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POLARISDAN

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time for a non-COMPLAINING thread(per sb)

i am super impressed with this sled..and will buy another one before they stop making them..

no blowUPs that ive heard of..the most impressive thing is the way it stays down and hugs these high speed bends on 3..zero ski lift..

also the zero to any high speed is quick and steady..

polaris really nailed it one this one..

any other thoughts?
 
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snowchief

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Agree

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The 800 is real strong you can feel the pull behind it and gets the power to the track, it did take me a few hundred miles to get the suspension dialed in for me but when you find the sweet spot I agree them skis jug that corner and it's amazing feels like your on a lightweight 440 race sled hands down best trail sled I've ever ridden
 
srt20

srt20

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My buddy has a 16 800 RMK that had a motor go down.
Looks like a ring broke and made a mess outta everything. Even cracked the case.

Happened last April in WY. DET light came on and wouldn't let sled move on his wife. He restarted it and it ran fine.
We were going thru sleds this fall and I asked him if he did a compression test on the 16. He said no, it only has 378 miles on it. I said why not get a baseline to keep an eye on things in future. So we did and one was 125ish, the other was 80ish. lol It ran dang good for being that low on one cylinder.

Dealer gave him a whole new engine.

Not concerned with it, just a "poop happens" thing.

I gotta say the chassis is easier to do stuff on, though maybe a little less predictable. But then again, I don't have a lot of seat time on it. Just comparing it back and forth to my Pro. It does powder turns STUPID SHARP.
 
srt20

srt20

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BTW low end power is awesome.

We dragged a couple times.

2016 RMK 155 800 2.6 track Bikeman pipe

2012 Pro Rmk 163 2.4 track 13.8:1 compression stock pipe cylinder ports cleaned up.

He's about 75lbs lighter than me.

He would jump out to the front of my skis immediately, and then we stayed like that until top end.

Thats pretty dang good considering the compression he's giving up.
 
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snowchief

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I ride the switchback pro 's 60th, really wanted to get an assault when I bought it but wanted the new motor a buddy of mine just got a 17 assault with the new motor I rode it for a few miles and it definitely doesn't corner like the axys sb on the trails or ride as smooth but with a little fine tuning I'm sure it could get close the 144 pushe's a lot more thru the corners but has a lot more hook up then the sb so much that it's hard to keep the skis on the ground they both ride great I would be happy riding either one but the sb 137 axys is hands down a way better trail ride but that's what everyone has been saying I didn't get a chance to ride in the powder with the assault but would love to do that once to see
 
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snobuilder

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5800 miles on my hyfax....sled and motor....sux oil, sips gas like an apex.... never had a trespass it....or a cat.
 
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xcr440

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HIGHLANDER said:
polaris sux... buy arctic cat and really see how a sled handles
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Well we made it 5 posts before negativity..... Or sarcasm.....

Had a chance to ride one, and can't wait until I get my own. Sweet sled on the trails, smooth or bumpy.
 
oldguy

oldguy

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The wife has 5300 miles on her 2015 800 switchback with the original belt, Hi fax and wear rods. I have 3300 on my 2016 800 with the same results. FYI all miles in northern MN.
 
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tsg

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Had a chance to spend about 50+ miles riding 2 different 800 AXYS sleds this Saturday, Rush Pro s and Switchback Pro R. Nice sleds, nice motor, suspensions worked really well on some iffy, bumpy trails, tracks really gripped, which I was leary of, as these were sleds employees can use, so no studs. Brake was different than what I am used to, o get used to, as it really grips and immediately starts the backshift. I have a new Gen4 850X Renegade with about 1100 miles on it, so it was nice to get a perspective of something else / different. Really like the sleds, with some similarities and differences from the Gen4. Motor on the Gen4 seems to be a little quicker and more responsive, from my perspective, but Polaris motor was nice as well. Nice sleds, and enjoyed both of them. Just my 2 cents..........
 
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1fujifilm

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tsg said:
Had a chance to spend about 50+ miles riding 2 different 800 AXYS sleds this Saturday, Rush Pro s and Switchback Pro R. Nice sleds, nice motor, suspensions worked really well on some iffy, bumpy trails, tracks really gripped, which I was leary of, as these were sleds employees can use, so no studs. Brake was different than what I am used to, o get used to, as it really grips and immediately starts the backshift. I have a new Gen4 850X Renegade with about 1100 miles on it, so it was nice to get a perspective of something else / different. Really like the sleds, with some similarities and differences from the Gen4. Motor on the Gen4 seems to be a little quicker and more responsive, from my perspective, but Polaris motor was nice as well. Nice sleds, and enjoyed both of them. Just my 2 cents..........
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I also have an 850 and want to try an Axys for comparison. Mentally, I can't seem to get by the beavertail with the exposed two inch rubber hose as it reminds me of my old 03 Rev.

