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Evolution Powersports
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Let me start by saying we have ridden quite a few sleds with various rear suspensions.
The first Kmod Gen 2 I rode was last November on a customers sled. It was early in the year so the trails to the play areas were ROUGH. I found that I could carry about 15 mph more speed through the whoops on the Kmod equipped sled. This particular sled has a BC 250 on it. The other sleds we had with us were 2 SC 300's and a BC 275. Compared to all of our sleds which would pick the skiis whenever the throttle was cracked, the Kmod stayed relatively flat and in control. When climbing, the Kmod stayed flat rather than "cat walk" up the hill. Cat walking can be fun, however, as the snow gets deeper and the hills get steeper, the front end needs to be in control and lower.
The next experience I had was in January at Island Park. We rode with Kevin, the owner of Kmod who has a BC 250 kit on his M1100T. Kevin out climbed both of our company sleds - a BC 275 and an SC 310 on with his BC 250. The only difference was the rear suspension. We spent the day discussing the reasons his sled performed so much better on the hills than ours, the better ride quality, shock package, suspension geometry and suspension adjustability. It was obvious to us that Kevin had pioneered elegant solutions to suspension design issues through countless hours of mountain testing. The biggest issue being that a good hill climb suspension will keep the front end down while climbing - the problem with this is it makes the front end heavy in all other conditions. The last thing an 1100T rider wants is a heavy front end when boondocking or trail riding. The Kmod can switch from hill climb mode to wheely mode in literally 5 seconds. On the trail on the way back to the town of Island Park, it was difficult to keep up with Kevin - I was bouncing around like a pogo stick while Kevin was sitting on his seat while going down the ROUGH trail.
We put a Kmod Gen 2 on my SC 320 sled right before we went to Alpine. We spent the week extreme riding with the Guys & Gals from Team Thunderstruck, Paul from Fire & Ice, Shaine from Twisted, and Kevin from Kmod. We encountered all conditions while there - concrete snow, mashed potatoes, 2' of powder, 6" on top of concrete, rough trail, etc. In every condition, the Kmod was superior. I had much more control while boondocking & climbing than the stock rear skid. We rode a few days where it was 24" of snow over ice. The stock rear suspension would wash out while carving in these conditions. The Kmod was more controllable and would recover easily. On the hill, it was no comparison.
We have been so impressed with the Gen 2 suspension and Kevin that we have partnered up with Kevin for a special Kmod Big Chute Edition rear suspension. This will be a complete skid setup specifically for guys with more than stock HP M1100T's. It will be a little different than than the Gen 2 as it will incorporate a special hill climb mode that will keep the skis even flatter than the current Gen 2.
We will have more information soon.
The first Kmod Gen 2 I rode was last November on a customers sled. It was early in the year so the trails to the play areas were ROUGH. I found that I could carry about 15 mph more speed through the whoops on the Kmod equipped sled. This particular sled has a BC 250 on it. The other sleds we had with us were 2 SC 300's and a BC 275. Compared to all of our sleds which would pick the skiis whenever the throttle was cracked, the Kmod stayed relatively flat and in control. When climbing, the Kmod stayed flat rather than "cat walk" up the hill. Cat walking can be fun, however, as the snow gets deeper and the hills get steeper, the front end needs to be in control and lower.
The next experience I had was in January at Island Park. We rode with Kevin, the owner of Kmod who has a BC 250 kit on his M1100T. Kevin out climbed both of our company sleds - a BC 275 and an SC 310 on with his BC 250. The only difference was the rear suspension. We spent the day discussing the reasons his sled performed so much better on the hills than ours, the better ride quality, shock package, suspension geometry and suspension adjustability. It was obvious to us that Kevin had pioneered elegant solutions to suspension design issues through countless hours of mountain testing. The biggest issue being that a good hill climb suspension will keep the front end down while climbing - the problem with this is it makes the front end heavy in all other conditions. The last thing an 1100T rider wants is a heavy front end when boondocking or trail riding. The Kmod can switch from hill climb mode to wheely mode in literally 5 seconds. On the trail on the way back to the town of Island Park, it was difficult to keep up with Kevin - I was bouncing around like a pogo stick while Kevin was sitting on his seat while going down the ROUGH trail.
We put a Kmod Gen 2 on my SC 320 sled right before we went to Alpine. We spent the week extreme riding with the Guys & Gals from Team Thunderstruck, Paul from Fire & Ice, Shaine from Twisted, and Kevin from Kmod. We encountered all conditions while there - concrete snow, mashed potatoes, 2' of powder, 6" on top of concrete, rough trail, etc. In every condition, the Kmod was superior. I had much more control while boondocking & climbing than the stock rear skid. We rode a few days where it was 24" of snow over ice. The stock rear suspension would wash out while carving in these conditions. The Kmod was more controllable and would recover easily. On the hill, it was no comparison.
We have been so impressed with the Gen 2 suspension and Kevin that we have partnered up with Kevin for a special Kmod Big Chute Edition rear suspension. This will be a complete skid setup specifically for guys with more than stock HP M1100T's. It will be a little different than than the Gen 2 as it will incorporate a special hill climb mode that will keep the skis even flatter than the current Gen 2.
We will have more information soon.
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