New Polaris Pro R

[Sand Shark]

This is clearly not a stock cage, look no dead tubes!

They do have to meet SCORE safety requirements for the Pro Unlimited class.  

 

[Sand Shark]

Wayne should be around mile 900 or so by now. 

 

[Lord of the Dunes]

Weird, I don't see any bolts boogered up in the welds either.   

They just globbed more welds over them.

 

[NIKAL]

.

 

[DTA]

.

 

[BentTrix]

As long as you don't have the sewn in style where the shoulder harness is connected to the lap belt, getting belts threw aftermarket seats is easy.  Still kinds of a pain to have to remove the seats to get to the belt cover.  I would like to see what Wayne Matlock did to make access quick and easy on his race car.   On the four seater getting to the belt will be easier if you can fold down the rear seats and be able to remove the fire wall. 

The upper belts can be mounted with a clip and an eye bolt. It will take 2 minutes to pull the seats even with 3 point harnesses, and the firewall has 1/4 turn pins. No tools needed up to that point. 

 

[BentTrix]

So I like how it turned out. It seems way beefier and stronger. I like the different driving modes for throttle, steering, and suspension. It looks like it will be a blast to drive in any conditions. My drawback still remains in the belt location. Yes stock seats and seat belt will be no issue but aftermarket seats with 4 or 5 point belts running through them will make it a lot more of a challenge. I guess the upside would be not having to fight the cover off and on with the shock in the way?!!

I've forgotten how to paste 2 posts together.

The upper belts can be mounted with a clip and an eye bolt. It will take 2 minutes to pull the seats even with 3 point harnesses, and the firewall has 1/4 turn pins. No tools needed up to that point

 

[Lord of the Dunes]

I've forgotten how to joint 2 posts together..... Sorry about that - I am Challenged!! 

The upper belts can be mounted with a clip and an eye bolt. It will take 2 minutes to pull the seats even with 3 point harnesses, and the firewall has 1/4 turn pins. No tools needed up to that point

Aren't the seats bolted down with 4 bolts each?

 

[Big_Daddy_Jp]

Aren't the seats bolted down with 4 bolts each?

If it’s like all the other rzr’s, the seat base slips into a mount and the rear of the seat base clips onto a center mount. There is a pull cord to release the rear latch to remove the seat.

 

[Big_Daddy_Jp]

That's not a good sign. 

Whats up with all the rub where the clevis goes around the axle?

View attachment 18971

View attachment 18972

It looks as if they never cycled the suspension correctly. Or if they did, they didn’t account for the amount the axle moves in the cv.

 

[Lord of the Dunes]

It looks as if they never cycled the suspension correctly. Or if they did, they didn’t account for the amount the axle moves in the cv.

Wouldn't that issue have been discovered within a couple of hours of testing it?

 

[Big_Daddy_Jp]

Wouldn't that issue have been discovered within a couple of hours of testing it?

You would think so! Not saying that’s what the issue is but from the pics it’s looks that way.

 

[NIKAL]

.

 

[DTA]

.

 

[NIKAL]

. 

 

[BentTrix]

If it’s like all the other rzr’s, the seat base slips into a mount and the rear of the seat base clips onto a center mount. There is a pull cord to release the rear latch to remove the seat.

The new design is a bar that runs across the back of the seat base that clips onto 2 hooks. It seems to be a stronger design than the pin design like the traditional RZR had. 

 

[DTA]

.

 

[Vikter]

Matlock said it was a bad batch of production shocks

 

[Lord of the Dunes]

Matlock said it was a bad batch of production shocks

So the prototype shocks were fine, but the production ones were a bad batch.

Got it.

 

[NIKAL]

.