I am a previous can am maverick owner and moved over to the Kawasaki for reliability and ease of maintenance. Currently I plan on adding harnesses, front and rear windshields and a winch along with rear storage. I will detail my journey and builds through this thread. Please feel free to follow and comment.
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KRX 1000es build thread
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I mentioned that I came from a 2017 Can Am Maverick 1000r Turbo OG. It was triple black. Pretty fast, most HP at the time I bought it. However, it was not the smoothest of rides, and was starting to show its age. Not that it didn't have life left, but not the kind of life I wanted to keep up with. Here are some pix:
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Well I am happy to report I found it a new home. If you are following along you will remember that the day I bought the 1000eS I had meant to take it with me to trade it in. I could not locate the title (it had been washed in my pants pocket) and so I just went down and made the purchase of the KRX. That evening I get a hit on ATV trader and he comes to look at it the following day. It was not exactly what he was looking for but we went for a ride. He left but the next day I went to get a copy of the title and he got funding from his bank and he came back to pick it up. In all I made $2500 more from selling it outright than trading it in. It is a good machine and I think he will be happy. I know I am happy with my machine and the extra cash!
I mentioned that I came from a 2017 Can Am Maverick 1000r Turbo OG. It was triple black. Pretty fast, most HP at the time I bought it. However, it was not the smoothest of rides, and was starting to show its age. Not that it didn't have life left, but not the kind of life I wanted to keep up with. Here are some pix:
Well I am happy to report I found it a new home. If you are following along you will remember that the day I bought the 1000eS I had meant to take it with me to trade it in. I could not locate the title (it had been washed in my pants pocket) and so I just went down and made the purchase of the KRX. That evening I get a hit on ATV trader and he comes to look at it the following day. It was not exactly what he was looking for but we went for a ride. He left but the next day I went to get a copy of the title and he got funding from his bank and he came back to pick it up. In all I made $2500 more from selling it outright than trading it in. It is a good machine and I think he will be happy. I know I am happy with my machine and the extra cash!
ROOF INSTALL
The 1000eS comes with the KQR Sport Roof. It is a functional roof and I was happy to have it... for about a day. When I saw the Premium roof made from polycarbonate, smooth lines and skylight I was sold. It came in today and I installed it. It comes with 8 holes with grommets. You attach a plastirubber clamp on the underside secured with a washer and screw on top.
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The install video only has the right and left sides, but the kit comes with front and rear clamps as well. They are slightly smaller so you have to watch for that. Once placed on the roll cage it clamps right down in a matter of about 2 minutes. I think it looks good.
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The 1000eS comes with the KQR Sport Roof. It is a functional roof and I was happy to have it... for about a day. When I saw the Premium roof made from polycarbonate, smooth lines and skylight I was sold. It came in today and I installed it. It comes with 8 holes with grommets. You attach a plastirubber clamp on the underside secured with a washer and screw on top.
The install video only has the right and left sides, but the kit comes with front and rear clamps as well. They are slightly smaller so you have to watch for that. Once placed on the roll cage it clamps right down in a matter of about 2 minutes. I think it looks good.
I have that same roof. My 10” tablet with Bob T’s maps lives right under under it at the top of the Kawasaki glass windshield. My next mod is to Velcro ABS black plastic over the skylight so I can see the tablet when the sun is shining. The parts are due in two days.
We will be in LC July 6 w my 2020. I have a number of accessories. Will be staying at highlander.
We’ve never stayed there but we have rented Jeep’s from them before, I think. We are staying at the Texan for the second year in a row after staying many years at Alpine Village. Enjoy your stay!
Very nice, are you running the stock muffler? Also I really like your trail armor skid plates.
Thanks, I am running the stock muffler and spark arrestor. The Trail Armor skid plate and A-Arm guards are made double tough in my opinion. I will find out tomorrow how well they protect the underside of the machine because I am going out on a maiden voyage ride.
Enjoy and report back!
Front and Rear Camera Install - Lots of good, but one VERY bad
See the link here for a quick video.
I received my front and rear cameras a couple days ago from awesome offroad (shout out for very quick shipping). Installation could not have been easier, it is literally plug and play. Simply drill a small hole in the appropriate plastic. Push the camera through. Attach it to the pre run wires, lock it down with a few zip ties and you are in business. The camera has decent visibility front and rear with 4 zoom levels (including standard). It has a bit more fish eye than some standard car rear cameras, however, it is important to see tires on both sides hence a little more rounding of the picture. It is relatively easy to navigate to the camera and I think it will add tons of value, esp when rock crawling.
