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Side By Side / The New and Improved Off Road Body Armor
« on: March 29, 2018, 01:18:31 AM »
Off Road Body Armor now offers a full line of soft cab enclosures and windshields for the Kymco UXV 450 and Kymco UXV 700. As most of you know, Off Road Body Armor made its start specializing in manufacturing body armor for the Kymco UXV 450. We have since then branched out and became one of the largest online retailers for UTV accessories for all of the brands. Kymco is still and will always be one of our favorite brands, so we will continue to pick up manufacturers for Kymco accessories. The site is still somewhat new, so please feel free to let us know if you see anything that could use fixing. We appreciate you all in the Kymco forum and look forward to earning your business.

https://offroadbodyarmor.com/
https://offroadbodyarmor.com/product-category/sxs-utv/kymco-utv/kymco-uxv-700i/
https://offroadbodyarmor.com/product-category/sxs-utv/kymco-utv/uxv-450/

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MXU / New and Improved Off Road Body Armor
« on: March 09, 2018, 12:47:29 PM »
Most of you have followed our journey of starting a small business. From the beginning, Off Road Body Armor was strictly a manufacturer for Kymco UXV 450 body armor and accessories. With the help of many loyal customers on this forum, ORBA has grown to be one of the largest aftermarket accessory websites on the web; though, we have not forgotten our roots, right here with Kymco. Please visit our new and improved website.

offroadbodyarmor.com

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MXU / New and Improved Off Road Body Armor
« on: March 09, 2018, 05:08:27 AM »
Most of you have followed our journey of starting a small business. From the beginning, Off Road Body Armor was strictly a manufacturer for Kymco UXV 450 body armor and accessories. With the help of many loyal customers on this forum, ORBA has grown to be one of the largest aftermarket accessory websites on the web; though, we have not forgotten our roots, right here with Kymco. Please visit our new and improved website.

offroadbodyarmor.com

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MXU / New and Improved Off Road Body Armor
« on: March 09, 2018, 05:07:11 AM »
Most of you have followed our journey of starting a small business. From the beginning, Off Road Body Armor was strictly a manufacturer for Kymco UXV 450 body armor and accessories. With the help of many loyal customers on this forum, ORBA has grown to be one of the largest aftermarket accessory websites on the web; though, we have not forgotten our roots, right here with Kymco. Please visit our new and improved website.

offroadbodyarmor.com

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MXU / New and Improved Off Road Body Armor
« on: March 09, 2018, 05:06:39 AM »
Most of you have followed our journey of starting a small business. From the beginning, Off Road Body Armor was strictly a manufacturer for Kymco UXV 450 body armor and accessories. With the help of many loyal customers on this forum, ORBA has grown to be one of the largest aftermarket accessory websites on the web; though, we have not forgotten our roots, right here with Kymco. Please visit our new and improved website.


https://orbausa.com/

https://offroadbodyarmor.com/

https://offroadbodyarmor.com/product-category/sxs-utv/kymco-utv/


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MXU / New and Improved Off Road Body Armor
« on: March 09, 2018, 05:06:31 AM »
Most of you have followed our journey of starting a small business. From the beginning, Off Road Body Armor was strictly a manufacturer for Kymco UXV 450 body armor and accessories. With the help of many loyal customers on this forum, ORBA has grown to be one of the largest aftermarket accessory websites on the web; though, we have not forgotten our roots, right here with Kymco. Please visit our new and improved website.


https://orbausa.com/

https://offroadbodyarmor.com/

https://offroadbodyarmor.com/product-category/sxs-utv/kymco-utv/


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I purchased a 2017 Kymco 450i LE after doing some looking for awhile in September. When purchasing I was able to get the LE for the price of the base model as it was their first Kymco sale and it was the end of the month so they were eager for a sale and the hard to get bit paid a little bit. I added the windshield and roof at time of purchase. I use this to run my trapping line, hunt with and general work around the property.

While not 100% satisfied with the initial weeks of ownership, the dealership can be attributed as a prime suspect for a few of my issues while assembling the unit on site. None as of yet have been unworkable through them, just time spent on the back and forth.

