Sand Shark32
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I was able to test out the the new clutch set up in Johnson Valley this weekend. I recently put on a Tapp Secondary and put my KWI weights and clutch plate on the new primary. Also installed the CSK ram scoop. I went out Saturday morning and came home Sunday late afternoon. Weather was perfect and I forgot how whooped out the area is. Been several years since I have been to JV. Saturday we did a nice 70 mile ride around JV and Landers area. Sunday we went to Slash X which was about 100 miles round trip.
The new Tapp secondary worked flawless all weekend. The belt temps stayed where the need to be. If I did long high speed pulls and then went into cruise mode the belt temps quickly dropped. Hopefully this will be the case when I go to the dunes. I was also running the Gboost XC belt.
The H2 continues to impress me in the desert. Johnson Valley should be renamed whoop valley. The whoops are huge and go on for miles. The H2 soaks it up with out skipping a beat. It is super stable and the faster you go the happier the suspension gets. Some sections I was going 70+ mph and it did not even fell like I was going that fast. The longer wheelbase and they way the suspension works gives you confidence you can hits stuff at a good rate of speed. I bombed past my two friends in their Maverick Rs as they could not go as fast through the rough stuff. Albeit they were in 2 seaters.
Did a few high speed runs of 90+ down some sections of the trails and the dry lake bed. Was able to hit some slower sections that required low gear and it climbed up the steep trails no problem. No true rock crawling. It was a good mix of terrain.
The stock tires work pretty good. Although the driver rear tire developed a bubble so I will be talking to the dealer about getting a new one under warranty.
Next test for the clutching will be Glamis.
The new Tapp secondary worked flawless all weekend. The belt temps stayed where the need to be. If I did long high speed pulls and then went into cruise mode the belt temps quickly dropped. Hopefully this will be the case when I go to the dunes. I was also running the Gboost XC belt.
The H2 continues to impress me in the desert. Johnson Valley should be renamed whoop valley. The whoops are huge and go on for miles. The H2 soaks it up with out skipping a beat. It is super stable and the faster you go the happier the suspension gets. Some sections I was going 70+ mph and it did not even fell like I was going that fast. The longer wheelbase and they way the suspension works gives you confidence you can hits stuff at a good rate of speed. I bombed past my two friends in their Maverick Rs as they could not go as fast through the rough stuff. Albeit they were in 2 seaters.
Did a few high speed runs of 90+ down some sections of the trails and the dry lake bed. Was able to hit some slower sections that required low gear and it climbed up the steep trails no problem. No true rock crawling. It was a good mix of terrain.
The stock tires work pretty good. Although the driver rear tire developed a bubble so I will be talking to the dealer about getting a new one under warranty.
Next test for the clutching will be Glamis.
