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Polaris rush?
- Thread starter awbrennan
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Missed the Polaris demo tour? They had a couple 600 and several 800's available to ride.
They did make a few changes for 2011, and have a few new models for '12.
Use the "search" feature on the forum here and you should find feedback from others on the Rush.
Best form of encouragement is to get out and ride one to see for yourself if YOU like it.
I rode the sleds on the demo ride and was impressed with them.
They did make a few changes for 2011, and have a few new models for '12.
Use the "search" feature on the forum here and you should find feedback from others on the Rush.
Best form of encouragement is to get out and ride one to see for yourself if YOU like it.
I rode the sleds on the demo ride and was impressed with them.
groomerdriver
New member
It's a cccc ccccoooo cccccccol cccccccccccold riding sled! But if you ride 10 miles and stop probably no big deal. We'll go 50 miles between stops in -15F temps.
I ride an IQ with a low windshield, no handguards, and I'm always in the lead. That's a cold ride all day....unless I dress properly. Handguards are on backorder.
I have not rode the Rush yet, but the Adventure that's coming out in 2012 has the better wind resistance. It also has a 136" track and it's the same overall length as the IQ 121".
I have not rode the Rush yet, but the Adventure that's coming out in 2012 has the better wind resistance. It also has a 136" track and it's the same overall length as the IQ 121".
I put close to 4,000 miles on my 2010 Rush, have close to 2,000 on my 2011 Rush; no problems with either one. Trail riding I get 15 mpg. Both use very little oil. Take the time to adjust the suspension by the book. Get the tall or extra tall windshield. An interesting sled for 2012 is the Switchback Adventure. My other sled is a 2009 SB, I go off trail once in a while, and the ride is not that bad on the 136 track for trail riding.
trailblazer
New member
Bought a 2011 rush LX a couple weeks ago. Love it! To those who are always saying it's cold, your wrong. I bought a brand new ski-doo gsx with a tall windshield and was freezing on it 15 degrees and colder. Sold it. I have the tall windshield on my rush and it works great. These sleds are like nothing you've ever riden. They are a blast to ride!
Polaris Demo Ride VS Yamamha Test Ride
We drove drove up to Hurley to ride the sleds on the Demo tour , the folks from Polaris Greg ,Jim , April And Emmet where a blast . Jim lead the group he rides fast and aggressive. We where set up for the PM. ride , but i showed up before AM in the morning of the day we where going to ride and they had 2 no shows , so they let me ride both the AM and PM rides . I must have logged 80 miles total on the 800 pro-r. Polaris was very organized and professional , yet willing to let people ride the way they ride the own sleds. After the ride we went into the Hurley Inn for a short set down meeting , giving Polaris our likes and dislikes about the sleds and info that they could forward to factory about improvements that the customers would like , i think Greg called Roseau after every meeting with the customers. Polaris takes a few minutes with each rider to set the suspension before the ride to everyones weight before you leave.
Here is my take on the 800 Pro-r.
Clutching is dead on for trail riding.
Motor has good corner to corner power , i had sled in the upper 90s on the iron horse trail still had some speed left.
Very responsive to body English input , cornering is very good , with some ski lift. I think it could be dialed in a little better and be eliminated.
Walker Evans shocks are un believable , they have 16 click adjustments i never ran it over the 4th position from soft. Would take the bumps pretty well in softest position.The temps where in the 20s the snow was some what soft , worst mogul's where 1 to 2 feet.
Steering effort was light and easy to turn.
This sled would laugh at Saturday afternoon rough trails all day long.
I rode the the 144 assault , i did not care for the way it cornered , the 121 inch skid cornered much better. Some of my buddies ride mid length chassis because they take bumps better , if you are a trail rider and do not ride deep snow the 121 inch is the way to go if cornering is important to you.
