Need YETI help quickly!! Please!!!

[Pwdrhnd]

I currently ride a 2016 TS. Had the opportunity to ride a Yeti last weekend (all day) in 3 feet of fresh!! It performed awsome all around and I loved it, enough for me to search for a kit and buy one. I found one for a great price and need to pull the trigger today. Here's the dilema.

My buddy called me last night after riding the same sled yesterday in roughly same conditions except it was even deeper snow. (he's and exceptional rider and we weigh the same, Ect. He said the bike was absolutely terrible! All it wanted to do is dive in the front end and couldn't even get out of it's own way, unlike the last weekend ( he had tried it as well). The TS guys were killing him in the powder....

I don't know what to do here, I'm hoping someone can help me. I've heard many good things about the Yeti but don't want to dump a bunch of extra coin if I'm missing something.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Thanks,

 

[wwillf01]

Should be suspensions or skid set up....

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[M5-]

With all the new kits coming out there will be lots of good deals on 16 kits of all types for sale. I don't think there is any panic to pull the trigger on something right now. If I were buying a 16 Yeti it would need to be upgraded to 17 specs.

M5

 

[Pwdrhnd]

it all is 2017, just need opinions on the issue of the front end being perfect one day and completely diving the next with no changes to bike or kit.

 

[GreenState]

it all is 2017, just need opinions on the issue of the front end being perfect one day and completely diving the next with no changes to bike or kit.

Might want to check the kit, my buddy was riding my '17 this week and on the way back to the truck he noticed something wasn't right and had a lot of ski pressure. As we loaded the bike we noticed that the cross shaft that the FTS mounts to went missing during the day and the shock was just hanging by the top mount.

 

[rhino89523]

I ride with Yeti guys and the kit works well for them. I have nothing but good things to say about Yeti, the fit and finish is amazing and they have had zero problems with the kit itself and the things have ripped all the powder we have received this year. The shock however is not great, In my opinion it is grossly undersized and both of their shocks are currently sent back to Yeti getting rebuilds under warranty on some sort of recall I believe. The shock looks like a MTN bike unit and maybe with the seal upgrade will work fine, but I'm a big boy and just looking at the thing it looks tiny. They have done better than me on the deep powder days, I attribute it to them being lighter weight by a minimum of 100lbs (rider not bike) and they both ride 129 kits and I am on a 120 TS.

 

[Pwdrhnd]

same experience here. there must be something wrong with the system all of the sudden, I still think I'm going to pull the trigger on the Yeti

 

[byeatts]

I currently ride a 2016 TS. Had the opportunity to ride a Yeti last weekend (all day) in 3 feet of fresh!! It performed awsome all around and I loved it, enough for me to search for a kit and buy one. I found one for a great price and need to pull the trigger today. Here's the dilema.

My buddy called me last night after riding the same sled yesterday in roughly same conditions except it was even deeper snow. (he's and exceptional rider and we weigh the same, Ect. He said the bike was absolutely terrible! All it wanted to do is dive in the front end and couldn't even get out of it's own way, unlike the last weekend ( he had tried it as well). The TS guys were killing him in the powder....

I don't know what to do here, I'm hoping someone can help me. I've heard many good things about the Yeti but don't want to dump a bunch of extra coin if I'm missing something.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Thanks,

The Yeti is stretched out which applies more ski pressure causing it to dive, CMX has the skid pushed far forward and very little ski pressure, Its the finest deep powder Mountain setup on the market, and they are tough.I work on all brands and the CMX have been hammered hard all season with no failures.cant say the same for the other brands.

 

[chumbilly1]

The Yeti is stretched out which applies more ski pressure causing it to dive, CMX has the skid pushed far forward and very little ski pressure, Its the finest deep powder Mountain setup on the market, and they are tough.I work on all brands and the CMX have been hammered hard all season with no failures.cant say the same for the other brands.

Where are you located? I really want to ride with or on a cmx, but don't want to travel to MT. Im in central WA. I keep hearing that the CMX wheelies a lot more than other kits and is hard to control on steep slopes in harder snow.

 

[capulin overdrive]

Where are you located? I really want to ride with or on a cmx, but don't want to travel to MT. Im in central WA. I keep hearing that the CMX wheelies a lot more than other kits and is hard to control on steep slopes in harder snow.

I have the first year CMX with softer track, but I find the CMX to be the exact opposite to what you're hearing. Find it to be more planted and less prone to wheelies.

 

[chumbilly1]

I have the first year CMX with softer track, but I find the CMX to be the exact opposite to what you're hearing. Find it to be more planted and less prone to wheelies.

What length track you running?

 

[capulin overdrive]

What length track you running?

137

 

[RMK935VA]

My Yeti 129 works great but you need to run stiffer fork Springs or the Air Pro setup. However, I blew the fork seals last weekend with 20 psi so I am going to .64 Springs and a heavier weight oil. I hope that corrects the problem. Even with the fork seals blown, I had a good day in deep snow. It is a good kit. I admit that I have not ever put any seat time on the others but I like the Yeti.

 

[teal_210]

I've been in certain conditions where the Yeti ski packs the snow so much under itself that it can cause the bike to get stuck. Maybe that's what is happening here?

 

[M5-]

In the perfect world a guy would have a couple of different skis for differing conditions.

M5

 

[Hawkster]

So far the count is five , there's average but far from a do all .

 

[Mauws00]

Cmx packing skis

Yes the cmx can be set up to wheelie, and pack the skis. It can also be set up to keep the front ski firmly planted on the ground. Some where in the middle is likely where you want to be. It only takes a second to reach in and adjust the strut rod a turn or two. Once it is set, simply tighten the jamb nut.