Darting VK's

[Gill_VK06]

Does anyone have the trouble of their machine darting, meaning hard to handle, following other ruts easy, or tippy. These are all signs of the same problem. I was to the point of trading it on something else because it wasn't fun to drive at all. I even flipped once because of this problem. I am glad I have found the fix for this and now the vk is a different machine.

Anyway, if anyone has this problem and what to get rid of it let me know. From what I here, all the vk's are like this and most of the ventures, even older ones.

Bryan

 

[VKbcnorth]

So, what is your solution?

 

[BRUCE]

darting vk

Yes I have the same problem. I am looking forward to hearing about your solution. Bruce

 

[Gill_VK06]

There is a new aftermarket ski runner by Qualipieces. I think this is a Quebec company. I stumbled on this by mistake and it was the best thing that ever happened. My local dealer had a set of these that he was trying to get someone to try. I was the guinea pig for this in this area and it works like a damn. The cost here was $169 + tax.

Check out this website and the ones that I have are in the middle of the page with the wide plate going up the front of the ski. The machine turns on ice and asphalt better as well. Like I said, It was the best money spent on that machine. This will improve all Yamaha's, we have proven it in this area.

http://qualipieces.com/

 

[Jack_Shaft]

They're way overpriced, but I concur that they are certainly effective. IMHO, the darting problem can be alleviated by letting the limiters out a bit and not using large ski-boots, but hey, I am one of those people who needs the large ski-boots for deep snow performance so we don't have the luxury of not using them.

In saying this they aren't much more overpriced than OEM carbide runners just the same....

 

[Gill_VK06]

I already played with the limiters on the track and it didn't make any difference. I don't believe the wide ski boots would make a difference either.

 

[Jack_Shaft]

In my experience they have. The wider bottom keel makes the ski hunt for a rut that it fits into. I'd never take them off regardless, but that has been the culprit in the case of several of the utility sled that I have owned in the past 20yrs.

 

[mulot30th]

A set of 10" simmons skis (same as I use in my mountain sleds) do wonders for the vk!

 

[phazerman2000]

keep in mind the new gen vk's do not have a sway bar on them. there are provisions for one but the frame is wider than the rx/rs models so you will have to find your own bar.

 

[eric3793]

A set of 10" simmons skis (same as I use in my mountain sleds) do wonders for the vk!

I'm curious about the Gen 2 ski. Is it worth the $430 for my '08 VK? I have regular Simmons on a couple of sleds and they are very nice but they were half the price on Ebay. My wife complained about darting so I shopped around for a pair. They increased her cruise speed from 45 to 60 on the groomed trails...worth the $200 for sure.

 

[Jack_Shaft]

While this is a very old thread, this remains a problem for the VK Pro with stock skis and/or ski skins. There was some great info above about the Qualipieces Cobra runners that extend a flat plate forward and give the carbide a less aggressive approach to the snow, thus reducing darting. These work great on Ski-doo DS1/2/Pilot 7.4 skis and I will be trying these on the VKPro shortly to see if it helps.

I make the flatbar extensions now and weld them on. Pretty easy to mimic