Finally got a solid weekend of riding and filming in this past week up here in NW Montana. I thought I'd make it into a review of my suspension at the same time...
I'll start by saying the two sleds in the video have a combined mileage of almost 10,000. These sleds are not all THAT bad!
I bought a KMOD with Raptors all the way around last fall. I rode it with the stock track and it was pretty awesome. Then a few weeks ago I got a 156 X3 from Oregon Trail Sports. At first it was a trenching and wheelie monster. I called Kevin and Jake and they told me to loosen the front track shock up a lot and then turn the clickers up - it'll still be playful on the "1" setting on the skid yet you'll be able to climb instead of trench and wheelie. They were spot on.
I absolutely love my setup. The skid and shocks are flat awesome! I've ridden a lot of other setups and mine takes the cake every time. Everyone that rides it also agrees that it's a lot better. I literally can't go fast enough to feel out of control down the whooped out trail. I'm still running the skid in the "1" (lowest coupling) position almost all the time. Whenever we get to something really really steep and I NEED to get over the top, I'll take the 5 seconds and turn the coupler up and it plants the skis and flat out climbs. Another thing I really about this setup like is how rigid and responsive the skid is. There is a noticeable amount of increased feedback from the terrain which I really like (the opposite of the wet noodle T-motion). The increased travel of both the front and rear of the skid really helps on those steep sidehills, I definitely don't wash out as much as I did with the stocker. The front Raptors are also great, I certainly have a lot more confidence through the rudded up hills while playing.
All in all, I'm very satisfied with my purchases. With a little more HP (Fastrax this summer
) I think my sled would be perfect for terrain out here in MT. Enjoy!
I'll start by saying the two sleds in the video have a combined mileage of almost 10,000. These sleds are not all THAT bad!
I bought a KMOD with Raptors all the way around last fall. I rode it with the stock track and it was pretty awesome. Then a few weeks ago I got a 156 X3 from Oregon Trail Sports. At first it was a trenching and wheelie monster. I called Kevin and Jake and they told me to loosen the front track shock up a lot and then turn the clickers up - it'll still be playful on the "1" setting on the skid yet you'll be able to climb instead of trench and wheelie. They were spot on.
I absolutely love my setup. The skid and shocks are flat awesome! I've ridden a lot of other setups and mine takes the cake every time. Everyone that rides it also agrees that it's a lot better. I literally can't go fast enough to feel out of control down the whooped out trail. I'm still running the skid in the "1" (lowest coupling) position almost all the time. Whenever we get to something really really steep and I NEED to get over the top, I'll take the 5 seconds and turn the coupler up and it plants the skis and flat out climbs. Another thing I really about this setup like is how rigid and responsive the skid is. There is a noticeable amount of increased feedback from the terrain which I really like (the opposite of the wet noodle T-motion). The increased travel of both the front and rear of the skid really helps on those steep sidehills, I definitely don't wash out as much as I did with the stocker. The front Raptors are also great, I certainly have a lot more confidence through the rudded up hills while playing.
All in all, I'm very satisfied with my purchases. With a little more HP (Fastrax this summer
) I think my sled would be perfect for terrain out here in MT. Enjoy!
