Coondog2707 said:
I am considering changing to these for my 07 Apex GT. I am making some changes to it in an effort to make this thing rail around corners. (The inside ski lift on a sled that was supposed to be purpose built for "groomed trail" is unreal)
I am mainly looking for sure and confident cornering. Steering effort isnt a big concern for me, and flotation isnt a big deal either since I rarely ride off trail. If anyone could help me with some opinions I would be grateful.
Well going to an after market ski is always nice as the stock are ok, but if you are a rider that wants more out that sled and you really want it to rail. Just changing your skis will do nothing for you there, as I've adjusted lots of those GT's as they do not have enough Weight Transfer on the Control Rod and you will see ski lift. You need to take your Control Rod Wrench that Yamaha has supplied you and loosen off the Inner Nut. Now measure just whereabouts you are on the scale and check your adjuster lenght. You will see that there is a Min and a Max scale on the wrench you adjust the Outter Nut and go about half way from the Standard mark in the middle to Max mark, that will be two marks on your wrench scale. That will make a big difference, now you can fine tune it from there whether you need more or less transfer. Now go up front and loosen your front springs on your shocks right off. Then tighten them down finger tight and then go ONE FULL TURN, this will soften up the front end so it's not so stiff or hard and stop the bounce you get when you are hard into the turns. Now you should really start seeing what you are looking for, and now is the time to go to an after market ski if you so wish.
Seeing how you ride nothing but the Groomed Trails and want it TO TURN, then I would stay away from the Simmons as they are not the ski for you and your riding style. The simmons are a great ski it's just not the ski you are looking for as the application you require is an AGGRESSIVE SKI. The ski you need is the C&A Pro Razor's, they might be a bit stiff to turn at first ....but...when you turn the bars at any speed or any snow conditions ..IT TURNS PERIOD. You can shim the skis 1/8" to 1/4" and set them up Parallel to each other this will also free up some of that stiffness and make it a little easier to turn. this set up is ZERO TOE OUT, as that works the best but you can tweak them to 1/16 or 1/8 Toe out if you wish.
I had Simmons on my 04 Warrior, and found them to have limitations to them, here is a pic of them. I also had C&A Pro RAZORS on my 06 Attak and they were nothing short of being
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.Here is a pic of those skis as well you can see by looking at them both that the C&A's have a deeper more aggressive keel to them and are not so flat.
If you have any questions when you go to set up your sled shoot me a PM, I'll be glad to help you out.
