Rode 79.5 miles of mountain road today. 4-10" of new snow on packed base. Consumed 9.1 gal fuel(8.7mpg), just over 1/4 tank of oil in 2.2 hour ride. As we were told the fuel consumption is pretty heavy during break-in.
First pull starting with no choke is nice. I like the 36" front, but frankly I expected a bit more, I guess I can experiment with eliminating the sway bar again. Front shocks set at 2.
Rear suspension seems fine, although they have the center shock cranked down pretty tight from the factory, makes for a very light feel but it won't turn until you back off the center shock. It still wants to push more than I like in the turns.
The fit of the front hood actually works like it should.
I had my doubts about the placement for the dual intake being the solution for the bogging, but having seen it in person I think it will work most of the time, even for those really deep days the location makes for just a quick swipe of the hand to get things going.
It's hard to assess the motor or clutching just riding the road and still in "retard" mode. Throttle pull is some easier, the motor is all over the place, runs clean for a little while, then loads up some and kind of boggy. I will withhold my judgement on the motor for another 13 gallon of fuel. I left the clickers in 1, just to keep the rpms down road riding, but bucking 10" of wet snow she would only hold around 7300 rpm while still in retard mode. There is also a buzzy note from the motor I will get accustomed to, but don't really care for.
At idle it sounds more like a 4 stroke than a 2 stroke.
First pull starting with no choke is nice. I like the 36" front, but frankly I expected a bit more, I guess I can experiment with eliminating the sway bar again. Front shocks set at 2.
Rear suspension seems fine, although they have the center shock cranked down pretty tight from the factory, makes for a very light feel but it won't turn until you back off the center shock. It still wants to push more than I like in the turns.
The fit of the front hood actually works like it should.
I had my doubts about the placement for the dual intake being the solution for the bogging, but having seen it in person I think it will work most of the time, even for those really deep days the location makes for just a quick swipe of the hand to get things going.
It's hard to assess the motor or clutching just riding the road and still in "retard" mode. Throttle pull is some easier, the motor is all over the place, runs clean for a little while, then loads up some and kind of boggy. I will withhold my judgement on the motor for another 13 gallon of fuel. I left the clickers in 1, just to keep the rpms down road riding, but bucking 10" of wet snow she would only hold around 7300 rpm while still in retard mode. There is also a buzzy note from the motor I will get accustomed to, but don't really care for.
At idle it sounds more like a 4 stroke than a 2 stroke.