Info on EZ Ryde suspension?

[Sunvang]

Saw an advertisment under the Jackson Hole Hill Climb live feed, of the EZ Ryde suspension, and the one they showed had flex in it, alot more than the T-motion ski doo has. But ive searched around and havent found any info on it, not even on their site.

Anybody got any info on it?

 

[turboless terry]

Looked for it in jackson. No luck. They gave one or two away. Don't know if Keith Curtis has the new one. Maybe that is how he rails the corners so hard. You'll have to call.

 

[Destroyer]

Yeah I'd love to try that skid!!! i bet it works amazing

 

[Sunvang]

Watched all his runs, he was crazy fast.

The new skid looks very promising, would love to try it out.

 

[rmscustom]

While it probably works great for hillclimbing cause its able to keep more track on the ground for traction when railing around corners I question how well it would work in the backcountry...

I've always felt the key for a sled to hold a good side hill is the ability for the track to cut a level shelf in the snow with the least amount of resistance from the side panel and running boards. With the amount that ez-ryde is flexing your gonna have to pull the sled much farther into the hill to get that level shelf causing much more interference from the side panels and boards...

No doubt though with how much it flexes rolling the sled on its side would be effortless... Not sure if that's always a good thing but what seems to sell sleds these days is ease of rolling it on its side in the showroom. lol

 

[Meadow Muffin]

I just put on one of Ez-Ryde's skids and a 156 3" on a 13 M8 the end of February and only have a week on it but here is my impression: In the trees the front is much more planted and predictable if you need to change directions step forward or back on the board. It seems much more consistent in the way it reacts than in stock form. When sidehilling it didn't seem harder to pull over or hold there than when all stock. That skid is a huge improvement when climbing hills. The only downside to the skid that I can find is when you are out in the open doing pow turns it is harder to do a 360 as the longer you hold the throttle the more it pushes the front down and tries to right the sled, like a dirt bike when you rip it in a corner, so you really have to lay the sled over to get a 360. With all that said this skid gives me the confidence to ride more aggressively because it seems to cover up some of my mistakes and still let me make a line that 2 weeks before would have never happened. I am a inexperienced rider in the mountains (1 year) and have been a flat land guy my whole life so someone better than me may not like this skid.... but it is by far the best money I have spent.

 

[rmscustom]

I just put on one of Ez-Ryde's skids and a 156 3" on a 13 M8 the end of February and only have a week on it but here is my impression: In the trees the front is much more planted and predictable if you need to change directions step forward or back on the board. It seems much more consistent in the way it reacts than in stock form. When sidehilling it didn't seem harder to pull over or hold there than when all stock. That skid is a huge improvement when climbing hills. The only downside to the skid that I can find is when you are out in the open doing pow turns it is harder to do a 360 as the longer you hold the throttle the more it pushes the front down and tries to right the sled, like a dirt bike when you rip it in a corner, so you really have to lay the sled over to get a 360. With all that said this skid gives me the confidence to ride more aggressively because it seems to cover up some of my mistakes and still let me make a line that 2 weeks before would have never happened. I am a inexperienced rider in the mountains (1 year) and have been a flat land guy my whole life so someone better than me may not like this skid.... but it is by far the best money I have spent.

Is yours the one that tips kinda like the T-motion?

Any idea how many degrees?

Any way to lock it out or limit how much it tilts?

 

[Meadow Muffin]

Mine has slots about 1 1/4" slots in the rails and hiem ends on the upper arms that lets the skid twist, the arm is rigid so it does not flex a long way you can't put it on edge sitting still and see it flex. If you call Ez-Ryde and ask for Cody he will answer your questions. They were great to work with, I am the third guy in our group to buy their skid and everyone of us feels like it made our sleds better.

 

[Sunvang]

If it is this you guys have, it's not the new one we are talking about here

The new one has flex in the rear mount, kinda hard to explain. Can't find their ad anywhere else than on the jackson live stream.

 

[Meadow Muffin]

If it is this you guys have, it's not the new one we are talking about here

The new one has flex in the rear mount, kinda hard to explain. Can't find their ad anywhere else than on the jackson live stream.

That's the one the other two guys have, mine is close to that but not quite the same. I does not have a t-motion type setup on it, so I must have jumped in when I didn't understand what you were talking about. Sorry

 

[jonasumb]

I am just following this thread to learn about after market skids, soumds like everyone is happy with the ez ride

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[Wheel House Motorsports]

They litereally have like 5 of them done right now and they are all on race sleds or EZ ryde emplyee personal sleds in the testing phase. You will know a lot more about it once they do more R&D on it. I like the idea for hillclimb sleds, like others have said, not sold one it for back country yet. But like everything Steve, Cody, and the rest of the gang at EZ Ryde do, will be a solid setup ready to rock when its released.

 

[Garick]

This is the ad eh?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqCFsdc0xg8

 

[Blown Motor]

Thats the new skid yes! And WHM is right, there are only 5 of them. I believe Cody told us that there were four on the course and they have a company sled with one right now. Not sure if the ones on the course got taken back after the race for EZRyde to test on or not, but ya. You could def see it work on the sleds it was on. Guys like Keith were riding way more neutral in the corners and could slide the sled around corners rather than hanging it out.

 

[geo]

Maybe apples to oranges but the guys who have tried the flexy front timber bike set-up are saying very nice on trail-road but maybe a little less predictable in a soft sidehill.

I guess like coupled or not each has a place. I see a lot of pins and knobs and clickers in the near future lol.

 

[m1kflyingtiger]

I see that being fantastic in set up snow...not so much powder. And causing a lot of premature track wear. I guess time will tell. Keith Curtis Shure makes it look easy. Ive hillclimb raced a couple times and with as beat up as those tracks get, can't say I, or anone I've ever raced with can make it that smooth.

 

[kidwoo]

Guys like Keith were riding way more neutral in the corners and could slide the sled around corners rather than hanging it out.[/B]

That turn in that youtube vid is about the most drifty roosted out moto thing I've ever seen on a sled...........that looked fuuuunnnnnnn

 

[Summit74]

Keith Curtis could make any product look like it's the best, but that skid looks pretty cool.