I put F-bombs better boards on mine, and they seem to reinforce them a bit. 500 miles so far without bending. I have a 163" track, so I'm not doing a whole lot of drops.
the reality of the new xp like it or not
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I put F-bombs better boards on mine, and they seem to reinforce them a bit. 500 miles so far without bending. I have a 163" track, so I'm not doing a whole lot of drops.
How are the rear skids working? Do they transfer better than the 06-07's?
lol...squeaky wheel gets the grease
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Slick
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Not close. Full leathers, track days, canyon's and no around town crap like most Harley riders. I also desert race, Moto X, and have a XR650R street legal supermoto scooter for ripping around town scaring old ladies and Harley riders. I respect my elders Slick. So you are alright by me. That being said, I would LOVE to take you for a sled ride
Sorry for the lack of response. Been gone a bit. I also don't do the town thing, my 04 bike has just turned over 58,000 kms, and not much of it in towns. And if you do respect your elders whys it that you'd want to scare an old lady. And, if you can scare a Harley rider on a 4 stroke dirt bike , he ain't really a Harley rider, just owns one. Heres a tip for ya, buy the KTM, XR's nice but rapidly falling behind.
And I ain't "singlin you out" , tough to do that, you XP guys all look and sound the same to me.
'preciate your concern- but this is an awesome sled. 700 miles and getting better with age.Reminds me of a bunch of church ladies- concerned that somebody might be having a good time!
Go enjoy riding your sled and ifit doesn't doo it for you- get an XP - I guarantee it will put a smile on
your face!
My dealer is 500 miles away.
So Nytros are the last word in reliability?
I'm glad for you!
I'm more than halfway there.
Hope I can say the same @ 1,200 mi.
I did replace 1 belt- but it was worth it!
I'm more than halfway there.
Hope I can say the same @ 1,200 mi.
I did replace 1 belt- but it was worth it!
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Ekliptix
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He said his buddy did a 120' kicker, not a drop.
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trinitypowder
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Sure they are! My buddies Nytro broke a shock shaft cruising down the trail! Lot's of them have bent front ends too! Just like the REV's. It's tough enough to engineer a light weight sled, just imagine being a Yammy engineer
Most of them worked in various ship yards
Trintiy, give me a break,
If Yamaha had as many engine failures as Doo did they would be finished for good. Some of the Yamaha products have had 0 engine failures since their inception. Can Doo ever claim that ???? I know what its like to ride a Doo, and it will never have the same quality as a Yamaha !
If Yamaha had as many engine failures as Doo did they would be finished for good. Some of the Yamaha products have had 0 engine failures since their inception. Can Doo ever claim that ???? I know what its like to ride a Doo, and it will never have the same quality as a Yamaha !
We were up at the Ears today and we ran across a kid (16) with an XP at the base of a moderate climbing area. I stopped to talk to him to see how he like his sled. He starts ranting about how it is the best sled ever made and it is way better than Polaris. (my sled) He proceeds to say how great it handles and how reliable it is. He says that he is riding with a couple of guys on new Dragons and they can't keep up. He starts to head off and after about 5 or six pulls he remembers his kill switch. 4 more pulls and off he goes as his "friends" show up. It turns out that this kid "borrowed" his dads new sled and was breaking it in. He just latched on to the group of Poo riders. About half way up a moderate climb he starts to trench it and instead of turning out he keeps it pegged.
A loud bang and silence. A couple of us climb up past him and drop back down to yank him out down to the trail. (Ok I did have to poach the dragons track to do it) One busted crank. I wonder how he felt about being towed back to the trailhead by a Poo.
Ahh.. instant karma.
A loud bang and silence. A couple of us climb up past him and drop back down to yank him out down to the trail. (Ok I did have to poach the dragons track to do it) One busted crank. I wonder how he felt about being towed back to the trailhead by a Poo.
Ahh.. instant karma.
you riding a edge chassis? got off an 02 and onto a dragon8 163..like it so fargot about 600 miles on mine..and yes I noticed the doo guys are real proud of their stuff...
we have had a few problems with the xp in our group but they do run good . there not the king of the hill this go to who has the most money !!!!!!!!
I think we all have seen one of sleds getting pulled out by there comp
m1000
rmk 900
d 800
xp 800
they all run good but it all In play money this tells king of the hill !!!
not the man.
I think we all have seen one of sleds getting pulled out by there comp
m1000
rmk 900
d 800
xp 800
they all run good but it all In play money this tells king of the hill !!!
not the man.
I'm on an 07 600HO RMK 155. Came from an 03 800RMK 144 and never looked back.
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trinitypowder
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Do you work for Yamaha? How would you know that they "claim" zero engine failures? I didn't say anything about their engines. I was simply pointing out the shock and front end issues the Nytro's have! Punk
I have not ridden the 06-07 but my first ride on my 08 was yesterday I I loved the weight transfer.
Only the people that weren't smart enough to get a good deal. For everyone that got a deal like you, there are a couple that didn't.
The thing that amazes me is that most of the trash talkers are too fat to even stand up to ride their machine anyways. Let's face it, not everyone on here rides at a high skill level.
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trinitypowder
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Amen brother!
How would you know that they "claim" zero engine failures? Punk
Lots of people know this.
See near the bottom of the page....under "Better Reliability...."
http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/our_company/news_item.php?news_id=51
