Skis, Venture Multi Purpose

[thor79]

Hi!

Can someone tell me if there is any difference betwen the skis on the Venture Multi Purpose and the VK Pro?

I need to replace the skis on my Venture MP, and I can get the VK ski to a much better price.

Venture MP partnr: 8FM-F3711-00-00

VK Pro partnr: 8FN-F3711-00-00

Visually I cant see any difference...

Thanks/

Thor

 

[Mooseman]

In the specs of the sled on Yamaha's site, it describes the skis as "VK style". I think they are the same. Probably the letter change in the part number (M vs N) is just a model designation for the same part.

But, why bother with Yamaha's crappy stock skis. For just a bit more, go for a set of Slydog Powederhounds. I got a set of Trailhounds for my MP and it steers like it's on rails now. Only reason I only got Trailhounds instead of the Powderhounds is because I got them at a lower price.

 

[thor79]

I went to My local Yamaha dealer today and looked it up. It seems like the only difference is the mounting point on the ski. It is located about 1 inch more backwards on the VK ski.
Do you think it Will make any difference?

/Thor

 

[Roadrider]

A huge difference in steering pressure and even more with darting. The Vk having less darting and a little
more steering pressure.

 

[thor79]

Ok,

Do you think the sled will will be crappy to drive if I use the VK ski?

Im not a very experienced rider and this is my first sled, so I havent tried a lot of different sleds and different setups before

/

Thor

 

[Mooseman]

If there is a difference and you're only changing one ski, I would stick with the ski that's specified for it. It could change steering characteristics. It would be like having two different sized tires on a car on the front. If you're replacing both, I would look at something aftermarket as Yamaha skis are really bad.

 

[yamaha1973]

tuner skis! heard great things about them