepate wrote:

One other thing I noticed today, which did not make me happy. The shocks top-out with a "Clunk". Bottoming is almost non-existent, but a topping clunk is a sure sign of cheap-ness, no internal bump-stop.......... another strike..........

the shocks have more adjustments than you are aware of, the nut that the click screw is in does something too, the book doesnt tell you. Im doing the research now and will update.

Rhino Rob wrote:

Pate, would you also try to do a photo journal on the morphing of your machine ? Man i do forgive you for jumping to the dark side as well as the others and if i was just in it for recreational riding i would have an S as well, well maybe :D

But i knew you said something about looking at the ranger xp and was wondering what steered you from that machine.

Honestly Rob, if the dealer would have had an 10 XP800, I would not have ruled it out until a test-ride. He won't get any until November, and the last of the 09 S's would probably be gone by then. So i went ahead and got the S.

gunny go to www.pirate4x4.com and look 3/4 way down page and find the coilover bible part 1 and 2 it will tell you how shocks and springs work and how to set them up to ride all you want to know and easy to understand.

mason wrote:

gunny go to www.pirate4x4.com and look 3/4 way down page and find the coilover bible part 1 and 2 it will tell you how shocks and springs work and how to set them up to ride all you want to know and easy to understand.

thanks!

Todays Mod. Drilled two holes in the thing........... Safety First!!!!! And Gunny, don't touch those nuts at the top unless you want 600psi of nitrogen and oil in yer face!!!!!!!!!!!

5.49 mirror. Had one on the Rhino for over a year. Money well spent.

I like that mirror pate.......

ChrisC wrote:

I like that mirror pate.......

Wal-Mart, baby section....

I need a mirror on mine it sucks turning around all the time esp now with the snorkels there I also need to relocate my extingushier to an easier location

ridepate wrote:

ChrisC wrote:

I like that mirror pate.......

Wal-Mart, baby section....

thats what i am talking !

......and we're OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Rhino will live-on in spirit.............Made the upper brackets tonight.

That looks real good Jimbo.

Looks good pate.

is it not to wide?..

ChrisC wrote:

Looks good pate.

is it not to wide?..

No, I don't think so. It hits about the center of the tires. I could chop 2-inches off the ends. I'm just not paying 500.00 for a real bumper.
Most mount to the rad-support, you hit something, the rad. explodes............The Pure-Polaris one is a prime example. It's Pure junk........unless you get one of these....

You just like to take shit apart......