It's time for "almost" everyone to get their sleds ready for storage. The owners manual probably gives some good points, but you cant beat some good advice from some of the seasoned riders on SW! If you have some good tips post them up!
Some basics to look at and do:
-Grease everything "really" good! You would be surprised how much water gets inside some of the suspension fittings and tubes. Sometimes water skipping is a must for some of the spring glacier or mountain rides I do, but water still finds its way in just normal deep snow riding.
-Clean your clutches!! Clean the faces with scotch bright pad (don't get aggressive), blow out with compressed air as a minimum.
-Top off your gas tank and add a stabilizer. I even add a little 2 stroke oil. Never leave regular ethanal gas in your sled! It absorbs water and breaks down the rubber fuel lines and gaskets plus its corrosive to some internals of your EFI or carbs.
-Check and or replace your Hifax. Quick and easy to do this time of year and gets you ready for next year. I like to take out my whole rear skid to grease everything and then do this.
-Check all the boggy wheels and bearings
-Add some dryer sheets under the hood to help keep out the summer critters like chipmunks
-Compression test and/or Leak down test. Great time to see if things need freshened up over the summer or to at least establish a base line.
-Fresh coat of wax on the sled
This is a great time to look for any broken bent parts, you could find deals later at Haydays or up grade to some aftermarket items like some light weight goodies.
If your new to the Axys there are a number of companies that sell some pretty cool bolt ons!
-Send off your clutches! You would be shocked to find out how out of balance many are. This is a great time to send them off to a place like Indy Specialty https://www.indyspecialty.com to have them machined to proper specs, balanced, new springs and weights. You will thank me next year when everything works the way its supposed to!
-I also recommend getting your shocks re-valved and rebuilt for "your" riding style and size. This makes a huge difference to how the sled handles and how quick it reacts. A good shock company should have a check sheet with questions for you or ask you specifics that they write down. Check out a number of great shock places like: https://carlscycle.com
There are many more things to do and add to this list. I know Mountain Horse had a good write up with points to grease if anyone can add it.
Some basics to look at and do:
-Grease everything "really" good! You would be surprised how much water gets inside some of the suspension fittings and tubes. Sometimes water skipping is a must for some of the spring glacier or mountain rides I do, but water still finds its way in just normal deep snow riding.
-Clean your clutches!! Clean the faces with scotch bright pad (don't get aggressive), blow out with compressed air as a minimum.
-Top off your gas tank and add a stabilizer. I even add a little 2 stroke oil. Never leave regular ethanal gas in your sled! It absorbs water and breaks down the rubber fuel lines and gaskets plus its corrosive to some internals of your EFI or carbs.
-Check and or replace your Hifax. Quick and easy to do this time of year and gets you ready for next year. I like to take out my whole rear skid to grease everything and then do this.
-Check all the boggy wheels and bearings
-Add some dryer sheets under the hood to help keep out the summer critters like chipmunks
-Compression test and/or Leak down test. Great time to see if things need freshened up over the summer or to at least establish a base line.
-Fresh coat of wax on the sled
This is a great time to look for any broken bent parts, you could find deals later at Haydays or up grade to some aftermarket items like some light weight goodies.
If your new to the Axys there are a number of companies that sell some pretty cool bolt ons!
-Send off your clutches! You would be shocked to find out how out of balance many are. This is a great time to send them off to a place like Indy Specialty https://www.indyspecialty.com to have them machined to proper specs, balanced, new springs and weights. You will thank me next year when everything works the way its supposed to!
-I also recommend getting your shocks re-valved and rebuilt for "your" riding style and size. This makes a huge difference to how the sled handles and how quick it reacts. A good shock company should have a check sheet with questions for you or ask you specifics that they write down. Check out a number of great shock places like: https://carlscycle.com
There are many more things to do and add to this list. I know Mountain Horse had a good write up with points to grease if anyone can add it.
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