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It deppends what you can afford. I (15) got a 06 M7 and I love it. No major problems yet. My frtiends got one to (16) hes got some mods and when that thing runs it runs. But theres some more kids one here so they might giver you some advice to.
 
Sled365 said:
It deppends what you can afford. I (15) got a 06 M7 and I love it. No major problems yet. My frtiends got one to (16) hes got some mods and when that thing runs it runs. But theres some more kids one here so they might giver you some advice to.
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Thanks. I think my freind and I are going to be modding a sled for me for next Winter. Hes Modded sleds before and knows alot about them so hopefully we can build a good one.
 
I have a 08' dragon 700 and love it! No problems with it (so far) it absolutely rips for a stock sled. Like sled365 said it all depends on what you can afford. It might be good to long track your sled and do a little engine mods for next year. Then see if then you are ready to move up to like a newer 600 or 700.
Brad
 
Bkinz said:
I have a 08' dragon 700 and love it! No problems with it (so far) it absolutely rips for a stock sled. Like sled365 said it all depends on what you can afford. It might be good to long track your sled and do a little engine mods for next year. Then see if then you are ready to move up to like a newer 600 or 700.
Brad
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Yea I dont know what I should get, but thanks fr the input!!!
 
Your Kind of like me, Except your starting allot earlier then I did. I rode an 1996 ZR 580 Since I was 8. I was not able to by a new sled tell just this last year. I'm now 20. I saved up my money and bought a 06 RMK 900. I absolutely love this sled. I wouldn't recommend the sled for a first time mountain sled because you need to do allot of things to the sled to get it to go good, and not to mention it’s a tank.

Guess the point is I don't think it's really the sled that makes a good rider you just need to learn to ride whatever sled you get. It was really hard for me to get used to my 900. At the beginning of the season I was constantly getting stuck, but now that’s not a problem anymore. Best tip I have is find friends that are willing to help you out. Ride with guys that know how to ride and watch them. I found watching videos also really helped me out with riding technique.
 
06 RMK 900 said:
Your Kind of like me, Except your starting allot earlier then I did. I rode an 1996 ZR 580 Since I was 8. I was not able to by a new sled tell just this last year. I'm now 20. I saved up my money and bought a 06 RMK 900. I absolutely love this sled. I wouldn't recommend the sled for a first time mountain sled because you need to do allot of things to the sled to get it to go good, and not to mention it’s a tank.

Guess the point is I don't think it's really the sled that makes a good rider you just need to learn to ride whatever sled you get. It was really hard for me to get used to my 900. At the beginning of the season I was constantly getting stuck, but now that’s not a problem anymore. Best tip I have is find friends that are willing to help you out. Ride with guys that know how to ride and watch them. I found watching videos also really helped me out with riding technique.
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I have some willing freinds. I watch alo of videos on Youtube, and my freinds are expeienced so i will watch them and hopefully they will teach me something!

Thanks!!!!
 
06 RMK 900 said:
Your Kind of like me, Except your starting allot earlier then I did. I rode an 1996 ZR 580 Since I was 8. I was not able to by a new sled tell just this last year. I'm now 20. I saved up my money and bought a 06 RMK 900. I absolutely love this sled. I wouldn't recommend the sled for a first time mountain sled because you need to do allot of things to the sled to get it to go good, and not to mention it’s a tank.

Guess the point is I don't think it's really the sled that makes a good rider you just need to learn to ride whatever sled you get. It was really hard for me to get used to my 900. At the beginning of the season I was constantly getting stuck, but now that’s not a problem anymore. Best tip I have is find friends that are willing to help you out. Ride with guys that know how to ride and watch them. I found watching videos also really helped me out with riding technique.
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Very good advice, about the best thing you can do is just find something that you can have fun on and learn on it, it will take time, but given enough practice you will get the hang of it and get to be a very good rider, I know I learn new things every time I ride, it's all a matter of time and practice. If you can accept that it will take a long time to learn to ride a mountain sled decently, you are already on your way. Practice, get stuck, challenge yourself, get stuck some more, and challenge yourself to get it right and your feel for doing the hard stuff will come. When I got my RMK, I couldnt carve a quarter circle in 2 ft of fresh powder, now I can do 360s all day long in just about any snow:eek::D

Being that your 14, an older 6 or 700 in a 144 track would probably work great for you to learn deep snow. Depending how deep your talking and what kinda sleds you ride with, maybe a 151, but as long as you get something that is in the same world as the sleds you intend to ride with, you'll be doing good:D

Have Fun:D:cool::beer;
 
What u need!

