Speed UTV take 3

[riverroyal]

Because it’s already pretty much the best of what’s available right now. Boxed an arms came factory. Oversized bypass shocks are stock. 300m axles are stock etc.. not sure how you’d improve on some of this stuff?

That's kinda what I'm saying. You, me, lof, don't know how to improve it.
Nobody knew what the x3 and RzR needed when it debut as well.
It's the utv freaks, they will find a way to make something slightly better.

 

[RiverDave]

That's kinda what I'm saying. You, me, lof, don't know how to improve it.
Nobody knew what the x3 and RzR needed when it debut as well.
It's the utv freaks, they will find a way to make something slightly better.

I’m sure there will be aftermarket parts offered by many companies for the speed. The foundation of the car I believe to be much stronger than what’s currently available in the sxs market.

I will say from my buddies in the offroad industry. I’m talking the guys that actually build race cars / trophy trucks etc.. they say the speed is the first “real car”. The chassis, cage, suspension etc is actually built for real deal safety / abuse.

They also have severe reservations about other things though. Parts after the fact, business relationships with the Chinese etc..

I personally believe Robby is gonna pull this off, and I placed a couple bets early on to that affect via early cars.

RD

 

[Fishd00d]

Speed has acquired a large car dealerships old building/location in Anaheim, its massive. More than enough room for 100 cars a week haha

 

[RiverDave]

Speed has acquired a large car dealerships old building/location in Anaheim, its massive. More than enough room for 100 cars a week haha

I know he had his race shop down there.. This is a new facility?

RD

 

[RVR SWPR]

Speed has acquired a large car dealerships old building/location in Anaheim, its massive. More than enough room for 100 cars a week haha

You the same guy did commentary KOH ? Maybe I have similar screen name in mind?

 

[Fishd00d]

I know he had his race shop down there.. This is a new facility?

RD

New place, legit large car dealership.

 

[Fishd00d]

You the same guy did commentary KOH ? Maybe I have similar screen name in mind?

If you liked it then yes it was me. If you didn't then no it was not me.

 

[RiverDave]

If you liked it then yes it was me. If you didn't then no it was not me.

LMAO!!

When I get my car, you want to come out to Havasu and do the review in person? Or are ya gonna take my word for it.

RD

 

[RVR SWPR]

If you liked it then yes it was me. If you didn't then no it was not me.

You Not answering the question answers my question.

 

[Fishd00d]

LMAO!!

When I get my car, you want to come out to Havasu and do the review in person? Or are ya gonna take my word for it.

RD

Totally! Just let me know when ya get it!

 

[Bpracing1127]

looks like Nick is testing the new Tensor tire!!!

 

[ZSTIV]

looks like Nick is testing the new Tensor tire!!! View attachment 1262968

Yeah,
he has been running them for awhile.
he is going to have a review up shortly on them.

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

Yeah,
he has been running them for awhile.
he is going to have a review up shortly on them.

How can he review them? That’s a different RR it looks like to me?

 

[ZSTIV]

How can he review them? That’s a different RR it looks like to me?

Didnt even realize that at first lol

he actually has been testing out the Tensor tires, but may have popped one in Baja?

 

[JayBreww]

How can he review them? That’s a different RR it looks like to me?

The front left appears to be different than a Speed tire though as well?

Edit: The trailing arm blended in with the trailer, it looks the same as the rear.

 

[Fishd00d]

He probably only had 4 of them and got a flat and put his spare (speed tire) on.

 

[Bpracing1127]

i just bought the new tensor soo looking for good reviews hopefully

 

[brecht]

could just not fit on the trailer....tensors look wider and both sidewalls are touching the sides

 

[Loo Dog]

Haven’t logged in for over a year. Still no cars? Where’s ol’ Carl in all of this? Did he get top dollar for his “spots”? Somebody clue me in, because I’m not interested in going back thru that many posts. Cliff notes!

 

[Fishd00d]

Haven’t logged in for over a year. Still no cars? Where’s ol’ Carl in all of this? Did he get top dollar for his “spots”? Somebody clue me in, because I’m not interested in going back thru that many posts. Cliff notes!

I dont believe Carl has sold a single car. Hes still asking top dollar.

 

[rivermobster]

I dont believe Carl has sold a single car. Hes still asking top dollar.

I thought the word on the street was that he sold one at the Havasu grand opening for 80k?

Was that just an urban legend?

 

[Loo Dog]

I dont believe Carl has sold a single car. Hes still asking top dollar.

Apparently ol’ Carl still possesses the same financial acumen as Biden’s finest economical advisor. Inflation be damned!

 

[dirtslinger2]

He probably only had 4 of them and got a flat and put his spare (speed tire) on.

So you're saying there is no conspiracy? Maybe he just got a flat on a Tensor and used his spare?

