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Unlike hopped up mod two smokes from the past tuned winders arent high strung or tiring at all. Trying not to be unkind to factory setup but i find my buddies stock sleds dont feel like they work right after having a tuned and clutched one. You can tow kids around the farm on a sleigh and go...

My son and I ride hard and like to throw some off trail playing in deep powder into the mix on 137 LEs. We have been running with the whole bar removed without damage and improved transfer and ride, putting Bill Mohr ctr springs in as we speak to further improve transfer, will post results on...

There wasn’t any hurt feelings on my part regarding putting this negative review on a Yamaha forum, my wife says I don’t have feelings so it probably can’t happen lol. I find it to be purposely provocative trolling to do it though. Doo riders in particular rabidly defend their fav rides, don’t...

What motivates a guy who has switched brands to post negative review of his Yamaha on TY then throw in positive digs about really slow weird throttle new skidoo on here? I totally discounted the input when I saw he put big boy skid springs in to make the shocks work better, a revalve/rebuild...

With the rapid approach of winter but no riding yet it is full blown hyperbole season, the keyboard jockeys are in overdrive. My go to forum for a fix of sled related info or humour has been TY for many years. Most of the time good info and minimal sniping and BS. That being said my second...

Agree 100 percent about a tuned yamacat being a scream performance wise, with a ski swap i personally put the ‘trail’ handling on par with the polaris and way ahead of the slip catch and tip gen 4 yellow sleds. An elephant in the room nobody has mentioned here is over the many years my buddies...

Yamaha didnt have the marketing department involved in setting up the speedos on these sleds as much as the yellow marketing department. Had a few fun bar discussions about how insanely fast big 2 strokes go but the next day on the lake there was 20 or 30 km/hr missing LOL.

Has anybody used an infrared gun to check the temperature of the lower chaincase after a hard ride? I honestly think with the oil tank attached up top and the muffler in front of the chaincase in the airflow direction that heat is going to be the biggest problem not oil flow at cold startup. I...

That is good to hear, my son had my 17 winder changed to max spool 17 at the show in Toronto, we did blow off valves and map sensors this time too. Bit of an experiment he bought a new 1.75” camso track called the hurricane. We totally remove transfer rods so i am interested to see how it is...

Cant agree more with snowbeast. I have 12,700 kms on most with powertrail tune and have blown maybe 5 belts until i did dalton spring and helix. If you arent mechanically adept find a good dealer for your seasonal maintenance at the very least. If you want to worry get an 850 wonder doo like my...

Its a lot of fun to play with competitive buds when you first get a winder wound right up with our aftermarket tuner gurus. After the initial shock and awe they just grumble its not a fair race? When my nytro xtx would get very slightly top ended by a helathy 800 etec the same guys were all over...

After talking to a family of lifelong cat riders I removed the whole transfer bar and tested for approx 3,000 kms. I don’t like studs so only run an ice attak on 137” LTX with a powertrail tune, I really like handling balance the doo 6.9 pilots and this track give without risking stud blowouts...

Yes I was being sarcastic, after changing output shaft and bearing it runs the exact same as it did when it was brand new. Doesn’t use a drop of oil and is mechanically very smooth and quiet. It has probably shut down 20 times over the years from being upside down and losing oil pressure to the...

i have 2017 sidewinder with 12,800 kms that has TD powertrail and dalton setup since breakin. Love the performance and tolerance for fuel quality this setup has given me. I am selling it to my son real reasonable to replace his 09 nytro RTX se with 46,600 kms on it, mostly wfo with a 1.75” back...

The doo turbo holds less fuel too which makes chassis weight even closer, they are better on fuel though so it’s kind of a mute point. You are better to have fuel in your tank in middle of sled not in a linq tank out back though, riding a g4 renegade fast with the big linq tank full of gas is...

Just back from last rip in Cochrane to end season too. Great trails more bsing about sledding than riding but that is fun too. Trail south from canyon makes you remember what a blast winders really are and makes putting two dots of weld on your chain tensioner worth it. You can’t change the...

I have had a lucky go with my 17 winder I guess. 12,500 kms now all on powertrail except for break in miles. I did tack weld chain tensioner because of the reports on this website though. Axle bearing is showing a bit of wear so maybe set screws in off season, I have also replaced rollers in...

Just a little thought on the inevitable doo vs yamaha comments ending up in this topic. Over the years of avidly reading dootalk and TY i have noticed a marked difference in atttiude that no doubt has to affect some opinions expressed. Guys on here immediately offer help and or constructive...

I was talking to shop owner that builds sidewinders here in Ontario at the drags in Petawawa two weeks ago and he has been having better luck with our chain cases running 75w140 synthetic gear oil. He thinks the motor oil tank being attached and proximity to turbo and muffler makes for a crazy...

this thread is leaving me feeling like I do when I read our free magazine up here in Ontario, Skidootrax. a lot of trolling has been going on here at TY. my setup is a 17 ltx se with a full qs3 upgrade with a mild revalve by a shock guy that we like in central Ontario. it has powertrail with all...