new to yamaha new to 4 stroke

[nickg]

new to all. friend of mine told me to get on here. feels like im learning alot from yhis forum. i just purchased my first yamaha,first 4 stroke,and first sled longer than a 121". 2015 viper 137 ltx dx.. kinda scared i may not like it but from what im reading i will love it

 

[SumpBuster]

Welcome, and yes, it's all true...this is where to be if you like Yamaha, great people, and need good info. Nice looking sled!

 

[DGZRT]

Welcome ! Nice looking sled. I use to live in Menomonie WI. I love the trails in your next of the woods . You can go North or South and have in awesome ride.
You will find all the answers to all your questions on this site . Enjoy your new ride !!

 

[THKSNOW]

new to all. friend of mine told me to get on here. feels like im learning alot from yhis forum. i just purchased my first yamaha,first 4 stroke,and first sled longer than a 121". 2015 viper 137 ltx dx.. kinda scared i may not like it but from what im reading i will love it

Naw… you're gonna hate it. Hate it when there's no snow that is. Tons of good info on the site, lots of members always willing to help. WELCOME ABOARD!

 

[Wannaviper]

Welcome to the site; there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here who have helped me to know and enjoy my Viper. You will also read negative posts about the Vipers, and the issues that people have had with them, but overall, they are a great sled. I now have three Vipers in my trailer, and adding them all together there are about 18,000 miles of great riding represented by those three sleds.

Free advice is generally worth what you pay for it, but the one modification which has most contributed to our enjoyment of our Vipers was to get rid of the Tuner skis. There are lots of options, and we all have our favorite combinations, but the bottom line is that when you do ride your sled, you probably will find that, depending upon snow conditions, the Tuners push badly in the corners. Take heart, with the right skis and carbides, you can have your Viper running like a freight train on rails.

 

[Carla 123]

X2 on those tuner skis.cat skis are a cheap upgrade.oil change and chaincase change once a year and good to go.

 

[murdered141]

new to all. friend of mine told me to get on here. feels like im learning a lot from this forum. i just purchased my first yamaha,first 4 stroke,and first sled longer than a 121". 2015 viper 137 ltx dx.. kinda scared i may not like it but from what im reading i will love it

Mine used to look like that, if its as trouble free as mine you'll love it

 

[cobrajet ltx dx]

Had identical sled. The dx shock package is very underrated IMO.
Obviously they have there limits but overall not a bad ride.
1- ditch the tuner ski’s
2-ditch the factory coupler blocks and install a racewerx 6 position coupler assembly.
3- relocate the fuse box
Make any other changes as you put miles on.
What I really liked about that chassis was,it responded well the harder you rode it in the rough stuff.

 

[biffdotorg]

new to all. friend of mine told me to get on here. feels like im learning alot from yhis forum. i just purchased my first yamaha,first 4 stroke,and first sled longer than a 121". 2015 viper 137 ltx dx.. kinda scared i may not like it but from what im reading i will love it

What brand/model sled are you coming from? Or are you new to sledding altogether?

 

[nickg]

What brand/model sled are you coming from? Or are you new to sledding altogether?

last sled a 2011 polaris rush800 8000 miles. before that 2002 polaris edge 700 12000 miles.. logged well over 10000 miles on all my sleds but the rush and have always had polaris.. well other than an 1981 arctic cat pantera. all been 121"

 

[CooperT]

Welcome to the forum! And welcome to YAMAHA!!! You will love that LTX DX model. I’m on my second LTX DX and they’re a very nice (plush) ride. I also have a RTX SE that I can’t wait to try out this season.

As others have said, ditch the tuner skis!!! AC skis are good, just make sure you get something with a single keel design. Pretty sure tuners are the only dual keel ski out there so anything but tuners will be good!

Lots of great info on here and guys are always willing to help out!

Enjoy the new scooter!

 

[cannondale27]

Welcome to the Greatest site of helpful people on the Planet! Team TY