Here is the big bad:
It does not automatically come up in reverse. Yes, that't right, the rear camera will not simply appear when the vehicle is placed in reverse, you will have to navigate away from your preferred display to the camera display before it populates your 7" screen. IMO this is a HUGE oversight and really bad move from Kawi. We are conditioned even in the most stripped down of cars to have the camera populate in reverse. The workaround is that the Camera setting can be run full time as your main display, but you do lose some important data that I like to see from some of the other displays.
So hopefully Kawasaki has a fix for this, but it would need to be prewired to the reverse somehow so if it wasn't done from the factory it will need to be done in the software and the hardware.
Let me know if this is a big Yay or Nay for you.
See the link here for a quick video.
I received my front and rear cameras a couple days ago from awesome offroad (shout out for very quick shipping). Installation could not have been easier, it is literally plug and play. Simply drill a small hole in the appropriate plastic. Push the camera through. Attach it to the pre run wires, lock it down with a few zip ties and you are in business. The camera has decent visibility front and rear with 4 zoom levels (including standard). It has a bit more fish eye than some standard car rear cameras, however, it is important to see tires on both sides hence a little more rounding of the picture. It is relatively easy to navigate to the camera and I think it will add tons of value, esp when rock crawling.
Here is the big bad:
It does not automatically come up in reverse. Yes, that't right, the rear camera will not simply appear when the vehicle is placed in reverse, you will have to navigate away from your preferred display to the camera display before it populates your 7" screen. IMO this is a HUGE oversight and really bad move from Kawi. We are conditioned even in the most stripped down of cars to have the camera populate in reverse. The workaround is that the Camera setting can be run full time as your main display, but you do lose some important data that I like to see from some of the other displays.
So hopefully Kawasaki has a fix for this, but it would need to be prewired to the reverse somehow so if it wasn't done from the factory it will need to be done in the software and the hardware.
Let me know if this is a big Yay or Nay for you.
Thanks for the video. I’d say that’s a miss for sure. I mean why else would you want a back up camera for? Also I was expecting a lot wider angle view and the whole TFT display taken up. Looks relatively small to see what you’re trying to avoid and navigate.
You know I didn’t even consider a larger picture. When I’m out in the trail I will get some screen shots. I guess it’s possible I’m missing something but the menu is pretty straightforward.
Front camera may be worth it if you climb a lot. Inexpensive at least.
More accessories added
Installed OEM front glass and rear polycarbonate yesterday. Finished winch install as well. Will get back to you all with more pix. I really like the sleek look and the way it all fits together. Someone was really paying attention to detail here. Probably not the person in charge of the rear cameras, LOL.
Installed OEM front glass and rear polycarbonate yesterday. Finished winch install as well. Will get back to you all with more pix. I really like the sleek look and the way it all fits together. Someone was really paying attention to detail here. Probably not the person in charge of the rear cameras, LOL.
Some of the factory stuff is nice some not so good. Kawasaki YouTube videos are junk and not realistic. I bought the UTV zilla glass need those big vents for airflow. Cab heat is a problem, still looking for a fix. May end up installing full blown thermal insulating carpet. Same stuff used in cars.
I went for a early short ride today as the temperature was close to 100 in the afternoon. I am so very pleased with my machine as I tried it out on various trails and it performed excellent! I climbed some very long and steep trails just so that I could come back down them and check out how well the hold back is in low range with the front differential locked up. I did some rock crawling and had fun doing so. I went on some very rocky trails which I used the soft setting on the suspension and it rides so nice soaking up the rocks and ruts. This machine is so awesome! I like being able to select the suspension modes from the dash as this feature really makes a difference in the ride depending on what terrain you are encountering.
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I finally received one of two of the fire extinguishers and mount that I had ordered. The mount is a Scosche with a Kidde 2.5 ABC Extinguisher. Also yesterday I was able to check out the Magellan TRX7. It is not like that I didn't know where I was going but this unit could help guide one in places that they have not traveled. Very impressed. I live in Utah where there are many trails and some of them I have not had the pleasure of riding on and that is about to change!
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I thought automotive/marine fire extinguisher were white and household were red?
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Took some pictures of the heat...outdoor temps were about 75 degrees. This is after about 30 miles of riding.
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