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RideGuy
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This year has offered some good deals on sleds and since nothing has changed that much for next year I decided to take advantage of the savings and bring home a 2009 XP 163".
I demo'd the 154" for two weekends. The first weekend it was hard to get used to and was set up for a poker run. Next weekend they sent me out again without the sway bar, limiter let out and the rear springs on 4. The powder was better on the second weekend and I got to play in some deep where I got a taste for what the XP can do. The next weekend I went out on my mod and by the time I got home I had made the decision to add the XP to my stable.
I got the sled home and cleaned the clutch's and belt with hot soapy water. As I was reading the manual it had a troubleshooting guide for suspension so I increased the springs to 5 and increased the preload on the front track shock by two positions. The 163" first ride out after these adjustments felt better than the 154" without sway bar..... I didn't feel the need to disconnect the sway bar probably because we had alot of fresh powder to carve up!!!
This sled is an absolute joy to ride in deep powder!!! Climbs like a goat and downhill turns are a blast!!!
I know I need to install a vent kit..... Heck all the new sled's need them to make the clutch's run cool. So many to choose from I'll figure that out as I go.....
Air Intake seems to have caught my attention after the first ride.....I did not have a bog but I saw potential for the intake freezing up. It seems that when you stop for a while the heat from the sled melts the powder on the machine. The water then drip's onto the powder filter and as snow and cold air come in contact with the filter and bag it freeze's up. I'm thinking a drip tray/lip might help prevent some of this.... But
I'm thinking that an extra powder filter might come in handy and obviously some sort of back up air source's/modifications to the air intake.... I'm just wondering what people are doing that works the best?
And who all run there carb heaters?
I read about the issue's with the grip/thumb heaters... My switch's shut off easily and sometimes when they are on feel like the heater kicked out on a timer?? I'll double check my connections cause I doubt there is a timer.... LOL
Cheers
P.S. I found on ebay a powder skirt that appears to made by ski do that covers the vents on the front and the opening on the hood. Does anybody use this to keep the fine powder out of the engine compartment? if so how do you like it?
T.I.A.
I demo'd the 154" for two weekends. The first weekend it was hard to get used to and was set up for a poker run. Next weekend they sent me out again without the sway bar, limiter let out and the rear springs on 4. The powder was better on the second weekend and I got to play in some deep where I got a taste for what the XP can do. The next weekend I went out on my mod and by the time I got home I had made the decision to add the XP to my stable.
I got the sled home and cleaned the clutch's and belt with hot soapy water. As I was reading the manual it had a troubleshooting guide for suspension so I increased the springs to 5 and increased the preload on the front track shock by two positions. The 163" first ride out after these adjustments felt better than the 154" without sway bar..... I didn't feel the need to disconnect the sway bar probably because we had alot of fresh powder to carve up!!!
This sled is an absolute joy to ride in deep powder!!! Climbs like a goat and downhill turns are a blast!!!
I know I need to install a vent kit..... Heck all the new sled's need them to make the clutch's run cool. So many to choose from I'll figure that out as I go.....
Air Intake seems to have caught my attention after the first ride.....I did not have a bog but I saw potential for the intake freezing up. It seems that when you stop for a while the heat from the sled melts the powder on the machine. The water then drip's onto the powder filter and as snow and cold air come in contact with the filter and bag it freeze's up. I'm thinking a drip tray/lip might help prevent some of this.... But
I'm thinking that an extra powder filter might come in handy and obviously some sort of back up air source's/modifications to the air intake.... I'm just wondering what people are doing that works the best?
And who all run there carb heaters?
I read about the issue's with the grip/thumb heaters... My switch's shut off easily and sometimes when they are on feel like the heater kicked out on a timer?? I'll double check my connections cause I doubt there is a timer.... LOL
Cheers
P.S. I found on ebay a powder skirt that appears to made by ski do that covers the vents on the front and the opening on the hood. Does anybody use this to keep the fine powder out of the engine compartment? if so how do you like it?
T.I.A.
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