First of all I would like to commend Polaris for building such a great sled to start with. Honestly it is such a great improvement over the last sled. I absolutely love the sled and it impresses me every time I ride it. But like anything, there are a few things that could use some improvement:
-Higher quality of the coated parts. My painted spindles and rear suspension rails have already begun to flake on the first ride. I feel this subpar. The tunnel coating seems to be holding up well, but I feel like this shouldn't start to happen until the second or third season on the sled.
-Tighter quality control on TPS adjustment from the factory. I am one of the guys that had to adjust their TPS due to it not idling when cold. Even though I am fully capable of making these type adjustments, I feel that it should come from the factory without needing such simple adjustments.
-Tighter quality control on exposed wiring. I don't like the diagnostic terminals above the clutch are exposed to the elements where they could corrode. Also the wire on the regulator are hanging out with no protection along with the wires in front of the motor. I had to do additional loom to protect from chaffing.
-Main coolant hose rubbing on recoil housing. Loom and support this hose to prevent rubbing a hole through the hose. I noticed chaffing right off the bat on the first ride and had to zip tie the hose out of the way. Again, I know I am capable of doing this, but you guys did a really good job in other areas routing and securing hoses/wires but this was a oversight.
Handlebar post bushing need tighter tolerance. My sled from the beginning has tons of play. Since this is the part of the sled I am constantly grabbing/hanging onto, I want it to be just as rigid as the rest of the sled. But props for building a tough stem. I had a spill on an icy trail causing the sled to roll over onto the bars. I thought for sure the post or bars would be bent, but it handled it great!
Front of hood comes unhooked too easily. Maybe make the hook a bit longer where it hooks into the tub. I have noticed it pops out very easily and I have had to rehook it into the tub several times while riding. This causes snow to come into the hood easily.
-Stronger arms and spindles. Obviously this has plagued the AXYS PRO RMK the worst. I personally haven't had any issues with the forged arms or longer spindles, but I do worry about every little bump I hit that they may bend/snap off(spindle). I am grateful for your attempt to make a lighter/stronger arm, but I feel they are a bit too weak. Also with the taller spindle design there is obviously more leverage put on the lower section causing them to be either beefed up or made out of different material.
-Snowcheck option for 36" width a arms. I love that I was able to have so many options to dial my sled in from the factory. Seriously it is the first sled I've owned that I didn't tear the whole thing down to make it the way I want. But I would love to have different options for the front width. While I feel the AXYS chassis definitely makes the sled more responsive to rider input, I would like to have an option from the factory for a 36" front end.
Overall I am a very pleased customer and thank you for making a great sled even better. I love all the little improvements and big ones like the amazing throttle response in the motor! Please keep pushing the envelope and giving us a great value product.
