Anyone else breaking panels ?

[SidewaysInto3rd]

Having a "cold spell" here .. and by "cold" i mean maybe -10 C at the most, so not really that cold

went out for a gentle ride because I'm too afraid to ride it hard until the belt issues are sorted out.. didn't hit anything, didn't roll the sled, didn't jump it, didn't do anything exciting

unload the thing in my garage and the next day I notice my left panel is all broken on the top...

tape it up and go for a ride and just leaning my knee into it and it just cracks more

is it just me or are the new panels using crappy plastics ?

never broke a panel in the last 7 years i've been riding skidoos (also never blew belt either lol)

 

[teamdirt]

Broken a few front end plastics in the cold hitting alder branches and small trees on the XM's over the years. If i can recall it was about -20ish

 

[Lem Lamb]

Add duck-tape in heated shop when pannel is dry.

Good too go anywhere with that fix.

 

[Shredder]

Add duck-tape in heated shop when pannel is dry.

Good too go anywhere with that fix.

Use colored duct tape and call it a wrap.

 

[jhurkot]

No clue why but the clutch side panel has been breaking a lot more than the exhaust side.

 

[raceu4it]

No clue why but the clutch side panel has been breaking a lot more than the exhaust side.

Maybe it's from too many clutch side donuts!

 

[Powpowpow]

my clutch side is broke. Chocked it up to the centrifugal force of fancy new clutch and powerful engine to coincide with the gravitational forces and tree magnet dealer forgot to remove off sled which caused tree on panel friction to blow panel apart

 

[Ray509]

They all break on that upper crease it seems ,