KnappAttack
24X ISR World Drag Racing Champion
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2004
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- Location
- Welch MN
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2023 Sidewinder LTX-LE
2017 Sidewinder LTX-LE
We have the best early winter conditions and trails I have ever seen here in our neck of the woods, and I gotta say, I really love this 17 LE of mine. Had the shock re-freshed this year, put a new track and studs on, went thru it front to back and it is so finely tweaked and perfected and just stellar! It's so fricking fast, rides and handles so well and is just not showing any wear or degradation at all. I did order up the Mainway Solutions bell crank bushing kit as I am seeing a bit of play in the steering from the stock bellcrank bushings, but that is it. If this was a Doo, all the suspension bushings would be junk, the seat foam would be shot, it's ride would degrade, even after a shock refresh. This machine actually has been trying at times with belts, rollers, consistent performance etc, there was a period in time I would have drove over it with a dozer and crushed it, sort of a love-hate thing, but now that I have it fully sorted, I couldn't be happier with it. Did I mention its FAST, handles and rides so well? LOL!
IMO its the ultimate go fast trail weapon. I've built many fast trail machines over my years, and been searching for the one thats "just right", I've built many turbo sleds from RX-1's, Apex's, 1100 Z1's, 1100 Turbo ProCross and many turbo 1200 Doos. I feel like this is finally the best of the best, and the one that really makes me happy to throw a leg over. The other sleds were all to much this or that, or too little to too much in some department or another, none of them were what I'd consider perfect, or "just right" to me. The Simons Apex turbo I had was fast, but too heavy and didn't handle. The Doos were fast and rode well, but wouldn't handle how I wanted, and had heavy steering when the skis were on the ground. The 1200 was good, but all that power made it a handful to control. This Winder is just the right combo that can handle the power properly and bring you back home everyday. I don't think I can send it down the road and move to the new SRX. Its like having a machine that you've grown attached to. I just love this machine!
I know many others here feel the same way about their 998's now that the teething problems are in the rearview, or hopefully they are.
Thank you to Cat/Yamaha for bringing it to market, and thanks for the aftermarket for bringing all the fix's and power too it as well. It's certainly the best trail weapon ever produced to date for the go fast crowd.
IMO its the ultimate go fast trail weapon. I've built many fast trail machines over my years, and been searching for the one thats "just right", I've built many turbo sleds from RX-1's, Apex's, 1100 Z1's, 1100 Turbo ProCross and many turbo 1200 Doos. I feel like this is finally the best of the best, and the one that really makes me happy to throw a leg over. The other sleds were all to much this or that, or too little to too much in some department or another, none of them were what I'd consider perfect, or "just right" to me. The Simons Apex turbo I had was fast, but too heavy and didn't handle. The Doos were fast and rode well, but wouldn't handle how I wanted, and had heavy steering when the skis were on the ground. The 1200 was good, but all that power made it a handful to control. This Winder is just the right combo that can handle the power properly and bring you back home everyday. I don't think I can send it down the road and move to the new SRX. Its like having a machine that you've grown attached to. I just love this machine!
I know many others here feel the same way about their 998's now that the teething problems are in the rearview, or hopefully they are.
Thank you to Cat/Yamaha for bringing it to market, and thanks for the aftermarket for bringing all the fix's and power too it as well. It's certainly the best trail weapon ever produced to date for the go fast crowd.
