MotoTrax Snowbike kit

MotoTrax LLC · Mar 19, 2015

Hello,

I just wanted to show you guys the new snowbike kit that will be coming to the market soon. It is built by MotoTrax and has been designed to work great in all conditions, even the trail! feel free to check it out on facebook, www.facebook.com/mototraxonline. Our website will be out soon, www.MotoTraxonline.com. also check us out on youtube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sg7IMNsAHg9DT661wWldg. Thanks for checking it out and feel free to PM me with any questions!

Rush44 · Mar 19, 2015

Can you give us some details on various aspects of your kit? Suspension, chaincase, brake scheme, track lengths, ski details.... info is good to have.

UPsnowbiker · Mar 19, 2015

Ok..I'll bite with the obvious question. Is this a budget friendly kit?

Yeti or no Yeti, Timbersled looks to have things dialed very well so I'm curious to learn more. I noticed there is a great deal of track and suspension compression in the video. Maybe that is part of the design.

Hawkster · Mar 19, 2015

Nice , they keep getting better . Looks like this one was built with someone that has knowledge of how a bike suspension works and a tunnel that doesn't drag .

M5- · Mar 19, 2015

Looks like it uses the KTM rear bike shock. If it were me I'd want a bit longer tunnel for two reasons, not near as much roost down your neck and easier to lift. I like the simplicity of the construction kind of a TS/UFO cross. Hope it works out.

M5

UPsnowbiker · Mar 19, 2015

Does the same brake caliper bolt on too? More info please.

MotoTrax LLC · Mar 19, 2015

Rush44 said:
Can you give us some details on various aspects of your kit? Suspension, chaincase, brake scheme, track lengths, ski details.... info is good to have.

Ill post a bit of info here but we will post the full product specs on our website in about a month when we get are new pre-production unit finished.

The suspension using a single shock and linkage with a ratio very similar to most new dirt bikes. This means rising rate. The shock is a custom built shock just for the application and has a piggy back and rebound and compression adjustability.

The track as you see is a 121 x 1.75 x 12 track but this will change between our mountain and trail models.

The ski is a modified sly dog ski, this also is changed from mountain or trail models.

Brake uses a floating twin piston brake caliper and 220mm brake disk.

The chain case uses sealed bearings everywhere as well as a secondary seals to make sure the water stays out (we found that water kills the bearings more than anything). Also the secondary drive is a hub not a shaft when make the chain VERY easy to adjust and allows full chain adjustment. The photos are of our second prototype and some of the chain case changed.

MotoTrax LLC · Mar 19, 2015

jmtuccini said:
Ok..I'll bite with the obvious question. Is this a budget friendly kit?

Yeti or no Yeti, Timbersled looks to have things dialed very well so I'm curious to learn more. I noticed there is a great deal of track and suspension compression in the video. Maybe that is part of the design.

While we have not determined the final price yet we plan to be around $5,500 including a fit kit and free shipping. This is subject to change.

Also using the rising rate suspension the suspension movement is very high and provides a smooth ride. Also in the video the springs were a bit soft we have since used stiffer springs to increase the ride height. Lastly there is roughly 12" of vertical skid travel at the middle of the suspension.

MotoTrax LLC · Mar 19, 2015

M5- said:
Looks like it uses the KTM rear bike shock. If it were me I'd want a bit longer tunnel for two reasons, not near as much roost down your neck and easier to lift. I like the simplicity of the construction kind of a TS/UFO cross. Hope it works out.

M5

The shock was actually custom built for our application, the unit shown is our second prototype and does not show the new changes, the new one has a slightly longer tunnel as well as a snow flap integrated into the tunnel. The construction simplicity is something we have struggled with for years and this design was built to be extremely functional and provide simplicity in design. In fact once we launch our pre-production unit in about a month you will see that it is even simpler (A lot of small changes). The new chaincase is pretty nice as well as the new brake system (lower profile).

Oh and yes in the photo it does use the front caliper of the bike but we went away from that as it is a pain to make sure the brakes will function well bike to bike as well as made fit kits more expensive so we have decided to supply a caliper.

yooper01 · Mar 19, 2015

Hmm. So will we get to read about a shoot out anytime soon?

MotoTrax LLC · Mar 19, 2015

yooper01 said:
Hmm. So will we get to read about a shoot out anytime soon?

We are interested in doing a shoot out, but we are not ready as of now. We would be interested in potentially doing one next winter.

KTM365 · Mar 21, 2015

looks heavy.... any specs on weight?

MotoTrax LLC · Mar 23, 2015

KTM365 said:
looks heavy.... any specs on weight?

We have our pre-production unit finishing up here really soon. But until we have it finished we can't really give a number for weight. It's not nearly as heavy as it looks though. Here really soon we will have all the numbers released on our website!

MotoTrax LLC · Jun 3, 2015

Hey all! We are giving you… a sneak peek of the final production unit! This should be finalized within the next week. We will keep you updated as to when it is finished and our website is updated with all the product specifications!

Wheel House Motorsports · Jun 4, 2015

Im really intruiged by that new suspension design, I would like to see more of it in motion, single shock units are a bit confusing to wrap your head around!

n16ht5 · Jun 4, 2015

1.75" track? Welcome to 1998!!! I am getting a 2.5" 155 for my Timbersled next week. With TSS I'll have more travel too. I like your tunnel design though

MotoTrax LLC · Jun 4, 2015

Wheel House Motorsports said:
Im really intruiged by that new suspension design, I would like to see more of it in motion, single shock units are a bit confusing to wrap your head around!

Over the next week we will be releasing allot of information on how it works and compares to traditional designs! also, feel free to contact us if you have any specific questions!

MotoTrax LLC · Jun 4, 2015

n16ht5 said:
1.75" track? Welcome to 1998!!! I am getting a 2.5" 155 for my Timbersled next week. With TSS I'll have more travel too. I like your tunnel design though

Thanks, our tunnel design has been working awesome for us! In the future we will be releasing different variations of tracks.

mnsnowhawk · Jul 27, 2015

Here is a video they just posted. http://youtu.be/K4jta2-nT64

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Summitseeker · Jul 28, 2015

mnsnowhawk said:
Here is a video they just posted. http://youtu.be/K4jta2-nT64

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Interesting Concept! Crazy how this sport is evolving! Fast forward 15 to 20 years and people will say...."do your remember when they used to make snow machines with two skis in the front"?

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