Recent content by maim

well finally got time during the day to test run it. putting out 14V at battery now. just need to do 2 more heat cycles to burp coolant system before i put it away until the season.

well, the sled needing the stator (2011) has 40000 km (24000 mi) on it and had no issues until the battery developed an internal short while riding in febuary 2025 at a ty ride. i do admit to having one of rock's cell phone chargers on it and charging my cell and running a gps in the past...

thank you!

seeing the missing winding chunks on the stator, is there an easy way to check for the missing peices without pulling motor? is there a screen to stop them from migrating out of the bottom of the engine with the oil? i got 1/2 of one of the missing coils out of the stator cover when i...

it is oe and it came in around the end of march. i just finally had time to tear into it yesterday. going to top off fluids some time this week and possibly pack some bearings to finish its pre season.

if you cannot find and oe, the skinz one is pretty good. usually with yamaha , the short track and long track sleds are the same cover. only the venture sleds differ in that rule.

Found a broken wire in the stator windings laying in the stator cover. She was pretty black. Waiting to fill it as I put some form a gasket on the stator cover and I need coolant to fill it as the accessories block heater in hose has to be removed to get 2 bolts on the cover. Only took 3 hr...

already on my tool box at work.

welcome! kimpex made a replacement mask, ls, rs and centre gauge mount for these. i used them on my old 05 rx war when brother that bought it hit another sled and destroyed everything but the gauge when he hit another sled in a whiteout. most used a seat jack for 2 up riding on the rs/rx...

my 2011 apex xtx had the speedo bearing fail at 11500 mi with annual repacking. it just cut the inner race in 1/2. now i replace it every 2nd season when i get a replacement that only has the metal seals as at the end of the 2nd season it is toast for the milage i run. with the rubber seals i...

does the helix on the secondary clutch move in and out freely with the spring out? i have seen that style secondary stick/seize on the helix when they sit for extended periods. i had a 09 rtx i made into an xtx with the xtx gearing to go with the 144" track legnth and it would hit over 100kph...

barn of parts was working on a 5 position adjuster if memory serves. the 4 position ones from sr viper will work as well.

guys still swear by them.

viper dave runs a +5" riser on his apex xtx. i run a +4" lake effect riser on my 16 xtx and a +3" on my 11 xtx. all the sleds i mentioned are on stock cables/lines. the best tip when doing it is to run the throttle cable beneath the bars instead of over top as it does make the tors not...

i didn't look that close but is there a set up you can adjust for when carrying heavy/2up ing like on the ventures to help prevent bottoming?