well i will try to be "fair" also..... lol seems like i came away with a feeling that my product did better also,,, to each their own i guess,,, when we first left i was following one guy and the 2 moto almost washed out several time in front of me on the trail,,, then i started to ride the 2moto and tried the one with the wider ski,, and did well in the deep, but on the trail was very hard to drive for me. when you switched to the narrow ski,,, on the trail it was better... then we got to an area where bret said, let me have my machine back because the trail get tougher ,,, so we switched back and continued,, about 1 mile into it a rider on 2moto came off the trail and hit a tree pretty hard,, glad he was ok,,, then just 100 yards later we came to a slight uphill around a turn,,, the 2moto guy wondered off the trail and got stuck, and i stopped and one 2moto passed us both and then another 2 moto stopped behind me,,, well one thing he forgot to mention is flotation,,, because i started out just fine,,, and waited up top for both the other guys to dig out and turn around and go back down to somewhere to get turned around to make a better run at it,, but in the end we all made it up there...
bret was an awesome rider and made his machine work well, but we both agreed that the explorer had an easier learning curve,,,,, about the gearing,,the 2 moto was geared very low compared to explorer , and started out easier, but i never had any trouble starting out, i have a ktm that is geared lower and feels the same, but people all over the county tried the husaberg on trails,, and never bogged in 4th, not sure where he got that, in fact i was in 5th following bret down a nice clean trail and saw him ragdoll down the trail 50 ft ,,, i asked him what happend, he said it was his suspension was not adjusting to the whoops... i was glad to see he was ok...so all in all i thought the explorer was much more stable, floated better,and in the corners was a lot easier to take, because when your track on the 2moto came out, it came out quick from under you, the explorer lets you slide around the corner and never just flies out from under you. i was able to go just fine where they went,, and had all the fun they had without 2 close calls.. so who's system is better? neither! they are both good for what they are intended for, they both rock, and they will be around for awhile, they are not the same product , and both have pro's and cons when compared, and both have a learning curve . when you master what the can do, and know the limits, you will be amazed where you have gone.
all in all,,, the the explorer is the machine i like to ride, and for 3 grand, you could not get a better deal ... and when summer comes, you can hit the dunes, hills, swamps, or just trail ride... and the adjustments they have are unlimited for many conditions!!!
thanks for all the riders that showed that day and keep tuned for some killer video comming from calin who has been down here in utah ripping the explorer for past 2 days, he has riden the 2moto quite a lot, and now is getting some explorer time...everyone reading this knows his skills and he will give a true heads up when he gats back home, he is the only person i know that has good time on both and is very skilled rider.
Its easy to defend your product,, and both bret and i have a lot of time showing these bikes off, and i think that just makes us think our own product is better no matter what.
so lets see what people think who have rode both for any amount of time.. would love to hear from you if your out there
mike