ask me about #1 in reliability! My brother ownes an 06 apex stock except for aftermarket axhaust, with 1500 miles on it and it completely blew up a month ago. It threw the rod through the case and did major damage. We delivered it to the dealer and they took it completely apart and said it was still rich and something in the motor was defective, best guess some valve of spring stuck down on the cylinder causing the piston to break up , and well the rest is history. The dealer says they have seen yamaha good will parts for sleds where stuff like this has happened, but the word we are getting is no deal from yamaha. I understand it is not under warranty, but they claim to be so damn reliable, that this stuff never happens, well it did! and now i am out of luck and 8000 dollars to put it back together. If you want my opinion you are better off going with a 2 stroke that may need more matinence, but at least you can do it. These 4 strokes are basically impossible to work on unless you are a yamaha mechanic, so i have to pay the dealer to rebuild it.
I guess you can say im pissed off I own a lot of yamaha stuff (double digits) these sleds are supposed to last longer, the manual even says the valves dont need inspected for 26,000 miles. Well I got 1,500.!
I'm going 2 stroke from now on and I'm definately done with yamaha! Anybody want to buy an apex?
I guess you can say im pissed off I own a lot of yamaha stuff (double digits) these sleds are supposed to last longer, the manual even says the valves dont need inspected for 26,000 miles. Well I got 1,500.!
I'm going 2 stroke from now on and I'm definately done with yamaha! Anybody want to buy an apex?