 

[dirtslinger2]

Apparently ol’ Carl still possesses the same financial acumen as Biden’s finest economical advisor. Inflation be damned!

He sold a car at the grand reveal for 80K, it's on video.

 

[Loo Dog]

He sold a car at the grand reveal for 80K, it's on video.

I asked for cliff notes. Not sure what “grand reveal” you’re referring to, but feel free to link said video.

 

[dirtslinger2]

I asked for cliff notes. Not sure what “grand reveal” you’re referring to, but feel free to link said video.

I'm completely not interested in digging thru videos, I gave ya the cliff notes regarding Carl.

Other cliff notes, there's 45 cars delivered so far, Myself and @RiverDave both have cars coming in the 30 days, and a bunch more.
Speed bought a vacant car dealership in Anaheim.

 

[Loo Dog]

I'm completely not interested in digging thru videos, I gave ya the cliff notes regarding Carl.

Other cliff notes, there's 45 cars delivered so far, Myself and @RiverDave both have cars coming in the 30 days, and a bunch more.
Speed bought a vacant car dealership in Anaheim.

I’ll check back in later, hope you guys finally get what you’ve been waiting for. Y’all have a patience level that’s bar none!

 

[Albacore]

 

[1Carl]

Those UTVs sell for under the asking price and using a Ford Bronco Raptor as a reason people should overpay for a Speed UTV you are selling is silly. You the difference between the examples you listed and your Speed UTV? You can actually take the vehicles in your example home and use them. They also come with dealer support and a part network

Until RG starts proving he is delivering more than 9 cars a month no many are going to believe his claim of 99 cars a week.

Better get your Speed UTVs sold while you can. Going to get more difficult for you once the new Can Am is released.

Lol. Once it comes out and everyone sees the S-10 truck suspension on it they’ll be lining up to purchase a speed. RG has patents on all the suspension and it will take 5-8 years at least to catch up with speed. Why do you think Polaris put an axle thru a shock fork? The can am suspension geometry will still be crap. Order your limit straps now.

 

[rivermobster]

Lol. Once it comes out and everyone sees the S-10 truck suspension on it they’ll be lining up to purchase a speed. RG has patents on all the suspension and it will take 5-8 years at least to catch up with speed. Why do you think Polaris put an axle thru a shock fork? The can am suspension geometry will still be crap. Order your limit straps now.

Interesting. What Exactly did he "patent" on the Speed suspension that hasn't been done before?

 

[Groper]

I wonder what vacant dealership yawl are talking about?
There's the old motorsports building and one across the street on the corner of Anaheim Blvd & Ball, that would be a great location, right off the 5 fwy and close to all the Brewery's up the street.

 

[Santee_Native]

200 N Via Cortez, Anaheim, CA 92807
It's the old Mercedes dealership in Anaheim.

 

[Fishd00d]

View attachment 1263191
200 N Via Cortez, Anaheim, CA 92807
It's the old Mercedes dealership in Anaheim.

Bingo!

 

[1Carl]

They’ve already proven your point! Every ad I’ve seen for the ones for sale have at least 10k in add ons. That’s to a car that hasn’t even been built yet just wait until they actually get the cars I’m guessing most will end up being at the same if the started with a can am or even more when all is said and done.

I have 4 cars with no accessories for sale. Just add what you want. 3 are RG El Jefes and 1 LE El Jefe

 

[Fishd00d]

I have 4 cars with no accessories for sale. Just add what you want. 3 are RG El Jefes and 1 LE El Jefe

Why are they still for sale? I thought everyone would have been all over them by now!

 

[JayBreww]

Why are they still for sale? I thought everyone would have been all over them by now!

“Once it comes out and everyone sees the S-10 truck suspension on it they’ll be lining up to purchase a speed.”

 

[JL95]

Was that fletcher jones? How can mercedes not survive in anaheim lol

 

[Fishd00d]

Was that fletcher jones? How can mercedes not survive in anaheim lol

Moved to a newer better building haha

 

[RVR SWPR]

I’ll check back in later, hope you guys finally get what you’ve been waiting for. Y’all have a patience level that’s bar none!

August10,2024?

 

[RiverDave]

He sold a car at the grand reveal for 80K, it's on video.

Yep. Then the guy added a bunch more stuff while at speed. Total price was 94k

RD

 

[sandshark1]

Lol. Once it comes out and everyone sees the S-10 truck suspension on it they’ll be lining up to purchase a speed. RG has patents on all the suspension and it will take 5-8 years at least to catch up with speed. Why do you think Polaris put an axle thru a shock fork? The can am suspension geometry will still be crap. Order your limit straps now.

You mean RG has a patent on suspension designs that have been around for decades and it will take the others time to catch up. Did you happen to go for a ride with Marty in a Delorean? LMAO!!!!

