Second ride report

[summitking]

Was the mbrp a under tunnel exaust?
So whens that new skid of yours getting into your sled?

 

[Nikolai]

The MBRP mounts just like the stock exhaust. I'm not sure when I'm going to get the skid in.

 

[Nikolai]

One more

 

[akdavo]

Nikolai...Have you bent your rails yet? Mine get worse and worse every ride. Having some snow eliminators fab'd locally using a much thicker aluminum. Nice photos!

 

[Powder Pounder]

Man you really fly on that thing! So what do you think, now that you have the sled and know what it is, would you buy it again? I'm also wondering how it boondocks compaired to your old rev? Doe's it carve easier? I really hope so, because I find that a rev is like carving a tank if you just got off a polaris IQ. It's light, but just doesn't want to stay over, hows the new nitro compair?

 

[Tookes]

akdavo, when will your snow eliminators be ready? I would like to see some pics? Who doing the work? Thanks

 

[akdavo]

Tookes, It will be done at Anchorage Sheet Metal and Custom Fabricators. I am working on a template with them right now and hope to have something cut and ready by the weekend.

 

[Tookes]

Sounds good, can't wait to see them.

 

[Nikolai]

Tookes, It will be done at Anchorage Sheet Metal and Custom Fabricators. I am working on a template with them right now and hope to have something cut and ready by the weekend.

PLEASE have them make two sets. It will make it cheaper for you and my Better Boards are totally shot. There all bent and cracked and looked like #*$&@. How much are they?

My suspension rails are fine, but I'm pretty good about landing at the same angle as the terrain.

 

[Nikolai]

Man you really fly on that thing! So what do you think, now that you have the sled and know what it is, would you buy it again? I'm also wondering how it boondocks compaired to your old rev? Doe's it carve easier? I really hope so, because I find that a rev is like carving a tank if you just got off a polaris IQ. It's light, but just doesn't want to stay over, hows the new nitro compair?

Boondocks better than the Rev, carves better than the Rev, and jumps better than the Rev. Yes, I would buy it again.

The only 2-stroke I'd buy is an AC if they make a 2009 based off the new SnoPro chassis with a 144 and the 1000 motor.

 

[Powder Pounder]

Nice, thanks.

 

[Nikolai]

Here is how not to jump, lol. I should have bailed but the jump before was perfect and I thought I'd be able to pull out of it. Payed for it with a split lip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgE-vunyA4w

Edit: here would be the correct way...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25zOUSaaCeU

 

[Nikolai]

I started tearing my sled apart tonight.

I need to...
- modify the tunnel (reinforce it, cut out a bunch of it, taper the back, shorten it, and eliminate all 4 steel plates inside)
- swap in the Expert-X and 144x16x2.5 Camo extreme
- fix my bent subframe enough to ride it
- fix the oil leak at the bottom of the reservior
- and seal every crack in the plastic with RTV as it's still filling up snow making it hard to steer
- replace the brake pads

I got the Expert-X a few days ago and took it all apart to clean/grease/anti-seeze everything. It weighs 56.5 lbs as pictured. The stock skid weighs 68 lbs. Eliminating the 4 steel brackets inside the tunnel should drop around 15 lbs and the new tunnel mods shouldn't weight too much.

I threw in a pic of the Better Boards too. As you can see they are cracking and twisting down.

 

[Nikolai]

And here's a pic of the spindles, as you can see the far one is leaning back at the bottom.

 

[snowy1]

I have an extra set of timbersled drop down brackets sealed still in the box if you want to loose 8 lbs. $100 + shipping.