I am a long time Polaris owner and still have two of them but picked up a 800 146 summit sp. Deal was right and I intend on an 872....I like mods. I am very pleased with the fit and finish of the machine but it already needs some work. Brake light does not work. I have noticed that the nose likes to ride significantly lower in snow then my Polaris does. Is this just a natural skidoo tendency? I have attempted to adjust suspension to rid the machine of this problem but no such luck. I live in northern MN so swamps ditches powerlines lakes rivers and occasional trail is my riding scope. I swapped the 2.5 track out for a 1.75 tonight and to me it is an epic pain in the *** compared to a Polaris....This isn't a deal breaker for me just an observation. Instead if the 21/49 I put in a 23/49 as I feel it will have plenty of grunt to run a little more gear especially with a shorter lug track. Obviously this machine and skidoo is very new to me but I cant decide if I like it better then the assault I typically ride. This may sound dumb but I personally find it harder with the narrower stance to hold an edge on a steep hill then it is with my assault. Granted ive had assaults for 5 years and am quite used to them but i automatically assumed the doo would just lay over with the narrow stance. There is a diamond s titanium lite can on the way some quick clickers 413 ramps and some adjustable pins on the way.....872 this summer....any thoughts suggestions?
New Skidoo XM Owner
- Thread starter bigchevrolet
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It's way different to ride. Took me about 300 miles to learn how to ride it. Came from 163 Pro to 163 T3. Just learning. I think the skinny ski's are junk. Put 8" Simmons on my wife's 154 and SLP PP's on mine. The Summit has a little more weight in the nose than Poo. Nature of the beast. Ride with feet further back. Just be patient. As long as you are not hopping from one to the other the feel should come. I hopped to a Pro the other day and it felt goofy. Good luck.
This. I have 8" powder hounds on my xm, coming off a 12 and 13 pro with powder pros. Imo I am very happy with the switch from Polaris. The power from the etec is great and have 50% break in left.
How you like the Powder Hounds? Been thinking about trying them?
I really like them so far. Trail manners are very good which is a plus coming from powder pros. Also, have yet to stuff my ski.
