2015 wish list

[The Fourth Wolf]

I'd like to see a powder coated tunnel and maybe a partnership with PAR for a high-comp head option with theirs, or Indy Dan's long rod kit.

Maybe make a tether standard equipment?

Another possible option for those of us who ride waaaay out in the backcountry, an MFD with an integral GPS built in.

 

[xc6rider]

Keep evolving it and it wont be a snowmobile anymore... HA.

Bushings in the suspension.

Greasable Jackshaft and driveshaft bearings

Engine/electric drive system with no belts or jackshafts??

Cooling system improvements.

A prayer that the 2014 800 DC-CFi-2 has the refinements that allow it to be reliable and make power while still meeting EPA Regulations.


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Since you mention it, I'd just like to see the EPA disappear all together! Talk about reliability changes!!!!

 

[clamlake600]

I'd like to see a powder coated tunnel and maybe a partnership with PAR for a high-comp head option with theirs, or Indy Dan's long rod kit.

Maybe make a tether standard equipment?

Another possible option for those of us who ride waaaay out in the backcountry, an MFD with an integral GPS built in.

A serious gauge package with gps and maps built into the system. I would love this option when that s@%t storm rolls in and you can't see nothin'... Get rid of the ported, old track too!!

 

[Pro-8250]

2015 is their 60th anniversary. I hope they do better than they did in 2005 on their 50th anniversary when they came out with the Fusion!
Anyway...........
Engine yes. Few more ponies? Direct injection?
LED head lights.
Better rear bumper.
A Y-pipe that doesn't leak oil all over the place.
Scratchers that pull up when the sled is in reverse.
Ability to Snow Check drive clutch shift weights and driven clutch spring for where I want to ride. 10-62s are useless to me. To me this is more important than graphics or a windshield.
Better R&D. And relying less on consumer testing.
Quality Control.
Living up to the factory warranty and the ESC.

 

[mountainhorse]

Since you mention it, I'd just like to see the EPA disappear all together! Talk about reliability changes!!!!

All it takes is one visit to India, China, Tiawan, Mexico City etc to break you of that.
Those are the countries we export our pollution, and jobs (because of the permissiveness), to.

I think that YES, there are some crazy EPA regs that defy reason... and that also there are many special-interest groups and corporations like Monsanto that are evil and steer the EPA more than you would believe... but the regs ARE necessary or Corporate-America would have us living in a sewer.

Los Angeles is cleaner now with many, many more vehicles than it was in the 1970's... you could cut the smog with a knife back then.

I'm for reason and common sense... not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

IMO, sleds SHOULD be required to meet pollution standards and the mfgs HAVE stepped up to the plate to sell us cleaner running machines that make unprecedented power and economy.

We live in a world where there are a lot more fuel burning vehicles produced than are scrapped everyday... we need to be responsible and reasonable.

My 2 cents.



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[speedybeedy]

New track. More forward rider position. Get rid of those foot well plates so you can get your feet in under your upper body. 165 hp. Go back to welded a arms. Powder coated tunnels.
I should stop now because I guess I'm just explaining the skidoo.
Still blown away at the difference in riding positions of the two sleds. Took a Polaris out for a 4 days demo ride after riding a Xm all year as I wanted to be the guy in the group that rode Polaris next year to be different but there is no chance of going there until they change the rider position and power. I don't car if the doo is 2000 dollars more. It's well worth it. If Polaris changes there position and power for 2015 ill try one for a year.

 

[snowman80]

New track. More forward rider position. Get rid of those foot well plates so you can get your feet in under your upper body. 165 hp. Go back to welded a arms. Powder coated tunnels.
I should stop now because I guess I'm just explaining the skidoo.
Still blown away at the difference in riding positions of the two sleds. Took a Polaris out for a 4 days demo ride after riding a Xm all year as I wanted to be the guy in the group that rode Polaris next year to be different but there is no chance of going there until they change the rider position and power. I don't car if the doo is 2000 dollars more. It's well worth it. If Polaris changes there position and power for 2015 ill try one for a year.

Another ski-doo fanboy in the polaris section If sled manufacturers start copying each other we won't have any competition and that's bad for the industry. I personally do not feel comfortable on a ski-doo. If you want what ski-doo offers buy a ski-doo, I'll keep my poo that I feel comfortable on and love how it rides. Awesome sleds polaris, keep it up.

