i want laydown steering for an 2014 m6000

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i want to change the vertical steering and put in
laydown steering into m6000 2014 what is required to get this to work
thanks

 

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Why would you want that?

 

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Check with your dealer

mtncat600 said:

i want to change the vertical steering and put in
laydown steering into m6000 2014 what is required to get this to work
thanks

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As the Proclimb chassis offers both, I imagine you would need to order a steering post and riser from a std 800, other parts may be required, check with your dealer.

 

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I'm putting in vertical adjustable steering in my xf sp that has the laydown. If you had it already I'd have been willing to trade. I could be convinced to sell mine for about $200 shipped but i don't know when i'll have it out and ready (probably by next weekend depending on when my parts show up.

Take a look at the HCR post setup on country cat's store. They have a lot of pictures of what's needed to add it to a laydown sled. You'd need the same parts off a xf cross country.

 

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Cat sells a kit to do just that, its in the catalog

 

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I have the stuff off of a 2013 standard that could switch you over. I would trade you for the vertical steering parts.

 

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Dam Dave said:

Cat sells a kit to do just that, its in the catalog

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Unless i'm blind they don't sell a laydown horizontal kit in the catalog (becuase how many people really want to do that?). they only have the vertical post kits.

OP's best bet is to take up racinstation on his trade offer.

 

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rockymtnboy said:

Why would you want that?

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because the horizontal steering is way easier for trail riding and perhaps that's the OP's main usage. the main advantage of the vertical is in carving and sidehilling.

 

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The horizontal steering depending how you adjust your riser is a lot further forward.

You can install the HCR vertical steering and tilt your bars forward but not nearly as far forward as the horizontal steering and if you do your bars are on an arch not twisting.

 

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rockymtnboy said:

Why would you want that?

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for better comfort ,i have some trails to ride before i get to
the good riding area

 

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splat10 said:

because the horizontal steering is way easier for trail riding and perhaps that's the OP's main usage. the main advantage of the vertical is in carving and sidehilling.

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Ok, don't do too much trail riding, thanks for the answer

 

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If I come back to a proclimb I'll be doing a laydown post with a C3 post forward kit, just to be more forward, and eliminate all the slop in the (IMO)poorly designed vertical setup. The linkage, and two different posts is just a system that can be imporved upon, and the laydown setup with a post forward is almost vertical anyhow.

Riding doos in the past I HATED the laydown steering, but after riding ones with the post pushed forward, it's a totally different game, the same goes for the PC... set it up right & it's a lighter, more solid, tight setup that lets you get more forward.

Btw I don't ride trail at all aside from a few areas I ride where it takes a few minutes to get somewhere good.

 

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backcountryislife said:

If I come back to a proclimb I'll be doing a laydown post with a C3 post forward kit, just to be more forward, and eliminate all the slop in the (IMO)poorly designed vertical setup. The linkage, and two different posts is just a system that can be imporved upon, and the laydown setup with a post forward is almost vertical anyhow.

Riding doos in the past I HATED the laydown steering, but after riding ones with the post pushed forward, it's a totally different game, the same goes for the PC... set it up right & it's a lighter, more solid, tight setup that lets you get more forward.

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Good god what have they done to you?


You getting a tattoo of a cute little bumblebee flexing his cute little bumblebee muscle next?