EXtreme-
04-04-2002, 07:28 PM
For any of you who may have doubts or are troubled by your mileage outcome and speed reliability, here are some tips to get you on the right track....
1. Set your tire air pressure to your desired number of pounds.
2. On a level surface (concete or asphalt), mark the sidewall at its lowest point with chalk, pensil, crayon (whatever) and roll the quad till the tire makes a full revolution. Be presice! Mark the ground at this point.
3. Measure, in inches, the distance between the two marks on the ground. Be sure to use a tape measure, not a ruler...this must be accurate. Round off the remainder (fraction) into 100ths (divide the denominator into the top number....62 and 5/8ths would equal 62.625" in 100ths). Example...5 devided by 8 equals .625
4. Convert your measurement into millimeters to enter into the Trail Tech by using a conversion chart like this one (http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm) .
5. Enter millimeters as instructed in your directions and ride!
This method is drop dead accurate! I used a 2 mile length of highway with starting and stopping points which were figured out by testing two separate cars. Then, the same distance was ran with the quad. Results were to the nearest Foot! The Trail Tech does exactly what it says it does.
1. Set your tire air pressure to your desired number of pounds.
2. On a level surface (concete or asphalt), mark the sidewall at its lowest point with chalk, pensil, crayon (whatever) and roll the quad till the tire makes a full revolution. Be presice! Mark the ground at this point.
3. Measure, in inches, the distance between the two marks on the ground. Be sure to use a tape measure, not a ruler...this must be accurate. Round off the remainder (fraction) into 100ths (divide the denominator into the top number....62 and 5/8ths would equal 62.625" in 100ths). Example...5 devided by 8 equals .625
4. Convert your measurement into millimeters to enter into the Trail Tech by using a conversion chart like this one (http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm) .
5. Enter millimeters as instructed in your directions and ride!
This method is drop dead accurate! I used a 2 mile length of highway with starting and stopping points which were figured out by testing two separate cars. Then, the same distance was ran with the quad. Results were to the nearest Foot! The Trail Tech does exactly what it says it does.