Bad Take-aways:

1 - Stator went bad first week home - dealership took care of w/ some lead time to get the part in stock
2 - Diff fluid was low - thanks to forum for heads up on this about inexperienced dealers @ final assembly.
3 - Still squeaks like a mofo @ back spring but have a scheduled time to take to dealer
4 - The linkage between gears is annoying but w/ help from some topics here on the forum, the gas seems to minimize the annoyance. For what its worth, the other brands I test drove were far from easy to work and seems to be somewhat industry wide.
5 - When parked at an incline, gear selection & rocking is required to spring it back in gear (found this out when loading some trees I cut last fall)
6 - That starting beep for the efi required delay needs to die, like yesterday
7 - Putting the seat back on takes some getting used to. Once you get the right feel for it, all good.
8 - In order to move back suspension to higher setting, sway bar needs to be removed and kept off.

Good Take-aways - I actually really like it
1 - Rides pretty darn smoothly
2 - This things got some power. When hauling wood, etc up hills I haven't had to hit 4wd yet. She chugs darn nicely up them bad boys. I have a spot on the back 40 that 90' of incline over ~80yds
3 - The lack of power steering is not noticeable unless at a crawl or stopped while on pavement. It's a non-issue for me elsewhere.
4 - I flat out love the dump bed release on both sides. I've used others and its a convenience that's immediately noticeable in real world applications.
5 - I like the overall size of it, it fits on the tight trails I need it to whereas other models would not
6 - The storage capacity is not to be overlooked. Huge convenience. I've got the poop paper, good size first aid kit, winch remote, dry clothes and towel stashed under the seat w/ room for more. And my dash & glove compartments are still free to house gloves, misc tools and the pistol.
7 - The cup holders - seems trivial - but they are the perfect depth, height and location. I've been in others where my Large coffee cup won't fit and/or wobbles crazily. Not so here. Love it.
8 - It seems like I'm listing little things but man these add up when you're actually using the thing. The dump bed comes w/ a rubber cover for the metal bottom. Thx boys.
9 - The step-in. Previous brands this would be mud city from my hip waders. It recessed just enough that I'm not constantly scuffing this place up.

Some things I've done:
1 - Added a battery tender. It got old taking the hood off w/ its weird plastic locks to get to the tender terminals so I ran the connectors through the back of the battery housing compartment. It now is both easily accessible and protected from the elements laying just behind the topmost part of wheel well housing. Removing the hood e/ time felt too much like I would break it sooner or later.
2 - Added a speaker. When processing deer or general work, nice to have. Due to the battery placement I didn't want to get a chord powered unit. I settled on an Altec all-weather model for bikes w/ 30hr battery life that has a usb port to charge my phone from as well. The included mount is too small for the cage but attaches nicely to the overhead grab bar. Doing so also takes some vibration pressure off the mounting screw on the speaker itself by resting between the bar and roof while in transit.
3 - Added a Mighty-Tite tie down system to the trailer. This thing rocks. No more straps, etc to be fumbling about w/ in the rain and re-tightening. The amount of time and worry this has saved me is significant. I don't miss loading my atv in the bed of the truck either. My main hunting grounds are 1hr e/way through back roads, this has been a life saver so far.

Planned Additions
1 - Them mesh doors got to go. Probably buy the half doors from the gentleman on this forum once the wife believes I'll stop spending on it :) The mud flaps will be required.
2 - Building a pvc fishing pole holder for the bed
3 - Jerry-rig a flashlight holder and pole-saw holder to one of the frame bars


Speaker



Mighty-Tite



Hauling Some Wood



The Mrs. and the In-Laws enjoying a ride around






2nd Update 12-11-17


I do some trapping for a hunting club with about 1,800 acres. I got to stretch her legs a bit more than usual this past weekend there. There were a couple patches of ground that I could safely get her up to 45mph. That said - 25mph on trails is plenty enough for me & comfy, I was just seeing what was possible, the rest is just icing.

The radio came in handy when I was catfishing on the river at night. Nice little background music. It was usable during the day but I started to have some troubles with the bluetooth and wound up just using an aux chord. I'm yet to rig up some holders for my 8-10' rods and pole saw. Plus side - the bed was a perfect depth to work as a temporary cat holder when I forgot my cooler at the lodge :)

She handled superbly. The club had gotten 2-3/4" of rain and I still didn't have to use 4wd once. They have crushed stone where needed on most iffy crossings but there were a few field edges & low points that got sporty. I used low where appropriate and all was well. At one point I had 2 deer in the bed and one 240lb passenger. There was a noticeable strain when getting up to speed, definitely handled differently w/ the load at 15mph but I would expect that from this sized machine and it's not a normal situation i'm in. I also noticed I was canting the steering wheel quite a bit to go straight at speed at all times. I'll have a look-see at alignment.

