I'm am getting huge ice build up in the tunnels of my phazer and nitro by the end of the day when riding in powder. I'm talking huge chunks. It takes me two days to get it thawd out enough to clean up the sled. I am going riding for a week in Island Park next week and I'm looking for sollutions. Is this normal? What about on other sleds? What do you do about it?
Ice Build up in Tunnel
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Sixat38
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He said tunnel. But he also said nytro & phazer. However, the running boards are an issue too. F-Bomb, I'd buy a set of your boards in a heart beat for my wifes phazer but I don't think you make them?? One reason you may not (a guess)... is to get effective snow removal off the boards on a phazer is you may have to cut some plastic at the very front of the footwell where the side panels wrap underneath. yes/no?
JL
JL
I am talking about inside the tunnel on both machines. I can live with the ice on the running boards, I just clean them off more often. What I'm worried about is consecutive days of riding when the inside of the tunnel has huge chunks of ice fronzen next to the track on both sides (of the inside of the tunnel). Ideas?
What marine waz and where did you put it? Did it keep the ice from attaching to the tunnel? Does it just slip off?
Is there a hole in the tunnel to cool the exhaust? Close it... No questions asked. I did it on my phazer and my boards are almost snow free. Before it would get so iced up, that within an hour, the outside cheese graters would no longer have traction, and that was in marginal snow. Close the hole. Rivit a piece of alum. and call it aday.
Brian
Brian
I meant to say also. No ice inside tunnel either.
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Extreme-One
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I have a set of Better Boards on my wife's Nytro... it is a must have. Rode on a nice base with about 2' of fresh on top on Saturday. No buildup on the rails or tunnel.
As for the Apex I don't think it will happen. The cooling for the radiator runs under the rails so there is no room to install the boards.
Rob the pics turned out great. I really like the black ones mounted on that Nytro. I think you're right, the powder coated ones don't let snow stick to them.
As for the Apex I don't think it will happen. The cooling for the radiator runs under the rails so there is no room to install the boards.
Rob the pics turned out great. I really like the black ones mounted on that Nytro. I think you're right, the powder coated ones don't let snow stick to them.
Before our sleds get put to bed for the night either trailer 99% of the time or left out we pick them up and violantly lift and drop them several times to break out the buildup in the tunnel extensions. Also before you ever ride a sled or move one even in trailer after it's been frozen lift and drop from the rear bumper then sqaush the rear suspension a couple times. Free em up that way and save your belts!
and yep the ride reports on Yamaha Nytro's with Better Boards are rolling in. ALL GOOD!
and yep the ride reports on Yamaha Nytro's with Better Boards are rolling in. ALL GOOD!
Just installed better boards from Rob @ F-Bomb racing,They are great!!!Rob is a great person to talk to,I live in canada and the boards arrived when he said they would.East to put on and they look awesome!!!Alot stiffer running boards now,not bending at all when standing on them.Put them on you'll love them.I put a piece of aluminum over the holes and put heat reflector tape on the plastic above the muffler now i have no snow build up!
aluminum:27''by 12''
aluminum:27''by 12''
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