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Old 07-06-2009, 01:03 AM
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I have the Pro Armor rear skid too...

I bought it for 2 reasons... 1 was the rest of my stuff was going to be Pro Armor and I did not want to run into a mix-match issue where the plates meet... 2 was because I was not sure rather or not I would need to run an aftermarket rear link at the time I ordered.

It's thick, mounted up fine, and already has a chain slider and has wrap around the rear protection... all pluses...


However.....

The ground clearance is TERRIBLE.
The whole skid is lowered... I think to recess the bolts...
It drops down really low under the sprocket and disc.
But you could bend it without contact I guess.

The wrap-around protection in the back acts like a shovel when you high-center and have to pull it back. Good and bad there.

The skid is NOT full coverage like PRM. So it is not in the way of the link. But I don't need one. So I just have no protection for my link and the rest of my swing arm. Actually the part that is worrying me now is what this is going to be like when I'm doing log crossings... I'm afraid the front edge of the chain slider and skid are going to be log spikes and hang me up. Hope not.

This is a view of the top of the skid...
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