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pwolfy2003

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Hit 10,000 mile mark today on my 2014 Apex XTX. What a wonderful decision to switch from POO to Yamaha, only thing I wish I could change was to have made the decision along time ago. Dont know how long I am going to keep running it but I think at least one more year.
 
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just_ride

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very nice!
I ran a 2006 Attak to 13,000 miles before selling, and now have a 2010 Apex LTX with 13,600

are you still running the same track? any maintenance beside slides and carbides?
my 2010 changed bearing @ 8,000 and replaced Front end bushing @ 13,000
 
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snobuilder

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I love posts like this...sledders need to know that the 4 strokes with over 10,000 miles are still in there youth as far as engine life goes
....the old 2 stroke lifespan just doesn't apply.
That being said, a potential sled purchase needs to be looked at for other maintenance items.

Congrats on the milestone and many more to come!
 
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lenny

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That's awesome Paul, if you want to know some serious facts about Yamaha's talk to Kip and ask him about Nick kellers sled and see what parts fail and at what intervals. Nick is at 97,000 on his now and 4-5 tracks, he told me a bunch of stuff but I forgot it all. If I see him soon which it seems likely I will ask him again and post it.
 
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durphee

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3 of my riding buddies have sleds with over 10,000 miles of their 2 strokes. a 1998 500 arctic cat (ZR I believe) and 2 - 2002 polaris XC 600. We put new top ends in all of them last year. of course, we always bring a back up sled!
 
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whitedust

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durphee said:
3 of my riding buddies have sleds with over 10,000 miles of their 2 strokes. a 1998 500 arctic cat (ZR I believe) and 2 - 2002 polaris XC 600. We put new top ends in all of them last year. of course, we always bring a back up sled!
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How many injected 2s over the 10K mark? ....Carbed 2s a different animal.
 
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durphee

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only the cat is injected. Everyone in the group knows they need replacing, the fixes are getting more frequent and costs are adding up. The sleds are getting replaced next year and will be kept for backups.
 
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snobuilder

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You guys with the high mile 2 strokes that crawl out of the woods when ever 4 stroke reliability gets brought up should be starting your own thread
..gawd knows you have bragging rights.
 
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shelby369

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I have a 2004 F6 that hit 10,000 miles a few years ago and I thought I would get it to 12,500..... when I passed that I thought 15,000.... when I passed that I thought 17,000..... the sled now has over 20,000 miles with only normal maintenance ( clutches, bearings, 1 new track, slides and carbides) the motor is 100% original and untouched......now the game is to ride it until it blows up...... fyi, its been in the hands of a MTU student in Houghton this winter being beat on and still running.......PS, I ride a four stroke and would never go back to two stroke......love the 4's
 
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pwolfy2003

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Track looks like brand new yet. No other maintenance yet and all wheel bearings and wheels are original. Talked to local dealer and it will go in at end of year for a complete look over and replacing all the bearings and he said main bearing in drive shaft should be replaced , easier now before it seizes or it becomes a bitch to replace.
 
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durphee

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snobuilder said:
You guys with the high mile 2 strokes that crawl out of the woods when ever 4 stroke reliability gets brought up should be starting your own thread
..gawd knows you have bragging rights.
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might want to re read what i posted, wasnt "gawd" claiming braggin rights. Stated we always bring a back up and they need replacing. We all know 4 strokes outlast 2 strokes, ill probably get a four stroke sled in the near future.
 
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1fujifilm

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A four-stroke will definately run longer than a two-stroke but I question the thought of keeping a four-stroke too long as the rest of the sled will wear out at a similar rate as the two-stroke. I mean, if you ride in desolate areas and have a breakdown of chassis etc. you are stranded and it is potentially life threatening. To ride these areas you need a new sled ever year (s). That is why when you go to places like Paradise, MI or Copper country you see mostly new sleds.

Thoughts?

Frank
 
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lenny

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no doubt you have to keep up on the sleds maintenance and know the sled well enough to understand what to address and when. If a guy can adopt a strong maintenance plan you can easily have a sled run unlimited miles as long as you know the sled. This way a guy doesn't have to loose all the losses of driving a sled off the showroom floor. To each his own I guess because most guys just want current technology. I know I talk about Nick Keller a lot but he will have 100,000 miles on his sled now coming up in less than 14 days. He know when to replace this and that and does it before it fails and he rides 350 miles a day, sometimes more. Is his sled reliable? you bet,cha!
 
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