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End of 2014 -> 105 MPH on an icy railroad bed - 2014 XTX, no upgrades This weekend -> 102 MPH on a hard, snowy railroad bed (same sled, new carbides, smaller windshield)

I'm curious that this issue was remedied by adding oil. Or maybe it's because I haven't pushed it hard yet this season

Even if you add more oil, that should help your light issue. I only did an oil change because it had been about 2,500 miles since my last

Well, I needed an oil change anyways. I actually used too much (I put in how much you would need if doing a filter, which is more) and when I let it get hot, I had oil dripping out my belly pan. Looking inside the panels, you could see where it spit it out in the airbox

No, I hadn't gotten a low oil message yet

I actually filled it up too much and let it idle for too long. If it gets too hot, the sled will puke excess oil out

I found that I didn't have enough oil in the sled. I recently did an oil change and this light has yet to show up again

That's a lot less expensive than DuPonts...but those are a must have regardless if you have an EVOL chamber or not.

Nothing that I've heard of so far. When I brought the sled to my dealer for a track alignment, they noticed the wheels were gone and asked if I'd put on the DuPonts. Apparently in northern Maine, it's a thing to take those out all together as the DuPonts are excellent at not wearing regardless.

I just removed both of those rear bogey wheels. It's a quick, two-minute process.

I've been super happy with all the Klim I wear. I'll wear a normal pair of underwear, but depending on the temperature of the day, I'll wear a fleece (cold day) or a lightweight (warm day) pant. I'll wear a Klim shirt and a regular sweatshirt under their Windstopper coat. I like Cabela's socks...

Unfortunately, my Viper and the dollies are already in Northern Maine. So I can't take any pictures of the set-up. However, I have the link for the Sure Grip system my group uses. http://www.suregripdollies.com/wp/

I also think that we can't see or think of all the vents that Yamaha and Arctic Cat put on the chassis. I didn't realize there was a large vent on the exhaust side of the body panels. I can't even imagine how the hole in the tunnel impacts cooling as the snow gets thrown up as well. A chassis...

I use the Sure Grip Dollies. They have large wheels, so you can drive around with them. They don't let you spin on a dime like ones with swivel casters, but come with a track dolly so you can spin the sled around. They work great and don't get caught on trailer edges or lips of garages.

I do think it would actually cause some form of turbulence. If there is airflow coming around the engine and the track is trying to push air over the exhaust, it's going to have to move somewhere. Those two forces will push against each other and obviously move somewhere, and it would be...

How are they working for you? I've always been curious?

I know there is a company (the name escapes me right now) that makes a vent for the knee area on the Viper. I do know they offer vents for both clutch and exhaust sides and they do look heavy duty. Definitely an upgrade I'm going to make when the season's over.

They don't need 'calibration' per say. You go to the altimeter and hold down the button like the clock. Then you adjust it up or down until it's correct. It's that easy.

The gauge is actually very simple to use (a lot simpler than an Apex/Vector gauge in my opinion)

Were they originally at the same altitude?