Frontier Classics
OMG ! I thought I was the only one on this website with these sleds. I've done nothing but throw money at these things I've got 2, 2004's. Replaced - drive axles on both, lifters in one, both batteries at the tune of $105.00 ea cuz their not your typical run of the mill batteries, they have to supply a constant 12 volts at start up so the computer will let the injectors and magnitos work, when the fuel pump goes out it'll cost ya $350.00 to replace you can't buy just the pump you have to replace pump, regulator and indicator. They eat voltage modulators like candy at a cost of $125.00 each and that's just doing the work myself imagine what the cost would be if I had to rely on a dealer to do repairs, repair manual if you can find one cost $60.00 but it's worth it's weight in gold. I cringe everytime the temp drops in the teens cuz if you don't plug in the block heater and have a battery tender hooked up to it they won't start, The engine design is both pistons revolve together instead of independent of each other, that's why they don't have the power like the others do, By the way have you tried starting em with the ripcord yet? My dealer and I are kinda confused as to why Polaris even put that on these sleds (no can do) you'll rip your arm off before it turns over. Research tells me their made for and used out west around Yellowstone area to appease the air quality guru's out there to keep the park open to the sledders, but On the other hand I like the 22 miles per gal of gas, the quietness & lack of smoke the engine puts out, the M-10 suspension is superb, pick em with 96 studs going down the middle, replace the crap acutrac carbides with a pair of Berstrom single carbides in the 6 inch range & you got a sled that can hold it's own going fast in turns. Were both over 50's and trail ride only, we have fun doing 35 to 40 with a few 60 mph's bursts with 72 mph's the fastest we ever got em to go. Good luck with your sleds and enjoy.
