Hello,
We went to Royal Blue this past weekend, and I wanted
to post here general thoughts & findings. I will try to
keep this organized, but I think it will be more like
rambling. I will post photo's as needed.
Conditions & time:
We rode Friday afternoon, all day
Saturday, & Sunday morning until 2pm.
Mostly Sunny in the upper 40's to the
the mid 50's. About 1 hour of light rain
on Saturday.
Who road what:
The was a 4 place Polaris, a 4 seat
Teryx, a Rhino, and a 2 seat Arctic
Cat & our P1k3 with deluxe wheels,
hard top, soft sides & back, Terra 4500,
led light cubes, front & rear.
First off, the P1k performed flawlessly.
No clutch shuddering. I did find that I
I really liked manual shifting in AT when
climbing & descending rolling hills
at speed & I liked MT when climbing
steep or technical terrain. In AT I
didn't like how it shifted so often
at lower speeds & steep, crawling
terrain. I love them paddles!
The split windshield & soft doors &
soft back were wonderfully adaptable
to our changing conditions. Too hot,
zip open the windows, and or open the
windshield & vice versa. Also being so
enclosed, we did not get as muddy (us
or our clothes) as the other riders, or
wet from the rain. We were very
comfortable the whole trip.
A lot of the trails had mud bogs on the
trails from time to time. I really hated to
swim through them with a new machine,
but you can't back up & that's what they
are built for. We did notice that steam
would roll up from behind the seat when
we would hit water puddles or streams at
speed, which would fog up the glass
& sides, but it would quickly dissipate
by zipping open a side window, or if the
windshield was open.
We did climb a few deeply rutted steep
climbs. On the first one, the Polaris was
up front. He high centered on several
attempts, but the rest of us drove up it
with no issues. Others in the group
commented on how the P1k had better
ground clearance than anyone else.
I did scrape a rock or 2, but not much.
Even though this is my first 4 wheeler,
I know how to pick a line on the trail.
I enjoy driving & I believe good driving
is an art, no matter how many wheels,
or on dirt or asphalt.
We went to the top of the world, and
deeply wanted to climb the last, left most
trail, but I thought it scare my wife to
much, so I didn't, but a P1k5, that was
there did. He had no issues with it, other
that his wife was not happy when she
got out! Ha!
I did add a 2" tall block to go under my
heel. I am glad I did. I would occasionally
find myself driving with my heel on the
floor, but it did not take long for my ankle
to remind of the block. It is about 2" high,
2.5" wide & about 4" front to back. It is
large enough for the put the center of
my foot on it & have a little steady pressure
on the pedal, and control was with minimal
flexing of my foot. It is a must have in my
book. I will post a photo of it here when I
can.
I did not need the winch & lights, but I am
sure I will some day.
I will add Mud Busters & UHMW skid plates
soon.
All in all, I am super happy with the P1k.
It did everything I asked of it without
question. And I know it is capable of
a lot more. I would like to do more of
the steep terrain, technical climbs, rock
crawling, when we go back, but since
this was our first trip there, I just
followed along with the others that
had been there before.
A couple of interesting things, not
trail related happened, that I want
to mention.
We purchased our permits at a Walmart
just south of Pioneer. The employee
was trying to sell small game permits
to save us some money, but we insisted
on the 071 & 093 that are listed on the
RB website. It was good thing. A ranger
stopped us Friday night & said we would
have had $300 in fines, if didn't buy what
we did.
Also, a HP officer was pulling random
4 wheelers, including someone in our
group to say that we are supposed to
have tags & insurance for driving on
the road. That would have been a
real issue for us, as we were staying
across the highway. After his shift
was over, we didn't see anyone else
being hassled. I don't think the local
businesses would be to happy about
him hassling the tourists!
I will continue to add more comments as
I think of them, or as people ask questions.
John
We went to Royal Blue this past weekend, and I wanted
to post here general thoughts & findings. I will try to
keep this organized, but I think it will be more like
rambling. I will post photo's as needed.
Conditions & time:
We rode Friday afternoon, all day
Saturday, & Sunday morning until 2pm.
Mostly Sunny in the upper 40's to the
the mid 50's. About 1 hour of light rain
on Saturday.
Who road what:
The was a 4 place Polaris, a 4 seat
Teryx, a Rhino, and a 2 seat Arctic
Cat & our P1k3 with deluxe wheels,
hard top, soft sides & back, Terra 4500,
led light cubes, front & rear.
First off, the P1k performed flawlessly.
No clutch shuddering. I did find that I
I really liked manual shifting in AT when
climbing & descending rolling hills
at speed & I liked MT when climbing
steep or technical terrain. In AT I
didn't like how it shifted so often
at lower speeds & steep, crawling
terrain. I love them paddles!
The split windshield & soft doors &
soft back were wonderfully adaptable
to our changing conditions. Too hot,
zip open the windows, and or open the
windshield & vice versa. Also being so
enclosed, we did not get as muddy (us
or our clothes) as the other riders, or
wet from the rain. We were very
comfortable the whole trip.
A lot of the trails had mud bogs on the
trails from time to time. I really hated to
swim through them with a new machine,
but you can't back up & that's what they
are built for. We did notice that steam
would roll up from behind the seat when
we would hit water puddles or streams at
speed, which would fog up the glass
& sides, but it would quickly dissipate
by zipping open a side window, or if the
windshield was open.
We did climb a few deeply rutted steep
climbs. On the first one, the Polaris was
up front. He high centered on several
attempts, but the rest of us drove up it
with no issues. Others in the group
commented on how the P1k had better
ground clearance than anyone else.
I did scrape a rock or 2, but not much.
Even though this is my first 4 wheeler,
I know how to pick a line on the trail.
I enjoy driving & I believe good driving
is an art, no matter how many wheels,
or on dirt or asphalt.
We went to the top of the world, and
deeply wanted to climb the last, left most
trail, but I thought it scare my wife to
much, so I didn't, but a P1k5, that was
there did. He had no issues with it, other
that his wife was not happy when she
got out! Ha!
I did add a 2" tall block to go under my
heel. I am glad I did. I would occasionally
find myself driving with my heel on the
floor, but it did not take long for my ankle
to remind of the block. It is about 2" high,
2.5" wide & about 4" front to back. It is
large enough for the put the center of
my foot on it & have a little steady pressure
on the pedal, and control was with minimal
flexing of my foot. It is a must have in my
book. I will post a photo of it here when I
can.
I did not need the winch & lights, but I am
sure I will some day.
I will add Mud Busters & UHMW skid plates
soon.
All in all, I am super happy with the P1k.
It did everything I asked of it without
question. And I know it is capable of
a lot more. I would like to do more of
the steep terrain, technical climbs, rock
crawling, when we go back, but since
this was our first trip there, I just
followed along with the others that
had been there before.
A couple of interesting things, not
trail related happened, that I want
to mention.
We purchased our permits at a Walmart
just south of Pioneer. The employee
was trying to sell small game permits
to save us some money, but we insisted
on the 071 & 093 that are listed on the
RB website. It was good thing. A ranger
stopped us Friday night & said we would
have had $300 in fines, if didn't buy what
we did.
Also, a HP officer was pulling random
4 wheelers, including someone in our
group to say that we are supposed to
have tags & insurance for driving on
the road. That would have been a
real issue for us, as we were staying
across the highway. After his shift
was over, we didn't see anyone else
being hassled. I don't think the local
businesses would be to happy about
him hassling the tourists!
I will continue to add more comments as
I think of them, or as people ask questions.
John
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