Some 2013 info to wet the tongue..

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2013s are in Jackson right now...belt drive and about 413 pounds. Maybe a small power bump as well but that is not 100% confirmed and probably won't be for a while. Some small running board changes also and a couple of the body details already mentioned on the forum.

 

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thats what i am hearing to belt driven and 417 lbs

 

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So...Is this similar to the CMX belt drive system? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Once it snows they should probably get one up here so I can ride the hell out of it and test its durability.:face-icon-small-ton

 

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aebsledder said:

So...Is this similar to the CMX belt drive system? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Once it snows they should probably get one up here so I can ride the hell out of it and test its durability.:face-icon-small-ton

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lighter weight, more efficient transfer of power to the track. Hopefully they positioned it to allow more room for track clearance.

 

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lighter weight, more efficient transfer of power to the track. Hopefully they positioned it to allow more room for track clearance.

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brake disc mounted on driveshaft?

 

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God... I hope with the new drive they add a bit more clearance for the track with the new drive!!!






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God... I hope with the new drive they add a bit more clearance for the track with the new drive!!!






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Enough for a 3" w 7 tooth drivers at least....8 tooth even better!
And to be able to gear lower than we can with the existing case.

 

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i'll take weight loss over hp gains anyday!!!

 

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All that comes to mind is 2 expensive Polaris belts

 

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POLZINHUNTER said:

All that comes to mind is 2 expensive Polaris belts

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Funny :face-icon-small-hap

 

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The toothed drive belts last a loooong time. Very little heat as there is no slippage.

 

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Glad I didn't get the '12! I probably won't get the '13 either since I opened my big mouth in front of my wife..."this thing is awesome['11]! There's no way they can get any better! I'm keeping this thing forever!!" Stupid me.

 

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Hmmmmm. Just sitting and waiting to see if this is true....

Not getting excited about ANYTHING at this point. It's going to be another 5 or 7 weeks before we see it, right?


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Useless without pics. Until then it's some guy f*ckin with ya.

 

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This makes me think that Doo is coming out with a show stopper. Otherwise, why would Poo be dropping MORE weight? They already have the lighest sled, so why drop more UNLESS there was something else coming out to take away sales....


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....Or maybe this is what polaris wanted to do in the first place. Just didn't have the right amount of testing time in to get it done. Sort of like when the 07 Raw chassis updates came out and essentially saved the IQ chassis from what it was becoming...

While the manufacturers have a lot of insight on each others progress, I tend to think that Polaris with a huge change like this and a proven chassis will have a good run over a first year sled...refining greatness is a wonderful thing to do.

 

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I was pretty well planning on switching back to Polaris again next year anyway .... good news lol.

 

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Because they can. And less weight, more efficiency, at way less cost than a new motor. lb/hp war continues. If this it true, it might be pretty bright on poo's part.

 

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Interesting. If this is the case I wonder if there would be anyway to fit it to the 2011/12s.

 

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The whole idea of marketing is to stay ahead of the game. If Doo or anybody else came out with a show stopper and Polaris sat on what they had, they would be behind the game for an entire year, and stand the risk of having customers jumping ship. Polaris did this with their Edge and sat to long without making changes, other than color, and it bit them in the A--. If the above is true then good on Polaris.