"OK we've had the positive XP comments.. now how about the bad?"
Well I have three things. Not sure if I would call them bad. More of an inconvienance. First, no storage area on the sled in stock form. I rode with the xp last saturday and ended up carrying his lunch and all the rest of his crap in my M1 out of the kindness of my heart. I guess if you want storage you have to accessorize with a backback, handlebar bag, or strap a bag on the back of the sled. Second, coming off riding an 07 EFI M1 I've gotten spoiled on how easy the throttle is to push. I rode the XP for a half hour and my thumb got stiff because I wasn't used to the extra effort. Back in the day I road a 670 rotax and put stiffer springs in to keep them from sticking and let me tell you that thing made a sore thumb at the end of the day. Third, I noticed the sled in stock form vibrated a lot through all throttle positions and speeds. My hands were numb. Now these three things aren't that "bad" just some things I notice over my 07 M1. Everyone said my current sled would vibrate but it runs smooth as silk. All in all the xp takes a 97 out of 100 so far in my book.