Sand Viper 1100 Cage tube diameter?

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If I had a Sand Viper, I would check myself, but I don't; so I was hoping one of you might be able to help me out.

I tried checking the owner’s manual, but didn’t find much about it.

I am planning on purchasing one of the 1100 Sand Vipers in the next couples of months, and while reading the manual, I noticed the warning on page 4, line 3 of the Liability Release form says “I understand that the roll bars are cosmetic and a roll over could cause death or serious injury…”

This got me to thinking that adding a few tubular or flat gussets to the cage might be a good idea. At the very least, it would add extra rigidness, a “oh sh!t handle or two, and a little extra “pizzazz”. Looking at the way they are designed, I can see that on a roll over on hard surfaced can actually cause the cage to “taco”. It also seriously lacks proper triangulation.

So I was wondering first, what are your thoughts on the above (i.e. experiences, your mods)? Second, can someone tell me what the tube diameter is on these carts?

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Mine is 1"1/2 . I have a 1600 Joyner 4 seater

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Anybody else have the time to go measure their tube? Laughing

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I calipered my roll cage tube diameter this morning - it's 1.275". I also checked my 190 page Viper 1100 manual and can't find anything about the cage being just "cosmetic".
The cage is a welded - not bolted - integral part of the frame and is triangulated at the front top corners, the front bottom corners and the rear. Check my posts for photos

Jaxn

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Jaxn,

Thanks for taking your time to get me that measurment.

Just to quote myself from above,

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I've never seen that liability release, but I can just imagine what a corporate lawyer would want to put in it - doesn't surprise me.
Good luck on getting a Joyner 1100 - you won't be sorry. If you're going to buy a new one, call Glade at Edge Powersports 208-356-8905