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It is a RZR seat if you are asking about the seat in my Odyssey. We sell a seat pan conversion to adapt one. It makes a huge difference in the comfort level of the ride. If you are over 6ft, it may not be a great option because of leg width but the difference in comfort is night and day. oddballorv.com/fl350-rzr-seat-pan-stainless-16-gauge-1.html

Thanks! Yeah, the Overlay is a pretty neat feature to add in. Sadly, GoPro removed GPS from their cameras starting with GoPro 12. I use GoPro 10 and as long as they are working, I'll be able to add the overlay. No, sadly my trips for the year are mostly done save for a one day trip to Pismo this Saturday. As much as I would love to be traveling and riding more, family life has it's obligations that come first. There will be a 2025 Odyssey Rally and it looks like we will likely be headed back to Sand Hollow again. We have space for 12 vehicles if we manage to get the same group site so we hope to add at least a few more folks next year.

@@OddballORV powerwheels allowed in the group? 🤣 looks like a blast. Very jealous

@@rawritjon If you wear a t-shirt with an Odyssey on it and show up with the Power Wheels, just tell everyone you were all set to bring your Odyssey but you blew a hole in the piston or the transmission unscheduled disassembled on you. Everyone will nod in understanding and treat you like one of the crowd :) All kidding aside, if your interested in going, just let me know. Priority is for Odyssey folks first but if we have empty space at the campsite no reason we can't fill it and the Power Wheels build. It is rarer than an Odyssey so I think would be met with interest.

Awesome! Looking forward to 2025 fore sure!

Thanks! Scott did a great job on restoring the Challenger.

Drag yourself down CO, it was a great time.

@@rppjr1 That's a long drive for me. It would take 20 hrs of actually driving time. Also I have to deal with the border guards as well. It's NO problem at USA customs, it's our guys that are badge happy. CO

That would be awesome! Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for announcements of the next rally. We don't have firm dates yet but likely the first or second week of March, similar to last year.

No, to be honest, I don't notice it very much. I think it is more obvious on camera then in real life. This video here shows the idea I have had whenever I have thought about it. If you end up doing it, let me know how it goes. ua-cam.com/video/Dx3hWsQOC08/v-deo.html

Hope you enjoy it!

The black one has a 250cc motor and is significantly lighter at around 400lbs, maybe a little less compared to the red one which has a 350cc motor and is around 600lbs. The motor on the black one is a special build with higher compression while the red one the build is stock compression. Also, the red one the carb and pipe where not tuned very well to each other. These differences where enough to give the win to the black one even though it has the smaller motor.

Facebook Market Place is the best way to find deals local to you. A decent FL350 that is running should run in the $3k to $4k range. Be patient and usually something will come along. There are also several FB groups specific to Odyssey's that you can join and post what you are looking for. People are always looking to buy and sell and deals can be found.

@@OddballORV I really appreciate the advice. I'll definitely be on the look out.

I'm not super familiar with the Challengers but I've asked my friends who are. If they respond I'll let you know what I can find out.

Thanks! This will probably be my last haul for a while. I have projects for years to come and no place to store more without the wife finding out :) I'll have lot's more Odyssey content though so keep an eye out!

Thanks!

Awesome! We have our Odyssey Rally we will be doing in Spring time likely at Sand Hollow OHV, Utah. Keep an eye out for details when we get closer, hope to see you there!

and now I stopped it on 5:50 I didn't have a 2 piece handle but there was to attached piece to hold the handle when not in use. so under, or rather on each side of the 20 ton decal on top there. I had to cut 2 pieces of angle about and 3/4" long and grind the edges off & weld at least 1 side on each to the channel bottom lip. that works slick . can't miss the handle now. And mentioning grinding / I wonder if your going to cover this? 4 edge's of the channel had to be rounded off, the back ones behind it can stay pointy & sharp. I don't care about the ones behind, as mine is against the wall lined up by my welder .

Yeah, that was one of the really surprising things to me is how slick that paint job was and how easily the plates moved around. I'm just a casual home jobber so I'm not working in steel toed boots. Whenever I use the press, I always keep in mind how easily those plates could fall on a toe.

I'm having a difficult time visualizing what you are describing for some reason.

Thanks! Yup, this will keep me working on projects for several years to come.

Thanks!

Sorry for the slow response. Where are you located? We are having another rally in 2025 likely again at Sand Hollow OHV near Saint George Utah. We will be releasing videos on the 2024 rally we did in the Spring in the next few weeks.

@@OddballORV I’m in California close to Yosemite, I gotta talk to some people to even get a green light to use the area that I want to use

Check out our website at www.oddballorv.com. If something isn't there that you need, send me a message with the contact form and I should be able to get you hooked up.

I have some OEM shocks I might be able to let go of. Head over to our website and use the contact form and I'll see what I can do for you.

Thanks! The plan is to get two of the four running and usable so I have three usable machines (my current rider is the third one). The others I have ideas on projects I would like to take on but that will likely be in the distance future as I want to have a real shop instead of trying to do this work out of my garage.

Reach out to me through our website contact form and I'll see what I can figure out for you. www.oddballorv.com

Thanks! Bob is a really nice guy and I look forward to working on these projects in the future. As far as the tires are concerned, I'm not sure and they are in storage several hours away from me. I'll try to remember to take a look when I'm up there again but no guarantees.

