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MontanaPowder
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Belt like the energizer.
I now have 6 steep and deep rides with my 2.5 inch * 162 track. My first 3 rides before changing/moving front left motor mount to right and installing 1 inch shorter belt resulted in a belt per ride.
The last 6 rides of hard use same belt. I observed the motor at IDLE and felt the shaking was related to soft motor mounts. Hence I moved it to compensate for under load conditions.
Reading much sucess from gearing down makes me think maybe the shorter belt has done similar.
The 2.5 inch track may hook and load the motor more causing more torque on motor mounts.
Anyway let me say after 30 years of riding 46 years old now this is the best stock snowmobile I have ever owned. I started as a kid on a ski doo elan and rode mod Polaris for many years. My 04 rev rkt has been a good sled but just love the way this new xp handles. It is in my opinion as big of jump to rev as original rev was to the market. If all remember Doo started rider forward and now have added to that.
Yeah like someone said you must be willing to do some tinkering but the platform here on the xp is incredible. Will do the 860 kit next year from rkt.
NICE WORK DOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I now have 6 steep and deep rides with my 2.5 inch * 162 track. My first 3 rides before changing/moving front left motor mount to right and installing 1 inch shorter belt resulted in a belt per ride.
The last 6 rides of hard use same belt. I observed the motor at IDLE and felt the shaking was related to soft motor mounts. Hence I moved it to compensate for under load conditions.
Reading much sucess from gearing down makes me think maybe the shorter belt has done similar.
The 2.5 inch track may hook and load the motor more causing more torque on motor mounts.
Anyway let me say after 30 years of riding 46 years old now this is the best stock snowmobile I have ever owned. I started as a kid on a ski doo elan and rode mod Polaris for many years. My 04 rev rkt has been a good sled but just love the way this new xp handles. It is in my opinion as big of jump to rev as original rev was to the market. If all remember Doo started rider forward and now have added to that.
Yeah like someone said you must be willing to do some tinkering but the platform here on the xp is incredible. Will do the 860 kit next year from rkt.
NICE WORK DOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
