I'm thinking about going skinnier to shed some pounds and going back to a light beadlock. I took the hit on extra weight for the performance & ride quality like you mention and it was worth it to be honest. The X machines are freakin torque monsters IMHO and I agree about tire quality. I actually noticed a big difference in those few pounds. One set weighed 46 lbs each and current setup is 50 each wheel/tire. I have run 2 different wheel & tire setups. I used HV Weights for their added benefits and improvements over OEM's. I can't tell you how much fun that was.Īnyway, it might be something to consider when you do your 1600 mile CVT service as the system needs cleaned, inspected and greased anyway. I was able to rip my trail at my normal speed with literally half as much braking to scrub speed to make the turns. This made trail running a lot more fun as you don't need to brake as much and can control the cars speed with just the skinny pedal. Lighter weights also allow faster backshifting. Less jerky on take off and a more controllable throttle in tight/technical. The lighter weights put the belt squeeze force a little closer to the motors powerband. Switching roller weights was a great improvement, even with a stock clutch. At 50 lbs each wheel, that's a lot of unsprung weight, not so friendly on the wet clutch plus a performance hit. I'm good with my HTR's and if I do anything, I'll go to a lighter tire. My buddy has been trying to get me to try the Evils for almost a year now. It's no desert racer, but my original impression of the X4 riding like a golf cart is thankfully gone. This along with the tires and likely the suspension finally breaking in(25hrs), I must say, it rides fine now. When I had the jack out I also backed my front compression off to the softest setting. Low gear also seems to settle out easier now with the load, so it's not screaming at you. That being said, I will actually use low for slow riding now(<30km/h), rather than being a sensitive, rough torque monster gear that I only used for steep climbs before. A double edged sword, as mentioned has made the machine far more stable, and appears to have lowered the centre of gravity. 4-low and I can just crawl up and higher than I could before, no fear of tipping. It may's well be a flat paved road now with the new tires. With stock tires, it was quite sketchy and involved momentum and throttle to quickly get up the side hill to clear the tree, while feeling pretty tipsy at the highest point. I have a climb that is at a bit of an angle, you have to push up onto the side hill so the top roll bar clears underneath a tree. This surprised me, even though I'm sitting an inch higher than stock, it still feels as if the machine is far more planted with a lower centre of gravity.
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