Recent content by maim

i loved the tuners on a hard packed trail when i helped brake in agman's 18 apex xtx back in 18. when i got my 16 xtx in 2019, one pass across a meadow with no crust, i could not steer anything sharp or sudden. threw on my favorite single keel ski for my area and had no trouble since...

my 11 is sitting with around 39000 km on it atm in my yard. my 16 is in garage atm (headlamp bulb failure) with 13000 km on it. i would not be sacred of them. at those milages, the a arm bushings will have been done and the exh dontuts at least once. around the 33000 km point, i had to re...

looks pretty good. i usually crack mine within an inch of the hole. that groove is normal on all my clutches.

yup, those are 2nd gen plastic yamaha skis. just from your picture, it needs the shim as the ski tips are lower than the spindle bolt. i tend to use a chunk of mud flap (where it secures to the truck) under the rear of the ski rubber on mine. when the tips are up, it tracks better in the...

they changed the spindle when they put eps on the sleds. if it has this style loop you will most likely have to add a shim under the back of the rubber for them to track better. it is called the ski shim mod in the tec pages.

yes it should be. did it to a 03 rx sled for a kid to make sure it was worth putting money into fixing it.

from what i am seeing in reverse parts look up and pictures of sled models 8KC-K715K-00-00 looks to be the black one.

quote from roc in his starter saver thread. It takes a while to fully cook/destroy the starter/wiring/etc. Usually 20+ minutes. (Most sleds with s stuck starter die within 15-20 miles) A few minutes of running is unlikely to seriously damage the starter. However to prevent permanent/expensive...

from what i remeber on my stock 11 xtx single keel skis, yamaha moved the mounting point on the ski so it did not need the ski shim mod. you would still get the same single keel effect putting them on your 16. i usually run 09 apex mountain skis with the ski shim as my local conditions tend...

from what i have read on the venture/vector carbs, any little bit of crap or bad gas plug the pilots on them. if it fires/coughs on quick start, it should run fine once carbs are cleaned properly.

from the sounds of it, you would be better off replacing it and let it relax/rest in a shed for a few years before trying to use it again.

aux port is fine for power source. just be aware that whatever is plugged in will vibrate out at some point. used it for my garmin on a ram mount for years but i do have lake effect bar risers with the mount point. you could always mount the ball to your stock riser if they make a mount for...

that sump pan drain bolt is nasty tight. i have only pulled it once on the 11. i measured the oil that came out and looked at the specs for what was considered a full oil change. i was getting out almost the same as i was putting in even with filter change.

i still need to get one for the phazer and my 16 but all my other e start sleds have rock's starter warning light on them.

yes i do.