Polaris axys vs. skidoo 850 backcountry sleds
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snowmobiler
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good to see everybody agrees that skidoo rules.
what impressed me most about that climb - if you slow down the video at the 48s mark, you will see him reach off to the right hand side of the sled, open the side panel, and pull out the chimi... and I don't think he has a lefty throttle because you can see he had to swap hands on the throttle - very impressive indeed, but then FF to the 53 second mark and you will see him lift his helmet with the left hand (while still holding onto the chimi) reach back into his pack for the habenero sauce, rip the packet open with his teeth, cover the chimi and finish it before he crested the top. It's really an incredible move that I don't think any of our doo lurkers could pull off.
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jim
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Good eye Perk! You are completely correct. As for how I kept the throttle open with no hand on it, I simply pulled the return spring off my throttle body and disconnected the safety switch...makes it easy to ride and relax...and snack on a chimi if need be (as you witnessed). Plus if I want to impress all the hot women I see everytime I ride, I can cruise by with no hands on the bars. Pretty sure that is still classified by some on Snowest as amateur however. Axyx sucks!
Unfortunely I just cannot afford nor justify the cost of a new sled. To this day, I have NEVER been left behind by any machine or rider because I could not go where they were going. Infact, I've gone many places others have not with my old, out dated machines. So to say the old iron (XP) can't go the same place as an axys or newer sleds is just non sense.
I'm not trying to stir the pot, just my honest opinion, I guess when I say inspired by doo I mean doo was the first to come up with the triangular frame which really was a game changer, IMO, when Polaris came out with a a similar frame a year or two later(I don't remember which model) I said the same thing, it was pretty obvious.
Anyways, just my opinion, I enjoy hearing others.
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jim
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Ok. So enough is enough already gentlemen! Lets reflect on what we have learned from this thread. I am an ameatuer, hotdoggers and deliciousness are something we can agree is good, tetonice doesnt know how to read wash or countersteer, one might consider a nice brisket in a hotdogger, mexican food is good and Scott is a great moderator who has the internet power of god but it has never gone to his head. And i think something about snowmobiles was mixed in there.
Back on topic-
Doo is a heavy pig. Don't believe me? Go weigh one and then ride it on setup snow and video and a nice graceful sidehill. Big fat dog that makes you tired at the end of the day. Doolaide nutswingers are so blind it ain't even funny. Oh yeah, I ride a doo. No nutswinging here.
Axys is nimble and light. For Trees and dangling, doo can't touch this.
Doo is a heavy pig. Don't believe me? Go weigh one and then ride it on setup snow and video and a nice graceful sidehill. Big fat dog that makes you tired at the end of the day. Doolaide nutswingers are so blind it ain't even funny. Oh yeah, I ride a doo. No nutswinging here.
Axys is nimble and light. For Trees and dangling, doo can't touch this.
this thread is in the axys forum and the majority still agrees that the doo is better...hmm
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geo
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I believe that is just your opinion jim, splashed with a bit of ancient SW history to make it seem real.
IMO,,, this thread pointed out that everyone outside the niche of skinny and light, is still swinging at the Poo but haven't quite made contact yet.
I haven't even swung a boot over an AXYS yet. Mostly because I promised myself to wear my '13 out before a change (something changed my mindset in '12 lol). So,,, I don't even want to know, at present. Old dawg still makes me smile though.
One thing Poo could use to entice me to get rid of the ol' steady Eddy, is a useful feature added to the gauge. That feature would be an advanced bluetooth noise cancellation button.
Since me and the sled are always close, I could push the button and activate it while internet sleddin'.
Tough to own a Poo on the internet. Good thing it's not the same in real life eh.
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There are lines I take on the Axys that I NEVER would have tried previously. It raised my game substantially from the Pro. The Pro was a better sled than the XP by a LONG way. The Axys is two generations ahead of your XP. I seriously doubt it will pull the lines you can pull on the Axys. I have yet to see it from better machines and I ride with a gaggle of '15 and '16 Doo's including T3s. They hate trying to follow the Axys, I bet you would too.
Let me say I ride Polaris, the entire stable is Polaris but I still think the ('13-'16) Doo is a better production built sled (minus the TRA-7) as far as quality and fit and finish. But out on the snow, the Polaris is a better performing machine.
BUT, I can promise you that if you are keeping up or beating up XM's, Pro's, and Axys' on your XP, then the people you are riding with can't ride.
http://youtu.be/NMv68DD-DM0
850 skidoo getting it handed to by a 800 ayxsis
850 skidoo getting it handed to by a 800 ayxsis
I don't believe that, and I do ride with people that can ride just fine.
Perhaps a better explanation is if guys need a newer, better, easier handling sled to get places I or others can get to on my old iron, perhaps they can't ride!
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I don't believe that, and I do ride with people that can ride just find.
Perhaps a better explanation is if guys need a newer, better, easier handling sled to get places I or others can get to on my old iron, perhaps they can't ride!
...and people think all the pot smokers are in Colorado LOL
I tend to agree with Manx. Ya newer is almost always improved but most pro's, proclimbs and Xm/Xp can still do a great job. I have a buddy on a 2009 dragon that I can't keep up to, rider makes most difference.
