New Rl500 Owner

[RacingSnake]

Originally Posted by max77

nice pics, you look well chuffed.

much room with 2 in it ?

It's 'cozy', but not uncomfortable, the brakes almost seem central inhe car so the passenger ha to angle teir feet off to the left, but thats not really big problem.

Originally Posted by pennpromo

Here's a few more from our last run out, more winching !

Nice pictures can't wait to use it in 'anger'

Off out to the garage now to look at te gear linkage.

[max77]

Did you test drive one before buying it?
il be very intrested in your views when you take it out for a spin. theres a few videos on youtube of theses bugs,
but would like your review when you do.

Bob

[Corporal Punishment]

Originally Posted by pennpromo

Apart from a tracked vehicle or 4WWD quad you would have been hard pushed to get down this track. A Landrover would have been bogged down without a doubt !

2 wheels wouldn't have even noticed that Slick pics tho, looks great fun

[tim crichley]

hi guys i must say NOW that everything has been bolted on and lock tightened and all the little problems have been sorted it is a great buggy had the pgo 250 before e the rl 500 and bits did keep happening to that but that was second hand and was not brand new .it did get to the stage where i was scared to take it out in fear off thing breaking but like i said its fine now and i love it ,i drive it hard and bogg it most weekends the winch is the hardest work tool on the buggy

[RacingSnake]

Originally Posted by max77

Did you test drive one before buying it?
il be very intrested in your views when you take it out for a spin. theres a few videos on youtube of theses bugs,
but would like your review when you do.

Bob

I didn't, no.
but more often than not I buy with my heart rather than my head

I've just spent a couple of hours on it tonight...
I did find one thing which really concerned me (which I will feed back to the dealers), was that the gear linkage connection onto the gearbox itself was loose.
And I mean really really loose!.
Tightening this would and seems to have really helped the gear selection, as I assume previously it was just taking up the 'slack' in the linkage and stopping me from actually selecting anything.
I pulled back the gaitor on the selector box, and I see what you mean about over-shooting reverse... I've now sanded down the paint, and I'll bond a metal plate to it tomorrow night just to stop it travelling too far.

[max77]

Sound to me, as these bugs need a check over before you take one out for a spin.
Am I right that the main points being noticed so far are?

To fit something to help the gear selector
Replace all the grease nipples (and check there is grease in there)
Check wheel bearings for grease.
A metal plate is needed to protect the battery from the exhaust pipe?
Change the tail pipe for something better that lets the gas out quicker
And tighten everything nut and bolt in sight.

Cheers Bob

Ps, I still want one, but I wouldn’t trust Meredith’s in Bristol. As a dealer.
So I will need a recommended dealer please?

[tim crichley]

Originally Posted by max77

Sound to me, as these bugs need a check over before you take one out for a spin.
Am I right that the main points being noticed
So I will need a recommended dealer please?

for me bob it would have to be extreme sports they have been great with warranty and bits are here next day

[RacingSnake]

Originally Posted by max77

To fit something to help the gear selector
.....
A metal plate is needed to protect the battery from the exhaust pipe?

I've done both of these tonight.
I'll grab some photo's before fnal fitment tomorrow

[tim crichley]

Originally Posted by RacingSnake

I didn't, no.
but more often than not I buy with my heart rather than my head

I've just spent a couple of hours on it tonight...
I did find one thing which really concerned me (which I will feed back to the dealers), was that the gear linkage connection onto the gearbox itself was loose.
And I mean really really loose!.
Tightening this would and seems to have really helped the gear selection, as I assume previously it was just taking up the 'slack' in the linkage and stopping me from actually selecting anything.
I pulled back the gaitor on the selector box, and I see what you mean about over-shooting reverse... I've now sanded down the paint, and I'll bond a metal plate to it tomorrow night just to stop it travelling too far.

you will love it mate they are great fun . if there is a track or green lanes near you then get down them there is lots around Cheshire where i live it a blast every Sunday , and there is off road tracks every where and nobody cares

[tim crichley]

Originally Posted by sparks

The plug at the bottom is for draining the water out of the air-box,if you drown it , the hole i mean is at the side of the intake to the carb on the air box

hi sparks mine has no hole in the side of the air box there is nothing there only in the bottom . are you sure the dealer or 3rd party has not drilled a hole in the side of the air box mate