Took the ProClimb M8 out for the first ride today. Put 62 miles on it. First let me say that this sled exceeds my expectations. It takes half the effort to ride of my 2010 M and I felt comfortable on it almost immediately. I don't know what it weighs compared to the other brands (and no longer care after riding it), but it feels light on the snow and is very easy to throw around.
The only issue I had was that after about 50 miles I made several powder climbs on a fairly steep hill. If I kept it a full throttle the whole way, the RPM's held at around 8150. If I got out of the throttle and then back in to it the RFM's would only come back up to 7400 and stay there. The clutching is stock and the elevation was around 8500-9000. Anyone else see this?
I also noticed on the flat if I was running say 20MPH and pinned the throttle the RFP would go up to 7800 and then take about 5 seconds to get up to 8100-8200.
Just in case anyone is interested, we raced the stock ProClimb with around 50 miles on it against my 2010 M8 which has an SLP single on it and runs very strong. The race was on the flat on a closed section of highway. My butt dyno said the 2010 would win, but the ProClimb pulled the M all 4 times that we raced and had noticeably more top end speed. We switched riders after two races and had the same results. So much for butt dyno's.
The only issue I had was that after about 50 miles I made several powder climbs on a fairly steep hill. If I kept it a full throttle the whole way, the RPM's held at around 8150. If I got out of the throttle and then back in to it the RFM's would only come back up to 7400 and stay there. The clutching is stock and the elevation was around 8500-9000. Anyone else see this?
I also noticed on the flat if I was running say 20MPH and pinned the throttle the RFP would go up to 7800 and then take about 5 seconds to get up to 8100-8200.
Just in case anyone is interested, we raced the stock ProClimb with around 50 miles on it against my 2010 M8 which has an SLP single on it and runs very strong. The race was on the flat on a closed section of highway. My butt dyno said the 2010 would win, but the ProClimb pulled the M all 4 times that we raced and had noticeably more top end speed. We switched riders after two races and had the same results. So much for butt dyno's.