RX1-M
Newbie
Just wondering if anyone has has any expeirence or the balls to water skp there rx1tons ?
1xr
Expert
Npoe not the rx1, But I have driven a few miles on the river in august on a viper. Alot of fun and lots of looks from passing bye boaters.
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lightningpro-fred
THERE ARE PREVIOUS POSTS SHOWING AN RX-1 ON WATER. WE SKIPPED OUR LIGHTNING-PRO TURBO WARRIER AND YOU COULD HARDLY TELL YOU WERE ON WATER VS SNOW. MUCH BETTER BELLY PAN DESIGN AND NOT PRONE TO GET THE CLUTCHES WET AS ON PREVIOUS YAMAHA MODELS. I KNOW ABOUT THAT TOO !!!!
Last winter I skipped my 03 RX1 several times without any problems. The skip was about 1000 ft. On my first attempt I was doing about 65 mph. The sled titter tottered from side to side on th skis (I was running doo percisions). The guys I was with told me I was too fast, they ran at 35 - 40. I tryed some runs at progressivly slower speeds. I'd say 50 is good for the 1ton, at 45 I started to sink and by the time I was at the end of the run, the running boards were in the water.
TopGunnSRX
Extreme
I had dad 04 out on some water i think it would go along ways was moving about 5 mph then just nail it when i got to the edge lifted the skis right up and on she steamed feels like itll go along ways like i said i wouldnt be afraid to do it on one. if i was anyone else.
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Fred you are braver than I. I wouldn't want to find out what that cold water would do to my turbo if I didn't make it. I only do water when I have to and then I look for the shortest path. There are too many things to fix on a turbo RX-1 if you sink. :ORC
deshkae
Pro
No problem. Just shift your weight a little further back on the seat to keep the front end up but she does pretty good on water. I have done several 800 ft runs on 2-3 feet of water with the stock skis and I have a 1.25 track with 96 studs. Dont get the clutchs wet. You may want to suck your front limiter straps up a little more to make the attack angle less so you wont be plowing water.
Ski-Dog
Expert
My experience on water with this sled doesn't give me a comfortable feeling personally. I was accustomed to routinely crossing water on my skippy doos but my Warrior in no way behaves any where near as well as the ski-doo on water. It will go across but like I said gives me an uneasy feeling that I never had before. It seems sluggish and does plow some. Just my experience.
thebest
Pro
i have a video with my turbo sled on water , but i don't no how to put it here. thebest
sledheadgeorge
TY 4 Stroke God
my turboed Warrior pulls like a mule on water. Just make sure you have plenty of transfer on your rods or else she will plow through and get your clutches wet.
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lightningpro-fred
We run an EXPERT-X with 136 and the sled is quite lite because of the turbo kit. It seems very stable and it rides on the water with no effort- even going slow.
coolblue
Newbie
if your running a rear turbo make sure you have the plate that covers the turbo ffrom the bottom or the water comes off the track straight into the turbo intake and rite to the motor, found this problem at the end of the season with any amount of water on the ice of a lake my sled would spit and sputter .
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lightningpro-fred
Blue--- Our turbo is up in front of the engine with front exhaust. No water issues with it. We also sealed the compartment where the muffler was, and now use it for a trunk. Its our plan to build a rear heat exchanger for the floor of the trunk so it will be heated to dry gloves and stuff.
