
I bought the SuperATV spare tire carrier in 2021 because a friend had the same on his Talon. On 3-21-23 with less than 1000 miles on the machine, my spare was rolling down a hill. I didn't know it. A friend behind me called and said he picked it up. With a warranty so short, it almost expired before it was installed. I took it to a welding shop and had it welded up. I had them add a side support brace since it had nothing to stabilize it in stock form. They also added much front to back support.
I just finished a 5 day 800 mile ride on the Arizona Peace Trail. I added a cable through the wheel and around the pipe going between the 2 sides of the roll cage. If the carrier broke again the wheel would still be dangling, but attached. I thought. On day 2, the guy following me told me my carrier was broken. The horizontal pipe partially broke. The tire sagged down onto my spare gas can. And I think that prevented it from braking completely off. My cable would have disappeared with the wheel.
In my opinion the horizontal pipe should have been a heavier gauge and/or larger diameter. And it should have had some side brackets for support. The pipe that extended out from the horizontal cross pipe should have been closer to that pipe. That long distance is just leverage for the heavy weight of the tire to continually flex the pipe. Since this is an off road machine, there will be some very hard bumps encountered. This carrier may have been perfect for all city roads with no potholes. But for me, I will never ever buy anything from SuperAtv again.
I think I will order the P/N: HN10T-11-0001 Tercel Spare Tire Carrier from beforehttps://www.aproveatv.com/mobile/product.php?lang=en&tb=2&cid=627
Does anyone have any experience with them? It uses a larger 1.75" cross over pipe. And the wheel attachment is closer to that pipe. It has some rear visibility. And I don't want a higher center of gravity. My Talon has been parked on it's side before. Don't want that experience again.
This seems to me the best configuration to start with. Against warranty, I will still add some additional supports. I don't want to lose my spare, again. I may be a grandpa. But I don't ride like one.
I just finished a 5 day 800 mile ride on the Arizona Peace Trail. I added a cable through the wheel and around the pipe going between the 2 sides of the roll cage. If the carrier broke again the wheel would still be dangling, but attached. I thought. On day 2, the guy following me told me my carrier was broken. The horizontal pipe partially broke. The tire sagged down onto my spare gas can. And I think that prevented it from braking completely off. My cable would have disappeared with the wheel.
In my opinion the horizontal pipe should have been a heavier gauge and/or larger diameter. And it should have had some side brackets for support. The pipe that extended out from the horizontal cross pipe should have been closer to that pipe. That long distance is just leverage for the heavy weight of the tire to continually flex the pipe. Since this is an off road machine, there will be some very hard bumps encountered. This carrier may have been perfect for all city roads with no potholes. But for me, I will never ever buy anything from SuperAtv again.
I think I will order the P/N: HN10T-11-0001 Tercel Spare Tire Carrier from beforehttps://www.aproveatv.com/mobile/product.php?lang=en&tb=2&cid=627
Does anyone have any experience with them? It uses a larger 1.75" cross over pipe. And the wheel attachment is closer to that pipe. It has some rear visibility. And I don't want a higher center of gravity. My Talon has been parked on it's side before. Don't want that experience again.
This seems to me the best configuration to start with. Against warranty, I will still add some additional supports. I don't want to lose my spare, again. I may be a grandpa. But I don't ride like one.
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