Has anyone done the post forward and not liked it?
Post Forward Kit
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I have it not the biggest fan. imo not worth the money.
I have it not the biggest fan. imo not worth the money.
Ride your sled first.....
Some things are personal preference and this is one of them...BJ
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I thought all xm came with a post forward now just like the freerides have?
I got the Skins Kit and it works good, Feels more like my freeride ..
I had it on one sled and not my other. I don't even notice a difference switching back and forth.
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Skidoo invented post forward back when the XP came out ..I believe all skidoo mountain sleds have post forward already
DPG
Sure the XMs have a post forward style from OEM but there is room to push the post forward an additional 2". Beyond that the post will hit the pipe. I'm trying one this season, made it out of 1/4" aluminum stock for the price of some hardware and a few hours time. Seems it might help on steep downhill sidehill initiation for us lighter guys, but I'm sure it will be subtle. Mostly it's summer and I wanted something to do to my sled.
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With the xm running boards and the ability to get that much further forward on the sled compared to the xp, I just don't see why you even need it. Jmo
Post Forward
The idea is to get a snowmobile to respond to your body movement. Your hips are the Center of Gravity of your body. When you want the rider in ultimate control of the machine the CG of the body is over the CG of the machine. Dirt bike designers learned this a long time ago.
Post forward is a way to get a sled to have closer ergonomics to a dirt bike. Most sleds when standing over the CG the bars are back in your lap - too close to your hips - even on a stock XM. There are those that feel the post on an XM could be four inches ahead of stock.
We will see what the future holds, however as it stands now: A 2" forward position from stock XM, with the bars in line with the steering post, is the most natural placement for aggressive riding by many people's taste. Some do not agree (Ride R Style vs B's Back Country) and the debate will go on! Snowmobile engineers are listening!
The idea is to get a snowmobile to respond to your body movement. Your hips are the Center of Gravity of your body. When you want the rider in ultimate control of the machine the CG of the body is over the CG of the machine. Dirt bike designers learned this a long time ago.
Post forward is a way to get a sled to have closer ergonomics to a dirt bike. Most sleds when standing over the CG the bars are back in your lap - too close to your hips - even on a stock XM. There are those that feel the post on an XM could be four inches ahead of stock.
We will see what the future holds, however as it stands now: A 2" forward position from stock XM, with the bars in line with the steering post, is the most natural placement for aggressive riding by many people's taste. Some do not agree (Ride R Style vs B's Back Country) and the debate will go on! Snowmobile engineers are listening!
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You just have to ride one for a day.
My ONLY complaint about the post forward is that it keeps the front down slightly better than before, and that's just not how I ride.
Other than that, the improvements are noticeable in a number of ways.
EVERY sled made in the last 10 years has been more forward than the last... edge to dragon, dragon to pro, zx to rev, rev to xp, xp to xm, 1m chassis to M, M to PC... there is a reason for this. Not everyone will love it of course, I know guys that swear the edge chassis poo handles great... but most of us know better.
My ONLY complaint about the post forward is that it keeps the front down slightly better than before, and that's just not how I ride.
Other than that, the improvements are noticeable in a number of ways.
EVERY sled made in the last 10 years has been more forward than the last... edge to dragon, dragon to pro, zx to rev, rev to xp, xp to xm, 1m chassis to M, M to PC... there is a reason for this. Not everyone will love it of course, I know guys that swear the edge chassis poo handles great... but most of us know better.
I had the skinz post forward on my 14 xm last year......took it off when I snowchecked my T-3 163 as I wanted to use it on that sled. We got some more snow and I rode my sled as stock and I have to say I missed not having the post forward........bars kept smashing into my thighs but I was used to being forward and over the top of the machine more with the skinz post.....and I am taller at 6'-3".
Buddies that bought XM's and jumped back and forth between mine with post forward and theirs' stock quickly decided they liked the post forward better. It's not for everyone.....and honestly I could ride my sled stock just as well with the nonforward post...to me it was more of a comfort thing as the sled just felt better.....didn't necessarily make the sled handle a whole ton different........a little different sure but it didn't make it a "whole new sled" so to speak. Just my 2-cents.
Dave
Buddies that bought XM's and jumped back and forth between mine with post forward and theirs' stock quickly decided they liked the post forward better. It's not for everyone.....and honestly I could ride my sled stock just as well with the nonforward post...to me it was more of a comfort thing as the sled just felt better.....didn't necessarily make the sled handle a whole ton different........a little different sure but it didn't make it a "whole new sled" so to speak. Just my 2-cents.
Dave
Agreed... it's not life changing like it is on the proclimb... it turns that turd into a contender. I do find that for the folks that prefer skis down, in control riding though, it does change handling a bit more significantly than you're suggesting, it made my sled much less interesting in general (I prefer skis up as a rule, just how I prefer to run the sled) and made the sled stay down until provoked much more significantly.
Someone with the skid set up to not lift may notice that less than you would on my sleds though... just what I see on mine.
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