Tipped up rails?

[Jaynelson]

The 151's were tipped, the 144 were not.

Yes they were, look harder.

 

[northof40]

Yes they were, look harder.

Indeed, you are right

 

[Scott]

Yes they were, look harder.

Agreed. ALL of them were tipped. I even think the 00 136 Xlite rails were tipped.

 

[blackout94zr700]

yep i looked,, i guess they are.. not much though... never noticed before hahah duurrrrr

 

[Lt Rascal]

I have my douts on weather they work or not. On a trail that is hard as concrete YES, But a trail with 2"+ of snow the tip up is still in the snow.

My .02 cents

 

[94fordguy]

I have my douts on weather they work or not. On a trail that is hard as concrete YES, But a trail with 2"+ of snow the tip up is still in the snow.

My .02 cents

Yes, perhaps the snow is still touching the track at the rear, but the majority of the weight is pressed hardest in the middle section of the track where the rails are flat. If you do a turn in a couple inches of snow, or even on hardpack, look at your track while you turn slowly, the pivot point for the turn will be about 3/4 to the rear of the track, just before (or right at) the point of the kick up.



Personally, I think it is an ingenious design, and my 151 turns GREAT!

EDIT: And that's from someone who came off a 121 last year... At first, I was really worried about being able to turn this long thing, up until the second I did it that is

 

[Daniel Boondocker]

A high spot ( or lower spot in this case ) would seem to make it pivot easier, if that's what your after. But to keep the nose on the ground with a turbo you need more pressure on the tail, and you need to keep it low. I have a mountain addiction skid that is designed mainly to be able to adjust it to do just that it seems. It works so well that you have to be careful not to overdo it and have to much pressure on the front for overall performance.