Well, I for one would like to thank Burandt and the other innovators of our sport for this awesome, first of its kind update. They teach the practice of “always have your finger on the brake” to be ready for whatever your next move is. No sled is “designed” to let you ride the brake for countless hours and be good to go. The big dog YouTubers who ride like this (Burandt, etc.) are the reason why we are having a computer controlled re flash to take away power when actuating the brake to prevent some dumb a$$ from burning up their sled. Yep, I get it, you gotta ride like this to “pick the right line” or whatever you 1% of expert riders do that no one else seems to have problems with. Maybe you’re one of these guys maybe not, either way, Polaris isn’t going to continue to let anyone abuse their product beyond it’s designed purposes at the risk of more warranty claims in an ever increasing world of recalls, set backs and missed deadlines. Their answer of cutting power is the ONLY way of making sure you can’t ride the brake while on throttle. It’s not that the brake is too tight or needs adjustment. There is nothing wrong with it from a design perspective under NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. If you’re moving and need to stop, it works perfectly. It’s not up to them to develop some new technology to allow a small percentage of riders to ride the brake constantly and abuse their product. I currently have 19, 21, and a 22 rmks. I noticed a difference between the sleds but not so much that I ride one any different. But I’m also one of those guys that doesn’t seem to have a problem riding poos, doos, cats or yamacats. So maybe I’m kind of a 1%er too.
If this “update” affects your riding enjoyment, that’s a bummer. If you have to ride like this to have fun, right on bro, someone will find a way around it and you can still tear it up. But you can’t expect Polaris to continue to let a few bad apples spoil the bunch. (See sleds spontaneously combusting). I can all but guarantee you’ll hear Burandt singing a different tune on the whole “finger on the brake” technique. Which will be as per Polaris’s request. He’ll probably still teach it, as it’s credible for riding the way he does, but be more reserved.
And to follow... I can’t express how grateful I am to have members on this forum who go out of their way to find more immediate solutions to our problems, when it seems like the manufacturers aren’t trying that hard. TRS, Murph and SMF are some of em for us Polaris guys. ?
If this “update” affects your riding enjoyment, that’s a bummer. If you have to ride like this to have fun, right on bro, someone will find a way around it and you can still tear it up. But you can’t expect Polaris to continue to let a few bad apples spoil the bunch. (See sleds spontaneously combusting). I can all but guarantee you’ll hear Burandt singing a different tune on the whole “finger on the brake” technique. Which will be as per Polaris’s request. He’ll probably still teach it, as it’s credible for riding the way he does, but be more reserved.
And to follow... I can’t express how grateful I am to have members on this forum who go out of their way to find more immediate solutions to our problems, when it seems like the manufacturers aren’t trying that hard. TRS, Murph and SMF are some of em for us Polaris guys. ?
