mechanical parking brake

[Smitty335]

I agree with you Rem on the state of our state. However, the strict rules for street legalizing a SxS is not entirely due to the Michigan legislature - blame Polaris as well.

Friend of mine has inside contact with motorsports dealer association and he said that he was told that Michigan was one of 6 states that Polaris was doing heavy lobbying in to make it very difficult to street legal a SxS. Reason- Polaris wanted no part of the liability once someone had a head-on in a RZR to a semi. Polaris wanted rules wrote into Michigan's "built vehicle registration" law that made it almost impossible to street legal a SxS.

Now, I might catch a lot of flak from you guys on this, but I feel this is a great law. Think about it- all the vehicles on the road today with their safety systems and driver assist crap that has turned people into non-drivers. Throw a SxS into traffic now with a flimsy plastic body and a roll-over protection that has not been crash tested with cement barriers or cars. Count me out! Besides that, go north of St. Johns, MI (imaginary east-west line in the state) and with an ORV sticker, you can practically drive a SxS anywhere in northern MI., except M-highways, US highways and Interstates. Sorry, but my P5 would never keep up with traffic anyway.

I agree, SxS's & Mopeds don't belong on interstates or busy hi-ways, now from trail head to trail head I can see it as long as it's a secondary hi-way.

 

[ODAMO]

I agree with you Rem on the state of our state. However, the strict rules for street legalizing a SxS is not entirely due to the Michigan legislature - blame Polaris as well.

Friend of mine has inside contact with motorsports dealer association and he said that he was told that Michigan was one of 6 states that Polaris was doing heavy lobbying in to make it very difficult to street legal a SxS. Reason- Polaris wanted no part of the liability once someone had a head-on in a RZR to a semi. Polaris wanted rules wrote into Michigan's "built vehicle registration" law that made it almost impossible to street legal a SxS.

Now, I might catch a lot of flak from you guys on this, but I feel this is a great law. Think about it- all the vehicles on the road today with their safety systems and driver assist crap that has turned people into non-drivers. Throw a SxS into traffic now with a flimsy plastic body and a roll-over protection that has not been crash tested with cement barriers or cars. Count me out! Besides that, go north of St. Johns, MI (imaginary east-west line in the state) and with an ORV sticker, you can practically drive a SxS anywhere in northern MI., except M-highways, US highways and Interstates. Sorry, but my P5 would never keep up with traffic anyway.

Dropping some knowledge right there.
The one thing a UTV has that most cars don’t is a driver that’s paying attention.

 

[Buggyman]

I'm plated but we are limited to roads of 35 mph and under. at 35 my 700 is screaming anyway so I don't mind.

 

[CumminsPusher]

Welcome Fellow Stretchen Gretchen sufferer!

Post #9 is what you want!

Also, No Pics from you yet!
What rig do u have, Miles and mods and pics! Or big Gretch will threaten to lock us down again! 🤣
Pics Or It Didnt Happen!

Man you’re a stickler for the rules!

 

[CID]

Man you’re a stickler for the rules!

Iffn it wasn't fer Sheriff @Remington there'd be like 6 photos on the whole site. Everyone of us is afraid of the YUGE fines levied, soz we post lotsa pitchers to avoid them.

Here's my tithe for today -

 

[Remington]

Man you’re a stickler for the rules!

Iffn it wasn't fer Sheriff @Remington there'd be like 6 photos on the whole site. Everyone of us is afraid of the YUGE fines levied, soz we post lotsa pitchers to avoid them.

Here's my tithe for today -
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[Mopower58]

Why is the Park feature on a P1K not considered a mechanical parking mechanism?

 

[Smitty335]

Why is the Park feature on a P1K not considered a mechanical parking feature?

It's not a manual brake, that can be applied by hand if you have a brake failure.

 

[Mopower58]

It's not a manual brake, that can be applied by hand if you have a brake failure.

Gotcha, so I'm curious about what Remington has done to be Michigan legal if he is?

 

[Smitty335]

Gotcha, so I'm curious about what Remington has done to be Michigan legal if he is?

He's the Surieff, he can do as he pleases! HA!

 

[Adam490]

@snuffnwhisky knows a thing or two, about a thing or two....

 

[Smitty335]

@snuffnwhisky knows a thing or two, about a thing or two....

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That's how the Rincon rear brakes work with one disc, it works. That is what I was thinking, doubt it's a plug and play?

 

[Remington]

Gotcha, so I'm curious about what Remington has done to be Michigan legal if he is?

I haven't. Ijust have a Hillbilly brake just cuz I wanted one for other things. Cost too much and too much red tape to be street legal here. If I need to ride the roads at my cabin, I just ride the shoulder like I'm allowed to as long as it's not a highway or an M/state road. You can ride where u want on dirt roads

 

[Hondasxs]

What UTVs have a mechanical parking brake?

The Honda Big Red 700 does. Disk brakes on each rear wheel with cable operated park brake.

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[Smitty335]

The Honda Big Red 700 does. Disk brakes on each rear wheel with cable operated park brake.

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Does the P7 have the same system?

 

[Hondasxs]

Does the P7 have the same system?

No

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[Buggyman]

Does the P7 have the same system?

single disc on rear shaft for brakes and parking brake

 

[906UP]

I'd like to go street legal just to stick it to the Fedaralies, there's thousands of acres of Hiawatha National Forest just to the East of us but the trails are only open to "Street Legal vehicles".

 

[Smitty335]

single disc on rear shaft for brakes and parking brake

Same as my Dad's Rincon.

 

[Mopower58]

I haven't. Ijust have a Hillbilly brake just cuz I wanted one for other things. Cost too much and too much red tape to be street legal here. If I need to ride the roads at my cabin, I just ride the shoulder like I'm allowed to as long as it's not a highway or an M/state road. You can ride where u want on dirt roads

That makes since. Mississippi doesn't even recognize sxs's as streetable which is fine with me.