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deltabravo wrote:
First upgrade complete
Rear bumper / cage / spare tire carrier
It's always interesting to me to see what YouTube things we should "also" watch, based on the content of the current video. Evidently your cage is a metaphor for the life that entrapped Ferris Bueler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nruo7YOHngdeltabravo wrote:
gemsworld wrote:
I'm thinking the 60" models are probably more stable and ride better. I would be using the UTV in mostly mountain desert trails.
Go 60"
The only reason to go 50" is for riding on trails that are width limited to ATVs.
I agree that a 60" is more stable, but here are a few reasons why I bought a 50" model. The main reason is that the 50" model is also shorter length and we needed that for it to fit in the car hauler trailer in front of our SUV. (see profile pic).
It also depends on your riding area. In north central WA we have a lot of forested areas and I have been on narrow roads/trails that a 60" model wouldn't fit(they weren't restricted to 50" only)just tight riding areas. This spring we came across a couple of washed out areas in a road and we were barely able to ride through the middle of the wash and continue on. A 60" model would not have fit down in the washout.
If we only rode in desert and sand areas, we would have a much larger and more powerful SXS...and a larger trailer which I didn't want to do:D- Sweet!
gemsworld wrote:
I'm thinking the 60" models are probably more stable and ride better. I would be using the UTV in mostly mountain desert trails.
Go 60"
The only reason to go 50" is for riding on trails that are width limited to ATVs.- I just put another 500 miles on mine in CO last month. Very happy with it - Honda Pioneer 1000 5 seater. Kind of a utility/fun hybrid if you will. A great family rig
- I have 60"+ wide 2wd small displacement mini buggies. They are extremely stable at speed or off-camber but do get hung up more on tight trails. There have been some 50" trails that I can not access which would be the primary reason I would choose one of the UTV trail models. If I lived in open terrain, I would seek as much width and horsepower as I could afford to comfortably do those 100 mile day rides. Where I ride most often, 20 miles can take most of the day and speed is not your friend.
Any of the rear engine UTV's are more stable than the ones where your seat sits on top of the motor. I felt better riding in the wider UTV's but they still rock to the side more than my low CG buggies, so all UTV's feel less stable to me. I'm sure the 50" models are easier to lay on their side, but like any other vehicle, much depends on the driver. - We have a the same thing going on in New England, 50" gates, honestly I feel some of the side by sides are getting out of control in sizing for a forest area.
gemsworld wrote:
I'm also entertaining the idea of getting a UTV and I have been doing some research on different brands and models. I'm undecided if I want to go with a 50" wide trail model or get a 60" wide model. I'm thinking the 60" models are probably more stable and ride better. I would be using the UTV in mostly mountain desert trails.
You might want to do a bit of research on destinations you are wanting to ride. There are plenty of places to go with an OHV wider than 50". I can tell you though, there are also places in UT and CO with 50" gates, excluding vehicles over 50" wide. Most larger trail systems I've personally experienced have a mixture of both so don't feel as though you would be extremely limited with an OHV wider than 50".
I ride an ATV and it is important to me to maintain that width to 50" or less because of some places I like to go. I do not have experience using a 50" Rzr versus a wider Rzr or other SxS for a stability comparison.
