what would ty4 pick, RX1 mountain vs nytro

[smokingcrater]

So i'm looking at adding a second yamaha 4 stroke and replacing my old vmax... Wife and I ride either fairly rough ungroomed trails (aka ditches) on the flat lands, or relatively open groomed trails in the black hills in SD. (I currently have a 2004 warrior, arctic cat ZR 600, and vmax 600. The AC and vmax will go away.)


Both choices have about 2900 miles, and both are about $3000.

Choices:

1) 2003 RX1 Mountain LE, 144 track. Aftermarket exhaust, handlebar risers, left hand throttle. Also only about 2 miles away from me.

2) 2006 Nytro. Stock, 'ridden by the wife'. Cam tensioner hasn't been updated, new carbides & belt 100 miles ago. 300 mile one way drive.


Gut feeling is telling my the nytro. Although the 144 track length wouldn't be a problem, those look like fairly large lugs... I do ride in some marginal snow conditions. Also, I've always been really cautious of mods... The warrior is just barely going to fit in my trailer also.

 

[yamaha1973]

The top picture is a RX-1 mountain (151 track, 2 inch paddles), not a Warrior

 

[smokingcrater]

The top picture is a RX-1 mountain (151 track, 2 inch paddles), not a Warrior

Yep, screwed that up! (ninja edited my post now though...) He is still claiming it is 144 track though (with a question mark), and a tip to tip measurement of 10 feet 6 inches, which I would think a 151 would probably be longer than. (I have a 10 foot enclosed trailer, but 6 inches overhang on the front isn't a problem) If it actually is a 151, that is way past what I'm looking for, even 144 was questionable.

This is the ad for it

http://www.bismanonline.com/2003_yamaha_rx1_mountain_le

 

[yamaha1973]

Definitely a 151

 

[sgilbert]

if you live in and ride rough trails, why would you want such old yamis? at least the zr can do it without tiring you out in 20 min