Help me out

[skibreeze]

Stay away from the RMK's unless you like to rebuild motors.

I guess the 5 RMK's that I had must have had the wrong stickers on them, because I never opened a motor on any one of them.

 

[Squeal]

I guess the 5 RMK's that I had must have had the wrong stickers on them, because I never opened a motor on any one of them.

I have rebuilt the cranks on 3 with less than 2000 miles, so i guess you just got lucky.

 

[Clarke673]

You were doing something wrong to do that. I can bust a steal ball with a rubber hammer but I put about 2300 miles on in one season and didn't touch the engine.

I took the engine out once and that was when i sold it. Now it lives on in another 900 hopefully puting a smile on its new owners face.

If you can get a 05 900 for say $4000 it probably has a lot done to it already and dump another $2000 in it and you will have one hell of a engine. Just do everything right one time and no engine issues what so ever. The biggest problem i ever had was my TPS went out and was replaced with a new one and the new one was bad. So we tore the whole sled apart trying to figure out what it was. Put another new TPS on and it was like adding nos. Sled ran GREAT. Only other issue I had was that the 900 is hell on clutches.

 

[skidood]

06 doo

I agree with Digger. the 06 doo was the best sled so far from doo as far as not having issues. I have owned an 04,05,07,08and09 doos but don't know about the 09 yet.

 

[slabm7]

Go with an M7, very reliable and a great beginner sled that can also be very well ridden by experienced riders. Also very easy to add power to so that in a couple of years when you want a few more ponies you can throw a big bore on it relatively cheap and run with the best sled's on the hill that aren't t'oed.

 

[Duvall Dean]

hmmm.... vibrate your arms off or burn the engine down, vibrate your arms off or burn the engine down............................NEITHER



DD

 

[Clarke673]

hmmm.... vibrate your arms off or burn the engine down, vibrate your arms off or burn the engine down............................NEITHER



DD

I hear the 120's don't vibrate much. Maybe you would be better on them. Honestly, the vibration thing is a joke and if that’s your biggest issue with a 900 then don’t get one but growing a set my be required before you buy another sled.

Everyone i know who takes good care of sleds has had good luck with the 900 engine. I know some collage kids and all of them have been through several engines with the 900 but thats because they have no clue how to help the 900 out. I refuse to believe that 50% of 900 engines are junk and the other 50% are perfect.

The 900 engine has some flaws but when built right and taken car of in a lightweight sled you WILL not beat it with a rev or m7 big bore. Maybe a M8 big bore or m1000 moded to hell.

Also, most people who have 900’s that work don’t even car about everyone dogging it because they know it works and they will beat the naysayer’s on the hill. After 4 years of dogging on the 900 its getting a little old and most people don’t even care.

If you want a $3000-$4500 sled that you can dump $2000-$3000 in and little bit of time you will have a nice sled if you do things right. So at $7,000-$8000
you will have a custom sled built for you by your self. If the engine blows then get a Indy Dan crank and a big bore kit instead of a top end. You will be out another $4500 but will be good to go for a good 5 years and your sled will cost right about what a new sled would (saying you end up dumping $6000 in the engine….)

Take it or leave it. 06 rev was a good sled and can be a performer as well.

 

[Squeal]

You were doing something wrong to do that. I can bust a steal ball with a rubber hammer but I put about 2300 miles on in one season and didn't touch the engine.

I took the engine out once and that was when i sold it. Now it lives on in another 900 hopefully puting a smile on its new owners face.

If you can get a 05 900 for say $4000 it probably has a lot done to it already and dump another $2000 in it and you will have one hell of a engine. Just do everything right one time and no engine issues what so ever. The biggest problem i ever had was my TPS went out and was replaced with a new one and the new one was bad. So we tore the whole sled apart trying to figure out what it was. Put another new TPS on and it was like adding nos. Sled ran GREAT. Only other issue I had was that the 900 is hell on clutches.

Sorry these were all 800 RMKs.