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Who has went from Ski-doo to Yamaha and what was your reason


I had 2 REV and both were good sleds. I could fix anything on them that could, would or did present a problem. Both of my sled were good sled and never let me know, I did fix all the know problems or potential problems with the sled before they had a chance to occur. I took a chance and bought a Apex, for peace of mind. I got sick of worrying about my sled taking a dump. I bought a Yami and have been really happy ever since. Yamis doo have there issues, but to no degee near the possible problems doo has with their series 3 motors. You will love the 4 stroke power and pull and you won't miss messin with oil, trust me!
 
to unchained; no offense intended I thought the thread was about skidoo guys going to yam, and my question was about yami concerns as I would be coming from a rev, your not helping If I have to defend myself for this I feel for your problem and hope it's something they will fix. Thanks to the guys who helped answer my queations.
 
unpride said:
Thanks for all the info Im getting my deposit back for my 800XPX back and riding blue
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I have 190 miles on my RTX and I think you will be happy with your choice, if for no other reason than the durability/fit&finish quality compared to an XP.

P.S. My buddy had a snowcross racer jump his RTX off of a 6 1/2 foot freestyle ramp and it flew just like the kids Mod Rev race sled!!!!!! :die
 
I rode Ski-doo from '95 to '05 and bought a left over '05 Vector in December of '05. I started looking at the Yamaha's because I was sick of jetting, clutching, poor mpg and the smoke. My last Doo was an '02 Zx 440 race sled and it required lots of jetting and clutching. Going to the 60lbs heavier Vector was nerve wracking. I spent a lot of time talking to my Yamaha dealer who I'd known for 20 years and he talked me into it. I've not looked back since. I just got my Nytro and I really like it.
 
RSD said:
to unchained; no offense intended I thought the thread was about skidoo guys going to yam, and my question was about yami concerns as I would be coming from a rev, your not helping If I have to defend myself for this I feel for your problem and hope it's something they will fix. Thanks to the guys who helped answer my queations.
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RSD
No offense was taken from you? I responded to the post with my Skidoo experience like most everyone else. I have track ratcheting concerns at this point on another thread here and was not hyjacking this one with my problems at any point....
 
I switched from doo to nytro my dealer thought the new doo was to wimpy i hit a rock at less than 5 mph and did $2000 in damage and with the new sled being that much lighter i am not willing to take a chance
 
This post might get deleted but I'm going to post it anyway - I have never owned a Ski Doo, but in the past few years they have had some sleds that have sparked my interest and have actually though about purchasing - I have always thought of Ski Doo as being my second choice in sleds - I average around 2500 miles a year sledding - I go out west, Canada, and have a place in the U.P. - with all of these trips and all of the riding buddies I have, I have been amazed at the amount of problems I have witnessed with Ski Doo's - I am not posting this as a bash - actually it saddens me because if I was not riding Yamaha, I really don't know what I would be riding - I had an Apex for one season and absolutly loved it - I am anxious to get back on a 4 stroke but I have 2 SRX's that are both like new that I need to wear out first before I go back to a 4 stroke - if Ski Doo were to come out with a 4 stroke that was competitive with what Yamaha has and was as reliable, I would take another look at them - until then, I'm all Yami!!!! ;)!
 
I have come from a 03 rev 600, to a 06 machzx , and this year I ordered the nytro rtx. My skiddos both performed well will no problems outside of normal wear items. My buddy has been riding a 05 Vector know for three years, his cost to ride is so much less between 87 octane and no costly oil. I have been waiting for a machine like the nytro from Yamaha, it is just time to go four stroke. The nytro is the perfect transition from a rev . I love the look and cant wait for that first ride.
 
i came to yamaha,due to many reasons..not bashing but was tired of motor problems,stator's crapping out,carb boots,weak front ends,the mess it makes when a rave valve starts to leak again..in yamaha i saw reliability and in a rev-like chassis..great combo imo..
 
I rode Yamahas when I was a young man but as I got older the Ski-Doo triples got my attention not only for there performance, but the lack of attention Yamaha was putting into there sleds in the mid 90s. I had 6 new Ski-Doos from 94-2000 and really never had any issues. That was until I ran into the 2000 SRXs. One ride on one and I converted back to Blue and havent looked back. Since then, Yamaha has continued to develop cutting edge engines and chassis and really re-invented the sport with the introduction of high performance 4 strokes. For the money, Yamaha has simply a better product than other brands. Better built, better engineered and the most reliable sleds on the planet. All this while the competetion keeps working to perfect the 2 stroke motor and jamming old technology down there customers throats. Sure there have been some significant upgrades to the 2 stroke motors of late, but they are still much less expensive to build and they still burn oil.

I said this back in 03 with the introduction of the RX-1. If the future of this sport is 4 strokes, Im sure glad I like Blue. Well it turns out Yamaha has stayed its course, and 4 strokes are here to stay. Just look at the advantage Yamaha has over the competetion. While there are re-inventing the wheel, Yamaha has 6, count them, 6 years in developing there 4 stroke program. This, will be the downfall of Yamahas competetion for sitting on there laurels and not advancing the sport.

This is why I ride YAMAHA!!!
 
I'va been a hardcore doo-man since I gor my first sled. in 2005 I was able to testride a RX-1 turbo for the first time...Enough said....

Now I have a couple of Doo's still,but I'm getting rid of them to get an Apex turbo again...
 
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