A friend of mine bought a 154x3 last week and I own a 165x3 so we had the chance to compare them side by side. His is bone stock. Mine has a ggb trail can, lower bars, exit rear torsion delete, and felkers clutching so it isn't exactly apples to apples but close enough to get an idea of the characteristics of each track length.
The snow was 30-40" of fresh on top of a good base.
The 154 is very nimble and loves to play. It gets on top of the snow quite well for a 154 and surprised everyone how well it did. There was a aerocharged xm 154x2.5 in the group and they were quite close in the lines they could pull. The 850 does wheelie quite easily but it's also more controllable than I expected. The one thing that really made us scratch our heads is the 154 takes a little more effort to get on edge than the 165 on hills as well as in the meadows. Maybe it was the taller bars or maybe the stock torsion springs make it that way. We couldn't decide. Once you get the 154 on edge it turns and reacts quicker. In a sidehill you have to be on your toes to keep it going straight. It just reacts to every little move that you make with your body. I do like how it cuts deeper in a sidehill.
The 165 is a freaking monster. It hooks up and hauls ***. Where the 154 has a hard time gaining speed, the 165 grabs, gets on top and goes. It seems to never run out of steam, just keeps climbing and clawing its way up the hill. It sidehills really well and is very stable in the sidehill. You want it to go up, it goes up. You want it to go down, just think it. With the exit setup it doesn't wheelie at all. I really am thinking about switching the rear skid to a kmod as I've heard it makes them even better to sidehill and ride the whoops.
My friend that bought the 154 is in the market for another 850 and he told me he will probably buy the 165. He was quite impressed with it. You really can't go wrong with either one, both amazing machines.
Next weekend we are taking the axys out to compare it to the 154 so that should be fun.
The snow was 30-40" of fresh on top of a good base.
The 154 is very nimble and loves to play. It gets on top of the snow quite well for a 154 and surprised everyone how well it did. There was a aerocharged xm 154x2.5 in the group and they were quite close in the lines they could pull. The 850 does wheelie quite easily but it's also more controllable than I expected. The one thing that really made us scratch our heads is the 154 takes a little more effort to get on edge than the 165 on hills as well as in the meadows. Maybe it was the taller bars or maybe the stock torsion springs make it that way. We couldn't decide. Once you get the 154 on edge it turns and reacts quicker. In a sidehill you have to be on your toes to keep it going straight. It just reacts to every little move that you make with your body. I do like how it cuts deeper in a sidehill.
The 165 is a freaking monster. It hooks up and hauls ***. Where the 154 has a hard time gaining speed, the 165 grabs, gets on top and goes. It seems to never run out of steam, just keeps climbing and clawing its way up the hill. It sidehills really well and is very stable in the sidehill. You want it to go up, it goes up. You want it to go down, just think it. With the exit setup it doesn't wheelie at all. I really am thinking about switching the rear skid to a kmod as I've heard it makes them even better to sidehill and ride the whoops.
My friend that bought the 154 is in the market for another 850 and he told me he will probably buy the 165. He was quite impressed with it. You really can't go wrong with either one, both amazing machines.
Next weekend we are taking the axys out to compare it to the 154 so that should be fun.
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