Mototrax update parts tested

[Norma Stitz]

Took the update parts out for a spin today in what I expected to be spring slush but it turned out to be about 6" fresh powder over soft corn. Took a bit to acclimate to it, and we also had visibility problems at times, but, it rocked! The ball joint limiting shafts worked very well and you could really feel the increase in solidity on the back. I was skeptical about this and the at the shafts meet in the center, but it held up today like a champ.
The ski mount also contributed a much more solid feel on the front. I still felt the ski was washing out a little more than my yeti ski would've in those conditions, but it was very controllable and noticeably more responsive with the new mount. Looking forward to true corn snow testing with it.

I beat on the kit pretty hard by jumping, lots of gully banging and hard whooped trail riding that bottomed both ends of the bike continuously for miles. It was very predictable and I felt like I could have pushed quite a bit harder, but i didn't feel I needed to go any harder on it because I'm 42.

The spring thing, well I'm not sure it did much for me today but in very deep powder it's possible that it would help traction. It won't help the hammering effects but I've already solved that issue anyway so I wasn't looking for that. I don't think I'll be able to find out about the deep powder performance this year so that will have to wait.

Overall, these parts answered some of the important questions I had on the kit and I'll keep testing but its looking positive from here. I had an absolute blast riding it today. Burned a lot of gas just zooming around in all directions, slashing up banks and bumps as hard as I could. Aired it out many times, maybe 40 times like pictured. Not all landings were soft or elegant.

 

[Norma Stitz]

Got track adjusters mounted. Nice parts. Definitely how it should be. I guess I'll remove the gas spring things now. It would be smart for the guys to include some instructions with these update parts, the ball joint of the shock should be removed with its insider retainer clips so you can pound out the stock shaft. It's not possible to do it on the bike. But the ball is easy to remove by the clips.

 

[Grr]

Man I'm so happy to hear this. The moto is the best design of a track kit and the fact it's getting figured out and not abandoned is good.

After what you've been through with it a good weekend of problem free riding can sure cheer a guy up

 

[Norma Stitz]

Well, I can't afford to abandon it so I'll keep tinkering and hopefully others will too, including the factory. I've had many great days this year on it and it hasn't left me totally stranded so I'm very lucky, but I also stay on top of it maintenance wise and I might not push as hard as some folks, but I'm definitely not just tooling around either. I have the ability to tinker so that's not the end of the world. I want to see these guys succeed and this latest effort by them tells me that they are on some level trying and that's a positive thing. I had a few discussions with them about it things they can do to bolster consumer confidence and appreciation. We will see if they heed any of it. They are not posting on this site anymore because it wasn't really working out well for them as we saw. This is unfortunate but it's the better course of action from their position I suppose.
The fact is, at the end of the day what I paid for this kit was a lot less than the competition so that's helpful to me, a lowly lazy welder. So I'm happy with my purchase and the more I learn and refine this kit the more I love it. At this point, with both yeti and mototrax skis I think I'm in a good place to ride it for a while. I hesitate to make such bold claims because Murphy IS listening, but the kit does have a lot going for it for sure.