Important Introducing the 2022 Polaris RMK lineup and first ride impressions!!!
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Did I miss something??? No 174?????
I was thinking that. and no khaos 165 boost?
I'm really glad I'm not (anymore anyway) in the business of aftermarket mods. There is seriously nothing left to do. You can literally now just buy a $20k dream machines from two different manufacturers. I assume Boondocker and Silber just close up shop at this point? That's sad to say, but it is likely the reality of the situation.
I wonder if the fuel mapping on the NA 840 is finally solved with this updated sled?
RMK-King
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A lot of things on peoples wish list checked off this year that's for sure.
Literally only one thing on my list that they didn't do and that's a lightweight electric start system similar to the SHOT.
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RMK-King
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Quote from scott
"I spent most of my time on the boosted sleds, but the naturally aspirated tuning was SPOT ON!!!! The are getting better and better.
The MY22 tune is CLEAN AND CRISP.
In the naturally aspirated department, several of the test riders expressed a noticeable "seat of the pants" improvement from 2021 850 to these 2022 850 test sleds.
A test rider told me "Holy crap this rips way better than my 2021. They've gotten these running CLEAN!"
Now all the whining B!tches can shut up about footwell hoops. ???
Drivers????
We didn't have an official discussion about drivers.
I'm hoping they use Avids or something like that.
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Ok, I've got two bones with the Matryx RMK lineup I'll get out of the way. First: weight. The Pro chassis slashed a ton of weight, then belt drive and AXYS whittled away some more, but now it seems to be going the other way. The other is that I'm still a little disappointed with the 650. It's probably not a bad motor, but by building their 600 from the ground up, Doo made a motor that's lighter and more efficient. And there's SHOT... now, if only the Rev4 chassis wasn't 25lb heavier...
That said, I'm very impressed to see Polaris address almost everything else people have been calling for in one fell swoop. Turbo, short tunnel, boot loops, tether... I'd begun to wonder if they were just being deliberately hard-headed with the boot loops and lack of tether. Moving the cooler could be a "small" move that makes a huge difference: more centralized mass helps, and depending on the snow, the sled could be 50lb lighter after running in the deep stuff. I'd be very interested to ride the new turbo back to back with the Doo. If they managed to equal the responsiveness, or even come close to it, it's just going to kill the Doo. There is the question of reliability: we heard all over how the 850 had seen 5 years of R&D, but there were plenty of issues. Not as bad as some made them out to be, but still some guys are seeing bogging and plug fouling. The narrower tank and seat sound like nice improvements, and the 7s screen will be big to some guys.
Overall, the Matryx RMK is more than I was expecting, and I'm sure guys who've been dreaming of a turbo and a short tunnel from the factory feel like Christmas came early. I wouldn't call it as big a jump as the Pro, or even the AXYS. I'll caveat that by saying 1) I haven't rode it, obviously; and 2) for someone who's been chomping at the bit for a factory turbo, the equation is different. My dream is of a sled that focuses on slashing weight over pushing power, and a further dream within a dream is that there's some revolution in suspension and layout to be discovered. So if I don't sound as excited as maybe I should be, that's why. Either way, this looks like a home run for Polaris – I think more than a few of the Doo faithful are feeling a little short-changed right now.
That said, I'm very impressed to see Polaris address almost everything else people have been calling for in one fell swoop. Turbo, short tunnel, boot loops, tether... I'd begun to wonder if they were just being deliberately hard-headed with the boot loops and lack of tether. Moving the cooler could be a "small" move that makes a huge difference: more centralized mass helps, and depending on the snow, the sled could be 50lb lighter after running in the deep stuff. I'd be very interested to ride the new turbo back to back with the Doo. If they managed to equal the responsiveness, or even come close to it, it's just going to kill the Doo. There is the question of reliability: we heard all over how the 850 had seen 5 years of R&D, but there were plenty of issues. Not as bad as some made them out to be, but still some guys are seeing bogging and plug fouling. The narrower tank and seat sound like nice improvements, and the 7s screen will be big to some guys.
Overall, the Matryx RMK is more than I was expecting, and I'm sure guys who've been dreaming of a turbo and a short tunnel from the factory feel like Christmas came early. I wouldn't call it as big a jump as the Pro, or even the AXYS. I'll caveat that by saying 1) I haven't rode it, obviously; and 2) for someone who's been chomping at the bit for a factory turbo, the equation is different. My dream is of a sled that focuses on slashing weight over pushing power, and a further dream within a dream is that there's some revolution in suspension and layout to be discovered. So if I don't sound as excited as maybe I should be, that's why. Either way, this looks like a home run for Polaris – I think more than a few of the Doo faithful are feeling a little short-changed right now.
