Hey, I thought I would share some comparison between snow tracks, as I had the opportunity to test few side to side including the coveted ZF kit. Yes, the WA based cascadeadventure company rents snowbikes and they have some unique choices to choose from, including ZF, so it was a great comparison test. I have ridden my friend’s Aro 3, it is a good kit but not ideal for my taste – I like to go deep and steep. Aro 3 spools slow feels long, and I often saw it not climbing as well as camso . I think it is because the 11.5 wide track – it just tend to dig in easier, you don’ t know it until you ride a 12.5 track. Yes, aro 3 climbs better than an Aro 120 in the deep, but not better than other brands, and it is heavy. I rode a camso last year, my first kit, loved it, sold it because I wanted something lighter to jump it, so I am looking to buy new kit, and renting from cascade adventure was great to compare few brands. So, here are my impressions:
One rental was a 2020 Riot but with a camso style 11.5 wide track installed. Good bike, can’t tell the camso track is better than the stock timbersled track, unless I compare side by side, and I think I like the 12.5 wider camso original track better, but timbersled only takes 11.5 , but the kit did well. Yes, It was a riot, but don’t think you can just pop a wheelie very easy, I still needed a small bump to help me out, I thought wheelies will come easier – nope : ).
Then, I tried the 2023 ZF kit – omg!.. that thing is a beast, the 2.6 lugs and 12.5 wide track climbs like crazy. It reminds me of the camso performance in the deep, maybe even better, but in a lighter version , good suspension, and the length is 127!!!. This 127 doesn’t feel long, it is nimble , and because of the stiffer lugs it hooks up and wants to wheelie not any worse than the riot I tried – you just give it gas and it pops up . It sits very close to the bike frame so it felt like a 120 long , but a 129 performance. That is my 1st choice, and as a bonus it comes at a more reasonable price. Apparently ZF has been the company’s favorite too, they prefer to ride it when it is not rented.
BWT, Sam has a Yamaha R1 in a dirtbike frame with Aro3, I did not ride it, but it looked insane.
Apparently the ZF dealer is here in WA, so Sam from cascadeadventure purchased one from him , and I think ZF is what I want to buy.
One rental was a 2020 Riot but with a camso style 11.5 wide track installed. Good bike, can’t tell the camso track is better than the stock timbersled track, unless I compare side by side, and I think I like the 12.5 wider camso original track better, but timbersled only takes 11.5 , but the kit did well. Yes, It was a riot, but don’t think you can just pop a wheelie very easy, I still needed a small bump to help me out, I thought wheelies will come easier – nope : ).
Then, I tried the 2023 ZF kit – omg!.. that thing is a beast, the 2.6 lugs and 12.5 wide track climbs like crazy. It reminds me of the camso performance in the deep, maybe even better, but in a lighter version , good suspension, and the length is 127!!!. This 127 doesn’t feel long, it is nimble , and because of the stiffer lugs it hooks up and wants to wheelie not any worse than the riot I tried – you just give it gas and it pops up . It sits very close to the bike frame so it felt like a 120 long , but a 129 performance. That is my 1st choice, and as a bonus it comes at a more reasonable price. Apparently ZF has been the company’s favorite too, they prefer to ride it when it is not rented.
BWT, Sam has a Yamaha R1 in a dirtbike frame with Aro3, I did not ride it, but it looked insane.
Apparently the ZF dealer is here in WA, so Sam from cascadeadventure purchased one from him , and I think ZF is what I want to buy.
