polarisrider1
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Indy, you messing with spray paint again? The sled is fine.
2011 800 RUSH warranty
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Indy, you messing with spray paint again? The sled is fine.
700classic
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Contact high from the Have you ever smoked GRASS, MERRY JANE, WEED...ETC. post!
indy_500
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no just regular oil based paint that you put on with a brush.
this is no lie eitherwell I wish that was true I am 41 and spend countless dollars and hours in the pursuit of speed yr after yr
But some of us just can't help but tinkering with stuff. LOL. My sled has 6300 miles on it now, compression is still 120 in one cylinder, and 119 in the other. But, I may put a new top end in it, well, umm, because, ahh, I can? LOL.
indy_500
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someone agrees with me! lol if your wife asks tell her it's because the compression is too low... she'll never know the difference right?
I am kinda lucky on the wife front.I often have other guys sleds in the shop and I may buy and sell a race sled or 2 in a winter so once in a while the war department will come out and say how many sleds do we have now and witch one in mine?and that is kinda funny because her sled has been in the stable the longest like 5or6yrs.
polarisrider1
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After watching some racing, and looking over the vintage sleds, I made my way back to the demo area for my ride. While we waited for the previous group to get back, we got a little presentation about the new tech contained in the 2011. The construction is lighter and 300% stronger, and there are lots of smaller details that make sense to me. The skid is the biggest deal in my opinion, and I was pleased when the Polaris dude said they were trying hard to preserve the Polaris "feel" and "handling," yet refining it.
I might do an extensive write up of my test ride in the Polaris Section, but there are some things I'll mention here. The sleds we rode have been ridden all year in extensive demo rides by consumers and pro riders. The sleds have between 8 and 10 thousand miles on them. We rode for an hour, and on half the ride we rode 2010 Dragon 800's (mine was a 163") and then we switched, so on the last half of the ride, I rode the Pro RMK 800 155". When I demoed the Assault two years ago, I definitely felt the midrange stumble that the 800 is supposed to have. I think it mostly occurred after holding a steady midrange throttle for awhile, letting off momentarily, and then throttling up again. THE 2010 HAD NO MIDRANGE STUMBLE. I already have an IQ, so I didn't need to demo the ride and handling, so I mercilessly messed with the throttle trying to get it to stumble in the midrange. I couldn't get it to do it. I felt an odd anomaly when coasting to a stop. Right at the end as you stopped, the idle would drop lower and it felt like it was engine braking like a Yammi. That was no big deal, but it felt kind of odd to me. The 2010 was a 163", and I didn't like that. It did feel like a tank. When we got to the offtrail, hillclimbin, boondockin area, I had some troubles maneuvering the '10 in the less than ideal snow conditions. I found one carveable spot, and I determined that the '10 was just like my RMK, only bigger and more tanklike in handling.
The 2011 Pro RMK was a totally different animal. Power delivery and throttle response were absolutely perfect. My only criticism might be that the power delivery was too smooth. I like a little peakiness at the top so that when I really crack it, I know something is happening! The ride was amazing. The areas I struggled in with the IQ were no problem for the '11. I felt much more confident on that sled immediately. There isn't really a learning curve. It just does everything right. The most noticeable thing about the sled's handling is how level it stays. It doesn't pop wheelies, or stand straight up when you climb. It gets on top of the snow and just goes! I told one of the Poo guys that they won't sell any of these things because most people think that if a sled doesn't wheelie, it doesn't have power and it's worthless. He said that people who actually ride this sled in the deep snow conditions it's built to perform in, don't give a crap about wheelies. He said leave the wheelies to the XP guys on Youtube and outclimb them every time on a better balanced deep snow suspension.
"testing" the Pro RMK in Jackson. special thanks to Rubi for his insight.
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After watching some racing, and looking over the vintage sleds, I made my way back to the demo area for my ride. While we waited for the previous group to get back, we got a little presentation about the new tech contained in the 2011. The construction is lighter and 300% stronger, and there are lots of smaller details that make sense to me. The skid is the biggest deal in my opinion, and I was pleased when the Polaris dude said they were trying hard to preserve the Polaris "feel" and "handling," yet refining it.
I might do an extensive write up of my test ride in the Polaris Section, but there are some things I'll mention here. The sleds we rode have been ridden all year in extensive demo rides by consumers and pro riders. The sleds have between 8 and 10 thousand miles on them. We rode for an hour, and on half the ride we rode 2010 Dragon 800's (mine was a 163") and then we switched, so on the last half of the ride, I rode the Pro RMK 800 155". When I demoed the Assault two years ago, I definitely felt the midrange stumble that the 800 is supposed to have. I think it mostly occurred after holding a steady midrange throttle for awhile, letting off momentarily, and then throttling up again. THE 2010 HAD NO MIDRANGE STUMBLE. I already have an IQ, so I didn't need to demo the ride and handling, so I mercilessly messed with the throttle trying to get it to stumble in the midrange. I couldn't get it to do it. I felt an odd anomaly when coasting to a stop. Right at the end as you stopped, the idle would drop lower and it felt like it was engine braking like a Yammi. That was no big deal, but it felt kind of odd to me. The 2010 was a 163", and I didn't like that. It did feel like a tank. When we got to the offtrail, hillclimbin, boondockin area, I had some troubles maneuvering the '10 in the less than ideal snow conditions. I found one carveable spot, and I determined that the '10 was just like my RMK, only bigger and more tanklike in handling.
The 2011 Pro RMK was a totally different animal. Power delivery and throttle response were absolutely perfect. My only criticism might be that the power delivery was too smooth. I like a little peakiness at the top so that when I really crack it, I know something is happening! The ride was amazing. The areas I struggled in with the IQ were no problem for the '11. I felt much more confident on that sled immediately. There isn't really a learning curve. It just does everything right. The most noticeable thing about the sled's handling is how level it stays. It doesn't pop wheelies, or stand straight up when you climb. It gets on top of the snow and just goes! I told one of the Poo guys that they won't sell any of these things because most people think that if a sled doesn't wheelie, it doesn't have power and it's worthless. He said that people who actually ride this sled in the deep snow conditions it's built to perform in, don't give a crap about wheelies. He said leave the wheelies to the XP guys on Youtube and outclimb them every time on a better balanced deep snow suspension.
"testing" the Pro RMK in Jackson. special thanks to Rubi for his insight.
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polarisrider1
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Working Vacation. I hooked up with many in that week. Never did locate Skip Schultz. One of the more interesting caracters was Video Mike from "SnowtrailsTV". http://snowtrailstv.com/broadcast-guide/
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polarisrider1
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A busted tile. To funny.