So I went up to Oregon Trail sports and picked up my new Viper from Michelle. If anyone has ever been there, she is one busy person! While we were hammering out me giving her money and signing for things, the phone was ringing off the hook!
Anyhow, I live down in California and have a severe lack of yamaha dealers that are close and more importantly sell snowmobiles. The other factor is the price, and Michelle beat everyone out by a considerable amount. So I ordered up my viper last spring with the $2k mpi boost option. My wife and I loaded up the kids and dogs, and ran a marathon 25 hours up and back to retrieve my new toy.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769116225" title="DSCN1733 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7558/15769116225_ea1bf21d40_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1733"></a>
I have a 2013 Proclimb M8 limited 153 as well so I lined them up next to each other to see what the differences are.
Sorry for the image quality on some of these pictures, my camera has been dropped a few times so it doesn't always take the best pictures.
The fleet:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769125645" title="DSCN1688 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5609/15769125645_8ba231e22d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1688"></a>
Control arms/front shock
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584329870" title="DSCN1689 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5602/15584329870_e1aec8b132_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1689"></a>
Hood:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583972847" title="DSCN1693 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7512/15583972847_42cba4105e_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1693"></a>
Proclimb Hood:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583710328" title="DSCN1696 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7521/15583710328_24a9b04b90_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1696"></a>
Windshield:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584329130" title="DSCN1694 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/15584329130_9859e62984_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1694"></a>
Ski's
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15767269191" title="DSCN1695 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/15767269191_3818be9355_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1695"></a>
Proclimb controls:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149177674" title="DSCN1698 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/15149177674_a26ca25928_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1698"></a>
Viper controls:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583292919" title="DSCN1701 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7467/15583292919_7483c825e3_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1701"></a>
Viper Steering post:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15767266991" title="DSCN1705 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7533/15767266991_eda702db86_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1705"></a>
Adjustable riser on the Viper:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149709793" title="DSCN1729 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7516/15149709793_6b2d89b0a3_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1729"></a>
Tunnel:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15745428086" title="DSCN1707 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/15745428086_a7e46d423d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1707"></a>
more tunnel side by side look
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15770686362" title="DSCN1725 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15770686362_fff35fa46f_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1725"></a>
Clutch side vent covered with frogskin:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15745426606" title="DSCN1716 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15745426606_1bd8a459d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1716"></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584319930" title="DSCN1734 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/15584319930_836b67d144_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1734"></a>
Toolkit:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583706008" title="DSCN1718 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/15583706008_c4482af6b3_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1718"></a>
misc. paperwork that comes with the sled, air pump for the fox floats, and 2 of the little plastic screw retainer clip things that love to break every time you take something apart.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149173674" title="DSCN1724 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7531/15149173674_d3495687bf_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1724"></a>
viper rail brace
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149173174" title="DSCN1726 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7572/15149173174_07e28fc74b_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1726"></a>
proclimb NO BRACE (the HCR came with a brace, but the rest of the cat lineup did not)
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769118325" title="DSCN1727 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7530/15769118325_e5627e35f0_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1727"></a>
A little fuzzy, but yes there is an anti-stab kit up there, and you can see the braces a little better.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584322480" title="DSCN1728 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7556/15584322480_5c8a41bb52_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1728"></a>
Clutches and a belt guard that is much better than the A/C one
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149171604" title="DSCN1730 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/15149171604_ddc73dd7a8_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1730"></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15767259971" title="DSCN1735 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/15767259971_bf64ac1bff_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1735"></a>
Brake rotor...must be almost 1/4 inch thick. Very beefy.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149708543" title="DSCN1732 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7518/15149708543_ac67b796f7_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1732"></a>
Stock can...this thing is huge!
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769114675" title="DSCN1736 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/15769114675_f204abb365_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1736"></a>
quick startup in my garage:
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Box of fun waiting to be installed:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583942627" title="DSCN1745 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/15583942627_11865fbc63_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1745"></a>
That is it for now. If anyone wants measurements or pictures of anything else just let me know! I'll put up another thread when I install the turbo, but that will be in the installation and review section.
