Tunnel Extension

[Hawkster]

Ok just seen a thread with hopefully a new bike kit contender and I've got to ask , why are they all using a tunnel extension like a sled ?

There are other options , quit thinking two skis or would that speed up the progress of a one ski ?

Have any of you mountain riders found the tunnel a hindrance ?

Does it not act as a dragging scoop while carving ?

Turning out going down hill to go back up ....dragging ?

Horizontally skirting a vertical face ....dragging ?

Must be for getting unstuck since it was ....dragging ?

Maybe it's for right footed cat walking ?

Are none of these guys dirt bike riders ?

Get rid of that anchor and maybe you'll be able to grab another gear ?

I don't get it everything about it on a one ski is wrong .

 

[teal_210]

After having a very short tunnel on my 14 SX kit, I could not be happier that Timbersled decided to put a full tunnel on the 15 SX kit. The only downside I see is the tiny bit of weight that it adds.

I didn't notice any more drag, or scooping of snow, or not being able to pull a gear... and I am a dirt biker.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

makes it mighty handy to carry around spare gas and a tunnel bag! on an ST that basically fills it totally up. And after trying to move around the old ST kits without the full tunnels I would gladly sacrifice the imaginary drag for the space and lifting easy!

 

[jskattum606]

Think about it. If you don't have a tunnel sliding on the snow, you have the top of the track pushing you back, working against you. Also, you have to like snow down the back of your neck

 

[Hawkster]

That would be the cone head look actually ,less snow wodding in the tunnel too

Imaginary , I like that , check out a few of TS's videos in deeper snow and tell me that you can't actually see the tunnel dragging causing the front end to push and wash out the front end ?

Just pointing out the obvious , I want too see these machines turn into a turn key and the sooner they make the machine as nimble as it was with a tire than they'll have a ripping machine .

What benefit would that tunnel be in the woods with a tire under it ? Besides carrying fuel ?

 

[teal_210]

What benefit would that tunnel be in the woods with a tire under it ?

I think it's called a rear fender, and functions virtually the same as a tunnel does on a snowbike kit.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

I think it's called a rear fender, and functions virtually the same as a tunnel does on a snowbike kit.

the muffler is even wider, remeber all the times that drags you down while trying to make turns? oh wait..... lol

as someone who has ridden a UFO style homemade kit with no tunnel and had a frozen ice packed helmet and back, I will gladly take the tunnel.

 

[Hawkster]

I dare you to run that tunnel this summer , let me know how that works out the first time you lay it down to cut a corner ? You just pointed out how badly that would turn out .

And yes there is a reason why the muffler is located where it is at today because it did drag on the bikes at one time .

You guys aren't very complimentary to your bikes .

I take it since you'd rather have a tunnel for snow protection that performance isn't a priority ? Good on you .

Also out of curiosity , why would you carry fuel when you can put an over sized tank on ? If the Baja guys can do it I would think that your day ride would be more than satisfactory with a spare on the fender .

Haven't heard much for the better side of a tunnel so far that out weighs the disadvantages ?

 

[NEWDUCK]

theyre are cheaper and lighter ways to keep the snow off of you..

 

[jskattum606]

here is one i built a few years ago