Bear
 
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snowchief

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I had a hard time with the Beaver tail also had the 13 pro r and the 15 axys completely different in th he rider positionin I thought the pro r had a little more fun feel to it more ski lift and such but once you get the axys dialed in that thing runs trails like a Cadillac on the road it is awesome I haven't heard anyone that rides one not like it, with the Beaver tail though you do lose a lot of tunnel for storage but you could also get a rack for it
 
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Cirrus_Driver

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I have both a 2013 Pro R 600 and a 2015 Pro S AXYS 800. It took a bit to get the proper ski-pressure with the rear shock (thanks Greg-TS), but once I did, the Pro-R 6 rails. Super light weight and love the ride. Have no desire to get rid of it, but will probably go to another Pro-S 6 next year. Took the Pro-S 8 for 1st extended ride last weekend and there wasn't any trail that kicked me around - smooth as silk with massive power I'm never going to use, unless I get to the UP someday, but it's still fun. Still working with the rear shock pre-load, as I over-adjusted the balance for the wife for track spin. It needs to go back the other way for more ski pressure, and accept the fact it wont grip on ice. 1st time ever, 3 times riding, not one sore muscle anywhere from wrestling sleds back on shop dollies to get in garage, or getting hammered around riding. I'm probably a Poo lifer now. Thought about Doo, but at this point why bother. Not sure how they can make sleds much better than these.
 
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slimcake

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Yep I started on the first rush. 2010 600. Then 2012 Pro R then 2015 switchy and now 2016 switchy 800. Awesome to ride each sled and watch them get more refined and even more fun to ride. My axys 800 is nothing but miles of smiles!!
 
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kip

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We have yet to have a new Poo 800 engine in here for failure. That motor has been a huge success and performs excellent. It's nice for our customers to not be putting in pistons every 1500 to 2000 miles.
 
indy_500

indy_500

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I'll be the first to review my axys rmk 800... I'll start off saying this is the most incredible mountain chassis on the market bar none (yes I'm partial to polaris but chassis/handling wise I don't think anything else stock to stock competes YET). With that said it does have its flaws. Most of the 16 models had a mal-adjusted TPS setting
At altitude the machines would not idle by themselves. I adjusted mine myself... My TSS took a dive after 200 miles, I gutted it myself so my sled would ACTUALLY Rev above 4k rpm... The factory a arms are so weak they bend if you hit a pinecone. I bent both my lowers practically my first day out and wasn't even sure how that happened... The new 2.6 track is probably the best all around mountain track made to date, BUT I lose a lug on the thing every time I ride it, the durability is terrible. Also, they clip the non lugged windows, pushing the lugs into the hyfax and it wears into the rubber on the tracks and into the cords. I clipped every window on mine... The stock shocks absolutely suck!! I replaced mine with raptors. The rear bumpers still suck... The ski rubbers are still junk after 2 rides. The electrical components used are pretty poor, I had corrosion in at least 1/4 of them. I removed every single plug on my sled and di-letric greased them all. The front bumper mounting tabs are also weak, mine snapped with ease when i hit a tree. And the footwells are still too tight, I sprained my knee after getting my boot caught in it. I have 1000 miles/80 hrs on mine and it still rips. Replaced the original belt at 825 miles for peace of mind. Not 1 other mountain sled built today I would consider riding, but just thought I'd cue you in on some of the tweaks that need to be made :)
 
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timo

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sounds like more than just "tweaks".
think i'll take a pass I like riding sleds not building them.






indy_500 said:
I'll be the first to review my axys rmk 800... I'll start off saying this is the most incredible mountain chassis on the market bar none (yes I'm partial to polaris but chassis/handling wise I don't think anything else stock to stock competes YET). With that said it does have its flaws. Most of the 16 models had a mal-adjusted TPS setting
At altitude the machines would not idle by themselves. I adjusted mine myself... My TSS took a dive after 200 miles, I gutted it myself so my sled would ACTUALLY Rev above 4k rpm... The factory a arms are so weak they bend if you hit a pinecone. I bent both my lowers practically my first day out and wasn't even sure how that happened... The new 2.6 track is probably the best all around mountain track made to date, BUT I lose a lug on the thing every time I ride it, the durability is terrible. Also, they clip the non lugged windows, pushing the lugs into the hyfax and it wears into the rubber on the tracks and into the cords. I clipped every window on mine... The stock shocks absolutely suck!! I replaced mine with raptors. The rear bumpers still suck... The ski rubbers are still junk after 2 rides. The electrical components used are pretty poor, I had corrosion in at least 1/4 of them. I removed every single plug on my sled and di-letric greased them all. The front bumper mounting tabs are also weak, mine snapped with ease when i hit a tree. And the footwells are still too tight, I sprained my knee after getting my boot caught in it. I have 1000 miles/80 hrs on mine and it still rips. Replaced the original belt at 825 miles for peace of mind. Not 1 other mountain sled built today I would consider riding, but just thought I'd cue you in on some of the tweaks that need to be made :)
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