Pretty much $100 a pound is what it works out to. Sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less. Hopefully you are getting more for you money than just weight loss. Like shocks or ti suspension arms and bumpers etc. Ti bolts are much stronger, last forever, are corrosion proof and look cool to boot. And yes they are expensive. The only way to get the weight off is a bunch of small things adding up.
How light can you get a Pro?
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GAS, OIL, PULL ROPE, HAVE FUN.
F-Bomb track trim. $0
Start diet and exercise NOW! $0
Remove all those warning stickers. Won't do much, but it looks better. $0
Keep oil reservoir half full.They don't use oil anyway. $0
Replace gas cap with just a cheap cap, no gauge. They don't leak when it's upside down, and the other Pro's I ride with have gauges, so I go by them because I am the least aggressive rider in the group. $8
For me at my age, if I am not happy with my 2013, I guess I will never be happy! So except for the above mentioned I will leave it stock. $.02
F-Bomb track trim. $0
Start diet and exercise NOW! $0
Remove all those warning stickers. Won't do much, but it looks better. $0
Keep oil reservoir half full.They don't use oil anyway. $0
Replace gas cap with just a cheap cap, no gauge. They don't leak when it's upside down, and the other Pro's I ride with have gauges, so I go by them because I am the least aggressive rider in the group. $8
For me at my age, if I am not happy with my 2013, I guess I will never be happy! So except for the above mentioned I will leave it stock. $.02
You can also try to lose weight on your own body.
Its healthier and free.
Its healthier and free.
When I'm 145lbs and 5'8", I don't have much room to give.You can also try to lose weight on your own body.
Its healthier and free.
I'm lighter on my sled than most people, so i guess that advantage belongs to me. Haha
Try this for the snow removal in the tunnel. Works great. Teflon tape.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#surface-protection-tape/=itz0ok
http://www.mcmaster.com/#surface-protection-tape/=itz0ok
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IdahoPowderHound
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I cant wait till you guys get to ride a 2013 pro with a 155 track and feal just how much lighter the sled is in the front end compared to years past. Its to light up front(for me anyways)....Front end lifts too much in soft snow when climbing even with suspension setup right in the skid.... Thats why we ordered a bunch of 163's for our clinics this year. Theres a fine line that cant be crossed with power to weight ratio. The 13's are a whole different sled with there weight loss anything much lighter will be hard to ride and control in soft snow conditions.
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snowmobiler
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i dont get bottomless pow all winter to ride a 163.i wish
With the stock skid that may well be the case, but the stock skid has always had it's issues. For me there is no limit to power to weight ratio, it's just a matter of making the suspension work or designing one that does.
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snowmobiler
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once you get movein,it should plane out like a boat on firm setting.
Body weight is one reason I am going for weight loss on the sled. At 6'4" and 225 I am at a disadvantage with nearly everyone I ride with. I can't get much lighter than that the way I am built. Started at 275 a few years back. I would NOT be able to ride where/how I do at that weight unless I was a LOT better rider and had a lot more power.
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snowmobiler
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i ride with somebody like you.he can lift a stuck sled out with one hand
If that ratio is being crossed in a stock sled by losing a few pounds though... that means that every turbo out there is WAY over the line.
Either way... TOO light a front end is a problem I'd LOVE to have
I'd think some suspension adjustment/ mod would take care of the problem though. The fact that a boosted 155 pro feels like my boosted 141 cat is one of the things I love about the pro. For teaching I suppose that a more stable platform is better of course... but for someone looking to enjoy the day I think that light front end is a beautiful thing!!
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IdahoPowderHound
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To light of a front end is what you want when YOU want it not when the sled decides. As per power to weight im refering to stock setup... stock rear skid and suspension... I am giving you guys hard facts and letting you know first hand from what i noticed by logging over 500 miles on a '13 last year
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snowmobiler
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when my skis are in the air its better than sex LOL and like riding on a cloud.just lean a little and it goes anywhere i want it to.kinda weird if a 13 pro wont do that.
To light of a front end is what you want when YOU want it not when the sled decides. As per power to weight im refering to stock setup... stock rear skid and suspension... I am giving you guys hard facts and letting you know first hand from what i noticed by logging over 500 miles on a '13 last year guaranteed more then anyone else on this site so i dont need some computer jockey to tell me whats up when it comes to the pro chassie
Little defensive??? WTF is that about? You're not the only one who's ridden a sled here... You mentioned power to weight ratio, and obviously the many people who have boosted pros, but not changed the skid went WAY beyond that ratio. Not "telling you what's up", also wasn't calling names, just saying that there's worse problems to have!
My only point was that if the front is too light, we've just got to do some suspension work to keep it down, and I'd really prefer to have that problem that the pig of a front end we've got on the proclimb. Keeping front end down is way easier than losing a bunch of weight.
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Oregonsledder
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Here we go again.... You can't remember the last time you had sex, so your conclusion is flawed. Your gandmommy on the other hand... That's another story.
When you have sex with a cloud, you won't feel anything. Even if you lean a lot.
But when you are riding ("with") Gramma, you are used to not feeling , even with a good lean, right?
Lmao.
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snowmobiler
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it kinda looks like they are to light in the front.
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To light of a front end is what you want when YOU want it not when the sled decides. As per power to weight im refering to stock setup... stock rear skid and suspension... I am giving you guys hard facts and letting you know first hand from what i noticed by logging over 500 miles on a '13 last year guaranteed more then anyone else on this site so i dont need some computer jockey to tell me whats up when it comes to the pro chassie
Hahaa, AWESOME!
There is no shortage of opinionated computer jockey's here to tell you what's up with whichever part of the Pro RMK you might decide to criticize... DUDE IT'S A POLARIS PRO! BEST ENGINE! BEST SUSPENSION!! BEST REAR BUMPER!!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT WHY DON'T YOU GO RIDE A DIFFERENT BRAND! OH AND GO BACK TO WHICHEVER FORUM YOU USED TO POST ON
Stop being such a huge jerkface and posting up your personal experiences based on 500 miles on a 2013, pff whatever dude... I can ride 500 miles in three days on the trails! TAKE THAT!
Remember many people round these here parts only put about 500 miles on their '12's all of last season so you clearly couldn't possibly know what you talkin bout Willis.
AHHHhhhhh SUMMER is making me loooose my mind....
IDA thanks for sharing, please keep it up in spite of the computer jockeys tellin ya what fer!!!
PS...I like light front ends too
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I think you might have taken his post a bit too seriously BCIL.
If you can ride a turbo'd 144 with like 225hp or what not I'll bet you can figure out how to get around on the rear axle of the Pro too.
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