@@OddballORV THX for the reply. I bother you again in a couple of months for the info --- Baahahahahaha

We left Saturday so the only video we have would be our departure video. Why are you interested in specifically Saturday?

Someday you might have one just like it!

Glad to hear!

Maybe so but mounting it on a trailer is not an uncommon use for it either.

Using a winch on a trailer is not an uncommon use.

I agree it is designed for bumper use but using it on a trailer as I am isn't an uncommon use either. Your suggestions are valid though just opening up the two holes a little did the trick for me.

Sorry if you felt I was dragging things out but I don't like the modern style of cutting every every moment between words out to try to speed things up. I realize that is a style today's generation is used to but I do these videos for my own enjoyment and hopefully to help others that find it useful.

In my application the plate sits on the deck of the trailer and the winch sits on the plate. I then through bolted it all together.

Agreed but all it took to make this work properly to sit flat was drilling out the holes a little, a step that though not difficult, wouldn't be necessary if HF had considered using the winch on a trailer deck which is not uncommon.

I agree my application is not the primary application but placing a winch on a trailer is not uncommon either.

@@OddballORV That normally requires some sort of custom modification.

I follow your explanation but I'm not sure I agree with the logic. If I'm attaching this to a trailer I'm not going to bolt the winch to the plate and have bolt heads resting between the plate and the trailer deck. I'm going to get longer bolts and through bolt everything to the underside of the trailer. I understand and agree that my application to a trailer deck is not the most prevalent application for this product but I don't think it is uncommon either. I should also reemphasize that the product itself works great and I'm perfectly happy with it. The purpose of doing this type of video is to A let other potential buyers know of this issue in case they have a similar application and B if the video gets enough attention then perhaps HF might see it and make a very minor change to address the issue.

Not sure how that would work correctly.

Perhaps but what is the purpose of the plate and the mounting holes on it and why not go one step further and make sure it could work on a trailer application which although not as likely, is not uncommon.

Off-road winches are typically mounted on bumpers. If you want to mount it on a flatbed, like a tow truck, you're going to use a different solution than an off-roader would.

Yes, I don't disagree with you on that.

Thanks for the clarification.

You are a broken spring away from it falling out and on your foot. Considering how much the spring is stretched in use, a broken spring is not unlikely. HF actually did make a change on future versions and added a bolt for this. Having a bottle jack drop on your foot from four feet is enough to do some damage if it ever worked. Unlikely, yes but impossible? Absolutely not especially in the volumes that HF probably sells these at.

This video was a couple of years ago. I understand there have been several changes since.

Yet this video continues to get views. What is your UA-cam channel so I can watch it and comment and give thumbs down?

@@OddballORV it’s called “Your mom gives thumbs up”

He used to build parts from them back in the 80s and he's just collected them over time since then.

Thanks, we try to help our Australia friends out as much as possible on shipping but it's almost always insanely expensive unfortunately. As far as production, we are not doing anything overseas. These will be high quality American made fenders. I like to keep production in the US for many reasons and knowing I have control over my product line is one of the top reasons.

Theoretically yes and we have discussed different color options but that would be after we are able to get just the standard red into production.

Thanks, we have considered many ideas along these lines. Right now we are just trying to wrap up other projects so we can focus once again on this. It's an expensive proposition but we will do our best to make it happen.

Highly unlikely that Honda (even knew where these molds were stored) would even sell them. It's Honda production tooling so NO WAY would they sell it. I say this because I actually sent an e-mail to showa shocks to see if I could get my hands on those custom seals. I did get a reply but they said that the product was made for Honda and they own it so I would have to contact them. I didn't bother sending an e-mail to Honda. A very similar situation and reply happened when I tried to get my hands on some liquid cooled heads. I sent an e-mail to the casting company that made them and they told me the same thing as Showa said, word for word. Even though the original owner/maker of those heads was dead they wouldn't sell any blanks to me. CO

I was surprised to find out that there actually was a second run of Pilot plastics in the 2000s time frame (not sure exactly what year it was). A bunch of enthusiasts some how had the right connections to ask the right questions to get another run made (some of the old timers could chime in with better details). My understanding is that in the process of this second run, one of the molds for the rear fenders was damaged to the point where it was no longer usable. I do not know whether the molds where disposed or not after this incident. Even so, the problem with the plastics is the complexity of them. If we proceed with our plan, we hope to have something that will be more robust with the mounting and less fragile during impacts.

​@@OddballORV Lee was our contact at the time and we were only able to do the front and rear fenders. The side panel, hood and roof molds there was not enough interest in. The mold for the rear wasn't damaged but the fender came out weaker at the corner away from the body of the pilot. Lee no longer works for service Honda and the last we heard back when Andy's pilot site was open is that Honda would be scraping the molds or sending them to Japan. This came from Lee's friend Amber, who also worked at Honda.

@@OddballORV Interesting that you commented on "If we proceed with our plan, we hope to have something that will be more robust with the mounting and less fragile during impacts." When I used to race sports cars there was a company in the USA that was building C sports racers and the body was plastic and didn't break or shatter. I saw contact once and NOTHING happened to the bodywork. In the early days it would look like an explosion as the bodywork denigrated. I talked to the owner of the car but I don't remember the details of that bodywork. CO

Thanks!

I think I saw a Redline at least year's event. At this year's event I saw a Pilot briefly. Not sure if they happened to just be riding the Dunes that day or were part of the Dunefest event.

Thank you! I hope you found it informative.