Handlebar bend killed my wrists, heavy steering, hard to initiate sidehill, reverse button hard to find/hit when you need it on steep downhills, heater controls take looking at to use, old school gas gauge, it hates being on my sled deck, (almost fell off the ramp twice in two loads), suspension is as bad as the Doo (soft), Polaris's inability to stock parts (arms backordered until April?), it rattles and shakes when it idles, the Doo has more power by far, the front end of the Pro seems to want to go downhill, even on straight up climbs. When I get off kilter it is really really hard to get the front end going back up hill. I guess that is why the Doo works for me, even though I complain about it, I can ride a Doowheelie all the way up a hill without touching the skis and balance left/right/straight the whole way.
Don't get me wrong, the Axys is a killer sled, it just doesn't fit me. It is 10 times better looking than the fat Doos. My buddy hopped off his 2015 Pro and fell in love with the Axys. The Axys will hold a steep sidehill like crazy. The low end snap and clutching feels awesome. It warms up quick, really quick. Cools well. Just doesn't fit me. Not sure why. It does take a LOT more effort to ride than the Doo, I am whipped after only 30 miles. 60 mile days on my Doos don't make me feel like this, lol. Throttle input is a huge part of what makes the Poo work, and I don't ride that way, I like to initiate slow sidehills in technical/tight stuff, not pin it and hope it goes where I want. Maybe if I were 24 instead of 44 the Pro would fit me better?
I rode with the same guy today, same areas, same snow as last ride, with my 174 Doo. I felt like I could do anything on the Doo, today I felt like a first year rider, hesitant to even drop into some stuff that was no big deal.
Don't know.
