Is it worth it on a new Khaos or do they start easy enough on cold days?
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I’ve found that starting a sled on a cold day is best using the old rip cord. Starters don’t like the super cold to crank the engine over. After it’s warmed up, the starter is handy.Is it worth it on a new Khaos or do they start easy enough on cold days?
I need both of mine replaced and they said I am too young to do it so i just suffer through it. That is why ive had a bunch of doos. Steering is twice as easy. They just have a bunch of stuff i don't like. The alpha is the hardest steering of all of them. I am ussually good for 2/3 of the day as long as i don't hit anything that jars it. Sometimes if i ride hard and then we sit around i stove up. I then just hang on the mountain bar trying to sidehill. It hurts to much to put sled on its side so i am married to trying to ride on 2 skis.I have an old shoulder injury that I forgot about until a few years ago when I had to start my sled way to many times in 1 day.
Then at 39 yrs old I rode an old mans 850 with Estart and ended buying one myself.
My buddy that's a very active rider at 35 rode my sled and this winter on a deep day and now is looking for the parts to put e-start on his sled.
My 19 yr old son out rides me now and is buying a new sled with it as well.
Bottom line I feel is that you have be a 1% Top Tier rider to really notice the difference in weight/performance in having it but 99% of the rest of us can't tell it's there until we turn the key.
I'm not a great rider and often find myself in some quirky situation where it's tough to give it a good pull, but easy to turn the key.
If it comes down to not liking the color of the sled, a nice wrap will make it what you want. Design your own from mild to wild.
Cold or not, I turn the key to start and my shoulder has not bothered me on the hill since going this route.
Getting older here. Never have another one that isnt Estart. I dont notice any weight differences and the dealing with the battery maintenance is much more enjoyable than pulling 30 times a day. I start mine with the pull start first every am, and from then on its a quick turn of the key. No brainer if you ask me.
Went back to pull start after 5years on e start.Is it worth it on a new Khaos or do they start easy enough on cold days?
poo estart is garbage, cat not much better either. Doo is the leader in that area
Not sure if you ride bike at all but I've compared it to going from a Softail to a bagger with a radio. It'd be hard to go back.
How hard do you ride? If you ride hard and are winded a lot, get the e start
E start is a bandaid for concrete workers with bad shoulders. I would also say your spot on on your ride hard theory.I say the opposite because if yo ride hard you will appreciate a sled that is 30lbs lighter. They start with a flick of the wrist anyway.
E-start is a band-aid for hard starting sleds.
I say the opposite because if yo ride hard you will appreciate a sled that is 30lbs lighter. They start with a flick of the wrist anyway.
E-start is a band-aid for hard starting sleds.