Who makes The Best Sled??

[MX86]

okay i'm kind of biased toward polaris since i'm a racer for em....

my personal opinion is get a crossover sled.. for example the polaris switchback, or articat crossfire, or skidoo renegade.

i'd think with that snowfall a 136+" track would come in handy. my recomendation for the ultimate trail sled has to be the polaris Dragon 700. extend the track to a 136" and your set. i'd stay away from brand new sleds unless you like a $10,000 price tag. buy a 2 or 3 year old sled for half the price and pretty much the same features.. but that's just me.

i dunno how much these guys ride in the winter but i'll put it this way, i spend as much time on my sled in a winter as i do in my house sleeping. RX-1's are nice, but they tend to get heavy, Ski-doo revs are nice but they lack protection around the pipe and bulkhead, the articat F-series is solid and the IQ chasis is indestructable (i know from personal experience on that one)

[outlaw_montana]

Personally I would go with an Arctic Cat. I have rode AC all my life and so has my dad. But we ride in montana so mountains soo idk about lake racers. I know that the new m1000 cats wil go up the hill like no other! They are insane!

[nitrousbaby]

shit I love my polaris 800 edge wouldnt trade it for anything

[MX86]

all i know is i rode a m1000 and a 800 RMK with nos... and i have to disagree montana lol.. holy shit, you literally have to duct tape you hands to the handlebars haha.. damn i love go fast buttons

[outlaw_montana]

Yeah idk i haven't personally rode one but one of my riden buddies who rides a piped and ported 1m with a 159 said that a m1000 killed him up the hill! His 1m is a runnin SOB.

[revin-it02]

imo ski doo has the best sled, there chassis is second to none, the rev was the first to have the rider in the center (and dirt bike type ergonomics) and with there new chassis they have somehow made the sled overall lower but still have the same ground clearance as previous models

plus ther motors are killer and have the highest EPA ratings

truefully id get a skidoo but my dad was a diehard polaris fan when he got me my sled.... even though now he has a rev 500 short stroke

i do got to say the older polaris's are nice, especially the old indys, those fuji motors are unstopable and they make decent power, actually if your looking for a sled id recomend my model, it was made by polaris as there "hot dog" sled for that year (105hp), they took a liberty 600 motor and just put a 500 sleeve in the jugs, so basically it has the same porting specs as the 600 but only a little smaller in displacement, plus with the powervalves it really rips (i have trouble getting traction sometimes)

u dont need anything bigger than a 600 nowadays, they make the same HP and around the same torque as the 800s/900s, but the 800s/900s burns more gas, would u rather be at the pump or ridden?

[MX86]

polaris Dragon 700... sled of the year

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Suz_Madness

Yea idk we have alot of snow i have seeeen ALOT of ski do Revs and such but my favorite is the old polaris 650 or even the 680 ultras and yea you can right up to the pumps its great lol

I have a indy 650 and a 440 they are great sleds and those old 650's do rip I just wish they were lighter and more reliable. Im only seventeen but I have been around sleds since the day I was born. My Ggrandpa and Dad are big Polaris fans but are woth the money if you have 12-15 thousand to spend. I would go with a 600 or 800 REV. Ski-Doo in my opinion are better quality sleds then a Polaris or Artic-Cat and they are a Canadian company. Everyone I know including me rides a Polaris and believe me they are nothing but trouble.

[revin-it02]

Originally Posted by Kyle

I have a indy 650 and a 440 they are great sleds and those old 650's do rip I just wish they were lighter and more reliable. Im only seventeen but I have been around sleds since the day I was born. My Ggrandpa and Dad are big Polaris fans but are woth the money if you have 12-15 thousand to spend. I would go with a 600 or 800 REV. Ski-Doo in my opinion are better quality sleds then a Polaris or Artic-Cat and they are a Canadian company. Everyone I know including me rides a Polaris and believe me they are nothing but trouble.

are you talking about the older polaris's?

because yes the older triples are trouble (not enough oil getting to 1 cylinder) but there twins... ie the fuji 488s are unstopable, i have a buddy that has one with 21000 miles with only a piston rebuild at 10000 miles

and yes i did say 21000 miles... crazy i kno

its all about how u take care of em

[Sledhead]

I've owned Artic cats, yamahas, & polaris sleds. currently polaris 700xc. Just stay away from tripples. I'm buying a diff sled this spring and it will ethier be a fire cat, or polaris with edge suspension. I'm fairly stuck to polaris but i see nothing wrong with the fire cats. Stick with 2001 or newer for good suspension and a lot more reliability. My 98 Polaris xc700 has been very reliable and is fast as hell but the xtra 10 suspension is way out daited and shit I'm getting old and need a soft ride.