Not to start a brand war, but Summit or RMK?
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Are you a boy or girl? If you're a girl, go with the RMK.
I would go with a 2002 rmk, I ride doo now but rmk's of that era were great sleds, good power, handled real nice and were fairly reliable, edge chassis seemed a lot nicer than the zx IMO.
in the older sled's go rmk
Good informative post!! LMAO
From what I rode in the past, I prefer the doo over the Poo for handling. I guess you have to ride and see what feels better to ride.
As for quality, I believe some of the polaris motors had crank issues, not sure which ones or years... Doo also had issues, with the rings flaking, which is an easy fix.
I know the doo's are heartier when you smack a tree... LOL
Yea I got lazy,
The doo ive ridden had some recoil issues not sure if it typical but overall a good sled.
The rmk was soild for the 5 years and 4000 miles we had it to just do maintance stuff on it.
I personally like how the rmk rode over the doo but thats all personal feel anyway I would say if you can ride both and make your pick they are both reliable sleds
buy as new as you can and get the sled that has had the best service. I got started riding the same brand that my buddies had. It saved me from having to start from ground zero. JIMHO
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trinitypowder
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Old school..............Polaris. That's back when the RMK really was the Rocky Mountain King!
Old School
Pre REV chassis, I'd go RMK.
Some of the early Domestic twins had porosity issues in the lower cases that left voids in the castings leading to crank & bearing failures, can be remedied though.
Pre REV chassis, I'd go RMK.
Some of the early Domestic twins had porosity issues in the lower cases that left voids in the castings leading to crank & bearing failures, can be remedied though.
agree with above. RMK for handling, ease of maintenance, and the Polaris clutching.
RMK....700 motor is probably the most reliable on the snow.
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97exc
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Ok thanks for all the info. I dont really have the opportunity to ride either significantly, other than a test ride from the seller so thats why I was looking to you guys for some opinions. This will be my first sled purchase so Ive kinda been all over this board trying to narrow down my choices (which are limited due to funds). Im looking for 2, one for me and one for my girlfriend so its looking like a 600 and 700 RMKs. Now I just need to do some lowballing on craigslist and hopefully pick them up ASAP.
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make sure it a 2000 up rmk--the 99's were way harder to ride
yeah try to get into a edge chassis with a 700, the 800's had crank issues.
Go with a rmk like the motto says polaris is "the way out" i dont think you want to spend the night out there.
my friend is selling an o4.5 rev if you interested
More of a fear to me is the availability of some parts for the Doo, hard to get a new clutch for the do. As for the RMK I'd go that way, just take a look in the swapmeet, there are tons of stock and aftermarket hoods, bellypans everyrhing you might need in the event of a run in with a tree or a roll down the hill.
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