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I put a QSC clutch kit that I got from Ryan (Ridinagain) in my 850 last night and had the opportunity to try it out today out on the trails. I told him I would post my honest opinion about it, so here it is.
My initial thoughts about it really not being necessary were confirmed.
However, that being said, even if not necessary, it did improve the performance. Riding in high like I do the majority of the time, it did seem improve the throttle response somewhat. It also seemed to pull a bit better in a couple of deep drifts.
In low it was a monster. Almost instant max RPM and wheel speed when I pinned the throttle, yet still very manageable when easing into it. It will be interesting to see and compare when I'm not riding snowy trails. Kind of hard to judge when the tires were breaking free so easily. I had the weights ground for 8,000'+ elevation and I would expect to lose some top end speed, which really doesn't matter at all to me. I don't ride many trails where that is possible, even if I had the desire to do so.
Overall, not a bad option if you want to gain some performance, and Ryan was great to work with. I had a couple of questions before and during the install and he answered the phone and my questions each time I called, including one call that had to be around 9:30 PM his time. Can't beat that for service. If this is something you are thinking about doing, he would be the first person I would contact.
Here are a couple of pictures showing the trails I was riding today while testing it out.

My initial thoughts about it really not being necessary were confirmed.
However, that being said, even if not necessary, it did improve the performance. Riding in high like I do the majority of the time, it did seem improve the throttle response somewhat. It also seemed to pull a bit better in a couple of deep drifts.
In low it was a monster. Almost instant max RPM and wheel speed when I pinned the throttle, yet still very manageable when easing into it. It will be interesting to see and compare when I'm not riding snowy trails. Kind of hard to judge when the tires were breaking free so easily. I had the weights ground for 8,000'+ elevation and I would expect to lose some top end speed, which really doesn't matter at all to me. I don't ride many trails where that is possible, even if I had the desire to do so.
Overall, not a bad option if you want to gain some performance, and Ryan was great to work with. I had a couple of questions before and during the install and he answered the phone and my questions each time I called, including one call that had to be around 9:30 PM his time. Can't beat that for service. If this is something you are thinking about doing, he would be the first person I would contact.
Here are a couple of pictures showing the trails I was riding today while testing it out.


