I realize your question is about Ricochet, but I'll throw Iron Baltic HDPE skid plates into the conversation. I installed them a couple months ago onto my 570L Max and I couldn't be more impressed. Install was easy and product coverage is great - except for no rear axle coverage for the L models. Do some research on them.

 

i got the aluminum ones from ebay, putting it on sucked basically the instructions were useless but it had a arm guards and kickouts at the back to protect the cvs

should put your machine down in your sig or say what it is. think previous to 16 g2 where the same as long as it was a max or std if its that. they say 17 up is different

 

I have used both aluminum & HDPE " plastic" Iron Baltic is a very good product customer service is the best. With HDPE you slide right over rocks no getting hung up, Aluminum will work fine if your going over tumble weeds ect. Do your home work aluminum sticks to everything its like super glue. Ricochet has some very low ethics for there web department guys they will tell you every lie in the world how there product is the best & if they loose the argument they will have a sale to entice you to buy. Very low ethics I cannot state that enough.

 

WOW , glad i asked, Ill definitly look at all options then, I understand that some sale 1/8th inch thickness. should i steer away from that also ?

 

I have ricochet, they don't stick like everyone says.
They are well made, directions are clear and install is easy.

Don't know about their ethics, i ordered through a friend.



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I have ricochet, they don't stick like everyone says.
They are well made, directions are clear and install is easy.

Don't know about their ethics, i ordered through a friend.



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Not everybody rides the same they stick if you go over rocks that stick up some of us ride very aggressively, as far as fit if I were going to use aluminum I would go with BRP skids bolts recessed much better fit & finish. I don't care what skids anybody buys just giving my 40 years of riding experience Like I said if going over tumble weeds ect. they work great but if going slow over rocks at extreme angles you will get hung up period HDPE UHMW plates slide right over. Its a matter of choice :smilietwocents:

 

i put them on my 360 and my father inlaws, they were way better fit and that than the ebay ones, they were just expensive. some times you get what you pay for though. the ebay ones were like 250 ish i think. i dont know where the sticking thing comes from i drive mine in the ice and snow all the time. probably from someone trying to sell plastic ones

 

think the ricochet were around 400

 

i have ricochet skids and they are great..i just have stock guards on the a-arms but they do the job,other than that full skids on the rest. i have seen aftermarket a-arm guards actually collect more mud and rocks,sticks and rip a boot. they don't get rid of the mud so good and trap it,that's why i don't have them.
plus it will save you some cash,got mine at rocky mountain atv for about 325 i think.
doesn't matter what you get just get some to protect your investment!!
as far as fit and finish?? lol.....once they are on you'll never see them again,i have no idea what mine look like now and don't really care!!
ricochets are very easy to install also.

 

I haven't bought a set for the outlander yet, but iron baltic has been awesome to me in the past. Even when they didn't have to be. There work was top notch too.

 

I bought a complete 8 piece set from Richochet, they fit well, look great, and do the job they were intended to do,... protect my larger investment. Logic would dictate that plastic should slide over rocks easier, but in some situations I would imagine you do not want to slide quickly over a huge rock your ride is basically balanced on, throwing you forwards or sideways into something else that you may quickly slide over again. But definitely for each rider and each riders style and place of riding different skid plates would be better. The plastic ones probably do not do well in below freezing temps for extended amount of time I would guess too. Here is mine, got them on sale 20% off, and easy install...

 

After reading all the posts I'm Leaning to the 10 mm (a lil more than 3/8 inch)Black Plastic from Iron Baltic, Ricochet will be my 2nd choice. I'm 54 and not into the mud fest type riding. While sometimes we cross significant mud and river and big rocks(corkscrew Pass in Colorado, and Hidden Fall ATV park here in Texas) Iron Baltic plastic will never see freeing conditions like up North where i live. Central Texas

 

1 more ?

Im finding a lot of places say they carry the 570 skid plates, would that be different from a 570L skid plate?

 

I put the canam HMWPE ones on my 1k XTP & am happy with them (didn't buy the a arm or trailing arm ones). Can Am ATV HMWPE Underbelly plates - SKID PLATES

Pics of them installed here http://www.can-amforum.com/forums/can-am-outlander/87050-2017-xtp-rear-trailing-arms-skid-plate.html

 

So I went to the point of ordering my Skid Plate and talked to my Can Am dealer and he said the frame on the 2016 570 L is different than the 2016 570 and Can AM doesnt have CVC/Driveshaft protector for the Outlander L. So i called Can AM customer service to see if they had any news of when they would be producing one, I was told that only the Dealership can talk to tech and parts department that its a dedicated number for the dealer only.
REALLY !! Ive also found that on the hmwpe skid plate can not be sold seperately (center skid, rear and front)
2016 Outlander L 570 with no trailing arm or cvc protection is a sure way to ruin your 4 wheeler.
So do you guys that own the 2016 570 L have this problem and will the Iron Baltic/Ricochet style skid plates work on the 2016 570 L drive shaft and cvc joints ?

 

Ive also found that on the hmwpe skid plate can not be sold seperately (center skid, rear and front) 2016 Outlander L 570

I ordered those 3 & the ones for under the foot wells for mine.

 

i have a set of ricochet and had the same problem getting right ones
i ended up calling ricochet and they were great to work with, ordered them over the phone.
mention this site and get 10 percent off!!

 

Thanx Skeeter. Will do. By the way does your 570 have the trailing arm setup on the back

 

yes...they all do except for the older ones. skids will cover inner cv joint but not outer joint in the rear...i just have the stock ones

 

there are many gaps underneath in the frame where important things can get damaged,that's where there needed most.
take a peek..you will see

 

What do you think(Skeeter) about outer cvc chances of getting damaged, Some trails have sharp rock and deep ruts.

 

yep..and i hit them all. there is no way to be 100 percent sure your not gonna get a ripped boot. only thing you can do is get skids.
i ripped an inner boot on first ride but none after i got skids.

 

I should have said the rear outer boots and cvc. On my 570L im getting skids for everything else. They dont make any for the outer rear due to the Trailing arms.

 

i think your right on that.
im not gonna worry about those, for now just the stockers.

 

This is after 1 summer. I wish I could weld aluminium I'd tack a strip in there.... guess I'll need a new bash plate

 

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This is after 1 summer. I wish I could weld aluminium I'd tack a strip in there.... guess I'll need a new bash plate

Damn that looks rough, I have them on my 06 and the front bash plate has a second strip welded to it like you mention. I'm surprised to see the new ones don't have this. I think I'm going to go with the IB for the new quad

 

Mines pretty fubar, had to straighten it.
But! They do their job, can only imagine the damage without.


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you try tightening up your front, mine was in the middle and i hit real bad a couple times put a couple clicks tighter and its alot better now