Looking to buy...some advice?

buy it

bike and kit for sale will be good..

take $489 and upgrade the ski and spindle to the ARO, all good.

All the money in the world you can't really buy a kit that will blow you away better than the one you describe. Yeah some incremental improvement here and there for another $10k.

And...

you can add TSS for $500 down the road if you think it's a game-changer. I am like you and often can't tell a huge difference between setups. You are getting a 2-year-newer bike and a 2-year-older kit versus the first setup you tried. My .02 is to take your time to shop around...there are deals to be had everywhere.... the more you ride, the more you can understand the differences/options out there. Even if you found a rental place with 3-4 different setups, the money you spend there is money well spent if it helps inform your buying decision. There may well be snowbikers in your area who would let you ride their setups etc.

I'd spend the money on the newest kit you can afford.

I'd not settle for an older kit, an older bike, sure, but I'd get the newest/most recent kit possible.

My BIL had me put on new 2018 and 2019 Camso DTS 129 kits on his 2008 CRF450X and KTM 300XC-W and I'd rather have an older bike with a new kit than a newish bike and an older kit.

I'd rather not be riding around thinking 'What if . . . '

Ben 500RR-S said:

I'd spend the money on the newest kit you can afford.

I'd not settle for an older kit, an older bike, sure, but I'd get the newest/most recent kit possible.

My BIL had me put on new 2018 and 2019 Camso DTS 129 kits on his 2008 CRF450X and KTM 300XC-W and I'd rather have an older bike with a new kit than a newish bike and an older kit.

I'd rather not be riding around thinking 'What if . . . '

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I think you got it backwards.... a 2001 yfz450 with a brand new track sure aint gonna get you very far as far as reliability goes.


on the other hand, a 2019 yfz450 on a 15 timbersled will go forever.


I know id sure be thinking "what if" on an older bike every time I twisted the throttle. a 5 or 6 year old skid thats beat on wont necessarily leave you stranded in the bush. a 5 or 6 year old bike thats been beat on hard will.



the maintenance and repairs on those older worn out 4 strokes start at $2000 for a bottom end, piston and head work and go up very quickly from there if you need other small odds and ends, especially if you cant do bottom ends yourself. not to mention a longggggg walk outta the mountains when they do blow, then a real chitty tow out the next day if youre not prepared to tow that day. fuel for trucks back and forth, 2 machines, buying your buddy lunch and beers for hauling you outta there all adds up real quick on those older bikes. my 13 with 58 snowbike hours has been through 2 pistons already and the head is on its way out next.


remember, no one sells their bike because its running perfectly and has lots of life left in it...