RS Venture GT 700???

[ctoshack]

I recently bought a NEW 07 RS Venture GT as a non current model. The sales man told me it was a 700. After looking at the specs more close on the yamaha site it says it is a 3 Cylinder / 973cc. Now does the sales rep say its a 700 because a 4 stroke 973cc is comparable to a 2 stroke 700 in power or am I just lost. Just how much power do I have?

 

[snow4me]

120 hp. Nice sled, I just bougth an 08 GT.
Daryl

 

[ctoshack]

I realize I have 120hp maybe I should have worded it differently. What kind of 2 stroke motor would my venture gt be comparable to?

 

[Groomerdriver]

IMO...comparable to most 600 class sleds....although some here will say 700....with mods sure.

I have a 05 Vector....same motor as yours.

 

[hondo]

Concur,

120 horses of reliable power.

A 973 cc 4 stroke motor is equivalent to a 600 cc 2 stroke motor.

You can't compare it to anything, you have "the" machine!

Just my humble opinion...

 

[bjowett]

The wide torque band is unlike anything else (2-stroke) you will ride on the trail... some might say a 700 w/o any peakiness.

On the lake it is equivalent to 600.

 

[Riceburner]

Depends very much on which 700 you mare talking about as well.

All are not created equal.
Six years ago, as an example. Yamaha sold three different 3 cylinder 700 cc sleds.

SX700, about 110 hp
Sx Viper About 120hp.
SRX 700, about 140.