takethebounce
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So I haven't been on here in a week atleast, geash, for a second I thought I might miss it. Well maybe if I hadn't been riding the entire week! Trip ended a few days early due to other commitments but thats no biggie!
I did try out the 2013 both SP and X (154's). Here are a few thoughts I have shared with others.
First rides (on the trail) this is not a trail sled! Hey, good right? The T-motion takes a few moments to get a feel for but even on whooped out un groomed 22+ miles into Eagles it was decently trailable. I could easily ride the XM harder and faster than I could ever imagine riding a Pro chassis Poo on the same trail. Trust me, I had a Pro with us the entire week. I can't get used to it.
Off in the deep (and it was deep), the sled pops up on the snow as good as or better than the Poo. From a dead stop, just get the sled moving in the deepest of deep and the XM pops right up where the XP would have just trenched a large hole to find your way out of. I prefer the X as I am used to the bar set up now over the SP but both sleds worked well. These sleds also have quite a few miles on them after being bagged on by numerous people. Anyone else set up for 2013 rides will most likely be riding newer units.
I didn't care too much about the upward facing gauges, the seat storage is actually smaller. The seat itself more like a M series. I have short legs so I liked it. Easy to throw your legs back and forth over it. The 8" more forward foot positioning was great for me. No longer do you even need to stand with two feet on one board either. I found myself cheating a lot where before I would have to be wrong for forward more often now I just rode and layed the sled over through the bars.
Both sleds had the steering post in the forward position like a freeride. But it can be moved back. I have ridden sleds with the post mod before and I like it. The updated DS skis still suck on the trail in. Again, not a trail ski, but if you like to go faster they are not great. I can't say I noticed that they were moved in the spindle. The Snowflap actually is functional, especially on deep days as you can flip it up/out.
The track edges really flex on hard packed and I think this with the t-motion is going to make this sled lay over easier for people on set up snow. Again, its like cheating. Standing beside the sled, grabbing the bar end it is very easy to tip the sled up on its edge. There are lots of good things about this sled.
The bad - hmm...people are still going to complain about the price. Pricing out a new Pro to a X is going to still favour the Polaris. Other than price, the stupid yellow. The orange SP is a much nicer looking sled. Almost retro. Other than that, I can't say anything stands out as being bad.
For anyone who was thinking about jumping ship because they can't ride like Burandt or Maxwell unless they have a new Pro, wait until you have seat time on a 2013 Doo. There are lots of other little minor changes like the running boards that just make this sled better. Its not going to make everyone happy, but it has bridged the gap between what Polaris achieved a few years ago, and still with a better motor.
cheers...
I did try out the 2013 both SP and X (154's). Here are a few thoughts I have shared with others.
First rides (on the trail) this is not a trail sled! Hey, good right? The T-motion takes a few moments to get a feel for but even on whooped out un groomed 22+ miles into Eagles it was decently trailable. I could easily ride the XM harder and faster than I could ever imagine riding a Pro chassis Poo on the same trail. Trust me, I had a Pro with us the entire week. I can't get used to it.
Off in the deep (and it was deep), the sled pops up on the snow as good as or better than the Poo. From a dead stop, just get the sled moving in the deepest of deep and the XM pops right up where the XP would have just trenched a large hole to find your way out of. I prefer the X as I am used to the bar set up now over the SP but both sleds worked well. These sleds also have quite a few miles on them after being bagged on by numerous people. Anyone else set up for 2013 rides will most likely be riding newer units.
I didn't care too much about the upward facing gauges, the seat storage is actually smaller. The seat itself more like a M series. I have short legs so I liked it. Easy to throw your legs back and forth over it. The 8" more forward foot positioning was great for me. No longer do you even need to stand with two feet on one board either. I found myself cheating a lot where before I would have to be wrong for forward more often now I just rode and layed the sled over through the bars.
Both sleds had the steering post in the forward position like a freeride. But it can be moved back. I have ridden sleds with the post mod before and I like it. The updated DS skis still suck on the trail in. Again, not a trail ski, but if you like to go faster they are not great. I can't say I noticed that they were moved in the spindle. The Snowflap actually is functional, especially on deep days as you can flip it up/out.
The track edges really flex on hard packed and I think this with the t-motion is going to make this sled lay over easier for people on set up snow. Again, its like cheating. Standing beside the sled, grabbing the bar end it is very easy to tip the sled up on its edge. There are lots of good things about this sled.
The bad - hmm...people are still going to complain about the price. Pricing out a new Pro to a X is going to still favour the Polaris. Other than price, the stupid yellow. The orange SP is a much nicer looking sled. Almost retro. Other than that, I can't say anything stands out as being bad.
For anyone who was thinking about jumping ship because they can't ride like Burandt or Maxwell unless they have a new Pro, wait until you have seat time on a 2013 Doo. There are lots of other little minor changes like the running boards that just make this sled better. Its not going to make everyone happy, but it has bridged the gap between what Polaris achieved a few years ago, and still with a better motor.
cheers...
