The sled goes pretty good once you get it dialed in properly. I have many friends with this sled or a similar one to it and what they think of it:
Friend with 05 M7: The sled runs amazing except for a midrange bog. He claimed to fix it by buying a BMP pipe and can. Also, he did some clutch work and now even though it cant keep up with my dragon, its not too far behind. This was a 141" that we extended to a 153". He still owns it and loves it!
Friend with 06 M7 141": The worst gas mileage I’ve seen out of any sled. I thought the sled was a blast to ride but we did the math and riding flatland across lake it was getting about 5-6 MPG. He bought a fuel controller but that didn’t help that much (6-7 MPG). I'm not saying it’s a bad sled, but it obviously needed to be dialed in properly which his wasn’t. This one did not have a bog issue but he sold it after a year for an IED (Improvised explosive device) 2009 Assault
Friend with 06 Crossfire 700 extended to a 141" and 153": This guy works with my dad at the local Air National Guard base. He is a major tuner and spent years trying to get this sled to his liking. Aftermarket clutch, fuel controller, i believe he also had a PC5. He also had a set of 141" extensions and 153" extensions along with the stock 136" extensions. Every time i road with him, he would have something different on it, trying to make it the perfect sled. It had a speedwerx pipe and can but put the stock can on as it dynoed with more HP that way. I don’t remember what else he did to it but there was a lot more. I rode this sled and it was amazing! Must have been putting out 145+ HP! He never had any bog issues and once he got it dialed in, was getting about 10-13 MPG which is acceptable. Even though he was please with it, he sold it this year and bought a '09 M1000 w/ PC5, auto tune, Pipe and clutch kit. BTW he used to have a 06 M7 tell he hit some ice on a hill climb and it spun out and rolled down the hill, totaling it. He loved that sled...:brokenheart:
IMO if you get a good deal, go for it! There are a lot of happy people riding M7s and the motor seems to put out decent power and is very reliable. I think the 5-7 MPG is a freak thing specific to my buddy's sled and is something you should not worry about. However, like any sled, some work will need to be put into it to get it to run perfect. Specifically some Primary clutch work seems to make a big impact on power and gas mileage.
Hope this helps! :tea:
