P500 Flag holder for my P500

[Garlicfarmer]

OK gang,
Been waiting for my P500 since early January. Dealer tells me it is scheduled to ship soon. I am SO excited. Can't hardly wait to actually touch it.
I am retired and plan on taking my Toy Hauler and the P500 to Quartzite Arizona this fall. Spend the entire winter cruising around the desert. Enjoying life. Getting away from this darn non stop Oregon winter rain. Anyway, you are required to have a flag when riding in the desert. My question, how is everyone attaching the flag to the P500. Also the best place to buy the attachment and flag without having to take out a bank loan. One other quick question. What is everyone using for a spare tire. Honda quoted me $ 400.00 for one. Thats crazy. I'll attach pictures of my P500 once it arrives. Thanks for any advise and if anyone is heading there this fall, let me know. Maybe we can meet up for a desert ride.
Ken in Oregon.....

 

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[Mopower58]

Welcome from Mississippi. I have a P1K but I took a 2 x 6 and cut it to length to fit in the bed slots. I ordered two swiveling flag pole holders from ebay. I attached them to the board facing the rear. I set the angle at 45 degrees and put the American Flag in one and the NTC flag in the other. Sorry, just realized you are mounting a whip flag, never mind, but welcome anyway.

 

[Mopower58]

Not sure how well you can see it. If you need more pics I’ll go remove it and get some for you. It does limit the amount of cargo you can haul.

 

[DaddyDubbs]

Welcome from Alabama, here is a link that might give you some ideas on the flag mount

ATV Whip Flags for Dune Riding | Requirements & How to Mount

A sand flag is a safety flag designed for dune riding. Mounting requirements, info, and how to attach a dune flag to your off-road vehicle.

sand-boarding.com

 

[futzin]

Welcome from KY!

 

[Keebler]

OK gang,
Been waiting for my P500 since early January. Dealer tells me it is scheduled to ship soon. I am SO excited. Can't hardly wait to actually touch it.
I am retired and plan on taking my Toy Hauler and the P500 to Quartzite Arizona this fall. Spend the entire winter cruising around the desert. Enjoying life. Getting away from this darn non stop Oregon winter rain. Anyway, you are required to have a flag when riding in the desert. My question, how is everyone attaching the flag to the P500. Also the best place to buy the attachment and flag without having to take out a bank loan. One other quick question. What is everyone using for a spare tire. Honda quoted me $ 400.00 for one. Thats crazy. I'll attach pictures of my P500 once it arrives. Thanks for any advise and if anyone is heading there this fall, let me know. Maybe we can meet up for a desert ride.
Ken in Oregon.....

Are you getting a P500 or a P520? If it is a P500 then there is a flag mount hole on the back middle of the rack. If it is a P520 Then I will have to defer to someone with a P520. For a spare tire I upgraded to 27" tires and use one of the original tires on a newly bought rim (about $50). The tire diameters are difference by several inches but in an emergency it is better than nothing.

 

[Garlicfarmer]

Thanks. Getting the p500 I did not know it had the mount hole. Been thinking of adding a rack but might be able to figure something out. I'm retired so need to watch budget. Been thinking of Sedona Coyote 25x10x12 on Delta Steel Wheels. Mostly gonna be on Oregons logging roads in summer and hopefully winter's in the desert of Arizona.
Thanks again
Ken

 

[HiFive]

Welcome from West central FL. Try Facebook marketplace for a spare tire and Amazon for flag pole mounts, poles, and flags. I made my own flag pole it may not be what you need

 

[Yomama101]

This is the Tusk rops and flag mount. The fiberglass flagpole goes thru the mount and clamps tight without tools. Fits perfect behind the Rotopac. We'll have to meet up this Fall.

 

[Garlicfarmer]

Thanks so much. Just got notice from my dealer. My P 500 is on the way to dealership. Been waiting 5 months. I am very excited to start fixing up with " stuff "
I am trying to be in or around Quartzsite, Bouse area. Or suggestions from you.
Maybe December thru March. God willing. Retired and loving it.
Ken in Oregon.

 

[MI-Trailblazer]

ORV parks by me require the whip flag to be mounted to the front of the vehicle. So I just took a flat piece of metal, drilled 3 holes in it: 1 for flag, 2 for U-bolt. Picked up a small 1/4 U-bolt from Tractor Supply, put the "U" around the tube on the front bumper- threads through the holes in the metal, tighten, install flag, done. Oh, sprayed some paint on the metal so it would not just rust.

 

[CID]

Welcome from the once great state of Colorado.

Not wanting to be a Debbie Downer and although Quartzsite has tons of riding available, it's the most miserably rocky riding I've found in the desert SW. Not big, crawling rocks, little (golf ball to softball sized) and a whole lot of the damn things. 'Bout beat me (more) senseless.

I've been chased out of the Hanksville-Mexican Hat, Utah area the last two years because of hard freeze warnings in November (too far north), so Quartzsite wins there. Ajo, AZ has some much gentler trails (far less rocks), just south of the large mine there. Lots of free dispersed camping findable on Google Earth. Not as much riding as Quartzsite but enough for a week of exploring.

Almost no public land in Texas, so that's pretty much off my radar. I haven't explored New Mexico yet, so can't comment on that.

Strongly recommend the GAIA GPS app, it's free and it's my favorite electronic gizmo, available for android and Apple (I have an iPad (bought by my yuppie Sister)). Download and play around with it, glad to answer any simple questions (puter wiz I ain't 😢).

Just under 1100 miles at Quartzsite. I found all of these trails in GAIA GPS.

Ajo, that tiny green triangle in the bottom left corner is Mexico -

 

[Garlicfarmer]

Dang.
Thanks for all the quality info. I will download the GPS app. Thanks for the easy flag holder fix. That's what I will do.
Newbie to Quartzsite area. Planning on winter of 2023/2024.
Retired. So free camping is good. I am in Oregon. Do lots of trail riding and forest logging roads. Not a lot of rock crawling. Small cahonas here. Like gentle, easy riding. Never in a hurry. Love exploring old mines. I grew up in Kingman Az. Wife and I covered that place completely. Left about 45 years ago to move to Oregon. Just cause. Something different. Tired of 6 months of winter rains. Ready to explore again. Get my 2023 Honda Pioneer 500 next week. Hope to put lots of easy riding some place with warm and dry winters. New friends, campfires. Drink beer. Trail ride.