My 2018 YZ450/Camso review

Raptor727

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So far nothing but smiles from my setup. I’ve got 20hrs on this set up so far, and I’m loving every minute of it. Coming from my 2-stroke 300XC bike in the summer, and my M800 162 with 3” for winter, I had a pretty good idea what to expect, but this bike and snow kit have definitely exceeded my expectations. The ability to thread my way through tight trees on steep slopes has me giggling the whole time. I’m definitely finding that I need to ride more exclusively with just others on snowbikes, as sleds just can’t physically go the same places a snowbike can. As I get more and more comfortable, i’m taking it in places I didn’t even give a second look at on my sled.

The bike runs really strong, very happy with Power. I keep wondering if there’s a bit more with ECU tuning. So far I’m runnning the Hard hitting Loamy map, and it runs really good, with still just a hint of gas in my oil after 5 hour oil change intervals. . I also have a thermo-bob and PST engine blanket installed. Seems to be in the optimum 180 degree area when I do check coolant temp.
I also put in .62 springs with snowbike specific valving from ProAction. Very happy with that setup.
The Camso track continues to impress me. The places it goes is amazing. The Camso suspension leaves a little to be desired on the trail, but performs flawlessly in the powder. On the trail the ski is also a bit darty as other people have described, but I can live with it as off-trail performance is great. I’m Considering swapping to a Yeti ski setup in the future, but we’ll see.
Pretty well the #1 thing I need to do next is get a different seat, as the stock one is pretty hard on the arse after 2-3 days of riding.
Oh, also I did a CR intake, works great. Absolutely zero issues in deep snow. And I added a set of Cycra pro-bend hand guards. Has saved my fingers on all my bikes more times then I can count.

Still curious what other guys are running for #’s on their stock ECU’s, specifically for the 18 YZ, that works really well for them.
 

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Let us know if you find a way to make a Yeti ski work. Totally different attachment design, and as far as I can find out they haven't made an adapter for it yet. Loved my Yeti ski when I had one on my TS kit. Sure do miss it. I agree, Camso is not a great ride on a bumpy trail compared to my old TS, but trails suck anyway.
 

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Dont get me wrong, the trail is not my favorite part of the day but I spent some time dialling my setup in for the trail as 1 area we ride is 27km in and I have a hoot on the trail now. Once I had it dialed in I was able to rail corners the same as dirt. I love when the guys on sleds say the bikes are **** on the trail. I just smile and tell them to try and keep up. Idid take a camso kit for the ride down last trip and could not go near as fast. I just couldn't trust the ski and go. That being said, we did no fine tuning on it and was my first time on the camso.
Let us know if you find a way to make a Yeti ski work. Totally different attachment design, and as far as I can find out they haven't made an adapter for it yet. Loved my Yeti ski when I had one on my TS kit. Sure do miss it. I agree, Camso is not a great ride on a bumpy trail compared to my old TS, but trails suck anyway.
 

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How wide is the Camso track? I rode a Yeti 129 SS with the 10" wide track, was different for sure
 

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The 10" wide with yeti ski was fun in the trails. Could lay it over and get on the gas through the corner
 
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