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If Yamaha ceased production of sleds...What would you buy?

grapeape said:
the SDI will last longer than 5k
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Yeah, tell that to my friends who bought new 600 REVs last year. Out of the 5, only 2 of them survived the whole season.
They all suffered from piston ring failures that the Doo deal told them was "normal". It was covered under warranty but a warranty doesnt mean much when you lose half the winter to a major engine failure like that.
Cap'n
 

Well, let's see....past sleds.00 xcr800,02 xc800,03 zr800efi,wife rides 04 xc6-M10,I now ride the Warrior, I don't think blind brand loyalty is a good thing.A guy needs to keep his options open. Jay
 
Captain_Toyota said:
grapeape said:
the SDI will last longer than 5k
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Yeah, tell that to my friends who bought new 600 REVs last year. Out of the 5, only 2 of them survived the whole season.
They all suffered from piston ring failures that the Doo deal told them was "normal". It was covered under warranty but a warranty doesnt mean much when you lose half the winter to a major engine failure like that.
Cap'n
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They changed rings, pistons and pots on the 600 HOs for 05 and seemed to have solved the ring flaking problem. I put 3069 Miles on mine this year and it ran great! I love the sled :Rockon:
 
I'd just keep riding my Warrior Turbo & Rx1 Mtn. Turbo .............Several more years of Mods and They'd be pretty sweet.
 
By the time Yamaha quits making sleds, Honda will have started; so I'll buy one of theirs. I hear they're coming out with a CRSFX 2450. It'll be a 2450 cc, supercharged, nitro-methane injected, V-8 four stroke making 1350 HP. It weighs 325 lbs and I think they said has a top speed of 275 mph. Should be a good sled for my Mom.
 
I'd keep the one I have and buy spare drive axle and jack-shaft bearings, and a spare W-arm or Expert-X.

No other 4-stroke powerplant presently matches the Yamaha so if I had to choose an alternative, I'd go back to a Poo, or look for a used Viper, or SRX
 
I'd just keep the REV 800HO in my garage.....loved everything about it EXCEPT the Oil use and the "jack in the box" reliability.
 
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