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With no snow I had some time to spend in the shop and I made a bracket for my snowmobile lift that is more Yamaha friendly since you can't lift in the middle. Other than a couple heavy threaded hooks that I got at the hardware store I had pretty much all the odds and ends right in my shop. Gives...

My wife is a 14 year Air Force veteran and continues to serve other veterans as a Veterans Service Officer helping them navigate the quagmire of paperwork and regulations they have to deal with. She commented on someone else's patriotic wrap last year, so Christmas present ideas solved! Took an...

My wife is a vet and I want to give her a patriotic wrap for her viper. Just curious if anyone has any long term success or failure with adhesion of the wraps. I know surface prep is the biggest key to success. Without going out to the garage, I was thinking that the side panel has a "pebble"...

Got a spare key for both of my vipers recently. 2014&2016 Checked the local hardware store. He had a box that said Yamaha motorcycle keys. The blank appeared to be a match, just taller. He told me to take it home and try it out before he cut it. Fits perfect and with the cutting it only cost me...

I have a 2014 Viper XTX 141 with about 2,500 mi on it. This year we picked up a used 2016 LTX DX 137 Viper with 3700 miles. I noticed in side to side comparison the 2016 sits about 2 in higher. Is that a normal difference between the two years or model styles? I'm still learning when it comes to...

Bought this drive on/ off dolly about 20 years ago at the MN State Fair. Believe it was called the Snow Hawk. Anyone know what happened to the company? I believe they were made in MN. Had a second one that I sold when the wife sold her sled years ago. Wish I still had it.... Can adjust for...

Just got the wind deflectors on my wife's 2016 viper. I already had them on my 2014 and they make a difference when it gets really cold out. Just picked this sled up a couple weeks ago from the up of michigan. It does cut the bottom corner of the a off on Yamaha but I'm not worried about that.

After fighting with an overly tight track when I did a 121 to 144 in extension I was thinking about the math while in my shop. I measured the axle to axle distance of the extension and it was exactly 12 in but the track is essentially a triangle in the way it travels to the rear of the sled...

I'm wondering if the track measurement is measured inside or outside of the track. I extended a sled from a 121 to a 144 in and the new track is tight as a bow string even with the tensioners as loose as possible. We've rode it some so it should start to stretch but it really hasn't changed. I...

I was working on removing the drive shaft from a 2004 viper and was frustrated by the cogs getting caught up on the track. I found that a 15-in piece of aluminum ductwork rolled nicely up between the cogs and the track allowing it to slide back and forth with perfect ease. Be sure and put duct...

Summer project will be getting to know my 2014 viper with 2500 miles. 141" track. I've seen the posts about the hollow shaft spinning in the bearings. Are there any other maintenance items I should be keeping an eye on to prevent larger repair problems down the trail?

Did 2014 models have 2 different cowlings that required different windshields? I have a windshield that won't fit my viper. I have seen shields online that fit 2014-2018 and similar shields listed for 2014 only. I'm taking my whole cowling into the dealer that ordered the shield tomorrow to...

If you're insulating mat is worn out you can repair it with foil duct tape. It's super sticky and a couple layers on the wear spots will make them last longer.

I bought a taller windshield for my 2014 viper XTX. It has lower mounting tabs that would hit the sled 6" further ahead then on the current low windshield. is this right or did they change the windshield contact points in the newer models? It is a Yamaha windshield.