Your next sled is going to be???

[sideshowBob]

A good friend and riding buddy just sorted out what sled to buy next by picking up two more Sidewinders....he now has four and should be good to go for a long time into the future.

 

[wwolfe68]

Just put deposit on 2025 SRX and have it home in few weeks. My last sled and going out with a bang! Be a long summer staring at it

 

[bix96]

I picked up a 2024 Riot9000 yesterday. Traded my 22 GT.
I figured if they weren't making these anymore, I better get one now.
It was between a Riot and a 25 XTX. They were the same price. The Riot was 2:45 away and the closest XTX was 8 hours away.
I went with the closer one. I also wanted to try the CAT clutching.
I may have a yard sale for Yamaha clutch's and parts.

I bought one of the "cheap Riots" this year from Country Cat. I was able to log just under 1,000 miles in another short season. Absolutely love it so far. 146 is great, still trails well, power steering is a game changer. So far, best sled I've ever owned & I've owned a lot.

 

[Upstater57]

I rode an 858 a few weeks ago. After 12 years of riding 4 strokes, I was not impressed with it. I expect to keep my Tcat for a long time. If Acat survives and continues to use the 998, perhaps we will see a new Tcat in the future.

 

[STAIN]

I bought one of the "cheap Riots" this year from Country Cat. I was able to log just under 1,000 miles in another short season. Absolutely love it so far. 146 is great, still trails well, power steering is a game changer. So far, best sled I've ever owned & I've owned a lot.

I looked at those. A great deal for sure!! I could have saved @ $4000. Unfortunately, they don't ship, and it was a 22-hour one way drive for me.
Impressions on the 1.6 Cobra track? I keep going back and forth on whether to change it or not.

 

[Fords4life]

I looked at those. A great deal for sure!! I could have saved @ $4000. Unfortunately, they don't ship, and it was a 22-hour one way drive for me.
Impressions on the 1.6 Cobra track? I keep going back and forth on whether to change it or not.

Run the cobra track till it starts shed'n lugs, it will shed lugs! My spirited riding style caused mine start shed'n lugs during the second season with just over 3000 miles.

 

[acpantera]

I rode an 858 a few weeks ago. After 12 years of riding 4 strokes, I was not impressed with it. I expect to keep my Tcat for a long time. If Acat survives and continues to use the 998, perhaps we will see a new Tcat in the future.

I feel the same way, rode a new 858 in Oldforge, didn't care for it. 998 really spoils ya.

 

[justinator]

My sidewinder xtx le with the 1.6 cobra had no missing lugs when I sold it with 6400 miles. My riot now has 6500 miles and has 1 missing lugs and my wifes with 4500 miles has 1 missing as well. Past 2 winters havent been the greatest for snowfall but the track holds up pretty welll. I believe the cobra with a cat/yamaha part number is a slightly different durometer then what youd get directly from camso.

 

[STAIN]

I feel the same way, rode a new 858 in Oldforge, didn't care for it. 998 really spoils ya.

ANY two stroke feels weak after riding a turbo 4 stroke....

 

[putz21]

ANY two stroke feels weak after riding a turbo 4 stroke....

AGREE!!!

 

[Richard Hodgins]

I was in debate about switching to a 900R (Lynx variant), but after riding a buddie's 2025 900R XRS this past weekend, I'm going to pass. There is NO throttle feel and the thing has no top end. Wasnt fun to ride at all. Sounds like you have to dump about $5k into them to get anything comparable to a low tuned 998 and then you have you have manifolds, mufflers and fuel pumps that all crap out.

So I was able to pick up an older well maintained winder with ALL the right upgrades for $5500 CDN (which is like $3500 USD). Now I have a good sled and parts sled. There really is nothing else comparable out there.

 

[sideshowBob]

Although most people were slow to warm to the Yamacats initially, there are now more SWs[998s] then all other brands combined in our riding group. All of the riders have many decades of riding and sled ownership behind them and to a person they all agree, after a couple preventative maintenance steps, that the 998s are the best sleds they have ever owned and impossible to match with anything else available.

Whats my next sled?

I will take another one of these please!

 

[number1kyster]

ANY two stroke feels weak after riding a turbo 4 stroke....

The same could be said about the Doo 900R. We picked up a new 850 VR1 for my wife, and it is faster everywhere compared to my 900R.

 

[STAIN]

The same could be said about the Doo 900R. We picked up a new 850 VR1 for my wife, and it is faster everywhere compared to my 900R.

ouch, are you going to remedy that?

 

[number1kyster]

ouch, are you going to remedy that?

I am not sure. Riding her new sled was a bit of an eye opener. There is a lot I liked about the Polaris better than my Lynx. Her sled has Dynamix and it is a slot car. The gauge, brakes, headlight, and handling were all favorable compared to what I currently have.

I am thinking it is not worth sinking a bunch of money in the 900R if I am going to move on from it in a year or two.