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The ride of the AXYS is worlds ahead of the Pro-Ride chassis/suspension. Everything about the sled’s maneuverability is better than its previous version. Want to show off and lift the skis? Lean back and let ‘er fly. Want a harder ski bite in the corners? Simply lean on the bars a bit and railing around you will go. The Rush Pro-S is extremely well balanced, requiring minimal rider input to convince the sled to perform most movements.
Front and rear suspension work well in tandem, giving the rider a ton of confidence. The easy-adjust Walker Evans clickers have more than 20 settings, and finding that ideal ride setting was quickly accomplished by most riders. The suspension of the Pro-S doesn’t quite take the big hitters like the Pro-X does, but it handles almost any other terrain encounters with ease.
Bells and blunders
The 7 percent of this particular sled we’d change begins with the starter. A special “spring buy” sled needs electric start.
A larger windshield isn’t necessary here, but a different shape to deflect wind around the hands would be nice. We tried to improve it with handguards, but the shape of the shield made installation of the guards difficult and ultimately non-effective.
The interactive onboard navigation display is a fantastic concept. It does need a few improvements (some of which got made for MY2016). I could only track our course for 230 or so miles. We also had an issue starting the sled (when it was already warm, mind you) a couple of times. Our Polaris dealer went through a gammet of testing, including fuel quality, compression and plugs. All checked out OK. The only obvious issue discovered was an oil sensor wire that had melted onto the exhaust. That, alone, should not have been enough to cause our starting issue.
Further follow up with Polaris engineering had our dealer make some slight adjustments to the throttle body air screw to allow more air flow through the throttle body. Polaris also recommended an adjustment to the throttle position sensor (from .90 to .92). Those small adjustments were just the ticket. We did not have or hear of any similar issues the remainder of the season.