Well I did it. On thanksgiving day. Got to drive my 05 RX-1. Until now I never knew much about 4-STROKES. I do now, and so far I love them. I never ran it at 1 speed for a long time. As soon as I got the speed up I would let it back down.I slowly increased in speed as the day went on.It's showroom stock with out even studs. The sled ran great, with no problems. The only, thing I dont like is it feels tippy in tight turns. I hope I can adjust some of the ski lift out of it over time. The good thing is thats the only sore spot on this sled so far...The permance was great. After I add a air kit,studs, and a CPR clutch kit it should be even more fun to drive. I got to hit a lot of 1-2 foot snow drifts at 30 to 70 mph, and it took them just as good as my VIPER did. The new rear skid feels a lot smoother. {I will find that out up to our cabin as the winter takes hold} The weight transfer on the 05 RX-1 is a big improvement, it makes the sled a lot more fun to drive. It runs very smooth and it gives you a feeling of confidence...NOW to the weight, in hard pack and wet heavy snow {I cant speak for deep powder} I cant even put in to words how light the 05 feels. To all of you 2-STROKE guys that think they are heavy to drive, all I can say is drive a 05 and that will put a end to the weight thing...The next day after I put on the 80 miles, I had to work, but some of the guys came over to drag race 660 ft on our strip in back of my home. They all have them well set up with some motor mods and studs. 700 to 800 cc. Ther was 1 T-CAT but his motor went, so he is looking for a new motor. I cald my brother and ask him to take my sled out and see what happens. {he is 20 lbs lighter then me} He took my sled no studs, no clutch kit, no air mods, completely stock and the most he lost by was 1 1/2 sled length. Some times he was in first place. I think my sled surprised a lot of them. 'including me'. I can tell you, at this point Im a very happy man with my new 4-STROKE....A big thank you to my brother for running my sled for me friday....Gary 
