I have a pair of 00 700 rmk's. Both still have the factory accs on them. One has 4500 on it other around 3500 on them. Gas, oil and go, did I mention they weigh less than your average 4 stroke.
The Most Reliable Sled
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You can never compare a sled to a car..
How gets into the car, slams it into reverse hammers the throttle to the floors, flips it into forward, hammers the throttle again and keeps it there, over the curb, does a few donuts.. turns off the key @ half throttle when coming to a stop...
ohhh and for a reliable sled...
my 07 Polaris 144 has 7022 KM on it and the only thing that has been done is taking the valves out for 1 cleaning at the beginning of this season. (5340 KM)
Funny how things work... 2 yrs ago I got myself for V-day a new sled.. made my wife dinner...
this year ...the new Triton is being delivered today at 2.. ****.. I gotta make dinner tonight.
How gets into the car, slams it into reverse hammers the throttle to the floors, flips it into forward, hammers the throttle again and keeps it there, over the curb, does a few donuts.. turns off the key @ half throttle when coming to a stop...
ohhh and for a reliable sled...
my 07 Polaris 144 has 7022 KM on it and the only thing that has been done is taking the valves out for 1 cleaning at the beginning of this season. (5340 KM)
Funny how things work... 2 yrs ago I got myself for V-day a new sled.. made my wife dinner...
this year ...the new Triton is being delivered today at 2.. ****.. I gotta make dinner tonight.
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the only reliable sled is the one in the window.
once it's out of the window it becomes unreliable.
as far as comparing to any other vehicle , compare them under the same conditions.
cold start turn 8 gand on the motor, do crash test dumbies into trees, roll em down a 1000 hill in extreme cold conditions. pound em down the road with 1-4 foot kelly humps.
Ok now thats enough , Now tell me how would any other vehicle stand up to a sled.
once it's out of the window it becomes unreliable.
as far as comparing to any other vehicle , compare them under the same conditions.
cold start turn 8 gand on the motor, do crash test dumbies into trees, roll em down a 1000 hill in extreme cold conditions. pound em down the road with 1-4 foot kelly humps.
Ok now thats enough , Now tell me how would any other vehicle stand up to a sled.
I agree Apex. Seen some pretty big numbers out of them and they just keep going.
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Beat me to it, I think most all sleds (save a few bad apples) are very reliable under "normal" riding conditions (?)whatever that may be. Think about what most of us ask of our sled; light as possible, as much power as we can reasonably squeeze out of it, hold up to the abuse we put them through, don't blow belts, get better gas mileage........and....and....Now go get a pick-up off the lot ask the same of it and see how well it holds up, maybe....maybe not. Personaly I'm thankful we have the sleds we have today , getting us further into the backcountry.
'06 M7 third season, had twins- took twins off, changed plugs once, changed belt once, add oil every other ride and go
Beat me to it, I think most all sleds (save a few bad apples) are very reliable under "normal" riding conditions (?)whatever that may be. Think about what most of us ask of our sled; light as possible, as much power as we can reasonably squeeze out of it, hold up to the abuse we put them through, don't blow belts, get better gas mileage........and....and....Now go get a pick-up off the lot ask the same of it and see how well it holds up, maybe....maybe not. Personaly I'm thankful we have the sleds we have today , getting us further into the backcountry.
'06 M7 third season, had twins- took twins off, changed plugs once, changed belt once, add oil every other ride and go
Exactly my thoughs, really depends on how you treat them... I know my buddy says he rides things hard, HECK NO! thing looks new, warms it up so much damn near overheats it. he babies the things, Pull, WOT, hit stuff, cartwheel down the mountain. roll it over to get unstuck....
I drop more weight out of my sleds by smashing them into stuff then any other mods i have done!
In reality, they are amazingly durable.
Polaris, 500, early 700, Ski-Doo 670
i am a flatlander and put most miles on in the U.P but i have over 5000 on my 500ss tnt and it has never let me down.I ride it like a snox sled too.it is a very solid machine, my local dealer kinda knows how i ride and they wouldn't sell me a tnt because they thought i would break it in half.
I'd agree, I had about 5000 miles on mine and ran the chassis into the ground,,,but the 98X 670 engine just kept ripping it up!
I'd have to say I would trust Yamaha 4-strokes to be the most reliable overall.
The elan would beat anything now hands down.
Pull sleds of 1,000 lbs or more for years.
Run on bare tundra for miles and years.
Run with willow as piston rings.
Be dunked in river many times and still start everytime.
Run on gas that had as much water as gas.
Pull sleds of 1,000 lbs or more for years.
Run on bare tundra for miles and years.
Run with willow as piston rings.
Be dunked in river many times and still start everytime.
Run on gas that had as much water as gas.
I would have to say any sled made by Yamaha. We have a Apex, Vector, several old Phazers and a couple Mointain Maxs'. All are great sleds with no problems.
A general rule is if you f*** with it you will be working on it in the mountains. Now who in their right mind want to work on their s*** in the mountains?
my 02 summit 700 has been great for me besides a few cosmedic issuses it has never even had a hicup
94 Skidoo STX 583, 10,000 miles, maybe 3 belts, set of skis and 2 pairs of hyfax, that's it. Son's girlfriend rides it now and it will still embarrass a few 700's, lost 1# of compression through all those miles running on Injex.
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