2010 Yamaha FX Nytro MTX SE 162 Measured Weight

christopher · Dec 22, 2009

Spent the last couple of hours at Rexburg Motor Sports where they were kind enough to take a new 2010 Yamaha FX Nytro MTX SE 162 and put it on the scale for us.

With all required fluids and a shipping allotment of fuel (appx. 2-3 Gallons from the factory) the sled has a TRUE WEIGHT of 578lbs

If we subtract out 2 gallons (6.4 x 2 = 12.8lbs), we have 564lbs

If we subtract our 3 gallons (6.4 x 3 = 19.2lbs), we have
558lbs

Their guess was that we had just over 2 gallons in the tank, and they were not able to siphon it out without tearing down the sled.

So...

That gives us a pretty honest real world weight of 560 pounds!
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Nytroty · Dec 23, 2009

560! Wow i thought it would be lighter than that

It would have looked alot better if you would have weighed it full of gas and compared it to others. So this is about 110lbs. heavier than a xp, 80 lbs. heavier than a M8, and 60lbs heavier than a D8 When they are all dry. If you put fuel in all of them then it gets closer since the nytro holds so much less but it sucks that these things aren't getting to much lighter. I still wouldn't give up my nytro for any of the others i just wish they could get these things closer to 500 dry! Have fun with it! It should be a Blast!!!

christopher · Dec 23, 2009

For me, the best weight is when the sled is filled with all required fluids but NO gas.

The gas capacity varies on each sled, so I don't think thats fair to compare against as fuel load is optional.

I wish they had had a 2010 Summit XP-X 163 that was bone dry on Gas, and the same for the Yammi to hook up on the scale side-by-side for that weigh in.

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TApeX_07 · Dec 23, 2009

That was cool they did that for you Chris. Any pics of it on the scale??

SRXSRULE · Dec 24, 2009

163? Must of had it custom made for you. Us average Joes can only get a 153 or 162. Eric

christopher · Dec 24, 2009

TApeX_07 said:
That was cool they did that for you Chris. Any pics of it on the scale??

Jeeez.
I was there with my cell camera and could have taken an image.

I hope to pick up my new sleds next week.
I will see if we can put it back on the scale and weigh it a second time.

Now that I have bought it, perhaps they will go to the trouble of draining the fuel tank so we can get a dead on answer.

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christopher · Dec 24, 2009

SRXSRULE said:
163? Must of had it custom made for you. Us average Joes can only get a 153 or 162. Eric

he he he
Like I said, this is my first sled.
I am sure its a 162

mountainhorse · Dec 27, 2009

Right on Christopher...

Getting ready for Burandts??

christopher · Dec 27, 2009

mountainhorse said:
Right on Christopher...

Getting ready for Burandts??

Not for at least another full year of riding, and NOT till these sleds are BOOSTED.

Right now I KNOW they wouldn't be able to hold their own against the boosted Dragons he is running.

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94fordguy · Dec 27, 2009

christopher said:
Spent the last couple of hours at Rexburg Motor Sports where they were kind enough to take a new 2010 Yamaha FX Nytro MTX SE 162 and put it on the scale for us.

With all required fluids and a shipping allotment of fuel (appx. 2-3 Gallons from the factory) the sled has a TRUE WEIGHT of 578lbs

If we subtract out 2 gallons (6.4 x 2 = 12.8lbs), we have 564lbs

If we subtract our 3 gallons (6.4 x 3 = 19.2lbs), we have
558lbs

Their guess was that we had just over 2 gallons in the tank, and they were not able to siphon it out without tearing down the sled.

So...

That gives us a pretty honest real world weight of 560 pounds!
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That's actually lighter than I thought..... I believe the 900s were claimed at 550 dry when they were in production.

So what kinda lightweight parts do you have planned for putting that thing on a diet?

goodan · Dec 27, 2009

I personally think that in order to compare weight they need to be full of all fluids. When you head up into the mountains, your gonna be full of fluids.
Just my 2 cents.

christopher · Dec 27, 2009

94fordguy said:
That's actually lighter than I thought..... I believe the 900s were claimed at 550 dry when they were in production.

So what kinda lightweight parts do you have planned for putting that thing on a diet?

Honestly, NOT A CLUE right now.

My first goal is to get the initial 300 miles on each of the sleds and just learn how the heck they ride.

Truth me known, I expect the sleds will break ME in and not the other way around!

Coldfinger · Jan 1, 2010

Thanks for the weight info.

I think it is best to weigh the sleds ready to ride, full of fuel with spare belt.

From that point, people can subtract out the weight of fuel if they want.

One thing to consider is fuel range - I like to compare apples to apples so if it takes one sled 12 gallons to go x distance and it takes another 10 gallons, then that is the way they should be weighed.

christopher · Jan 2, 2010

When I take it in for its first service, I will try to get a full wet weight as well.
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christopher · Apr 14, 2010

Just pondering over the implications of that new Carbon Fiber Chassis on the actual weight of the sled.

Hmmmmmm

ACL C3 · Apr 14, 2010

christopher said:
Spent the last couple of hours at Rexburg Motor Sports where they were kind enough to take a new 2010 Yamaha FX Nytro MTX SE 162 and put it on the scale for us. With all required fluids and a shipping allotment of fuel (appx. 2-3 Gallons from the factory) the sled has a TRUE WEIGHT of 578lbs

If we subtract out 2 gallons (6.4 x 2 = 12.8lbs), we have 564lbs If we subtract our 3 gallons (6.4 x 3 = 19.2lbs), we have 558lbs

Their guess was that we had just over 2 gallons in the tank, and they were not able to siphon it out without tearing down the sled. So...

That gives us a pretty honest real world weight of 560 pounds!

I agree with weighing the sled with all fluids except gas. This is the best way to compare real world weight. We just built an 800XP turbo with all C3 Carbon Fiber parts. With all fluids and about a gallon of gas and it came to 414 on the scale.

We are planning on making a carbon chassis for the Yamaha Nytro. it should drop that 560 way down. We should see a 100+ pound weight savings with carbon chassis and body parts, more with lightweight suspension and other parts. check out the thread at: http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215501

sledskiing · Apr 14, 2010

Guessing and estimating doesn't really work in my book. Fill it up or drain it dry.

christopher · Apr 14, 2010

I will do BOTH this summer as she goes under the knife for all the upgrades.
You will have your numbers and a PHOTO of the scale as well .:face-icon-small-hap

Nytroty · Apr 14, 2010

christopher said:
Just pondering over the implications of that new Carbon Fiber Chassis on the actual weight of the sled.

Hmmmmmm

I would be all over this!!!! 2 stroke weight with the awesome nytro motor!!!! But 10G is a little to steep for me. I think i would rather just buy 2 lightweight 2 strokes so you have a backup when the first one blows up.

rotax · Apr 14, 2010

sledskiing said:
Guessing and estimating doesn't really work in my book. Fill it up or drain it dry.

agree.

thats why you fill it up..
even if you siphon, your not getting everything out.

i don't "ride" my sled w/o fuel.. i may not ride w/ 10 gallons every ride, but i know where I'm at if I do have a full tank.

then you can say I have a 6## snowmobile with ## gallons of gas.
instead of I have a aprox 5## snowmobile with aprox ## gallons of gas, which doesn't tell me much at all.

for comparison, no fuel makes sense... for real world usage, full of fluids makes sense.
i tend to ride in the real world, not the show room floor.. /shrug

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