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Is it to late for protection?

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    Is it to late for protection?

    You and your sick minds, it's not what you think

    I think it's time to protect the Rappy a little better? I've never had A-arm skids, never bought a real belly skid, and my PRM swinger skid has seen better days. I've had the PRM swinger skid on there since new in September of 05, can't complain about it being almost 5 years old?
    The bottom simply wore out, the aluminum used to be 1/4" thick.







    A-arms, well I do have some new ones a friend gave me off a YFZ450. I'm thinking it's time to replace those as well, at least the lowers?





    And the belly, I took the stock plastic one off to clean today but it's full of holes and scrapes. It's time!



    Looks like another trip to the dealer to order up a PRM swinger skid, PRM belly skid, and a set of PRM A-arm skids

    It needed a bath after today, plus a few weekends of ice riding grime as well


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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Daaamn, those A-arms look gronsled.

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by OreoGaborio View Post
    Daaamn, those A-arms look gronsled.
    Yeah, they are not pretty! Most of that happened in one ride probably 4 years ago? There was a mountain we used to climb up in Maine, the only way to get up sections was speed...and with the trail only being 4' wide, there wasn't much of a choice to avoid much..haha Fun struff though

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    I dont know how the yamaha stuff is but Ive had good luck with the moose skid plates on my bikes. The one on the yz has taken a beating from me.

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    That would have never happened on a honda.

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    you are just an asshole...

    not only do you post up about all your awesome toys, but you post up how you destroy them too....

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Mark that thing is totalled. Sell it to me.

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Wait, Mark owns something that's over 3 years old???

    SELL THAT THING!

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Holy crap I thought you were meticulous with everything. This shocks me!

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by DuncanMoto View Post
    You definitly have some great garage wall art there.
    There's several more like that

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    That would have never happened on a honda.

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    True, the motor wouldn't last long enuff

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    you are just an asshole...

    not only do you post up about all your awesome toys, but you post up how you destroy them too....

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by 07BladeRider View Post
    Wait, Mark owns something that's over 3 years old???

    SELL THAT THING!
    Something this awesome cannot be replaced, it will never be sold

    Quote Originally Posted by elissama View Post
    Holy crap I thought you were meticulous with everything. This shocks me!
    You hurt my feelings
    Hey, it just shows that I use it

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by R7 View Post
    Something this awesome cannot be replaced, it will never be sold



    You hurt my feelings
    Hey, it just shows that I use it
    So everything you 'use' gets that damaged? note taken.

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by elissama View Post
    So everything you 'use' gets that damaged? note taken.
    Oh yeah!

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by R7 View Post
    There's several more like that



    True, the motor wouldn't last long enuff



    Typical pissed off ducati owner

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by R7 View Post
    Something this awesome cannot be replaced, it will never be sold
    Didn't you also say that about the R7?

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    this looks like a nice opportunity for custom/diy guards...

    got a welder?

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    I'd NEVER ride around my parts without swingarm & A-arm skids! Besides yours, I've seen what happens. I too run the PRM's, but I don't have a belly skid yet. I will though, it's high on the list...

    I did what you said with the swingarm skid: bored out the mounting holes a coupla mm & went with beefier mounting bolts. Badda-BING...

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    No question I will reorder a PRM swingarm skid. The drilling of the holes to bigger bolts I read on Bluetrax.com back in 04 when I had my YFZ450, awesome trick and it makes them stay on.
    I may hold off on the A-arms for now as funds got a little tight, just meens I won't replace those A-arms yet

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Its funny cuz the more i look at the damage the more i think you were driving into every rock on the trail like the quad is invincible...

    were you drunk?

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by R1 View Post
    Its funny cuz the more i look at the damage the more i think you were driving into every rock on the trail like the quad is invincible...

    were you drunk?
    When you ride in rock gardens, it's hard to avoid them. I guess i could fart into them like a grandpa, but what fun would that be

    I can't deny nor confirm the second question

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    thats why i sold my sport quad. every ride i was pulling swinger skid off the sprocket. that was a beefy pro amour one to. i was also running a 22 inch tire that helped....a little.

    if i was to get another one the first thing i'd do is full skids and taller tires and gearing for new england trails.

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    Re: Is it to late for protection?

    Quote Originally Posted by R7 View Post
    When you ride in rock gardens, it's hard to avoid them. I guess i could fart into them like a grandpa, but what fun would that be

    I can't deny nor confirm the second question
    or you could get a good skid plate for the swingarm and just power over the rocks....

    but then the answer to the second question leads me to this

    i just pm'd you my address, you can drop the quad off anytime tomorrow...

    i think given its current shape, and the mental faculties of its owner, its time for it to have a new home.....

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