higher mileage RX-1

[Joa]

I'm looking for a decent priced 4-stroke and the ones that seem to be in my budget have mileages that are typically over 3500 miles.

The RX-1 has been out for a while now so the community should starting seeing some recurrent issues from the higher mileage sleds. What's cropping up? At how many miles are things showing up?

Is 3500 miles a lot for an RX-1 and what specifically should I be looking for in a pre-buy if I do decide to take a closer look?

Thanks guys.

 

[RXMax]

No need to worry.. They are a bike engine... They do not require a valvew adjustment until 20,000 miles! go over to www.ty4stroke.com and you will see guys out east and in Canada have 10,000 miles and not any trouble.

 

[Extreme-One]

My wife's TApex just turned over 4000 miles and it is running great. Check things like chain case, drive shaft, shocks... your typical wear items that you see failure on other sleds with the same mileage.

 

[Joa]

When stuff does go south on these engines what are the typical failure modes?

 

[up-high]

On a stock motor? Haven't seen anything. Boosted motors can be damaged, but usually from running too low octane for # of boost. The RX1 motor is just a detuned R1 motor. Meant to run 10000+ rpm all day long. The R1 motor was 180 hp(I think). The RX1 is 150 hp. Very durable motor. 3500 miles is nothing.

 

[letsgetrad]

when looking to buy one, check the front end. see how close the springs are to the A-arms and if one ski is further ahead of the other one.

 

[TreewellDweller]

You might check the A-arm bushings. I purchased a clean Apex with 3000 miles and then realized, when I got home, that the bushings were gone. Runs great but the bushings are a pain to replace. Definately a time consuming procedure. There are some quality aftermarket bushings that should last considerably longer than stock. Am in the process of changing them now. Good-luck!!

 

[Joa]

Good stuff all, thanks.

I'll most likely be looking at one with fairly high mileage tomorrow, any other last minute advice?