RE: PO'd with Yamaha
Alrighty then. I'd bet that skid plate wasn't made to real exacting tolenencesand might have bound up a bit when all tightened up - therefore cracking oncesubjected to some use and/or vibration.
I am VERY suprised that you had any problems though. The Kodiak is one of Yamaha's highly reliable machines.
Good luck in the future though - it ought to work out fine.
I have really been wanting to put all thealuminum plates on my Bruin, but all I can ever find are bare (shiny) aluminum. I have went the extra yard to paint my black racks to camo, put on a camo seat cover and design & install my own camo cover for the handlebar. So until I can find some that are actually powder-coated atleast flatblack I'll just pass on buying shiny ones and spray painting them because judging by the scratches on my stock "plates" any paint would be scratched off and leave shiny scratches.
The way it sits camo'd up right now......................you better remember just exactly where you left it cause it melts into the woods.
Never had a mech problem with it (knock on wood) and ask ALOT out of it.