They put the axle through a shock fork because it worked for what they were trying to achieve with the front suspension. In case you never looked - Arctic Cat was mounting the shock to the lower arm long before RG. Can Am suspension geometry may not be optimal, but no denying the X3 works and is a blast to drive.

Do you read RGs power points every morning so you can repeat them when you post something?

 

[sandshark1]

Was that fletcher jones? How can mercedes not survive in anaheim lol

Fletcher Jones is in Newport

 

[RiverDave]

You mean RG has a patent on suspension designs that have been around for decades and it will take the others time to catch up. Did you happen to go for a ride with Marty in a Delorean? LMAO!!!!

They put the axle through a shock fork because it worked for what they were trying to achieve with the front suspension. In case you never looked - Arctic Cat was mounting the shock to the lower arm long before RG. Can Am suspension geometry may not be optimal, but no denying the X3 works and is a blast to drive.

Do you read RGs power points every morning so you can repeat them when you post something?

106 posts on rdp.. no shit 105 of them are hating on the speed utv. Lol

Tell me you’re a hater without telling me you’re a hater.

RD

 

[dirtslinger2]

106 posts on rdp.. no shit 105 of them are hating on the speed utv. Lol

Tell me you’re a hater without telling me you’re a hater.

RD

I said this about the original SS, doesn't belong here, then made a SS1 profile, fairly same stuff. Nothing to do with boating, EVER

 

[EmpirE231]

Lol. Once it comes out and everyone sees the S-10 truck suspension on it they’ll be lining up to purchase a speed. RG has patents on all the suspension and it will take 5-8 years at least to catch up with speed. Why do you think Polaris put an axle thru a shock fork? The can am suspension geometry will still be crap. Order your limit straps now.

lol sorry just laughing because S10's were known for having crappy suspension geometry, hence why no shops built a legit long travel S10 suspension kit. Most bad ass S10 prerunners back in the day were swapped to I-BEAMS.

 

[dirtslinger2]

lol sorry just laughing because S10's were known for having crappy suspension geometry, hence why no shops built a legit long travel S10 suspension kit. Most bad ass S10 prerunners back in the day were swapped to I-BEAMS.

My guess is Carl has no idea what he's talking about, he's only repeating some shit he saw on @Fishd00d IG and FB, where there was an S-10 built along time ago with spindles like that. It was on the old Dezert-Rangers forum, and was a laughing stock. People that have been around awhile remember it, and are referencing the design of the Can-Am to that old S-10.

 

[SeanRitchie]

Did you miss the full recall on the trans to start with? Maybe they are good now time will tell. The motor has had issues with the oiling system a few times and they have had to redo some stuff on that system. Once again not perfect out of the gate. The Pro R has been a SUPER reliable car so far. I know multiple people with stock ones and they have had 0 issues. The only issues I know of were a few people broke balljoints when hitting a big G out (polars made bigger ones now) and there was a bad batch of a few clutches, thats it. There are no belt, cv, drivetrain, brake, other issues yet that I have seen.

Based on what I see happening in race cars; front diffs, wet clutch in trans, and CV joints/axles will eventually be an issue on all Pro-R's.

Wet clutch in trans will either wear discs to the point where they no longer have enough preload, then slip and lose drive to front diff. This has already happened on a few "recreational" cars.

Front diff will loose ring gear bolts, and blow out the needle bearing in the main housing, requiring a whole new front diff. Seen this more than a few times, got our fixes sorted out for these issues.

Seen more than a few rear CV joint and axles breakages in race cars. CV joints are too small for the power, and running too much angle.

Just like all other previous versions, once you put enough miles and hard use on them, drivetrain components will need some attention on way or another. That goes for all brands, including the Speed.

 

[Joker]

106 posts on rdp.. no shit 105 of them are hating on the speed utv. Lol

Tell me you’re a hater without telling me you’re a hater.

RD

It's better than 106 out of 106. You should look at the positive side of things

 

[Nordie]

What if Speed had moved into the CNC motors building? 20 or 30 pages?

 

[Fishd00d]

Based on what I see happening in race cars; front diffs, wet clutch in trans, and CV joints/axles will eventually be an issue on all Pro-R's.

Wet clutch in trans will either wear discs to the point where they no longer have enough preload, then slip and lose drive to front diff. This has already happened on a few "recreational" cars.

Front diff will loose ring gear bolts, and blow out the needle bearing in the main housing, requiring a whole new front diff. Seen this more than a few times, got our fixes sorted out for these issues.

Seen more than a few rear CV joint and axles breakages in race cars. CV joints are too small for the power, and running too much angle.

Just like all other previous versions, once you put enough miles and hard use on them, drivetrain components will need some attention on way or another. That goes for all brands, including the Speed.

Ya I think you should plan on replacing most drivetrain parts eventually. Just how long do they last is the question. Racing is a totally different world and you know that better than anyone. If you drive a car nice you can get a lot of miles out of it.