Well, I'm in my 50's and have more energy than most my age (and many younger than me) but I am over the hill no doubt about it. I've read mixed reviews on track length and the energy it takes to ride the G5 turbo, some find it more tiring on the long track from what I understand. I've never ridden a skidoo OR a turbo so I'm pretty ignorant on both fronts.
I am 45, and I am unsure if a 154 would be for me. The 165 is a great all around track length. When I ordered my 2021 turbo I actually wanted a 165 2.5” but my dealer talked me out of it.
I guess what I ment by energy is, thats alot of power and traction on a short track, its something you will have to stay on top of. A 165 2.5” G5 track would probably compare to a 175 3” polaris track. IMO the Polaris 3” is horrible.
I have suspension work done to my 165 G5 to keep the front end down, but even at 165 I can flip it over backwards very easily.
As far as the G5 to the Polaris, I always struggled to ride a Polaris when getting on one in the past. After getting some seat time on a G5 then hop on a Polaris, It actually felt comfortable, yes the Polaris bars are goofy but I didn’t override the Polaris like I did in the past. I have a expert without the tmotion, yes on harder snow it’s harder to get up on edge over the tmotion, the tmotion sleds have added features to it like 15” wide rods in a 16w track. The expert has full width rods in the track.
The G4 feels like a tank to me when I ride one, (sorry G4 owners).
If you are looking for my honest opinion and you can take this with a grain of salt if you wish. I personally feel a 165 doo turbo with tmotion would suit you really well.
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