They said the bolt is on back order till August, LOL.
I posted this below in another thread, the more I look at the blown spindle bolt and lack of ski damage the more sense it makes to have a rigid ski.
It would not have been turned up and would of skimmed over that rock below the snow no different then going across asphalt but that little bit of turned up ski line driven that impact right threw to the end of the spindle bolt.
It would work even better if the rubber was more rigid, these don't even fit the full saddle. The spindle goes beyond the contact point even the way they call for.
It helps keep the ski in front of the spindle from walking the terrain as easily. More positive steering with less arm and shoulder pump. These are really soft but it does make a difference.
I don't know why any of the manufactures haven't addressed it, might be a sales thing, can't sell what's not broke.
There's a company that makes a stiffer bumper but they made them the mimic the stock design so the ski still rocks but not as much.
Munster offers a shim that goes under the rubber for the Doos, it eliminates counter steering. Takes a little work to get the bolt back threw but it does exactly what I'm babbling about. It takes carving to a whole different level, white knuckle speeds.
Once I pulled the skis to counter at a high speed carve and it almost threw me, like throwing out an anchor going to counter steering.
With the skis forward instead of counter with them tipped up it's easy to accelerate while carving without trenching a whole.
Try it in good snow, with them reversed, you'll be surprised and how much resistance you shaved off.
I started making my own for the Hawk because I kept blowing the stocks out. In a way I stumbled into it because I was sick of replacing them every season, can't remember the last time I put a new one in. The ski is so rigid that it does not tip down in the front at all past horizontal. Tipped up just like the Cat pic.
One ski-two skis it'll work the same when your hitting woopdeedoos it won't dart from one side to the other swapping paint
Again skis have long been over looked, there's a few out there now that have made some changes but thier not getting the attention.
Lynx has a ski that will rip your shoulders out, the heel is insane deep.
The ski is to float, why would you want that plank to walk. Think dirt bike, it's also why the snowbikes have steering problems but that's another story
Pics show how rigid the ski is, just sitting it's turned up and does not turn down with all the weight on the end of the ski.
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I'm making my own spindle bumpers for the Alpha, as stated a rigid ski floats quicker and has less resistance.
That's a grade 10.9 bolt it should never have blown .
