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What to do with my 97 stock RMK

sno*jet

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they arent worth anything, build yourself a backup sled.
i have a parts 97 rmk in the yard if you need anything. also a 156x2" challenger i bought for it but never put it on after pulling the motor and realizing it was toast.
 

indyseven

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I have a deep seeded love for the old sleds. I have a 97 that I upgraded it to a GEN II belly pan and Lexan hood. I am just in the process of doing a refresh in the engine compartment and also I am installing a 155" Polaris Pro skid along with a 162" X 2.5 Camo extreme track driven by a titanium driveshaft with Avid drivers. I vote for bring the old dog back to a glory state and make it a sleeper on the hill like I have done. when I pull up to the hill and pass the new sleds mark its seems to be a real attention getter!
 

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VTMTcowboy

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I'd keep it, put a longer track on it, raise the bars, and update the skis. The 97 is a legendary sled. I'd love to get my hands on a stock one eventually.
 
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here's mine, only thing I don't like about old iron is how low and back the seats sit, so I swapped a tank and seat from a pro ride rmk. Original height of seat from the top of the tunnel was somewhere around 8.5 inches, and with the new seat its about 14. Havent ridden it yet, but from sitting on it in the yard it feels way better
 

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hey guys curious what you are all running for gearing on your sleds..mine currently is 39 botton and a 21 up top..im looking for a little more acceleration out of it as its more of a mountain sled..any info id appreciate.
thanks
 

the fix-it guy

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We put pro seats on a gen 2 and an edge rmk they were both nice improvements. We just fabricated a front support bracket and used the original gas tank.
 

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here's mine, only thing I don't like about old iron is how low and back the seats sit, so I swapped a tank and seat from a pro ride rmk. Original height of seat from the top of the tunnel was somewhere around 8.5 inches, and with the new seat its about 14. Havent ridden it yet, but from sitting on it in the yard it feels way better

If you have a 700 cdi, put that on that 600 and it will drive away from a 700.
 

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Ove

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Light weight trailing arms if you can find some and lighten that seat. I used an gen 2 tank and used an F7 seat bottom widened and straightened out the angle and shaped it for the polaris cover and cut out for an layer of styrofoam in the bottom. 6kg lighter including the trailing arms 12 ish lbs.

The stock seat base is an tank... half inch plastic.

Lighter newer skid.
 

SixtySevenGT

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Newer Lighter Skid - x 10 is HEAVY - Gen II X lite ------- Gripper Skis from a Dragon bolt on and are Hugh in weight loss and Handling. Yhe Seats weigh a ton but look cool when recovered --- Here are my Drag Racing Stock 600 XC's
 

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