I bent a ton of stuff, this was with brace kit on, caught a rock on the eagles groomed trail doing about 70 kmh. I think on top of the rip n grip stuff if a guy tied the two top arm bolt together, then put a brace along where the top on each side and tied it all together behind the steering post, a guy might get away with bending a arms.
A Revy Sled Bum's Tale: Another Season with Lilduke
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Caught a rock at 70km?? Looks more like you smashed into a rock and probably flew over the bars.... haha
My sled ghost rode into a 6 foot thick cedar tree and looks better than that.
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Ya. It didn't stop me. Was about 3" tall and rock was sharp on the side I hit and hooked the skeg. Was pretty much covered in snow. From the groomer. Free ride brace up front is what I want to do, then brace around the back of the steering post. Think if I would of just had skegs instead of factory carbides. It would of been fine. Few of my friends said they felt it to, but I had no luck apparently.
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Ouch.... Did a hell of a number on the ski too. Sucks, but must have caught pretty hard.
Id chalk that up too bad luck,, but yeah sags might have saved the day in that case!
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If you ever get a chance Dan, try grippers centered
One of the best mods I did to the 14
I find side hilling they would not throw ya around through ruts like the ds2 would
I also hate the ds3, and am going to switch the grippers onto t3 and see how it works
Ya those are stock DS 3 skid. I'm running a 163 t3. I actually don't mind the skis at all, but I also like the old side hiller skis that came on the 04-05 revs. Even ran them on my t nytro.
I wrecked the ski, s module, front plate on the e module that s module bolts to, spindle, and twisted the bottom a arm where the ball joint sits.
I'm tempted to brace s module up more, then drill a couple holes in upper a arm.
I'm thinking of upper a arm let go I would of got off on a skeg, ski and a arm
I wrecked the ski, s module, front plate on the e module that s module bolts to, spindle, and twisted the bottom a arm where the ball joint sits.
I'm tempted to brace s module up more, then drill a couple holes in upper a arm.
I'm thinking of upper a arm let go I would of got off on a skeg, ski and a arm
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Yeah brace it up if you are going to do that. I think the A-arms are engineered beefy from the factory, to help brace the S-mod.
Keep it from tacoing when I hit whoops at mach chicken. ext
Just not supposed to hit stuff haha
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Polaris skis on my doo?? I don't know about that Tex haha
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Only thing that's good about a Polaris that I have found ;-)
CatMan16
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I was worried about the contamination factor when I put them on my Cat too. Good so far haven't caused my motor to seize. Major improvement over those crappy stock skis.
takethebounce
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You put Great skis on a chitty sled. Sacrilegious.
tex78
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Knew the penis gallery was going to install there input
rightsideup
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hmm......
you started this lol
takethebounce
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hmm......
He just always appears to have a guys junk on his mind. No point fighting that battle.
But I would run Grippers on a XM as well. The G4 could be different but likely would do well. The Grippers don't push through corners on the trail at high speeds unlike most of the DS and in the pow they are not too wide but still flexible. The DS's all seem stiff. The ski needs some flex.
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People have been telling me about how great these Polaris skis are for years
and believe it or not I've tried grippers before...
ds2s are what I'm going to be running on the free ride.
Always appreciate constructive input though
and believe it or not I've tried grippers before...
ds2s are what I'm going to be running on the free ride.
Always appreciate constructive input though
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There's a reason why I still haven't put the ds2 skis back on the xm
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I tried grippers on my XM and must be about the only guy on the internet that didn't like them. They were better on the trail and for most boondocking but they seemed to anchor on a sidehill and I couldn't get used to it. Sold them after 4 honest rides.
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