WillowAce
Expert
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2017
- Messages
- 281
- Age
- 52
- Location
- Northern Wisconsin
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2016 Viper L-TX-DX - Sold
2019 Switchback XCR - Sold
2015 Viper L-TX-LE
2019 Renegade 850 - In the shed just in case
2020 Viper L-TX-SE
On the verge of ordering a Sidewinder and letting go of the Vipers and have one last question. I love the viper going corner to corner in the twisty stuff, how similar in handling is the Winder to the Viper. I am guessing that it is too much engine to keep the revs up and really rip through tight trails?
There is NEVER too much engine!
WillowAce
Expert
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2017
- Messages
- 281
- Age
- 52
- Location
- Northern Wisconsin
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2016 Viper L-TX-DX - Sold
2019 Switchback XCR - Sold
2015 Viper L-TX-LE
2019 Renegade 850 - In the shed just in case
2020 Viper L-TX-SE
Shhhh.... my insurance agent might be lurking in here.
Robs06attak
Pro
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2016
- Messages
- 134
- Age
- 50
- Location
- ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2006 apex attak and 2001 srx
Get the SRX!!
And all those lakes you have there! Looks like your new favorite trail will be 12 instead of 7! Right!
Robs06attak
Pro
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2016
- Messages
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- 50
- Location
- ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2006 apex attak and 2001 srx
You do lots of twisties get the SRX
WVTurboLTX
TY 4 Stroke Guru
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- Nov 9, 2014
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- 878
- Age
- 43
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2009 Nytro XTX
2017 Sidewinder LTX LE
It's all about your right thumb. Wait till you turn up the boost. It's crazy how little throttle it takes to get corner to corner in a hurry. With the nytro I am all or nothing most of the time. With the winder turned up I'm under 1/2 throttle till the trail really opens up. The power is really controllable though.
WillowAce
Expert
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2017
- Messages
- 281
- Age
- 52
- Location
- Northern Wisconsin
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2016 Viper L-TX-DX - Sold
2019 Switchback XCR - Sold
2015 Viper L-TX-LE
2019 Renegade 850 - In the shed just in case
2020 Viper L-TX-SE
12 makes me smile. 12 and W are the two that my screen name comes from. If a Winder can run the west loop of 12 like I want to I'll have permagrin. Lol, if the winder can can hold the switchbacks on 12 well enough to get me to the ice on W first all people are going to see is a blue and yellow vapor trail.
Sevey
TY 4 Stroke God
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- Collingwood, ON
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- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2018 Sidewinder RTX
I have ridden both. My 10cents is that the SW can behave very mannerly if you want it to. There is a weight difference but it is not stifling like an apex. I never felt in a corner that the chassis couldn't handle the weight. The acceleration out of a corner is impressive. You make your speed up, out of a corner in a second. The 1049 makes a lot of noise but really doesn't compare to this boosted engine at all.
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number1kyster
TY 4 Stroke God
The SW could be ridden by anyone in stock form. Yamaha has it clutched so it is very smooth. IMO it is rather mild until about 45 MPH, then you can feel it building boost.
