morrisond
Expert
I had a chance to put on 15km on our FX on our Farm. What an impressive sled! I dont think I have felt better low end throttle response on any sled. Corner to Corner in tight trails I don't think you'll be able to beat this sled. It felt lighter than an 440 and with the power pulse of the four stroke and impressive Low end of the Phazer engine, the sled just hooks up and goes(It is studded with 96 Megabites and has 9" of Shaper carbide on the front).
The balance was incredible, the tall narrow seat made it very easy to use your body to flick the sled sideways, the engine had so much bottom end torque it made lofting the front end incredibly easy, and the suspension felt bottemless. It lacks a little on top end, but 0-80km(95% of ridng on tight trails) if felt great.
I hopped on our Nytro right after, which has 144 Megabites, 9" of carbide and an 45" Wide front which helps a lot. It felt ancient compared to the phazer, very sluggish, slow to turn, you sat in it not on it, and it felt heavy. Until I rode the Phazer, I thought it had great throttle response, handled great, and you sat really high.
The Nytro was faster on top in the same conditions by about 12km/h but you aren't buying either for top end.
Yammie did a great job. It would be nice with more HP but only if it doesn't add a material amount of weight and screw up the balance, even with 120 hp it ain't going to win any races. If you appreciate great handling assuming the 120 is heavier just go buy the 80, awesome sled for tight trails.
If you want speed get something faster. For speed I've got an F1000 Cat coming with 180 hp with Y-pipe and Bullseyes(dealer will warranty this), no Turbos for me, don't need the Hassle and a 150 Apex doesn't cut it(we have two anyways) for top end, but I think I'll end up riding the Phazer just as much.
I liked the Phazer so much it happened that the dealer called and asked if we wanted to sell the Nytro as he had a buyer, he did a straight up swap for another FX, easy decision.
Great Job Yamaha, now go build an 180 HP Apex with Phazer ergonomics and I can stop buying Cats!
The balance was incredible, the tall narrow seat made it very easy to use your body to flick the sled sideways, the engine had so much bottom end torque it made lofting the front end incredibly easy, and the suspension felt bottemless. It lacks a little on top end, but 0-80km(95% of ridng on tight trails) if felt great.
I hopped on our Nytro right after, which has 144 Megabites, 9" of carbide and an 45" Wide front which helps a lot. It felt ancient compared to the phazer, very sluggish, slow to turn, you sat in it not on it, and it felt heavy. Until I rode the Phazer, I thought it had great throttle response, handled great, and you sat really high.
The Nytro was faster on top in the same conditions by about 12km/h but you aren't buying either for top end.
Yammie did a great job. It would be nice with more HP but only if it doesn't add a material amount of weight and screw up the balance, even with 120 hp it ain't going to win any races. If you appreciate great handling assuming the 120 is heavier just go buy the 80, awesome sled for tight trails.
If you want speed get something faster. For speed I've got an F1000 Cat coming with 180 hp with Y-pipe and Bullseyes(dealer will warranty this), no Turbos for me, don't need the Hassle and a 150 Apex doesn't cut it(we have two anyways) for top end, but I think I'll end up riding the Phazer just as much.
I liked the Phazer so much it happened that the dealer called and asked if we wanted to sell the Nytro as he had a buyer, he did a straight up swap for another FX, easy decision.
Great Job Yamaha, now go build an 180 HP Apex with Phazer ergonomics and I can stop buying Cats!
