donkickit
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Hey, I just studded my new rtx w/ 144 woody signature, 1.375" up the middle only. I notice quite a few scrapes on the exhaust protector underneath the sled. Only have 150 miles was not expecting that? Any one else had any issues. I'll post a pic later today. So far it's been the best 150 miles on any sled period. (coming off a 03 rev 800, and 04 pro-x2 800)
RedlineViper
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wow, studded mine this year and not a mark under the sled. i'll look it over again tonight though
ReX
TY 4 Stroke God
Its not uncommon for this to happen.
Basically when it bottoms out hard, the studs can scrape the support under the muffler.
It doesn't seem to cause any long term problems, just the scrapes.
There isn't a simple way to stop this from happening. You can either live with it or modify the suspension (rebuild the shocks, re-arch the springs, add the Yamaha anti-bottomers, etc.) to reduce the amount of bottoming out.
There is a compression clicker (shock adjustment) that can bottoming. Unfortunately the compression clicker for the main rear shock tends to affect low speed compression damping more than (or at least as much as) high speed damping. If you crank it up enough to control bottoming out, the ride becomes very harsh over little bumps, especially stutter bumps. Still there is probably a compromise better than the current setting you're running (try cranking it up and see how you like it).
As long as the scrapes aren't really tearing the aluminum up, just ignore it, and enjoy riding it.
Basically when it bottoms out hard, the studs can scrape the support under the muffler.
It doesn't seem to cause any long term problems, just the scrapes.
There isn't a simple way to stop this from happening. You can either live with it or modify the suspension (rebuild the shocks, re-arch the springs, add the Yamaha anti-bottomers, etc.) to reduce the amount of bottoming out.
There is a compression clicker (shock adjustment) that can bottoming. Unfortunately the compression clicker for the main rear shock tends to affect low speed compression damping more than (or at least as much as) high speed damping. If you crank it up enough to control bottoming out, the ride becomes very harsh over little bumps, especially stutter bumps. Still there is probably a compromise better than the current setting you're running (try cranking it up and see how you like it).
As long as the scrapes aren't really tearing the aluminum up, just ignore it, and enjoy riding it.
Ported Hornet
Expert
Don't worry about it. I run Woody's 1.450 and have very few scraps. Tighten up your track and run it.
Mikecam
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
I took a hammer and a block of wood and bent it up a little to minimize the marks. It happens a little , don't worry about it.
