blowing belts

[hibshman25]

Aside from saving belts, you will actually be faster through turns if you don't unsettle the sled so much with the abrubt stop/go. I've got quite a bit of seat time on go karts and sportbikes and I can tell you the guy hardest on the throttle isn't always the fastest guy around the track.

 

[03RX1-ER-LE]

First not sure why you would want or need to lock the track at every corner, you can and will stop faster by pumping the break. A driven clutch needs to turn to backshift so when you hit it again it's shifted down otherwise your driven clutch is locked where it is and your primary will come back in at a much slower speed with a shock to the belt. It never hurts to check alignment but you are abusing your whole drive system by riding that way.

Plus your wrecking the trails.

Exactly!

These guys have a point!!!!

This brings up a very good point! When you lock the track you are making snowpiles and then pin the throttle again making more snowpiles, (now bumps in the trail) this is not a procross track, but groomed trails for all to enjoy. I will say this, at least once every weekend while riding with the family, and I am ALWAYS the lead sled for safety, I encounter an on coming sled in a turn riding like this and he is sliding sideways thru and taking up the whole turn. Makes me wonder if trails should become one way like a divided highway to fix this concern. The trails are for EVERYONE to enjoy and not be on alert at every corner you encounter. Now back off my soap box and finished with my rant and are we not having the best season I have seen in my over 40 years of snowmobiling!!!!

 

[Farm dog]

Smooth is fast. Just like the other guys have said on the brake and gas. I have plenty of seat time on an apex and a turbo nytro. You don't need to ride it like its a 2 stroke and always pin the gas.

 

[stomper]

First not sure why you would want or need to lock the track at every corner, you can and will stop faster by pumping the break. A driven clutch needs to turn to backshift so when you hit it again it's shifted down otherwise your driven clutch is locked where it is and your primary will come back in at a much slower speed with a shock to the belt. It never hurts to check alignment but you are abusing your whole drive system by riding that way.

Plus your wrecking the trails.

Exactly!

These guys have a point!!!!

This brings up a very good point! When you lock the track you are making snowpiles and then pin the throttle again making more snowpiles, (now bumps in the trail) this is not a procross track, but groomed trails for all to enjoy. I will say this, at least once every weekend while riding with the family, and I am ALWAYS the lead sled for safety, I encounter an on coming sled in a turn riding like this and he is sliding sideways thru and taking up the whole turn. Makes me wonder if trails should become one way like a divided highway to fix this concern. The trails are for EVERYONE to enjoy and not be on alert at every corner you encounter. Now back off my soap box and finished with my rant and are we not having the best season I have seen in my over 40 years of snowmobiling!!!!

Sorry to say but I have to agree with all the above comments. That said I also agree that it is your driving style.

 

[stevewithOCD]

You don't have a clutch problem. You have a brake problem...as in you actually USE it! You think you're riding faster, but you're not. I'd be willing to bet your gas mileage sucks also. TRY THIS. Before the corner let off a little earlier letting the engine slow the sled, roll the corner still on gas enough, then 1/2 way thru corner start rolling gas more, then out of corner NAIL it. The sled's attitude & geometry will be better & more consistent, the clutches will allready be primed, the track won't need to make such a large leap in speed which can break traction AND you will be FASTER without making "trails divits" all over the place...and the rest of us will thank you for it...BTW, i'm a very agressive rider & i can get well over 4000 miles per belt...