not trying to start any flame wars, just wondering what the best sled company is?

Its all opinion.

i think im gonna get a REV sport 800 RER. *i am going to put a downpayment on one next week. *300 bucks. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

dooski dooski dooski

I'm glad too see that I'm not the only "ahamay" person!
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Recognizing that the vast majority of the people on this site are in the northern part of North America (Canada). I think there may be some prejudice in favor of those yellow machines.

Being a flatlander from the middle part of North America (U.S.A.) I am prejudice towards our brands. *I did not vote on which is the "BEST" . They all have there good and bad areas. *I ride and prefer Polaris because that's what I feel comfortable with since starting to ride in 1972.

Every one needs to determine what their individual needs are and then decide what brand and model "BEST" suits those needs.

By the way, I'm not a politician or a philosopher. But I do love to ride.

i think if you look there are more yankees on this site anyways; DOO

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (sledcrazy @ May 16, 2002, 8:16pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">not trying to start any flame wars, just wondering what the best sled company is?[/b][/quote]
um....what did you think would come of this poll? We all know how the best sled company is based on facts and nothing on opinion http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif Come on...think before you post people.... http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif

The brand matters some but the service you get is also important. I&#39;ve always ridden doo and they never let me down both in sled reliability and service. My bro works at a dealership so that does help a bit *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

when AC speaks we all have to sit back and observe. *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

yes i am a cat fan but i *honestly think that cat did a good job this year(03) with the firecats...

I can&#39;t judge that because I do not own all four of them.

I don&#39;t even work for them, or hire their services.

I just own 2 Cats

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Is my english that bad http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

If you bleed green, then the answer is simple!

I am a true patronizer of american made products................... I own 3 Polaris sleds. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I will stay with the number one selling brand in the world.

SURVEY SAYS!!!!!


.............POLARIS............

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I am a true patronizer of american made products................... I own 3 Polaris sleds[/b][/quote]

What&#39;s the name of that Japanese company that manufactures Polaris&#39;s engines? *I can&#39;t think of it right now...

http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif The liberty engines are american made!!!! http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

gota go with what i ride; Skidoo http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif

actually i heard that Polaris engines had a ROTAX symbol on them, and said said made in austria on the very back in extremely small writing, just what ive heard from some polaris owner. *dont know if its true or not. * and seeing how the U.S. cant make a product to save its own ### we need to buy it from someone else, and ROTAX has the best engines, so ill stay with doo for now.

I went with Cat, not just because it&#39;s what I own. I have ridden Doo&#39;s and Polaris..felt they didn&#39;t fit me right. Never drove A Yamaha before, but sitting on them at shows, I didn&#39;t care for their feel. Not that any of the Big 4 make a bad sled,just that right now I am biased toward Cat...but I would sure love to have the electronic reverse from Ski-Doo on my sled.

Ski-doo *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif * *(I do like Arctic Cat&#39;s F7 though. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif )

Im with ski-doochick on this one ! Doo all the way. Not only cause i love to ride them, but the parts are easy to find . *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

Ski-Doo


Is there anything else??? *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sarcasm.gif I didn&#39;t think so *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

just look at my avatar *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif

I think having a good dealer close to you helps out quite a bit.
I was looking into getting a mach this year and trading my mxz in for it. The skidoo dealer near me has a bad rep but I gave him a chance anyway until I found out he put the screws to me a year earlier and rebuilt my mxz for almost double what it shouldve costed?? So due to my inexperience he shafted me pretty good so now I ride blue. I bought a wheeler from that yammie dealership last year and he&#39;s good as gold when it comes to questions or problems. So I think the dealers are making or braking it for the companies.