I have ridden a f7 sno pro for the last 3 years it is a great sled i have had good luck with it. But i feel it is time to move on a to newer chassis. So i rented a 2011 f 6 sno pro for several days and put several hundred miles on it. I felt like i was inclined to to buy a F8 Sno Pro to replace the f7 before the trip , but wanted to compare the f body style to the other brands
I found the F6 to be very comfortable , decent power for a 600 , cornered ok , Ride was good in the bumps. The cat was not as good as the Rush in the bumps nor was as easy to to fine tune when conditions changed. It was not as responsive as the rush to body input. Kind like driving a olds 98 all day. You could put alot of miles on and still feel good at the end of the day.
The last part of the trip we rode down to Minocqua for the Yamaha Demo Ride.
The ride suppose to be at 10am by the Thirsty Whale on the Lake , the Yamaha People didn't show up until nearly 11 Am. and where very disorganized.
We finally had to tell them that we had to get back to Hurley after lunch and asked them if they would let ride so they had one of the Yamaha guys led the group for a ride , probably half as long as the Polaris ride. I rode a Apex , vector and a Nytro. The trails where solid the temps where 10 degrees or less.
The fit and finish on the sleds are excellent.
The motors are very strong. Apex is probably stronger than the 800 Polaris.
The sleds felt heavy.
Cornering was not up to par with the Cat or Polaris.
Clutching was jerky not a smooth as the Cat or Polaris.
The suspension was very stiff on the nytro.
The apex with power steering and float shocks has a nice cushier feel to the suspension, i think it would be a comfortable high mileage sled.
Alot of our friends have went from 2 stroke to Yamaha and swear by them , me and buddy excepted to go ride them and become converts but we where disappointed with them.
Skidoo was going to be at the lake on Saturday , but we didn't have time to stay we had go back to Hurley to return home.
After thinking things over a few days i came home purchased my new 800 pro-r on Friday , it is setting on the trailer waiting for some snow or a March trip to the Parkveiw in Twin lakes . It was interesting a dealer in Iowa 60 miles from home give a better deal by a few hundred bucks than the large dealers in Minnesota. Plus a i got $250 rebate from Polaris for taking the demo ride.I know that the jury is still out on this years 800 motor , but the dealers i spoke with and the forum on HCS. would indicate that is a much more dependable motor than the 09/10 d8 motors. iam also hearing that oil usage is running from 250-350 miles per qt. , which makes it hard to justify the extra weight of a 4 stroke machine. I know if you are racin your buddies on the lake for beer money that the Polaris isn't going to win , but for under 90 MPH from corner to corner it is good set up. I had had given up on Polaris after owning several before my cat , But after the demo ride and trying other brands , i,m going to give them another chance.
We drove drove up to Hurley to ride the sleds on the Demo tour , the folks from Polaris Greg ,Jim , April And Emmet where a blast . Jim lead the group he rides fast and aggressive. We where set up for the PM. ride , but i showed up before AM in the morning of the day we where going to ride and they had 2 no shows , so they let me ride both the AM and PM rides . I must have logged 80 miles total on the 800 pro-r. Polaris was very organized and professional , yet willing to let people ride the way they ride the own sleds. After the ride we went into the Hurley Inn for a short set down meeting , giving Polaris our likes and dislikes about the sleds and info that they could forward to factory about improvements that the customers would like , i think Greg called Roseau after every meeting with the customers. Polaris takes a few minutes with each rider to set the suspension before the ride to everyones weight before you leave.
Here is my take on the 800 Pro-r.
Clutching is dead on for trail riding.
Motor has good corner to corner power , i had sled in the upper 90s on the iron horse trail still had some speed left.
Very responsive to body English input , cornering is very good , with some ski lift. I think it could be dialed in a little better and be eliminated.
Walker Evans shocks are un believable , they have 16 click adjustments i never ran it over the 4th position from soft. Would take the bumps pretty well in softest position.The temps where in the 20s the snow was some what soft , worst mogul's where 1 to 2 feet.
Steering effort was light and easy to turn.
