Saturday 4-5 - Brown Mountain, NC

we are riding Brown Mtn early if anyone is around.

What time are you leaving out Sat. morning? I've not been to Brown in a long time.

leaving my house at 6 - puts us on the trail at 8... probavbly going to be crowded want to get there early - pretty day and opening weekend for them...been closed since december.

Yah, Tellico opened back today. We are headed over this evening to see what all has changed over the winter. I might try to make it that way this weekend.

suppose to be nasty and dumping rain - but were stil riding...

my local spot - opening day - 3 miles in - broken steering box....

pulling in - 2 solid days of rain before....still looking gray - should've known...





pigeon toed







right side steering rack and box...







close up of steering box
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carnage :evil:







and the salt in the fresh wound - damage to front bumper from towing.....

Well that sucks salmon eggs. How did that happen, It looks like the steering box broke in half.

Clutch wrote:

....It looks like the steering box broke in half.

thats what happened... my theory - last ride a few weeks ago I bumped a tree ont eh front right and popped a tie rod off - put it back on and replaced later - must have had a hairline crack or some sort of flaw.... bcause yesterday - I was running maybe 20...small bump, small endo, wheels slightly turned - LARGE BOOM.

Looks like a good time to try the power steering unit.

How are the trails at Brown Mountain for SXS's? We had planned to ride dirt bikes there and never have.

OUCH!!! i agree with wingman time for a p.s. trial

The power steering would not have stopped that. The power steering is pre steering box. It powers the steering shaft not the box. You could put on a rock ram hydro steering setup like they have for jeeps but that could get pricey.

That SUX! How did you get it back? Seems like it would be hard to tow.

I'd blame it on the beadlocks. I'll take them Beadlocks off your hands for $400... (LOL) :joker:

Clutch wrote:

The power steering would not have stopped that. The power steering is pre steering box. It powers the steering shaft not the box. You could put on a rock ram hydro steering setup like they have for jeeps but that could get pricey.

not to prevent but since its broke make it nicer :D

right now i have to worry sbout the gncc race this saturday...nicer hell, i may have to race it the same i towed it....with a bunch of straps and a wobbly wheel!

oh, and the beadlocks are the only reason i even have a front right wheel....you should've seen the abuse that thing took on the tow!

2 options:


heavy duty - twice as much
http://yamaharhinooutfitters.com/rhino-steering-11/heavy-duty-yamaha-rhino-steering-rack-188.html

stock
http://www.sidebysidesports.com/yarhstas.html


any comments - oh and I have to order today to get this by wednesday to install for race this weekend.....

not to mention a new stock bumper..... and install all the shit I bought last week to protect it during the race (and the rest of its life- but race was a good excuse) (cv guards, frame gussets, grill guard, inner fender well guards...)

well - back to stock I go...had to make a decision in order to get everything done this week...

I've got a couple of bids on ebay too - may end up with some spare parts... I also found out a bit about who's making decent steering boxes for the rhino in case any of y'all are interested later....

hopefully will have her back to me by Wed or Thir to install protective gear for race saturday...then the goal is to finish without breaking!

This is what Im going to do some day. I will use the shaft from the exhaust cooling fan for the pump.

one helluva kit....



but in the mean time....

The steering racks have proven to be weak links in the Rhinos.

uh oh - what happened Yank???

oh, and you are preaching to the choir... if I didnt want to stay in the LITES class...

first thing I would do would be a unisteer hd steerring box with hd tie rod ends and spindles!!