2019 Camso installation

Got all wound up after our first official snowfall here in north Idaho and put the new kit on my bike yesterday. Have to say that the fit kit and instructions were all spot-on (although I routinely flipped to the wrong section and was trying to read them in French...) After adjusting the strut rod to get the paddles to lay flat I notice that the seat height is still higher than with my previous kit (Moto Trax.) I'm assuming that this is due to the difference in overall skid design and suspension? The torsion spring came from the factory at the lightest setting - which sounds like the preferred set-up if I remember correctly. So is there something I may be overlooking?

Other input:

The chain adjuster is better than what I am used to, but slightly inconvenient that you have to remove the cover to inspect tension. After initial break-in and stretching, how often are you guys having to adjust?

CAN'T WAIT to get that ski in some deep powder. The size and design difference is crazy.

Really liking the fact that the kit came with a brake lever and reservoir. Bleeding brakes is one of my least favorite exercises. The lever was WAY long and hit my handguards, so I cut about 3/4" off of it and rounded it off.

Side bonus - with the double carbides, the bike sits on the concrete floor without tipping over!! Huge win!

Is it time to ride yet??

It came with a Regina, so I will put that on my list of things to get ordered...

TYFOON said:

On my 19 I just installed I reset the torsion spring to the medium setting because I’m a big kid at 195 without boots and gear. Figured I’d try it.

Cut the brake lever? Yeah it’s big but why not just slide the mount farther in on the bars?

Those carbides are sharp as well! Gotta make sure tomorrow my trailer is all covered with glide strips!

What size countershaft do you have on your bike? I have a 14 right now and am a bit worried I’m over geared.

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The countershaft sprocket is stock at 14. Worked well with my last kit, so I'll see how it acts once I get it on the snow. With the wide ratio tranny, my first gear was always super low, but that was really handy when loading and getting out of some precarious spots because I could walk next to it at an idle. In most situations I could start in second.

With the bars I have, I could not slide the mount in any further - and the end of the lever is so far from the bars I could not comfortably reach it anyway.