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Tire Questions

Well my wife caught a rock edge yesterday and ruined a back tire, so now looking at replacing tires and have a couple questions. First, what tire do you guys recommend for general trail riding with lots of rocky areas ?, puncture and side wall protection being very important, we do some snow riding, very little mud, lots of forest and high desert, and lots of rocks on some trails. Second, what is the purpose of having wider tires on the back of the quad ?, is it necessary ?, thanks in advance for your opinions.
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Tire Questions

Well my wife caught a rock edge yesterday and ruined a back tire, so now looking at replacing tires and have a couple questions. First, what tire do you guys recommend for general trail riding with lots of rocky areas ?, puncture and side wall protection being very important, we do some snow riding, very little mud, lots of forest and high desert, and lots of rocks on some trails. Second, what is the purpose of having wider tires on the back of the quad ?, is it necessary ?, thanks in advance for your opinions.
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new member

Hey fellow ATV riders, I'm new to the site just registered and ready to get rolling, just purchased a 2018 polaris sportsman 450 H.O (BLUE) Love this thang went out last week for my first ride and it was over I'm hooked.....i have a few buddies who have been riding for a few years and they convinced me to join the club and its been great so far, my hobbies are fishing hunting and anything that has to do with the outdoors.......i really enjoy reading the forums and everything about the site......will post pic soon as i figure out how to upload them.
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2007 fuel gauge problem

I am just new to the site and to the ATV world itself so don't know much about it!

Just pickup a 2007 800 X2 fuel gauge didn't show up on display at all reached in tank with wire could get it to flash once in awhile.
Decided to remove the fuel pump and sending unit from the tank and clean the contacts, now the gauge shows on the display great but it just shows full when the tank is not full.
I have reached in the tank with a wire and moved it again thinking it might be caught on something but still reads full any ideas. I guess I will have to just buy a new sending unit unless some one has any good ideas.
I know everyone says just fill it up each time out but I am OCD I have to have every perfect and working if possible!
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Riding dirty

I knew going in that the renegade’s lack of fender coverage would leave me dirty in wet/muddy trail conditions.

Couple hundred miles later I decided to do something about it. The BRP fender flares for the Renegade didn’t do it for me. Have seen them in person on a few Renegades and can’t say I like them.

The XMR fender flares on the other hand are a bit nicer in my opinion. Spent some time reviewing parts breakdown between the XXC and XMR and it seemed like a straight forward swap of components.

Decided to go give it a shot. It’s definitely not the cost effective option but I’m happy with the way it turned out. Was a very easy swap and only required drilling a couple holes for the flares. Everything else just screwed right into existing holes.

First ride out last weekend and I must say it’s a huge improvement. The Rene still gets sloppy but I remained relatively clean in comparison to before.

I also like the metal floorboard upgrade and more aggressive foot pegs. Also got more wheel clearance should I ever want to go larger tire package.

I was going to instal the BRP skids for the renegade footwell area. I performed some initial inspection and I don’t think they will fit. I’ll have to look it over again but it doesn’t seam to be compatible with the XMR setup. The catalog doesn’t mention excluding the XMR like it does on other accessories.