Okay.. as I have a plenty of experience with a bit older vkpro I have to ask have you done anything to.. - Bring the weight down even a little? Weight has been left out from tech specs and critical dimensions. Maybe it's reaching a critical mass - Have footrests that do not accumulate a tonne of snow and tops of that melt it there? Did you actually test this sled in snow? - Have some kind of paint or surface to tunnel to keep snow and ice from accumulating there and potentially causing damage in addition to general nuisance of melting snow icing the track rollers? - Add some slippery one part plastic surface under engine and sides to actually slide not melt and stick when it wants to dig itself deep? - Make it somehow turnable also to left? (double throttle lever?) I use my foot to first set it off in situations then reach lever with hand when it has rolled to left. - Have some grease nipples for keeping the machine lubricated instead of costly wore and replace nuisance? - Have headlight in such way that when powder comes over the hood you don't lose the light? - Passenger hand heater quality and wiring? Still instantly torn? - Have seat internals and box under seat not to somehow accumulate water all the time?
Looks like a great sled have a vk pro and love it, should have eps the thing is a tank a few extra pounds for eps would not make any difference. Simmons gen 2 skis made the world of difference in the deep stuff on my 2012 vk ,look a little goofy at 12 inches wide but they do the job. Cant imagine why they excluded the vk when eps is on most of the heavier sleds may be their afraid they will lose the market for their touring sleds. I will have to give the bear cat a look soon if they don't soon make this minor improvement.
Big heavy motor sinks left and right if your the one breaking the 6 feet wide trail gets pretty tiring especially when i got an 8 foot trailer in the back lost traction maybe the 1.75 track will make a bit difference, pretty fast on lacs tho I've try'ed it the only think that is bothering me is the electric start on the sled i know how to start with the rope on the pulley i wish they made the pull start on it
Okay.. as I have a plenty of experience with a bit older vkpro I have to ask have you done anything to..
- Bring the weight down even a little? Weight has been left out from tech specs and critical dimensions. Maybe it's reaching a critical mass
- Have footrests that do not accumulate a tonne of snow and tops of that melt it there? Did you actually test this sled in snow?
- Have some kind of paint or surface to tunnel to keep snow and ice from accumulating there and potentially causing damage in addition to general nuisance of melting snow icing the track rollers?
- Add some slippery one part plastic surface under engine and sides to actually slide not melt and stick when it wants to dig itself deep?
- Make it somehow turnable also to left? (double throttle lever?) I use my foot to first set it off in situations then reach lever with hand when it has rolled to left.
- Have some grease nipples for keeping the machine lubricated instead of costly wore and replace nuisance?
- Have headlight in such way that when powder comes over the hood you don't lose the light?
- Passenger hand heater quality and wiring? Still instantly torn?
- Have seat internals and box under seat not to somehow accumulate water all the time?
Looks like a great sled have a vk pro and love it, should have eps the thing is a tank a few extra pounds for eps would not make any difference. Simmons gen 2 skis made the world of difference in the deep stuff on my 2012 vk ,look a little goofy at 12 inches wide but they do the job. Cant imagine why they excluded the vk when eps is on most of the heavier sleds may be their afraid they will lose the market for their touring sleds. I will have to give the bear cat a look soon if they don't soon make this minor improvement.
Big heavy motor sinks left and right if your the one breaking the 6 feet wide trail gets pretty tiring especially when i got an 8 foot trailer in the back lost traction maybe the 1.75 track will make a bit difference, pretty fast on lacs tho
I've try'ed it the only think that is bothering me is the electric start on the sled i know how to start with the rope on the pulley i wish they made the pull start on it