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colo-chinaman
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Hey everyone, new to this forum, new to the sport, so hello, and I look forward to hearing from you guys and giving input where I can.
I recently bought an 09 assault 800 with fix kit and 163 track, via ice age rails, I believe the tracks is the stock track from a dragon.
First off, and I feel half my problems are attributable to the fact that I am small, 5-7 and 140 pounds on my fattest day
I had a helluva day in the deep today, for one the snow was REAL deep, up to my chest in areas, and I am a fairly inexperienced rider. New to deep powder anyway.
I feel I have the basics down with regards to leaning hard, countersteering, etc.
What I am trying to figure out is what is the best setup for the deep powder for someone my size. I seem to have a hard time getting the sled to roll side to side. I can do it, but it takes me hanging off of one side, hard countersteering, etc. its a workout. Where I run into problems is on and incline or decline, with a slope also going down left or right, its just so much work to get the sled to roll uphill so I can setter into the slope and stay upwards.
Also the sled seems to dive more than necessary when I let off the throttle which instantly stands me up and I have little to no control over what it does
Today i got stuck a ton, mainly in areas mentioned above and I feel if I could control better I would not need to get into situations where I have to hope for the best and rely on speed
I have read to move the limiter strap bolt from the middle position down to the lowest hole which will reduce the approach angle...maybe thats what I understand?
Also loosen all shocks to be as soft as possible, how?
Picture one shows ft track shock, box 1, is this about right for the spring rate or should I back it off? Box 2 shows another adj but not sure what.
Pic 2 shows rear track shock. an adj, I believe its set to soft all the way, is this wise and what is it anyway. Also is this the only adj on this shock
Pic 3 shows limiter strap, its in the middle now, should I move it to the bottom hole and would that decrease ski pressure and alleviate the diving/get the sled on top of the snow better, what else would that do? Also the ft track shock position, I read to lay it down which I suppose means to move the position to the 2nd hole to the shock is closer to horizontal? what does that do?
Pic 4 shows ft standard assault shock, box 1 is what adj? and what should I do with it and why? box 2 shows another adj, currently down to the 8 line which means???
Pic 5 shows the where something bolts to the tunnel, maybe some shaft of sorts. On dragons I remember seeing multiple options here. I read that moving this up 3/4 inch should help but no hole, do I drill one and why?
I feel that if the sled rode even more on top than it does and it would be "lighter" or easier to throw side to side it would help me a lot. I am also sure a certain amount of learning is necessary, just want to make sure I am not working harder than is necessary. from what I understand the problem with decreasing ski pressure is lack of turning control on hardpack or minimal powder, thats kinda ok with me as I am not really in a hurry in these situations. I would also like the ride to be as plush as possible as I keep jumping to a minimum, mainly a few feet off of drifts into more powder.
Thanks in advance!
I recently bought an 09 assault 800 with fix kit and 163 track, via ice age rails, I believe the tracks is the stock track from a dragon.
First off, and I feel half my problems are attributable to the fact that I am small, 5-7 and 140 pounds on my fattest day
I had a helluva day in the deep today, for one the snow was REAL deep, up to my chest in areas, and I am a fairly inexperienced rider. New to deep powder anyway.
I feel I have the basics down with regards to leaning hard, countersteering, etc.
What I am trying to figure out is what is the best setup for the deep powder for someone my size. I seem to have a hard time getting the sled to roll side to side. I can do it, but it takes me hanging off of one side, hard countersteering, etc. its a workout. Where I run into problems is on and incline or decline, with a slope also going down left or right, its just so much work to get the sled to roll uphill so I can setter into the slope and stay upwards.
Also the sled seems to dive more than necessary when I let off the throttle which instantly stands me up and I have little to no control over what it does
Today i got stuck a ton, mainly in areas mentioned above and I feel if I could control better I would not need to get into situations where I have to hope for the best and rely on speed
I have read to move the limiter strap bolt from the middle position down to the lowest hole which will reduce the approach angle...maybe thats what I understand?
Also loosen all shocks to be as soft as possible, how?
Picture one shows ft track shock, box 1, is this about right for the spring rate or should I back it off? Box 2 shows another adj but not sure what.
Pic 2 shows rear track shock. an adj, I believe its set to soft all the way, is this wise and what is it anyway. Also is this the only adj on this shock
Pic 3 shows limiter strap, its in the middle now, should I move it to the bottom hole and would that decrease ski pressure and alleviate the diving/get the sled on top of the snow better, what else would that do? Also the ft track shock position, I read to lay it down which I suppose means to move the position to the 2nd hole to the shock is closer to horizontal? what does that do?
Pic 4 shows ft standard assault shock, box 1 is what adj? and what should I do with it and why? box 2 shows another adj, currently down to the 8 line which means???
Pic 5 shows the where something bolts to the tunnel, maybe some shaft of sorts. On dragons I remember seeing multiple options here. I read that moving this up 3/4 inch should help but no hole, do I drill one and why?
I feel that if the sled rode even more on top than it does and it would be "lighter" or easier to throw side to side it would help me a lot. I am also sure a certain amount of learning is necessary, just want to make sure I am not working harder than is necessary. from what I understand the problem with decreasing ski pressure is lack of turning control on hardpack or minimal powder, thats kinda ok with me as I am not really in a hurry in these situations. I would also like the ride to be as plush as possible as I keep jumping to a minimum, mainly a few feet off of drifts into more powder.
Thanks in advance!
