New 06 Apex owner

[cnybrian]

Snowman11 welcome. Another Central NYer here. I have a 2006 Attak (136" Apex) and love it.

I have added the following to mine that I would recommend:
Barn of Parts Bulkhead Saver kit
Barn of Parts Rail Stiffener skit
Barn of Parts upgraded W arm
Copper exhaust donuts
Rockmeister's HID light kit
Snowtracker carbides
Ulmers Oilite bushings
Red fuel pump relay
Muffin Works tunnel stiffeners
4th wheel kit
And the best upgrade was the WRP seat!

Other things I've done:
Barn of Parts belt adjuster
Power Commander
Ignition module
New track
New white sliders
Shock rebuild from Bruce at Pioneer before he left
Newer 2008+ handle bars and warmers
Rockmeisters ride light

Next upgrades
Oilite steering bushings
Dupont sliders

 

[Snowman11]

yes there are a lot of maintenance on these sleds. and plenty of "factory flaws" but they are also rock solid. remember people are putting on 20,000 miles plus with the bullet proof 4 stroke motor you end up in uncharted territory for sleds. 2 strokes only need everything to last 10-15k and the motor is shot. The good news is this site is awesome the people here will help you with anything that comes up and we have already found the answers to pretty much everything that can go wrong with that sled. 12 years ago that sled was new and all the top guys on here had one and did everything imaginable to it. Also don't lose sight of the fact that people come here and post because they have a problem there are many many many people that have had nothing but good luck. I had an 07 and our group that I take care of had 3 07's and one 06. only one of us broke a W arm and that was from an ice heave. we ride as hard as anyone and they stood up just fine. at about 10000 we all went to oilite bushings in the front end. as far as slide wear they wear very fast to about 11-12mm and sit there for a very long time one guy in our group went 4700 miles on the factory slides. on the hand warmers either spend a few bucks and let Rockmeister hook you up with Yamaheaters awesome product or if you still have the 06 bars and you can tell because the hooks on the ends will be bolted on you can put a wire harness for a 2007 and newer and the hand warmers will be so toasty you wont go over half power with them. definitely have a visual look at the exhaust donuts its at that critical time for wear right now and when it starts backfiring many times its too late. If it don't have copper donuts in it get them in there now Y pipes are expensive donuts are cheap and the copper fixes them possibly forever. make sure the wire in your skid going to the shock is zip-tied down good and you will be fine there we never broke a wire in a combined 56,000 miles on our 4. make sure you have dual carbides at a min but snowtrackers are the best thing you can do for the front end.as long as you have 50/50 coolant you don't need a rear heat exchanger or scratchers on this sled we never did we only had overheat lights come on with straight glycol from the factory. you don't need a temp gauge unless you want one it monitors temp and the yellow caution light will come on if its getting to warm and the red one comes on and shuts the machine off if it gets to hot but to each their own on that. as far as the wheels when they go they just pop off and you will notice they are gone next time you look you can replace them as they fail with the newer ones that have serviceable bearings truth be told I never changed a bearing on a boogie wheel yet if they go bad I replace the whole wheel and once I had them all upgraded they never went out again.

If I had to start over with an 06-10 apex I would #1 put snow tracker aggressive carbides on it #2 change the donuts to copper ones #3 yamaheaters #4 put a riser on it and a WRP seat # 5 have shock and spring re-valve and set to my weight#6 check coolant and adjust to 50/50 #1.2 HID lights . from there it is personal preference.

Bottom line it is a sled it will need maintenance. it will cost money to keep it going but if you have the addiction like most of us here you are on the right brand and perfect site.

Awsome write up , good info , the guy I bought this from was the original owner and he took good care of this baby , it's very clean, the shock was rebuilt by hyguard or something .. NY place .. and was set for 185-190 .. my weight dry no gear ..boogie wheels changed out , clutch has been sticky and serviced last year , but none of the issuies I've seen on here but I'm at the 4500 mi mark so I will be inspecting all of the problem areas .... Pic of my new baby along with my ole mxz 600 clutched and geared down two teeth runs flawless 1400 original miles , added 1.25 ripsaw track

 

[Snowman11]

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I will be there both days (tug hill) We'll be riding up from empyville (near camden).

I will be leaving from the camden area as well ... Maybe we will run into one another , don't see too many Apex around

 

[actionjack]

Agree quite a lot with Thor452. Only thing I’ll say is the original donuts from the factory were #*$&@. I have had the new part number factory donuts in for 7000 miles with no problems.
HIDs and Rockmeisters handwarmers are a must.

 

[Snowman11]

What is the bulkhead saver ? I've seen it on barn of parts site..

 

[cnybrian]

What is the bulkhead saver ? I've seen it on barn of parts site..

Helps prevent the A arm bolt holes from ovaling out and the bulkhead breaking.

http://www.barnofparts.com/bulkhead-saver-kits

 

[Snowman11]

Snowman11 welcome. Another Central NYer here. I have a 2006 Attak (136" Apex) and love it.

I have added the following to mine that I would recommend:
Barn of Parts Bulkhead Saver kit
Barn of Parts Rail Stiffener skit
Barn of Parts upgraded W arm
Copper exhaust donuts
Rockmeister's HID light kit
Snowtracker carbides
Ulmers Oilite bushings
Red fuel pump relay
Muffin Works tunnel stiffeners
4th wheel kit
And the best upgrade was the WRP seat!

Other things I've done:
Barn of Parts belt adjuster
Power Commander
Ignition module
New track
New white sliders
Shock rebuild from Bruce at Pioneer before he left
Newer 2008+ handle bars and warmers
Rockmeisters ride light

Next upgrades
Oilite steering bushings
Dupont sliders

That's an good list to start on for parts .. good to see more cny Apex owners

 

[thor452]

Awsome write up , good info , the guy I bought this from was the original owner and he took good care of this baby , it's very clean, the shock was rebuilt by hyguard or something .. NY place .. and was set for 185-190 .. my weight dry no gear ..boogie wheels changed out , clutch has been sticky and serviced last year , but none of the issuies I've seen on here but I'm at the 4500 mi mark so I will be inspecting all of the problem areas .... Pic of my new baby along with my ole mxz 600 clutched and geared down two teeth runs flawless 1400 original miles , added 1.25 ripsaw track

nice sled you do have the correct bars for the 07 patch cable to make them hotter simple easy solution to cold hands.

 

[Snowman11]

Spent some time on barn of parts site ..I can't find the upgraded "w" arm .. I will be adding quite a bit of his stuff this summer , but with only a few rides left and blowing all my money , lol

 

[thor452]

he don't make one you just have to get one from a 08 or newer sled. I would not even bother unless you actually break one.

 

[cnybrian]

he don't make one you just have to get one from a 08 or newer sled. I would not even bother unless you actually break one.

X2

I replaced mine because several welds broke. Had it powder coated at a local shop for looks.

 

[Snowman11]

I forgot to add , it has the upgraded Doo skis

 

[stevieu1]

I forgot to add , it has the upgraded Doo skis

Mine too. I have the pilot 5.7s with woodys dually 4" carbide in the center and 4"single carbide on the outer edge. My skis are red. Should be easy to spot. Here is a pic of the seat. Sorry it's sideways.

 

[Snowman11]

I really like the red , I looked at one an 07 attack (red) but it had been beat and had like 9700 miles for $5000 ,

 

[cnybrian]

Here is my Attak. You can see the WRP and Muffin Works tunnel stiffener.