Running the track backwards on a phazer st

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Just looking for some thoughts on running the track backwards on a phazer st with the stock 1/2 track. I turned mine around and have trail ridin about 100 miles and have mixed feelings with the result. I realize that you can't expect much out of the stock slick but I was trying to get a little better traction. I am wondering if I might be losing as much as I gained. Anyone have an opinion or experience on flipping a stock yama track around?
 

normally its a bonus to spin the track backwards. you pick up traction, but lose in the brake department. a worn track you wont benefit from pointing the arrow in the wrong direction.

i did these reverses for years with new tracks. back then the technology or manufacturer mind set was towards safety, still is, to stop more so than go, so the gain was worth the effort and the trade off was poor stopping. that particular track you may not notice a difference, but if you put on a newer track with the .75 or .92 lugs, you will.
 
i wouldn't think you would gain much really other then off the line but that's just me. on the flip side stopping is surly reduced. I'd rather have better stopping force. things happen and happen quick sometimes on the trails especially around corners in the daytime. i thought about doing the same but decide not too just for that reason.
 
My uncle swears by this, a lot of work just to turn the track around. Depending on style of track differences can be huge in both take off and braking. Seems to me studding and running backwards would be the best of both worlds.
 
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