I found this page and thought it was interesting. I really wish polaris would have kept the original cage and front rack design, it looks much better IMO.
Very cool to see a glimpse of what went into the ACE. I like the way the original cage looks. But From seeing where they started to where they ended, I think that the tipped in cage is better compromise for really tight trail riding. Not all of us have the wide open spaces of the Midwest and Southwest. Here in the woods of New England, we have these things called "tree's" Get on some tight and twisty trail in an off chamber situation and a top wide cage has lots of potential to get hung up on a tree.
Also think about easy ingress and egress. If you have a lower profile cage you would have to worry about smacking your head when you get in and out of the machine. The factory profile makes it so that never becomes an issue.
Thanks 4Nines for posting the pics. Those are all good points on why they changed it and I'm sure there's a dozen more, I just prefer the look of the original design. I imagine there will be several aftermarket cages to choose from as soon as the aftermarket gets their hands on them. I also think a set of LED headlights would be cool. I wonder if any of Polaris's current LED offerings would fit?
If you have a lower profile cage you would have to worry about smacking your head when you get in and out of the machine. The factory profile makes it so that never becomes an issue.
I think the first cages are cool and I like the way they descend to the rear end. But since the seat is in the center of ACE once people started climbing in " to the center " they probably started bumping their melons and D'OH!
After the pain subsided, a light bulb went on and they wisely narrowed the top.
In fact I doubt the stamped cross bracing in the concept would have been strong enough structurally to pass even preliminary rollover testing. Though I agree it looks cool!
I am glad they did not end up extending the roll cage all of the way down the rear.
My 2010 RZR S had a rear section like that. Fortunately, it was removable (8 bolts), and doesn't look bad removed.
Later models have a cage that looks a lot like mine with the rear bars removed.
Oh, and I've had a rollover with the rear bars removed, and my cage held up fine.
Anyway, I removed the rear bars because they made it difficult to access stuff in my trunk box.
I like the wide open trunk area on the later RZR models, and the ACE.
Hello all!...Has anyone installed led driving lights on the brushguard? If so where did you mount the light switch? I would like to utilize the factory location for the switch near the awd switch. The polaris wiring harness that i looked at had a atv round style switch, not like the Ace part#...
Virtually zero active participation here .... There is infinitely more useful and up to date information on the ACE/RS1 Facebook pages ..just pull the plug ...
Wondering if there is a problem with my machine as the rear tires leave a lot of tread on my driveway when the machine is in a turn at very low speed. Almost like there is no rear differential. Will appreciate any observations and how to trouble shoot if not normal. Thanks in advance.
Just looking into insureing my wifrs 325 and my 900 ace, typically ontario has higher insurance rates than other provinces and definitely most states so I'm curious , what do others in ontario pay for ace insurance per year?
Side note I'm 36 never made a claim, wife is 42 and never made a...
I have a 325 and am worried about the steering, it is extremely loose. When driven it feels very unstable and no force feed back from the road it is that easy to turn the wheel. My question is, is this an issue with the ace in general or has anyone else encountered the same situation, and if so...
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