Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:18 am Post subject:
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this is a post by Roest Racing on TY 4-stroke this morning.
maxdlx wrote:
Man I gotta get a set of those
You might want to save your money. Pokerplayer1 and I have been testing these skis the last 2 rides we have been out. We are comparing them against the OEM Yamaha mountain ski. We have tested them both on groomed trail, set up snow, and deep powder. The test sleds were an 09 XTX and MTX. Testing was done with swaybars in and out, played with limiter straps, and shock settings, and spring preloads. The OEM mountain ski is by far the winner. The problems of the MT9 are as follows.
1. In loose snow and slow speeds the MT9 does not want to turn, it just pushes forward and plows.
2. In deep powder it is very hard to get the sled up on its side to carve, and once it's there it wants to go back down. It turned my MTX into an absolute bear to handle in the deep stuff. The ski IMO is just too large.
3. In wet snow the blow molded plastic did not slide as well. The resistance was noticeable.
4. On the groomed trail it feels good but lacks bite for the corners.
5. The only scenario where it might be superior is in deep powder going straight. Flotation is great then, but everything goes sideways from there if you try and turn or change direction.
It will be be interesting to see what other people think once they have actually tried them, but our conclusion is that they are a waste of time and money.
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