Fox Float RC2

[YamahaTim]

Elka Suspension also make front and rear shocks for the Viper. Each order is hand built specifically for that customer and his or her application.

I will do a lot of research before I make a choice!! Lots of money. Not for sure what I'm doing next year with the Viper??

 

[newtron]

Its not handling to bad but I know my base apex with coil overs handles better than the SE with floats.

We own two vipers:
Viper 1 is a base LTX with coil spring and 1350 miles, rides like a dream, ridden by my wife 139 lbs. She quit riding for a couple years until a 12 mile ride on this sled put her back in the saddle. She rode 130+ miles in an afternoon last Thursday and was like a kid when we got home.

Viper 2 is a LTX SE with Fox Float 3 shocks and 631 miles that my wife bought for me on Valentines day out of guilt for taking Viper 1. After 600 miles the Floats have loosened up significantly and if I didn't have Viper 1 I might be satisfied with trying to fine tune the Floats to get a little more compliance out of them without degrading other performance characteristics.

I can drive Viper 1, the spring front suspension base model, for 130 miles and feel nearly as fresh at the end as at the beginning of the ride. My wrists and forearms ached after the same 130 mile ride on Viper 2 the LTX SE. We will keep these sleds for many years performing a few enhancements each year. Next year both Vipers will get the new 2015 Viper brake lever that is parallel with the handle bar and does not angle away from the handlebar like the current brake lever. much easier to reach and apply the brake. With 6 inch Stud Boy Deuce Bars installed on both sleds darting and corner push are significantly reduced in almost all situations and nearly eliminated in normal trail conditions.

Deerhuntr is correct about the rear suspension, it also need work, and I'll address that when the season is over.

http://hygearsuspension.com/CustomAxis.html

http://hygearsuspension.com/CustomAxis_ProCrossF.html

Thanks for the link.. they look nice!

 

[TestMaster]

Its not handling to bad but I know my base apex with coil overs handles better than the SE with floats.

We own two vipers:
Viper 1 is a base LTX with coil spring and 1350 miles, rides like a dream, ridden by my wife 139 lbs. She quit riding for a couple years until a 12 mile ride on this sled put her back in the saddle. She rode 130+ miles in an afternoon last Thursday and was like a kid when we got home.

Viper 2 is a LTX SE with Fox Float 3 shocks and 631 miles that my wife bought for me on Valentines day out of guilt for taking Viper 1. After 600 miles the Floats have loosened up significantly and if I didn't have Viper 1 I might be satisfied with trying to fine tune the Floats to get a little more compliance out of them without degrading other performance characteristics.

I can drive Viper 1, the spring front suspension base model, for 130 miles and feel nearly as fresh at the end as at the beginning of the ride. My wrists and forearms ached after the same 130 mile ride on Viper 2 the LTX SE. We will keep these sleds for many years performing a few enhancements each year. Next year both Vipers will get the new 2015 Viper brake lever that is parallel with the handle bar and does not angle away from the handlebar like the current brake lever. much easier to reach and apply the brake. With 6 inch Stud Boy Deuce Bars installed on both sleds darting and corner push are significantly reduced in almost all situations and nearly eliminated in normal trail conditions.

Deerhuntr is correct about the rear suspension, it also need work, and I'll address that when the season is over.

http://hygearsuspension.com/CustomAxis.html

http://hygearsuspension.com/CustomAxis_ProCrossF.html

Thanks for the link.. they look nice!

Find prices here! Took me a while to find their price list!

http://hygearsuspension.com/CustomAxis_Price.html