Aftermarket bumper from tricityperformance

[Not_the_wife]

Hey is anyone using that after market bumper from tricity performance? ... Would like to know if its worth the money, friend of mine says its worth it im not so sure.
If anyone has one let me know if it is, dont know what it is here is the link!!

 

[WCTHEMI]

Found a thread about them on Snowest forums. Hope the hot-link is okay, if not, remove with my apologies:

Dragon Front Bumper - SnowTalk

 

[Hillclimber]

it defently looks like it could hit anything even throw it down a hill and it would still be a live

 

[Not_the_wife]

it defently looks like it could hit anything even throw it down a hill and it would still be a live

yeah it does, also says it doesnt add weight, but it kinda looks like it might collect snow?????

 

[Hillclimber]

yea kinda but it does look kinda heavy and bulky just don't get it full of snow i just like the look of it

 

[Not_the_wife]

Im not sure, a friend of mine is ordering it so i will wait to see the outcome before i splurge

 

[Hillclimber]

yea for sure i would want to do the same good luck with ur choice

 

[fnDan]

did anyone get one of these yet? I'm curious about shipping costs and who they shipped with. I'm still having some trouble forking over $400 US plus shipping for something that I have to cut my sled up for.

 

[Rucky]

did anyone get one of these yet? I'm curious about shipping costs and who they shipped with. I'm still having some trouble forking over $400 US plus shipping for something that I have to cut my sled up for.

Seems stupid to me to have an aftermarket bumper, unless you're a logger or you have too much money to spend

 

[fnDan]

my stock bumper will not take any kind of lifting or pulling force. My friends usually grab the bumper right away and start pulling, even after I tell them it will break. The dealer at the sled show told us the 08's are the same and the bumper shouldn't be used to get unstuck or even move the sled around. It's just screwed into a bit of plastic on the bulkhead. They could have at least used bolts and reinforced it a little. I might plastic weld a piece in the opening so you can't grab it.

 

[Rucky]

my stock bumper will not take any kind of lifting or pulling force. My friends usually grab the bumper right away and start pulling, even after I tell them it will break. The dealer at the sled show told us the 08's are the same and the bumper shouldn't be used to get unstuck or even move the sled around. It's just screwed into a bit of plastic on the bulkhead. They could have at least used bolts and reinforced it a little. I might plastic weld a piece in the opening so you can't grab it.

WOW, so i guess lifting the fronts ends at the dealers to see how heavy they are is a bad idea! lol

 

[fnDan]

yep. wanna see some great expressions? walk into a polaris dealership, grab a bumper and make like you're going to lift with everything you've got.
see if anyone scrambles over the bikes and quads.

 

[Rucky]

yep. wanna see some great expressions? walk into a polaris dealership, grab a bumper and make like you're going to lift with everything you've got.
see if anyone scrambles over the bikes and quads.

Done that a few times...not knowing...and no one even cared, i even had salesmen walk right past me...and even when lifting, i didnt notice any give in the bumper, seemed normal to me

 

[Not_the_wife]

yep. wanna see some great expressions? walk into a polaris dealership, grab a bumper and make like you're going to lift with everything you've got.
see if anyone scrambles over the bikes and quads.

Ha ha ha ha ... so true
you would think they would put a little engineered effort into making this problem go away ...oh well

 

[fnDan]

There are a couple of other options now.
Skinz Protective Gear is making a bumper for 09's that may be able to be retrofitted to older IQs.

There is also a guy on SW that has developed a bumper that only requires minimal cutting thru the front vent screen. He's guessing mid to high 200's for his bumper. I'll be ordering one when they're available. I just hate the thought of some little 4" diameter tree taking out most of my bumper and plastic.

06 900 Rebuild - SnoWest Forum

 

[Not_the_wife]

Thanks.......

There are a couple of other options now.
Skinz Protective Gear is making a bumper for 09's that may be able to be retrofitted to older IQs.

There is also a guy on SW that has developed a bumper that only requires minimal cutting thru the front vent screen. He's guessing mid to high 200's for his bumper. I'll be ordering one when they're available. I just hate the thought of some little 4" diameter tree taking out most of my bumper and plastic.

06 900 Rebuild - SnoWest Forum

 

[fnDan]

Yet another option for a bumper.
Cheaper and looks like it fits better than the rest.
$198 US and $25 shipped to Calgary. I'm waiting for mine.

Another 08 and Earlier Front Bumper Option Coming Soon! - Page 4 - SnoWest Forum