What imp says is very true, I think..
And I happen to have a very good Skidoo dealer nearby with an extremely beautiful daughter!
And he has a ####load of parts, like an office building full of boxes filled with them. All for really nice prices.. It can take a while before he finds what you need in that mess, but then you get it cheap http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif And the daughter, of course. She rides like a god (edit: on a sled, that is)

sledcrazy you&#39;re right those lovely polaris cylinders are made in Austria. The polaris motor is assembled in the USA. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (nico @ May 22, 2002, 6:43pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I happen to have a very good Skidoo dealer nearby with an extremely beautiful daughter![/b][/quote]
nico, send us some pics of the doo doll *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif

hey the doo dealer here has good ones too, three knockouts in fact.

Actually the polaris cylinders, cases etc are all cast in their wisconsin plant the only thing that come from austria is the pistons, and I believe these are only the bigblock pistons. My family had the dealer ship in our town.Their is nothing rotax *about a polaris. Also Polaris uses very few Fugi engines these days.

Wow I found a sled Forum with Skidoo owners being the majority. COOL

What were the other ones, so we can steer clear of them? http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif

I think almost all the other snowmobile forums have mostly Polaris *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif *lovers. * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

utter nonsense removed by webmaster...

mxz600 you lost me http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif What&#39;s elco?

Polaris sand cast the test cylinder themselves and for ful production they are cast in wisconsin. As far as using parts from dif suppliers, that is part of the business and they all do it even Rotax and that is a proven fact. Polaris started with theirown engine so they can control the quality of them since they had problems with fugi quality and fugi did not want to meet Polarises standards.

Snorat i wasn&#39;t saying it was a bad thing at all. It is a fact of life. Bombardier gets stuff from tons of suppliers but they always put they&#39;re name on it *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif * They should use the popularity of the aftermarket product as a marketing enhancement feature. Polaris ,arctic cat and yamaha doo.One example from doo would be the BREMBO brakes. Did you end up having to sell your sled? My buddy is selling his 02 800X polaris. It is a red one with low mileage. It was a sweet ride, i actually rode it first polaris ever for me, nice with the 1.25" track.

Since it did not snow in ND I traded it for a Honda Rancher 4x4 then proceded to hop it up with some goodies such as Supertrapp IDS2 pipe, dyno jet jet kit, K&N filter, Highlifter lift kit and some 26 inch mudbugs. As far as getting another sled I will wait and see what next winter brings as far as snowfall, if it does snow I will have to find another 600 prox preferably an 01 because the colors on the 02s and 03s make me want to yak. Pics of my wheeler are in my 50 megs site in my sig below.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (paul yarek @ May 24, 2002, 02:46am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">hey the doo dealer here has good ones too, three knockouts in fact.[/b][/quote]
must be some kind of requirement for skidoo dealers..
"in order to become a certified skidoo dealer, you shall have a minimum of one (1) gorgeous daughter"

I agree Nico my doo dealer has one cute daughter. My doo dealer also has a skidoo yellow viper with 5 point racing harnesses and the engine was sent sent to the USA for a stage II performace kit. He says it is almost frightening. *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif

I saw the pics on atvworld. It looks wicked and must sound great too. It is a BAD BOY HONDA. My first quad was a 87 honda 350 4x4 it was indestructable http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

First year back after 30 years. Got a Cat. Glad I did. Rode with a few doos at the beginning of the year. Had no trouble staying right with them. By the end of the year they were having trouble staying with me. Boy, it&#39;s fun to ride.

They all have something to bring to the table. *I also believe that alot of it is opinion based on past experiences. *Isn&#39;t it obvious though what kind of people dictate this forum, especially with all the doo avertisements up above. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ha ha ha!

THIS IS MY HONEST OPINION! *


It all about how you ride.

I belive polaris is an all around good machine that anybody can hope on and enjoy.

I belive that Arctic cat is the best for long distant crusies because there engines seem to have a little bit of an edge for fuel economy but more so i belive that they have more leg room and nice seating material.

Skidoo is for performance riders that want to most performance out of a machine. *If your the type of guy who bought a K&N filter for your car or truck or fill up with sunoco ultra 94 skidoo is for you. *

There is no disputing, that skidoo is the ultimate performance brand.