In terms of ride - everything still hunky dory. Very smooth. I put 8hrs on the machine just this weekend and it was working miles.

Linkage - staying in neutral w/ the parking/e brake was copesetic and took some headache out. Getting it to fully seat in L & H is a little bit of an art form. It can be learned quickly.

Additional Planned Update - I need to find a way to keep dust from the rear w/ some short of back windshield. It's low country there and the sandy soil dries out fast. It was whirling into my eyes towards the end of the day sunday perrrty good.

Uncharacteristic snow on Friday made for an interesting drive (southern drivers are horrendous, add 1-3inches of snow and its Armageddon on the highways. just slow down aint in their vocabulary)



Hauling some club members and deer:



Showing club members how to process a beaver on the tailgate:



Temporary Cat Cooler




Dayooper, Welcome to the Kymco Family. Let me know when a set of doors or maybe the bed rails for when your hauling your wood fits your fancy. I just overhauled my website to accomodate the new accessories, so take advantage of my new 10% off promotion for the Kymco customers. Good until the end of January. call me anytime. 314.609.2440.

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Side By Side / Re: cab enclosure for 450i
« on: December 20, 2017, 03:46:51 AM »
Thanks Airshot for the good review! Yes I became partners with Pacific Eagle UTV Enclosures and actually am in the process of adding all of the accessories to the new and improved Offroadbodyarmor.com website. As a promotion for the new website, I will be giving 10% off all Kymco Accessories until the end of January. Just call me and mention this post.

 314.609.2440
Kurt
Off Road Body Armor

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Side By Side / Re: 2017 UXV 450I
« on: September 17, 2017, 01:23:07 AM »
Fits
nice!!

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Side By Side / Re: 2017 UXV 450I
« on: September 16, 2017, 01:38:38 PM »
It fits great!  2001 f350 crew longbed with a 1 ft toolbox.  Without toolbox tailgate would have closed. Rear of the 450 doesn't even extend out past my truck. Tires are just barley on the tailgate.
Thanks!! I know there was some skepticism

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Side By Side / Re: 2017 UXV 450I
« on: September 16, 2017, 01:42:52 AM »
For all of you non believers out there, I heard 2017450i brought his 450 home in the bed of his truck. he knows first hand it does fit.

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Side By Side / Re: 2017 UXV 450I
« on: September 10, 2017, 12:46:16 AM »
I'm very excited to put it to the test!  Would have got it late last week but dealer refused the shipment due to tons of shipping damage to the crate.  Probabaly a good idea.

Can't get away  with a whole lot of on road driving here but for chores firewood hobby farm stuff it should be great. We have a cabin in southern Missouri and you can ride on all of the county roads there
Welcome to the board!!. You must be purchasing that from my dad and uncles dealership, Motorcycles and More in Marthasville MO! My father told me last week that happened. What a freakin bummer that was. I guess you liked driving my camo edition I had there.  You made the right choice by choosing the Kymco over the Cat. Smart man. let my dad or uncle know if you need any Off Road Body Armor!

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Side By Side / Re: New (er) Kymco user
« on: August 31, 2017, 04:21:12 AM »
ahh yes I have told the Good Ole Kwang Yang story many of times.  lol. A lot of times i have to brag about their scooters and how popular those are worldwide just to get my point across.

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Side By Side / Re: Off Road Body Armor Customers
« on: August 14, 2017, 07:30:32 PM »
Hey Kurt,   I see the pics of the hard side doors on the 450i, do you know anything about them.  I am interested in putting side doors on for the winter months, not sure the soft doors would stand up to trail riding in the winter. I have the factory roof and my own 2pc folding windshield so they will need to fit that. Need not be a perfect seal just enough to keep the serious wind out. Thanks and keep up the good work...

Airshot
I could be wrong so someone can correct me if I am,  but I'm pretty sure the only hard full doors that are offered for the UXV 450 comes with an entire hard full enclosure. The soft enclosures I sell for Pacific Eagle are vinyl marine grade quality, so very thick durable vinyl that should last in any element.

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Side By Side / Re: Off Road Body Armor Customers
« on: August 14, 2017, 02:18:10 PM »
Sweet, I look forward to seeing your pics. Wow That's a lot of mud that got up in there. Kymco may want to take some notes from this issue the 450 has and figure out how to cover those holes up from the factory on newer models.

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