powder muncher
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
For those of you thinking of getting rid of the Phazer -----don't
Just did a few mods to make the Phazer Mountain work for our female riding companions
1- removed sway bar widened ski stance ( first stock shocks now Floats)
2-Moved torsion spring slider block back to the second hole to stop it from bottoming out.
3- Installed a home made coupler block to couple up sooner and keep the skis on the ground.
4- drilled a bunch of holes in the running-boards to get rid of the snow
and close of the hole under the muffler.
5-I cranked the secondary one notch tighter
6- did a light weight bumper/ rear rack - 6 pounds.
We went out today braking trail into one of our local riding areas 1.5 to 2 feet of fluff on top of a light base.
First of the running boards ------- they stay nice and clean even when you get a bunch of snow on then ( carving powder) they clear out easy snow just falls through. There is considerable less ice build up in the tunnel I bet it stays 25 pounds lighter since the hole is covered in.
The stiffened up suspension along with the coupler block really keeps the skis down in steep Climbs up the twisty mountain trails even braking trail it has a real planted solid feel to it.
That along with the wide ski stance makes it go where you point it at any time. Without the sway bar it seems to have way less tendency to tip ----don't ask me why just try it.
You will have to pre-load the spring on the stock shocks to the upper end
with the left one notch less tight than the right.
It seemed to always drag down the rpm in deep snow and didn't give the rider a lot of confidence in its ability to spin the track. After tightening up the secondary it shits around 11600 to 11900 rpm and feels and sounds way better.
The sled gets around way better than before since the suspension actually holds it up and the engine revs higher.
The only downfall is it does not carve as well as before ( I made it to stable for my liking) but she Loves it so I win no more complaints.
Cheers............
Just did a few mods to make the Phazer Mountain work for our female riding companions
1- removed sway bar widened ski stance ( first stock shocks now Floats)
2-Moved torsion spring slider block back to the second hole to stop it from bottoming out.
3- Installed a home made coupler block to couple up sooner and keep the skis on the ground.
4- drilled a bunch of holes in the running-boards to get rid of the snow
and close of the hole under the muffler.
5-I cranked the secondary one notch tighter
6- did a light weight bumper/ rear rack - 6 pounds.
We went out today braking trail into one of our local riding areas 1.5 to 2 feet of fluff on top of a light base.
First of the running boards ------- they stay nice and clean even when you get a bunch of snow on then ( carving powder) they clear out easy snow just falls through. There is considerable less ice build up in the tunnel I bet it stays 25 pounds lighter since the hole is covered in.
The stiffened up suspension along with the coupler block really keeps the skis down in steep Climbs up the twisty mountain trails even braking trail it has a real planted solid feel to it.
That along with the wide ski stance makes it go where you point it at any time. Without the sway bar it seems to have way less tendency to tip ----don't ask me why just try it.
You will have to pre-load the spring on the stock shocks to the upper end
with the left one notch less tight than the right.
It seemed to always drag down the rpm in deep snow and didn't give the rider a lot of confidence in its ability to spin the track. After tightening up the secondary it shits around 11600 to 11900 rpm and feels and sounds way better.
The sled gets around way better than before since the suspension actually holds it up and the engine revs higher.
The only downfall is it does not carve as well as before ( I made it to stable for my liking) but she Loves it so I win no more complaints.
Cheers............
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MT RX1 Mountain Man
Expert
Holes!
Did the extra holes in the running boards seem to weaken them / make them flex more?
Did the extra holes in the running boards seem to weaken them / make them flex more?
Phazed-Coug
Expert
Looks great, I need to find a place that will cut me a piece
for the rear hole.
Also need to find some tools to cut my running boards.
my F-Bomb better boards will be ready in 2 weeks.
for the rear hole.
Also need to find some tools to cut my running boards.
my F-Bomb better boards will be ready in 2 weeks.
secondary spring?
I was curious what tightening up secondary spring one notch did for the sled, performance wise?
I was curious what tightening up secondary spring one notch did for the sled, performance wise?
80h4thephaze
Expert
Try excell, they make covers for slosing off the tunnel, but if not them a sheet of aluminum would work fine.
powder muncher
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
The running boards are almost stiffer now because I did put 3 rivets around
each hole where possible. I used a regular hole saw you can get in any hardwear store.
Any heating and ventilation place should be able to cut you a cover for the hole--- just measure it out carefully and they will be able to get it for you ---mine was $20. And about 1/2 hour to rivet on for me at home.
The tighter secondary spring gets the shift RPM up a bit and back-shifts Quicker so the engine does not get that bogging down feel in deep powder.
each hole where possible. I used a regular hole saw you can get in any hardwear store.
Any heating and ventilation place should be able to cut you a cover for the hole--- just measure it out carefully and they will be able to get it for you ---mine was $20. And about 1/2 hour to rivet on for me at home.
The tighter secondary spring gets the shift RPM up a bit and back-shifts Quicker so the engine does not get that bogging down feel in deep powder.
yukonranger
Pro
?????WTF $20 for a piece of aluminum to cover the hole. I paid 30 cents for mine. I just went to the hardware store and bought 3 feet of aluminum flashing. I had to cut it myself but you can cut it easily with just an exacto or olfa knife.
powder muncher
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
What can I say I did spring for the fancy Polished diamond plate Aluminum.
yukonranger
Pro
Well in that case 
Tookes
Expert
Powder Muncher, seesm like it should carve better not worse after your mods... Did you ever figure out why?
powder muncher
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
The wide ski stance --- and the stiffer back end makes for less weight transfer and keeps the skis planted.
It is harder to roll onto its side, all together way more stable . It saves my energy for riding instead off getting upside down Phazer's right side up again all day long.
It is harder to roll onto its side, all together way more stable . It saves my energy for riding instead off getting upside down Phazer's right side up again all day long.
SnOrIdEr
Extreme
powder send me a pic of the sway bar removed
powder muncher
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
A PIC of the sway bar ----- or the sled without it?