I used to ride an 03' Polaris 700 EDGE RMK and loved it! There pretty cheap (around 3g if u can find a deal) and there easy to mod and take one heck of a beatin cause the last thing u want to do is use that money ur savin to buy replacement parts!!! Its pretty predictable and after i got comfortable on it i could take it any where i wanted!!! I ride with a lot of ppl with full mod sleds and as long as there is not over 2.5 feet of fresh i have never had a problem keepin up! Buy it and mod it as u go! I have done...

Holz 2 wheel kit
RSI 7" piviot bar risers
Left hand throttle-removed never used it
SLP can
FLY extended brake line
Powermadd 10" throttle cable extention
Polaris Gripper skis
Long snow flap
Custom motocross seat

1-1.5" port in the center of track
Removed the other bogie wheels in the skid
Removed the consle for better air flow
Removed windshield dont need it and i roll it too much and they just break

Plus when u get older and get a new sled it makes a good girlfriends sled!
 
Thanks man!!! Alot of advice helps alot. I new it was going to take time and practice and I have some great friends that will help me get unstudi and teach me alot of things so I can't wait till next year!!!
 
Cut ALOT of grass this summer! If youre in CT how are you planning on riding the in the mountains? If you can make it over to Montana I will take you out for a few days and teach you everything I know (which may not be much). But I would honsetly say an upgraded sled should be your first move.

I ride a modded King Cat and it runs really well, but I have put alot more money into this thing than a newer M1000. And with ANY mod you lose reliability, and even rideability sometimes too. So looking to mod your 440Z.... not the best idea (in my opinion)

An M6,7,8 would work great; or a mountain cat 600,800 in the older chassis (which will force you to throw your weight and ride the pizz out of it and make YOU A BETTER RIDER) The price you would have to put into your sled to make it mountain worthy is alot more than a newer mountian sled. Plus the 440 engine is about half of what you need on a powder day.

The best advice I can give you is to do it now. If you want to ride out West dont wait another season, because the area restrictions are getting worse and worse.
 
untouchable said:
Cut ALOT of grass this summer! If youre in CT how are you planning on riding the in the mountains? If you can make it over to Montana I will take you out for a few days and teach you everything I know (which may not be much). But I would honsetly say an upgraded sled should be your first move.

I ride a modded King Cat and it runs really well, but I have put alot more money into this thing than a newer M1000. And with ANY mod you lose reliability, and even rideability sometimes too. So looking to mod your 440Z.... not the best idea (in my opinion)

An M6,7,8 would work great; or a mountain cat 600,800 in the older chassis (which will force you to throw your weight and ride the pizz out of it and make YOU A BETTER RIDER) The price you would have to put into your sled to make it mountain worthy is alot more than a newer mountian sled. Plus the 440 engine is about half of what you need on a powder day.

The best advice I can give you is to do it now. If you want to ride out West dont wait another season, because the area restrictions are getting worse and worse.
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Thanks For the info.

I atually ride in Vermont. There are no trails here in ct. Want planning on modding the 440 i was thinking of buying an older sled and modding it with my freind.
 
Im 16 and ride an 09 crossfire 800 141" and i absolutely love it. Before this i had a 98 zr 600 that i actually took to the mts a couple of times and absoultely hated that sled. It was to wide and heavy and too short of a track, but trying to climb, boondock, and ride in deep powder with that definetly makes it a lot easier to do what you want when you get a better sled! I live in the friggen flatlands probably like you? and have to travel 6-10 hours to get to the mountains so thats why i got a crossover sled. If you want to get into mountain riding in vermont (im assuming the snow isnt extremely deep and the hills arent extremely tall) a crossover type of sled with a 136-144" track would probably be best for you. they do great on and off of the trails. I started with my 600 when i was 13 and didnt think there was enough power from day 1, so if you are like me and if you have ridden larger cc sleds and like and can handle the power i would definetly go with a 700 or 800cc sled. That way you wont get to big for it and can keep it longer if you need or want to. How big are you? I am 5' 11" 175lb and my crossfire is the perfect size for me. You can pick up an 06 crossfire 700 w/ 136" track for 4-5000 might be the way to go for you?
 
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