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Well, up to about 850 miles on the 11' 128 standard issue Apex. After feeling about 90 percent for turning sharpness after the Holiday's did some tuning. I have put the 08 Ohlin's on the front so here is the report. In stock form, the sled seemed to have a fair amount of body roll. This...

Maybe this has been covered already but I missed it. Here is my question: On cold start our two 11' apexs seem to fire, then die. one of them took two three tries. Started on the third. Temp was 20 degrees. I always turn key, wait for the fuel pump to cycle then turn the key till it fires...

Guys, read my first ride impression..... if you bought a 11' Apex 128 check the transfer rod setting and make sure it is set to Middle marker for MIN/MAX . The calibration tool is in your tool kit. On both of our 11's the Transfer was set to MAX which is ZERO ski pressure basically. Great for...

Well, here is the report. This past Friday and Saturday my wife and I put on 200 miles on the 11' Apexes. Here is my report. Conditions: mostly groomed trails around St. Germain, Boulder Junction, Mercer and Hurley, WI. Trails were not very hard packed at all. Pretty much groomed powder so...

Guys, Called my dealer yesterday inquiring about the studding on 11' Apex 128's. My dealer got a bulletin that is dated today 12-21-10. See attached.

Well, the past two Apex's that my wife and I have had got customized and the 2011 is no different. This year my wife gets all custom painted panels in Cadillac pearl white multistage paint with custom white insert vinyl for the seat, power coated dark pink Ohlin springs, black loops, custom...

Guys, I had my 2008 OHLIN's sent in for a rebuild. I have since mounted them on my 11' Apexes. I called my dealer and the answer I got is not close to correct. Question: If you own a 2008 Anniversary Apex with the OHLIN's on the front, and if you have never touched the spring pre-load, I...

Guys, looking at buying a set of C&A skis for my wifes new 11' Apex. The only reason is because they offer a pink ski. The trails she will ride this on are northern Wisconsin hard groomed packed trails. Is the C&A Pro Trail X the right model? I see lots of offerings for different C&A Pro...

Guys, just wanted to thank the team from Yamaha at the Sno Safari this weekend in Hurley, WI. for setting up a top notch tour for my group of three. It was snowing hard all afternoon and when we got there. The guys got us lined up with our sleds and we did about a 25 mile loop. The speeds were...

Guys, as some of you know, I am about as loyal of a Yamaha guy as you can get. I am the 40th Anniversary of the Snowmobile author and have one hell of a Yamaha collection so don't take this as a slam email. I am completely at a loss on this Nytro FX RTX Anniversary. I have been riding in a...

Guys, hey I would like to hit 300 photos on the Yamaha Pride webpage before the end of the year. Send me some of your best action shots, custom sled shots or vintage photos. Check out the Yamaha Pride photos at: www.toizrit.com/yamahabook2.htm Email them directly to me at...

Guys, if you have ever wanted to see the Soo -500 winning Apex of Chad Gueco from this years Soo-500 it will be on display along with Tim Bender's Vmax 4 FIII historic race sled. Both sleds will be at the Snowmobile Hall of Fames Round up vintage show and swap meeting held this SUNDAY memorial...

Guys, I just confirmed with Yamaha that I will have in my possession the Yamaha 40th Anniversary of the Snowmobile book by the end of this week. So, get your orders in now. All books will ship out next week!!! Order through my website. www.toizrit.com/yamahabook.htm Thanks...

Guys, I am working on a website page that is directly related to Yamaha and their 40th Anniversary. I am looking for any year from 1968-2007, any model, any condition, digital pictures. If you own a Yamaha sled and have or can take a digital picture of it, please email them to me at...

Well, after creating the Bunny Edition for the wife I decided to make my Apex GT into a similarily colored Bender FIII 1992 race sled. I currently own the #19 and #91 FIII Vmax 4 race sleds pictured below and just love the NEON orange/red color they came in. I painted up this one in the same...

Guys, check out my wife's new ride. My wife was a Rode Reports Test Rider in 2000 for Snow Goer Magazine and she can keep up with guys when needed and is no slouch when it comes to high performance snowmobile riding. She got tired of passing guys driving Cats, Doo's and Polaris' last year on...

Guys, Finally have a minute to post the thoughts on the awesome set up I got from Scot Bergstom of Bergstom Skegs. I was having the terrible ski darting on my Apex GT. Scot educated me on the Shimming which I had no clue to what it meant. Then he sold me the triple point carbides, combined...

Well guys. Today I just broke down and could not take it anymore. We got 2.5 inches of snow here in Northern Illinois so I felt I had to take out the New GT for a 20 mile test ride in the 40 acre bean field near our house. See my questions and comments below. I have always riden Yamaha an my...

Guys, first time buying the Four Stroke if it ever arrives from my dealer. I ran SRX's and Vipers the past six years. I noticed they have a battery heater and coolent heater available as options listed on the Yamaha website. 1. Do I need these? I ride in Northern Wisconsin and Northern...