Can't decide myself and being new to heavy quading what do you all think? Riding mostly mud now, not alot of rocks, are you better to slide on skid plates and maybe have them bog you down or go mostly without Can see good points for both.
Skids or not mud riding?????????????
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whoDEANie
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I'd at least make sure your frame is protected. Personally, I like the full skids including a-arm guards and they get lots of action. In fact, I have to replace the front bash plate every year or two. ...you never know what's underneath the mud.
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THANKS, was my original thought.............. have seen then come out completely packed and wondered if I would be better without. Have the 2/3 plastic skid that came with the renegade and rear diff protectors. Just wondering if I should go full aluminum bottom, a-arms, what?
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Can Am Gen 1 frame NEEDS SKIDS. I don't like the footwell protectors as they hold mud, but you need good skids down the length of the spar for sure. I had the full deal on my Outlander, frame, front a-arms, rear inner and outer Cv protectors, but no footwell skids....zero frame problems. On my new one I just did the full frame skid and inner rear CV protectors...the rest I just left the BRP plastic on there...so far so good.
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No.
Also, you can't compare to a Grizz or any other bike. The Can Am has a spar frame. It is strong, but if it gets a dent...weak spot. Gotta protect it.
leonard
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skidds are the way to go on all bikes imho .. momentum is king skids help you keep that going. and without worrying about destroying your machine.
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northern bear
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Get the skids. If u got the plastic stock ones, upgrade to aluminum. Had a stick go through my plastic ones on the grizz. Got lucky though and didn't do any damage. Just sucks when you have to spend a good half hour trying to pry you machine off of a root stuck far into the ground. And with the Can-Ams I would definitely get the piece to protect ggd rear axles. Heard of people who have backed into stuff and busted an axle. As far A-Arm protectors, I've gotten away with not running them. The plastic ones got tore off long ago, and I've never replaced them. Still got original axles and boots. My ride is pushing 6 years old now and it's been tortured all it's life
Also, if you're going to replace the plastic skids with aluminum, sooner is definitely better than later.
I rode my machine with the plastic skids for 6 years (just to cheap to upgrade). This year, I bought full aluminum skids and stick guards, and every mounting point was bent or broken off. Straightening everything and installing the aluminum ones was a pain in the azz. Having aluminum ones on there from the start, these pieces likely wouldn't have been bent at all.
I rode my machine with the plastic skids for 6 years (just to cheap to upgrade). This year, I bought full aluminum skids and stick guards, and every mounting point was bent or broken off. Straightening everything and installing the aluminum ones was a pain in the azz. Having aluminum ones on there from the start, these pieces likely wouldn't have been bent at all.
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Can -am gen 1 need full skid protection including the footwell protectors I have seen the aluminum support bars under the footwell catch a stump or tree in the mud and tear the main lower frame spar were the mounts are
better to drill extra holes to allow the mud to drain out and be able to glide over trees and rocks and not worry about catching the foot well support
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