What would you do in my situation?

[pro116]

I rode one of yamaha rtx's and they had the woodies dually carbides on the rtx and there was 0 darting anbd it cornered awesome.

 

[Daranello]

Ok we know dually will slow down your top speed by a few Mph....

That being said, will the pilots with its 4 runners slow ya down on top end???

 

[number1kyster]

Picked up the pilots tonight. $150 for brand new skis, carbides, Yellow Skis tips, and the mounting hardware. I would love to try them out asap but my sled is in the shop with a broken Y pipe.

 

[BA APEX]

where did you get the pilots for that price? I just bought some a couple weeks ago & now a buddy wants a set for his new GT.
BA

 

[nate007]

I think a ton of people have to dooley's, including me, but I know I won't use them again. They do help with darting for sure, but they get packed with snow and turn into one very wide wear rod. My mileage suffered dramatically from them, but they do help with darting.
I'd like to switch to the Pilots (or something) on both my sleds, but I can't seem to make a decision!

 

[number1kyster]

I will have a review after this weekend.

 

[danq]

I'm not sold on pilots

I'm running doolys (6" carbide) on one sled and just got 5.7 pilots (6" inner 4" outer carbide)on the other ('06 apex GTs, no studs). I was able to compare one to another on the same day and the same conditions. The pilots dart more than the doolys in all the conditions we rode in. (500+ miles last week in Wisconsin conditions) I think the doolys are better below 30 mph. They are easy to turn and don't dart at all. The pilots are better in corners at over 40 mph, but are harder to turn than the doolys on stock skis.

Gas mileage (14-15.5 mpg) was the same on both sleds.

So where do you spend most of your time running? Below 35 = stock skis and doolys. Above 35 mph = Pilots if you can live with the darting.

I can't compare the pilot darting to the OEM skis before the doolys as that was over a year ago. but I'd guess the pilots might be a little (30%?)better than stock.

I'm going to check the ski alignment and replace the front suspension bushings the next time out before I put the pilots up for sale. I still have a brand new set in the box.

Let me know what you think when you get on the trail. I know many here swear by the pilots...

 

[kotapug]

What are the piolet skies and where can you get them?

 

[number1kyster]

I rode over 100 miles on my pilots this weekend with 4" carbides no studs:


+'s

Darting 95% eliminated.
Steering is lighter.
Sled is less tippy because it tends to push more in the corners.

-'s

Skis are not as good as stock in the powder.
The skis bite way more on the trailer and in the water bars. Without studs I tend to get stuck more.

 

[welterracer]

Re: I'm not sold on pilots

I'm running doolys (6" carbide) on one sled and just got 5.7 pilots (6" inner 4" outer carbide)on the other ('06 apex GTs, no studs). I was able to compare one to another on the same day and the same conditions. The pilots dart more than the doolys in all the conditions we rode in. (500+ miles last week in Wisconsin conditions) I think the doolys are better below 30 mph. They are easy to turn and don't dart at all. The pilots are better in corners at over 40 mph, but are harder to turn than the doolys on stock skis.

Gas mileage (14-15.5 mpg) was the same on both sleds.

So where do you spend most of your time running? Below 35 = stock skis and doolys. Above 35 mph = Pilots if you can live with the darting.

I can't compare the pilot darting to the OEM skis before the doolys as that was over a year ago. but I'd guess the pilots might be a little (30%?)better than stock.

I'm going to check the ski alignment and replace the front suspension bushings the next time out before I put the pilots up for sale. I still have a brand new set in the box.

Let me know what you think when you get on the trail. I know many here swear by the pilots...

GOOD POST!!!!




I just got to ask.. .. HOW DO YOU STAY BELOW 35MPH... Hell 35 feels like 10mph to me.. LOL