Polaris Lock n Ride Alternative

Subject: Polaris Lock n Ride Alternative September 9th 2009, 1:43 pm

Many of the Polaris ATV's utilize an accessory system in which the call the "Lock-N-Ride" system. The system is a quick release system the allows you to attach various Polaris accessories such as gun racks, tie downs and several other items which are available from your Polaris ATV dealer.

When I receive my Polaris Range RZR one of the first things I noticed was the
lack of places in the bed / cargo area to tie down and secure equipment and such. Polaris in their infinite wisdom likely did this to purposely make it so you would purchase their own system in order to allow you to secure your equipment.

Here you can see what the Polaris Lock N Ride system looks like. It is a
nice setup, however they run anywhere from $40-$55 for a pair. I thought
this was a bit on the steep side to tie my stuff down. They are nice and
they are fancy...but really, it's a tie down.

One day I was walking through my local hardware store the other day I
noticed a system that has been around for as long as I can remember. This
system uses the same concept as the Polaris Lock-N-Ride uses, only a little
less fancier. An idea came to my mine and I thought I have seen some things
that would do very much the same thing that I could use for my RZR.

I did some searching around the hardware store and came up with what is
called an expansion plug. This is a product which is used in

the auto industry mainly to plug holes in firewalls or wherever else one
needs a hole plugged. A bolt with washer and nut sandwiches a rubber plug,
as you tighten the nut, the plug expands getting larger in diameter sealing
off the hole. The expansion plugs I purchased were 1" to 1 1/8" hole size;
they cost me $3.05 including tax.Next I picked up a 5/16" x 3/4" eye bolt to
create the tie down point, this was $.99 including tax. I disassembled the
expansion plug discarding the bolt and small rubber O-ring. Inserted the eye
bolt in through the large washer, the rubber plug and then the small washer,
finally securing the net onto the threaded end of the eye bolt.

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Once complete, you can insert the assembly into the holes on your RZR or other
machine equipped with the Lock-N-Ride holes and have completely customizable tie
down points. Simple insert and twist until snug; sometimes you will need to back
up the nut with your finger in order to prevent the plug from spinning. It works
great and a set will set you back less than $10 in most stores.

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Subject: Re: Polaris Lock n Ride Alternative September 9th 2009, 1:46 pm

Sorry for the crappy formatting, here is a better / cleaner version:

http://www.atvtorture.com/forums/polaris-forum/5136-polaris-rzr-lock-n-ride-alternative.html

I didn't want to try and re-type and link all of the images again. Perhaps BobbyD can fix it.