Anyhow, I live down in California and have a severe lack of yamaha dealers that are close and more importantly sell snowmobiles. The other factor is the price, and Michelle beat everyone out by a considerable amount. So I ordered up my viper last spring with the $2k mpi boost option. My wife and I loaded up the kids and dogs, and ran a marathon 25 hours up and back to retrieve my new toy.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769116225" title="DSCN1733 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7558/15769116225_ea1bf21d40_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1733"></a>
I have a 2013 Proclimb M8 limited 153 as well so I lined them up next to each other to see what the differences are.
Sorry for the image quality on some of these pictures, my camera has been dropped a few times so it doesn't always take the best pictures.
The fleet:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769125645" title="DSCN1688 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5609/15769125645_8ba231e22d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1688"></a>
Control arms/front shock
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584329870" title="DSCN1689 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5602/15584329870_e1aec8b132_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1689"></a>
Hood:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583972847" title="DSCN1693 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7512/15583972847_42cba4105e_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1693"></a>
Proclimb Hood:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583710328" title="DSCN1696 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7521/15583710328_24a9b04b90_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1696"></a>
Windshield:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584329130" title="DSCN1694 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/15584329130_9859e62984_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1694"></a>
Ski's
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15767269191" title="DSCN1695 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/15767269191_3818be9355_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1695"></a>
Proclimb controls:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149177674" title="DSCN1698 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/15149177674_a26ca25928_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1698"></a>
Viper controls:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583292919" title="DSCN1701 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7467/15583292919_7483c825e3_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1701"></a>
Viper Steering post:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15767266991" title="DSCN1705 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7533/15767266991_eda702db86_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1705"></a>
Adjustable riser on the Viper:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149709793" title="DSCN1729 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7516/15149709793_6b2d89b0a3_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1729"></a>
Tunnel:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15745428086" title="DSCN1707 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/15745428086_a7e46d423d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1707"></a>
more tunnel side by side look
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15770686362" title="DSCN1725 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15770686362_fff35fa46f_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1725"></a>
Clutch side vent covered with frogskin:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15745426606" title="DSCN1716 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15745426606_1bd8a459d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1716"></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584319930" title="DSCN1734 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/15584319930_836b67d144_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1734"></a>
Toolkit:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583706008" title="DSCN1718 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/15583706008_c4482af6b3_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1718"></a>
misc. paperwork that comes with the sled, air pump for the fox floats, and 2 of the little plastic screw retainer clip things that love to break every time you take something apart.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149173674" title="DSCN1724 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7531/15149173674_d3495687bf_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1724"></a>
viper rail brace
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149173174" title="DSCN1726 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7572/15149173174_07e28fc74b_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1726"></a>
proclimb NO BRACE (the HCR came with a brace, but the rest of the cat lineup did not)
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769118325" title="DSCN1727 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7530/15769118325_e5627e35f0_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1727"></a>
A little fuzzy, but yes there is an anti-stab kit up there, and you can see the braces a little better.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15584322480" title="DSCN1728 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7556/15584322480_5c8a41bb52_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1728"></a>
Clutches and a belt guard that is much better than the A/C one
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149171604" title="DSCN1730 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/15149171604_ddc73dd7a8_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1730"></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15767259971" title="DSCN1735 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/15767259971_bf64ac1bff_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1735"></a>
Brake rotor...must be almost 1/4 inch thick. Very beefy.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15149708543" title="DSCN1732 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7518/15149708543_ac67b796f7_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1732"></a>
Stock can...this thing is huge!
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15769114675" title="DSCN1736 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/15769114675_f204abb365_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1736"></a>
quick startup in my garage:
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Box of fun waiting to be installed:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/54301619@N03/15583942627" title="DSCN1745 by Eric Kedish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/15583942627_11865fbc63_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCN1745"></a>
That is it for now. If anyone wants measurements or pictures of anything else just let me know! I'll put up another thread when I install the turbo, but that will be in the installation and review section.
I've followed you and assume your serving our country! I work in HI regularly and I believe you were stuck on an island for a while
nice post and I'm just waiting!