Ive tried searching and cant find much info on how the new motor is holding up? How reliable is the sled in general? I've heard the spindles and a arms are junk but other then that how is the rest of the sled holding up? thanks for the input guys
Axys Reviews?
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how many miles on the machines?
First full day mine and I love it. Way more power and way better chassis just need to get use to it.
No news is good news on here lol
Mines been holding up great!
Mines been holding up great!
Yup, not much engine talk is a good sign.
It might be a while before anybody can say whether or not the new engine is going to last a lot longer. It will probably take a couple of seasons before enough people have enough time on them.
Mine has over 40 hours on it now and hasn't even had a hiccup. I switched with my buddy yesterday for a while and rode his Pro. It is heavy and slow by comparison. The Axys motor has a wicked low end snap to it that is missing in the Pro. It also feels MUCH better flogging it down the road. The Axys motor is always eager, smooth and impressively powerful. It is a HUGE improvement over last year.
Other than some a-arms mine has been dead reliable. I do think I need the odo reflash as I was showing 343 miles for 39.5 hrs, which seems low to me by 20-30%. No real problems at all though so far.
Resisting is futile. The sled is worth every penny, you will kick yourself later if you wait.
I took my beating on my Pro trade early in the season. Turns out it has been totally worth it. The new sled is so much better, it isn't even funny. You should get one.
Mine has over 40 hours on it now and hasn't even had a hiccup. I switched with my buddy yesterday for a while and rode his Pro. It is heavy and slow by comparison. The Axys motor has a wicked low end snap to it that is missing in the Pro. It also feels MUCH better flogging it down the road. The Axys motor is always eager, smooth and impressively powerful. It is a HUGE improvement over last year.
Other than some a-arms mine has been dead reliable. I do think I need the odo reflash as I was showing 343 miles for 39.5 hrs, which seems low to me by 20-30%. No real problems at all though so far.
Resisting is futile. The sled is worth every penny, you will kick yourself later if you wait.
I took my beating on my Pro trade early in the season. Turns out it has been totally worth it. The new sled is so much better, it isn't even funny. You should get one.
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Yea I think we all took it in --- the when trading in the pro. How ever after riding the axys it was worth it !!!
The only bad thing I can say is the stock clutching sucks and their hand warmers still suck. Pretty minor stuff. As far as a arms, mine are bark colored and I have a good gouge out of the side of my left painted spindle and everything is all good. Awesome sled.
I guess I don't get the hand warmer thing. I normally run them off or on low unless it is real cold. Last weekend I stopped for lunch and my hands got cold (gloves iced up). So I flipped the warmers on high when I took off and within 75 yards, I could feel the heat coming through my gloves
My hands suck to keep warm. Low doesn't do much for me unless it's really nice. Sometimes high does burn my hands but then I will have a frozen fingertip. I went out once and high wasn't hardly doing anything on the way out. I have klim's $224 gloves and my hands still get cold. I just wish they would cork them like skidoo and give a variable range. I guess I'm a Nancy boy when it comes to my hands.
I'm not trying to be an azz, but if they are burning your hands already, what else could they do to improve them? Maybe if it was a larger diameter grip, you could get more surface are of your hand on the grip? Honest question.
I have hit something twice, hard enough for a wicked ejection and got my foot caught in the stirrup and dragged to a stop. I figured oh boy my a-arms are going to be toast- but everything looks perfect.
The low end and mid range put a smile on my face every time. I do feel like the clutching is lacking at full shift but overall I'm a very happy customer, sooo much more power than my previous Pros
The low end and mid range put a smile on my face every time. I do feel like the clutching is lacking at full shift but overall I'm a very happy customer, sooo much more power than my previous Pros
They have worked most of the time with the exception of one time. I stopped and sat with my hands under the muffler until I quit crying. My fingertips finally thawed out. Could barely feel the hand warmers the rest of the way, which was probably 12 to 15 more miles. My fingertips were sore for 2 days after. Poor circulation from chewing or froze them good years ago. I used to hassle my buddy, years ago, because he always built mod sleds without handwarmers. I told him no way and he said my hands always got cold because of them. Melted the snow and got my gloves wet. I'll take handwarmers. I have a fit working in the winter. Doesn't matter what gloves I wear. I thought hand guards would help but they don't. They are about to break anyway. When my wife had the t3, I used to give her my pro to warm my hands on the way out. Just fragile I guess.
So what exactly does the corking help? I understand that it would help them heat up faster/hold heat longer, but if there is enough power to burn your hands through the gloves without corking, then whats the point? Spare the time that you mentioned they didn't work for whatever reason, obviously. Just don't get what the corking would help is all. I could me missing something
Night and day difference between skidoo and Polaris handwarmers. That is why I used to switch sleds with my wife for the way out. She has an axys so i cant do that now. They will warm them quicker. Guess I should just buy a skidoo and I can pack cocoa for everyone. I have had my hands burning and fingertips froze. If they warmed up quicker maybe it wouldn't get to that.
Isn't the Axys geared lower than the Pro? I put the Kurt's gear down kit on my Pro and it feels about as snappy as the Axys.
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