My Response to Winter Closure

Go ahead...Let it out.

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Postby avejoe » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:06 pm

Looks good.

(you could give the bike a wash though)
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Postby EigerMike » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:34 pm

so how were they?
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Postby Ken » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:30 am

Didn't finish until 6:30 pm Sunday, so I have to wait. :(

Shooting to try them out on MLK day.

(and it's been cleaned with just water, no soap)
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Postby Ken » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:11 am

EigerMike wrote:so how were they?
Actually, Kendo, Scott and I did noodle around Kendo's yard/driveway. I have to say, I couldn't really feel the I wasn't on tires. Turning was easy too, and that was in dirt. I can't see snow being that much harder.

Wasn't really what I expected to feel.
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Postby ACLakey » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:38 am

Looks good, now we need a ride report!

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Postby mtrider » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:43 pm

Ken you should enjoy those. A couple of friends of mine put tracks on thier CanAM's a month or so back and they are havin a great time. They say they'll go just about any place you have guts enough to point them. I ordered mine yesterday. Have fun

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Postby Ken » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:15 pm

Sweet.

I was going to try them out today, but had family stuff crop up....plus my back is jacked.
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Postby avejoe » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:34 pm

Ken wrote:Sweet.

I was going to try them out today, but had family stuff crop up....plus my back is jacked.
I get there are other demands in life, but at least make something up like "a rabid badger chewed my arm off and I have to wait for it to grow back".
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Postby Ken » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:23 pm

I see snow in the forecast this week......I will take it out this weekend.
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Postby Gtown » Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:01 pm

Nice pics and video Ken. Lets have the full report. How was the steering?
Could you easily steer out of a previous track you were riding in?

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Postby Ken » Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:57 pm

Gtown wrote:Nice pics and video Ken. Lets have the full report. How was the steering?
Could you easily steer out of a previous track you were riding in?

Should we all be saving our $$$?

Check Gizmos .....I posted there.

As for steering....honestly, you can hardly tell the difference between tracks and tires. If you closed your eyes, I think you'd be hard pressed to figure it out.
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Postby ToddW » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:09 am

Ken wrote:
Gtown wrote:Nice pics and video Ken. Lets have the full report. How was the steering?
Could you easily steer out of a previous track you were riding in?

Should we all be saving our $$$?

Check Gizmos .....I posted there.

As for steering....honestly, you can hardly tell the difference between tracks and tires. If you closed your eyes, I think you'd be hard pressed to figure it out.
Is that "ON SNOW ONLY" or is that for sand, dirt, muck too?

I can see snow being hard to tell since it's high slip surface but what about something else?

These would be handy around the house :twisted: esp. to plow with hehe

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Postby Ken » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:13 pm

Todd,

Those particular tracks are 4 season. The ONLY difference, is the snow only tracks...the rubber is softer. No difference in design.


As for steering.....it's really a non-issue...surprisingly. We drove the quad around Kendo's yard for a bit when we installed them.....could BARELY tell I wasn't riding on tires. The only difference, is you can feel the little rocks and stuff.

The only difference steering that I've noticed...is when you're in a hard turn....it takes more effort to keep it in a turn. At a full turn, it wants to go less.
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Postby ATV'er » Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:25 pm

I ordered my tracks today. I can't wait for next week when they come.
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Postby EigerMike » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:09 pm

thats cool scott im sure you will have fun! :D
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