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I'll be in Seeley Lake, MT this weekend. Come in down its only 6 hrs away from you. We'll have a good group to ride with.
Thinking about jumping ship
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I'll be in Seeley Lake, MT this weekend. Come in down its only 6 hrs away from you. We'll have a good group to ride with.
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You must have good snow where you're at. There's no snow in western washington.
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Sharp, I find it slightly creepy that your wanting to know what brand underwear I have.
Back to the topic. I was just seeing if any of the Viper guys had seat time on both. I ended up keeping the Viper and it will be getting a few mods.
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LOL. Really could careless what underwear you wear. Why would you want to ask a bunch of biased people what sled to ride. I think you should sale it. I frankly like to be the only one with a Yamaha out riding.
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My decision to keep it was made almost a month ago. I guess if you think I should sale it, do you want to buy it? If not thanks for your opinion.
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What have you done to it? Mileage? Condition? Turbo?
You're welcome I have good opinions.
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I did it last year--put up a bunch of bikes and the sled for sale and the sled sold first -- now what??? needed a sled. The Miss had just jumped ship and bought a 600 summit rode it a few times and was somewhat intrigued. Looked at the Viper MTX and it was 2 grand more than the deal I got at Doo for a Summit 800 .And the viper I would not think of without a turbo + some light weight mods. So saved about 5-6 grand right there.
Rode the Doo all season ( what was left about 1500 miles) 0 issues same belt just pull and go. It is a ton of fun riding with all the other 800s they are so close it is all rider not wallet. Still getting used to adding oil, but telling myself that there is no oil change at the end of the season anymore
I did break down and ordered a set of elka shocks and a diamond S quite can.
So used to modding stuff it is hard to beat the habit although totally unnecessary
in this case. It still hurts a bit at times :face-icon-small-sad but every time I get to ride I forget a bit more -- it works that well stock. Rode Yamaha for 18 years and have a great dealer as well. Dirt bikes are still blue though:face-icon-small-hap
Rode the Doo all season ( what was left about 1500 miles) 0 issues same belt just pull and go. It is a ton of fun riding with all the other 800s they are so close it is all rider not wallet. Still getting used to adding oil, but telling myself that there is no oil change at the end of the season anymore
I did break down and ordered a set of elka shocks and a diamond S quite can.
So used to modding stuff it is hard to beat the habit although totally unnecessary
in this case. It still hurts a bit at times :face-icon-small-sad but every time I get to ride I forget a bit more -- it works that well stock. Rode Yamaha for 18 years and have a great dealer as well. Dirt bikes are still blue though:face-icon-small-hap
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this is an old thread.
I've jumped ship from Ski-doo to Polaris, now to Yamaha in the last 3 years.. You don't know what you got until its gone, and honestly I'm glad the rest of them are gone!
There is no reason to be brand loyal other than having a good dealer in my eyes.. Try them all, they are all trying to be the best and they are always changing. :face-icon-small-hap
I've jumped ship from Ski-doo to Polaris, now to Yamaha in the last 3 years.. You don't know what you got until its gone, and honestly I'm glad the rest of them are gone!
There is no reason to be brand loyal other than having a good dealer in my eyes.. Try them all, they are all trying to be the best and they are always changing. :face-icon-small-hap
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I have rode my RX1 turbo for 11 years, and decided to buy the xm when they came out. Loved the doo for everything except the power. I contemplated big bores and turbos. Big bore comparisons never convinced me and turbos that I had been around were not reliable, didnt run right and blew the f@ck up.I even raced pump gas turbos and beat them with my stock xm. I tried a couple of vipers and the handling was the best of any 4 stroke I have rode hands down. I may be missing something here, but until the 2 stroke turbos quality comes around , Im back to 4 strokes.
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With the roll over kit can you roll the sled over to get it until stuck like and 800? I'm thinking about a viper on a 15 doo right now. I hope the new sled for 17 is a mtn sled version also! My first sled was a mtn max and ever sense I've had blue running in my veins
Yes you can:thumb: There days when I use it for getting unstuck more often then I should!:face-icon-small-win
Bill