 

[rmscustom]

New track. More forward rider position. Get rid of those foot well plates so you can get your feet in under your upper body. 165 hp. Go back to welded a arms. Powder coated tunnels.
I should stop now because I guess I'm just explaining the skidoo.
Still blown away at the difference in riding positions of the two sleds. Took a Polaris out for a 4 days demo ride after riding a Xm all year as I wanted to be the guy in the group that rode Polaris next year to be different but there is no chance of going there until they change the rider position and power. I don't car if the doo is 2000 dollars more. It's well worth it. If Polaris changes there position and power for 2015 ill try one for a year.

At what point riding the pro did you need to be more forward???

 

[m1kflyingtiger]

I agree! I hate the way skidoo's ride. Some like them and can make the chassis work, I prefer the less rider forward pro chassis and in no way shape or form want Polaris to start copying skidoo.

 

[Norway]

Plese refine and improve on weak points such as driveshaft and A-arm assembly so stuff dont break.

Give us a new 800-900 in the laid back/ Cat style so you can lower the center of gravity. Follow up with a gas tank that is longer and flatter to further improve and lower COG.

3rd season on my pro now and I was wondering if my comparing of it and buddys M was of due to my front end being way of. Tried proclimb this spring going back and forth on same ride.

If you say the pro is just as easy to lay over and keep on its side then I must have messed up all my suspension big time.

 

[Pro-8250]

More $.02

All it takes is one visit to India, China, Tiawan, Mexico City etc to break you of that.
Those are the countries we export our pollution, and jobs (because of the permissiveness), to.

I think that YES, there are some crazy EPA regs that defy reason... and that also there are many special-interest groups and corporations like Monsanto that are evil and steer the EPA more than you would believe... but the regs ARE necessary or Corporate-America would have us living in a sewer.

Los Angeles is cleaner now with many, many more vehicles than it was in the 1970's... you could cut the smog with a knife back then.

I'm for reason and common sense... not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

IMO, sleds SHOULD be required to meet pollution standards and the mfgs HAVE stepped up to the plate to sell us cleaner running machines that make unprecedented power and economy.

We live in a world where there are a lot more fuel burning vehicles produced than are scrapped everyday... we need to be responsible and reasonable.

My 2 cents.



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Amen to that!
In 2006. Center,North Dakota had the dirtiest coal fired power plant in the country. They were forced to change or be shut down. They didn't upgrade because they are nice guys.
I'll add cigarette smoke to that too! Oh, oh. I am getting off track. Again....

 

[ace59]

Improved cooling. Improved cooling. Improved cooling.

 

[Scott]

Plese refine and improve on weak points such as driveshaft and A-arm assembly so stuff dont break.

Give us a new 800-900 in the laid back/ Cat style so you can lower the center of gravity. Follow up with a gas tank that is longer and flatter to further improve and lower COG.

3rd season on my pro now and I was wondering if my comparing of it and buddys M was of due to my front end being way of. Tried proclimb this spring going back and forth on same ride.

If you say the pro is just as easy to lay over and keep on its side then I must have messed up all my suspension big time.

Pro RMK or Pro Climb? Which one is easier for you to lay over?

 

[whoisthatguy]

Rebuildable shocks on the STD RMK. For that kind of money, they should should be a better grade than throw away shocks.

 

[NDRMK]

I just need 3 things--arm
yanking torque of the 900, regearable
belt drive and shocks like assaults as a snow check option!

 

[skiwiz]

My Turn !

Hard to improve on perfection ?
First lets do away with the electrical nitemares !
How about a pipe design to hold a hot dogger or muff pot or just include one !
I agree on the bigger /better track also ! Mine seems to fatigue after 1000 miles
More power,if its reliable .
Include a service agreement ,not just a warr. !
Thanks ,and cant wait for the feedback .

 

[5.5switchback]

Early season, Snow Check Only ride put on by Polaris for Pro RMKs

 

[Norway]

Pro RMK or Pro Climb? Which one is easier for you to lay over?

Proclimb for sure.

This is JMHO but I have ridden my 2011 for 3 seasons now with both stock and re-valved shocks up front. Going back and forth it simply requires less effort to tip and hold the Cats.

 

[Reg2view]

Improved cooling. Improved cooling. Improved cooling.

Yes. And they offer it as a RMK (not a Pro RMK). The RMK (or 'standard' around here) is more positioned for the rental market. I'm not knocking it, just saying that's what poo's real intentions are with the model. And it's working for them.

Poo is marketing the Pro as a minimalist sled, which is sexy, but, when it comes to cooling, less is less. And first doo, and now the kitty's, are pursuing the same minimal cooling approach. The Pro won't get any additional cooling from poo anytime in the foreseeable future.

 

[Jaynelson]

I haven't had any trouble making the cooling work. Like you say, it's a minimalist sled...if you are willing to give up some weight for better cooling, buy the standard RMK