kinger
VIP Member
Couple people been asking me on PM about the skid and I promised a inital review. I got 340 miles on this skid this weekend. Here is my thoughts. I'm comparing everything to a Edge, Sc4, and proactive because they were all in my group.
Little bumps (1-4")/stutters/washboards, etc:
Not as good as any other suspension, not bad by any means but I was getting a little bouncing going on compared to the others who's skids were soaking them right up. It was not uncomfortable at all just not as smooth.
Medium bumps (4-12"):
very nice I was flatter and the rear was soaking them up better then the other skids. Some of these were on rail road beds and I was flying over 100 mph and not a issue, others kept up but said it was hard on them.
Large bumps (12"+) I hate these bumps I do not like to fly over them like some people, the skid soaks them up better the faster you go though. Really handled nicely, and the other skids gave up and would bottom out frequently and the shocks began to fade I had nothing like that. This skid can handle the bumps just fine
Transfer I left the skid set up just as it came out of the box and had about 6-9" of ski lift on launching. Made the corners a little tricky but I got in a rythme the more I drove it and had no trouble in the twisties.
Loose bolts - checked every day had ZERO loose bolts
Overall: I give this skid a 9/10 compared to my dream skid, if I can get it to soak up those littel bumps so that I cannot even feel them I will be happy man and give it a 10/10. I may start adjusting now try to get a little more ski pressure. There is definitly a break in the more i rode it the better it handled those little bumps, I wouldn't have beleived you would need a break down but it was noticable for me.
I know there is only one sled I wanted to ride all weekend and my butt was on the ZX2!
Little bumps (1-4")/stutters/washboards, etc:
Not as good as any other suspension, not bad by any means but I was getting a little bouncing going on compared to the others who's skids were soaking them right up. It was not uncomfortable at all just not as smooth.
Medium bumps (4-12"):
very nice I was flatter and the rear was soaking them up better then the other skids. Some of these were on rail road beds and I was flying over 100 mph and not a issue, others kept up but said it was hard on them.
Large bumps (12"+) I hate these bumps I do not like to fly over them like some people, the skid soaks them up better the faster you go though. Really handled nicely, and the other skids gave up and would bottom out frequently and the shocks began to fade I had nothing like that. This skid can handle the bumps just fine
Transfer I left the skid set up just as it came out of the box and had about 6-9" of ski lift on launching. Made the corners a little tricky but I got in a rythme the more I drove it and had no trouble in the twisties.
Loose bolts - checked every day had ZERO loose bolts
Overall: I give this skid a 9/10 compared to my dream skid, if I can get it to soak up those littel bumps so that I cannot even feel them I will be happy man and give it a 10/10. I may start adjusting now try to get a little more ski pressure. There is definitly a break in the more i rode it the better it handled those little bumps, I wouldn't have beleived you would need a break down but it was noticable for me.
I know there is only one sled I wanted to ride all weekend and my butt was on the ZX2!
MyOutdoors
Expert
That's exactly how I'd say I felt after 250 miles this weekend with the skid. It almost felt like it was teeter/tottering a little on the small stutters. Rebound adjustment would have been nice.
