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2021 Polaris RMK
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I always thought the samething until i got hung in my alpha for a half hour last week. My foot twisted sideways and locked into the traction nubs on the edge.
I was thinking the samething on the expert but i think it is more of a bottom end vs. Mid range thing. The 2.6 spins more but crawls on the snow quicker. Did you think they feel more front heavy? My wife doesn't like hers and she loved her 18 blueberry with silber.
Most definately where Poo lacks the most IMO. Its time for Pol to come out with some 3.5" pitch track options. and a 3" that doesn't work worse then their 2.6". Track swaps on the Axys have netted some of the biggest performance gains I've ever felt.
People talk about how well the Poo 2.6 works... after riding an Alpha and an Expert I think it kind of sucks, it just FEELS like it spins and spins. Definitely time for an upgrade from the factory, and I think we’ll see that soon.
I put an X3 on this week, looking forward to seeing how it works.
I cut my 3 down to 2.7 and shaved the back of the lug so it's sharp and is wicked with TRS clutch set up. I just got done riding for 12 days put about 700 miles of powder riding belt still looking good. Had several days of 45 miles to 11 gallons of gas. The turbo sleds can get this sled at about 500 feet but it's not night and day difference between them. Turboed sleds including 850 factory doo, 800 axys boondocker, 800 skidoo with aerocharger, 800 Polaris pro with silbur all 163 class tracks just an observation of some great riding last week.
I'm putting on my X3 next week probably !!! can't wait to try it .. just swapping the factory 3" track
I got tired of a friend riding circles around me on his expert. Bought and installed the X3 on my 17 axys 163” in early January.....best thing I’ve done to my sled yet. Rode with another friend last week and his axys couldn’t keep up
Tight tree riding ...maybe you just have small feet ....
Ride lots of drainages and ponds tend to get loads of slush so lots of riders here do not wear mountain boots.
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The X3 track reviews compared to Polaris tracks on here always baffle me. I’ve ridden the x3 on many sleds, including back to back on similars Axys on a good snow day on tough climbs...and have never felt it do anything the OEM 2.6 wouldn’t. Always been underwhelmed by that track, but everyone on here seems to love it....different snow I guess.
The OEM 3” is a weird one...I find it much like an x3. A little too stiff. Both work good in denser snow, but dig in dryer stuff. Also when you get slowed down with either 3” and they start digging...they just kinda keep digging. The 2.6” spins more, but it doesn’t dig to China as much at slower ground speeds.
The OEM 3” is a weird one...I find it much like an x3. A little too stiff. Both work good in denser snow, but dig in dryer stuff. Also when you get slowed down with either 3” and they start digging...they just kinda keep digging. The 2.6” spins more, but it doesn’t dig to China as much at slower ground speeds.
I suppose its possible the CVT snowbike could make a appearance.
With a cvt, left hand break and thumb throttle? That would be a hoot
I'm not saying the Doo is a better sled by no means. I ride the most technical stuff I can find. I am just stating the obvious that a Doo seems to have a lot more power. As for people saying the 2.6 track doesn't work, those are the glacier cruisers. I have had zero issues climbing and sometimes out climbing turbo 850 Doos with 3". I am happy with the Polaris track. They just could use a bit more power. My days of riding a turbo are over. I'd like a NA sled that just makes more power than what currently the 840 makes. I've stated before I'd take a Poo chassis with 40 less HP over the Expert Doo.
The boot loops should could be redesigned I have been caught in them also but since I bent them up on the outside I haven't. I ride father back on boards also but when it happened I was in tight tress jumping around on my sled like a monkey. If it's just bng changes I will wait as my patriot motor has really woke up. I was not impressed the while in break in.
Rumor has it there are a number of prototype Polaris tracks on the snow right now .... different pitches, different lug heights - it will be interesting to see which ones Polaris decided came out on top and whether they choose one for the 2021 release.
Maybe a drop and roll with 3.5 lug with 3.5 pitch call it the call it the deep 35 special.
I like the 2.6 vs X3. X3 hooks up but kinda like a tractor. In set up snow X3 is better, in fact, x3 probably better in all snow but powder, but I don't ride much unless there is powder.
I had 4 Axys last year with all track options. X3, PC, 3” oe, 2.6 oe, 280 conquer. The X3 by far has the best performance it just goes and goes it climbs out of the snow so many times Ive blown people away they thing my X3 sled is stuck and it just doesn’t stop. Stock 2.6 I don’t like at all unless it’s low snow conditions. We had identical sleds 2.6 vs 3.0 side by side and the 3” was a noticeable bit better in deep snow. I don’t really like rather track and definitely glad polaris has a new track for next year. The PC works great has more ski lift then the x3 but it still works very well. 280 conque worst track ever cut that off with a saw.
Hopefully next year polaris new track is durable and better then current options
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