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ITP Baja Cross 8 Ply Tires on ITP Type 7 Beadlock rims – Another in the Borneo Series
Ah, the age old tire debate. When we were looking at the tire requirements for this Expedition to Borneo the debate raged. There will definitely be a LOT of mud, probably more than this desert rat has ever seen. I have been to the Mud Nationals and seen what it takes to perform in real […]
Spectro Oils, EBC Brakes and Slime Tire Sealant from MTA – Another in the Boreno Series
The Borneo trip is an oil nightmare. You already know that changing the fluids in the RZR is a royal PIA. The Engine oil is different than the tranny oil is different than the front diff which is different than the rear diff. Taking a few complete sets of oils to change out creates a […]
K&N Filters from MTA – Another in the Borneo Series
Borneo presents some unique challenges. Despite the fact that we are going during monsoon season we fully expect to eat plenty of dust. There will be about 30 vehicles in the expedition and certain stretches of trail promise to be very dusty. The combination of dust and the potential for swamping the engine multiple times […]
Rugged Race Radios – Intercomm and Radio – Another in the Borneo Series
One of the main reason I enjoy UTVs is being able to have a conversation with your riding partner. Well at least it was a good theory. In reality it’s usually more like a screaming match punctuated by a lot of “Whats?” and “Uh huhs” as in “I didn’t hear a word you said but […]
ThunderHawk Performance – Another in the Borneo Series
When we first decided to make the Borneo trip we called Harry at ThunderHawk. ThunderHawk has a complete line of UTV strengthening products and unique accessories. After walking Harry through our concerns and discussing how we would be using the RZR, he recommended the following for our RZR build. Chassis Stiffening One item of concern […]
Holz Sprague Front Differential Carrier – Another in our Boreno Build Series
Did you ever go on a ride and hear your rig make a noise that sounds distinctly like something broke then it continues to operate fine? That happened during the maiden voyage of our RZR S to Moab. In fact if you listen very closely to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAXZs5QOHHw you can here the sound as […]
Warn XT30 Synthetic, Wireless Remote Winch – Another in our Borneo Build Series
WARN recommends the XT/RT30 winch for the Polaris RZR. They have enough experience to know what they are talking about too. The XT30 is plenty of winch to yank a RZR around. In fact, I think I should mention that too much winch is not necessarily a good thing. I have seen plenty of rigs […]
Warn Winch Mounting Bumper – Another in our Borneo Build Series
A real bumper is sort of hard to come by in our industry. Most seem to have more to do with looking cool than performing much of a function. We need the real deal. We may find ourselves in some messy situations where we will depend on the font bumper to save our hide. The […]
The Build – Making a RZR-S Expedition Ready – The Fourth in our Borneo Expedition Series
When I first started investigating the Borneo Equator Expedition I thought “Maybe the RZR needs some work before we do this.” As it turns out these expedition guys have been around the block and have pretty stringent set of rules and requirements for any rig that wants to participate in their events. I quickly realized […]
Holz Sprague Front Differential Carrier – Another in our Boreno Build Series
Did you ever go on a ride and hear your rig make a noise that sounds distinctly like something broke then it continues to operate fine? That happened during the maiden voyage of our RZR S to Moab. In fact if you listen very closely to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAXZs5QOHHw you can here the sound as […]