I went straight to maier-mfg.com, but their site really sucks. I want the full frame and A-arm plates. The only thing I saw for the 400ex was this:

No pic to show what it is. No other skidplates for the 400ex. Anyone know where to get them? maier

 

check out'" High Lifter." They carry all types of accesories for quads, sport and utilyty.

 

that site just sells stuff for utility quads... i need one for a 400ex

 

A quad that gets ridden in the So. Calif. desert needs a set of excellent skids! I run DG Baja full chassis and swingarm skids on all my big sport bikes. These things will save your frame/swingarm someday! Don't get the a-arm skids. They put weight way up front where it does the most harm, and in my experience they are just not necessary. Be sure to get a set of nerf bars while you are at it!

http://www.dgperf.com/

I run the Maier plastic skids on the littler bikes and the utilities (which already have pretty good underside protection to start with). Maier does NOT make a swingarm skid. But, if you want to stay ultralight (like if you do a lot of jumping or play riding), the Maier is the way to go. I think Chaparral and Rocky Mountain carry Maier (????).

 

I was planning to go plastic on the A arms and chassis, with a nice aluminum swingarm skid. I've heard good things about the plastic ones and I've never hit the a-arm's and frame that hard. i've only hit the swing arm on big rocks..

 

I just went throught the same experience and couldn't find a good picture. The one picture I found made it look like the frame skid didn't completely cover the frame. I ended up settling on the PRM 1/8" aluminum frame skidplate. I never run skids on the a-arms either. I am hoping to stick with the factory swingarm skid on the 450r since it will be limited to the mx track.

I am always amazed by the poor level of marketing done by manufacturers. Maier just doesn't recognize how much they have lost in sales from having a poor website and poor distribution channel. A top notch digital camera is less than $1,000. How hard is it to get pictures to post on a website.

/Jon

 

http://www.atvriders.com/reviews/maier.html

i've seen what it looks like there.. and read the review. now i just want to buy the whole set.

 

You can buy them off the maier-mfg website since you saw the pictures elsewhere. Strange but the Maier website has the pictures for the 450r. Let me know how you like them. I could always sell my PRM used on e-bay.

 

Right, but if you go check out that link I posted, all it says on maeir's site is "Skidplates." I don't even know if i'm ordering the belly skid, or a-arms, or both. It's only $53 so I doubt it's both, but I don't want to order and not get what i want. I emailed them but haven't gotten a reply yet.

 

Take a look at....WWW.ATVTIRES.COM...they sell," ARMORDILLO" plates.
They're made from high impact plastic and I have used them and they just glide over obstacles
and they're way quieter than aluminum or steel.