Anyone know if any aftermarket chain guards available for Polaris ATV's? Perhaps somebody out there fabricated their own? Would like to have something to protect and cover up the chain.

Mitch
00 Xplorer 400

 

The chain itself will usually be fine and glide over obstacles without damage.

Most damage occurs when the sprocket comes in contact with rocks usually hidden in the fields.

The large steel disk next to the chain is your best protection for these rocks and unseen obstacles.

Some folks have changed the steel disks to aluminum disks but stubborn rocks will trash the aluminum disk and the sprocket and the chain.

 

I belive polaris sells a chain and sprocket skid plate for that machine. Well one that will fit anyways. I belive the swingarm skid plate for the Gen III will fit. also check out www.prm-atv.com they also have some available but listed for the scramblers.

 

You can get a combo swingarm/chain/sprocket guard that attatches to the swingarm and reaches pretty much from the front to rear sprockets. You can get them at Hot Seat, Dennis Kirk, and other places. They are usually listed for the Scrambler, but if your Xplorer has the concentric drive, the swingarms are the same from what I understand. I am not 100% sure on this, but maybe 80% or so.

Honestly, I have a 99 Xplorer and don't really see a need for more than the stock guard. I have a disk that runs right with the sprocket, as well as a plastic guard that the lower half of the chain loop runs through. The plastic guard will warp if it kisses a tree stump hard enough, and kind of make a rattly noise for a while, but I have yet to break it.

 

Get a Swingarm guard. they sell them at denniskirk.com
That will cover the disk brake, sprocket and chain. Thats All I know

Evan Wolf, 15
www.ctatv.cjb.net
CTATV@aol.com

2001 Yamaha Wolverine 350 (blue)
-Oxlite cv-boot guards
-Dimondplate aluminum: bashplate,
front skidplate, bottom skidplate
2000 Polaris Trailboss 325
-Hand guards
-Speedo,odom,tripmeter,hr meter
-Rear 23" Dirt Devil Tires
-Front rack
1998 Yamaha RT-180 Dirtbike
-Bone stock screamer(2-Stroke)
1998 Dodge Dakota SPORT V8 (red)
-Club Cab
-Tow Package
-Bed Liner
-Alpine CD deck
(I WILL be driving it as soon as i get my
licence)
1997 Sea-Doo GTX
(110HP 2-stroke)

 

I've got a Moose swingarm skidplate that was real cheap, and covers everything. It is .190 Aluminum, and has never let me down.