This sled would laugh at Saturday afternoon rough trails all day long.
I rode the the 144 assault , i did not care for the way it cornered , the 121 inch skid cornered much better. Some of my buddies ride mid length chassis because they take bumps better , if you are a trail rider and do not ride deep snow the 121 inch is the way to go if cornering is important to you.
I have ridden a f7 sno pro for the last 3 years it is a great sled i have had good luck with it. But i feel it is time to move on a to newer chassis. So i rented a 2011 f 6 sno pro for several days and put several hundred miles on it. I felt like i was inclined to to buy a F8 Sno Pro to replace the f7 before the trip , but wanted to compare the f body style to the other brands
I found the F6 to be very comfortable , decent power for a 600 , cornered ok , Ride was good in the bumps. The cat was not as good as the Rush in the bumps nor was as easy to to fine tune when conditions changed. It was not as responsive as the rush to body input. Kind like driving a olds 98 all day. You could put alot of miles on and still feel good at the end of the day.
The last part of the trip we rode down to Minocqua for the Yamaha Demo Ride.
The ride suppose to be at 10am by the Thirsty Whale on the Lake , the Yamaha People didn't show up until nearly 11 Am. and where very disorganized.
We finally had to tell them that we had to get back to Hurley after lunch and asked them if they would let ride so they had one of the Yamaha guys led the group for a ride , probably half as long as the Polaris ride. I rode a Apex , vector and a Nytro. The trails where solid the temps where 10 degrees or less.
The fit and finish on the sleds are excellent.
The motors are very strong. Apex is probably stronger than the 800 Polaris.
The sleds felt heavy.
Cornering was not up to par with the Cat or Polaris.
Clutching was jerky not a smooth as the Cat or Polaris.
The suspension was very stiff on the nytro.
The apex with power steering and float shocks has a nice cushier feel to the suspension, i think it would be a comfortable high mileage sled.
Alot of our friends have went from 2 stroke to Yamaha and swear by them , me and buddy excepted to go ride them and become converts but we where disappointed with them.
Skidoo was going to be at the lake on Saturday , but we didn't have time to stay we had go back to Hurley to return home.
After thinking things over a few days i came home purchased my new 800 pro-r on Friday , it is setting on the trailer waiting for some snow or a March trip to the Parkveiw in Twin lakes . It was interesting a dealer in Iowa 60 miles from home give a better deal by a few hundred bucks than the large dealers in Minnesota. Plus a i got $250 rebate from Polaris for taking the demo ride.I know that the jury is still out on this years 800 motor , but the dealers i spoke with and the forum on HCS. would indicate that is a much more dependable motor than the 09/10 d8 motors. iam also hearing that oil usage is running from 250-350 miles per qt. , which makes it hard to justify the extra weight of a 4 stroke machine. I know if you are racin your buddies on the lake for beer money that the Polaris isn't going to win , but for under 90 MPH from corner to corner it is good set up. I had had given up on Polaris after owning several before my cat , But after the demo ride and trying other brands , i,m going to give them another chance.
they do look awesome, but my dealer had one in the shop and here are a couple trouble areas. owner hit a smallish ice chunk at low speed and pushed the radiator, located in the bellypan (where you would expect to find a skid plate) and cut a hose rendering his sled useless, and radiators are not even available right now. side panels sail across the lake when changing belts, ECM and wiring is located on top of nonremovable belt guard, looks like blowing a belt at high speed may be a problem, A arms are bending with hard moguls, lightweight rear suspension tubing i believe is going to be prone to fatigue and bending and or cracking, along with bushing failure maybe? if you get rid of a sled every two to three years this may not be a big deal, but i dont think we will see these newer sleds still on the trails like the old ones.
This could be the future, and they had to start somwhere, right?
No matter what you ride, if you love it, its worth it!
This could be the future, and they had to start somwhere, right?
No matter what you ride, if you love it, its worth it!