Sure you could argue that arctic cats and polaris&#39;s go just as fast if not faster but whos technology got them there. *All the manufactors copied the rotax Rave valves which changed the way power was made from two strokes. *Then RER a neat little way of getting reverse with out gaining weight (Proof that racing comes first). *They also came out with DPM to optimize the engines fuel mixture and to get them most bang for the buck on the fuel you spent. *They got the most advanced computer system that monitors all engine functions. *

Also the fit and finish is second to none and you can be proud when you pop the hood at the fine job valcort has done with every sled that comes of there line. *

Reliability is just as good if not better then everybody else so dont even go there. *

And finnally the new REV chassie is out. * This sled will dominate and crush all othere conventional sleds in both performance and comfert. *Im sorry to say this but the guys that bought firecats will never experiance the control and handling that the rev will bring to its lucky owners. *And to top this off skidoo is bringing out the most awsome fuel delivery system ever seen on a two stroke. * SDFI. *This system eliminates blowby and makes more power only widining the grin on our faces. *This engine will be the future of 2 strokes and performance so once again bombardier has raised the bar. *

All the other brands will never be able to touch bombardier because of the money, Knowledge and heart that bombardier puts into all there stuff.

So go ahead and flame me all you want. *I dont care, *Im a lucky guy who realized many years ago that theres only one brand worth looking at for my style of riding. *See you on the trails Next season.

T -7 months and counting..

Machz11111 * didnt you say in your last post that we were all *a buch of weird people to still talk about sleds in the middle of summer and that you were off this board until october ? is it october already *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif *and to top it off you come back with this post and slap all the other brands in the face, Who is weird now ?

DanR. *

Maybe its not october. *But i quickly view the fourm and though i would put in my 2cents. *

I still stand by us all being weird. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

As for slaping all other brands. *Im not. *I got nothing but repsect for all brand and there riders. *I just pointing out the facts.

MachhZ u seem a little confused ur saying ski-doo is the performance department and ARCTIC CAT is in the long distant cruiser department. Arctic cat has the edge performance wise and always will. Ski-doo reliable, i don&#39;t think so with all the cranks going out in the series 3 motors, and in the triples. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif

All out racing. *

Right at the top of my last post i put my opinion. *

I dont care about the fairy tales you heard about cranks breaking because i have 4 machines which are problem free from day one. *2 of those machines are over 10000km and still pass both compression test and leak test with flying colors.

My buddys got 53000km on his 583 formula and 44000 on his other one and the only thing that broke was the coil on the 44000 one. *

I say that skidoo is meshed with performace only because there enginneers come up with all the technology that makes speed. *

RER -Reverse with no added weight.
RAVE -valves that open and close giving you a wider powerband.

DPM -Allways had the engine perfectly tuned.

SDFI - Cleaner then carbs with more fuel milage and more power.

The also were the first to have A-Arm front suspention untill cat took the design and copywrited it. *

Now skidoo has the new skis that make driving a doo so much more enjoyable.

If only you new what you were missing.

i think machzzzz1 got it right the polaris is a great family sled, the ski-doo a racers sled and something i never thought of was the cat for the distances. we still have to see where yamaha has their niche, i think the yamaha engine is very very dependable.

Ive driven every almost every sled and this is my overall opinion. *

Arctic cat wins in comfert hands down, *There material on the seat is softer and more cushy. *Like I said before they also have more leg room. *Im 6.6 so it makes a diffrence.

Yamaha is also a all around sled but i like to compaire them to the suped up honda civics. *Kids buy them to get great fuel eco and reliability but like the fact that with a few mods they belive they are driving F1 cars. *Yamaha sleds offer a bit of everything including triples which helps raise the bar.

Did anyone not vote for the brand they own?

just curious. *But its a doo dominated forum, so I would expect doo to win a poll.

FishHog

By the way, I voted for doo.
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Not me, i voted polaris ! But i dont think il switch in the near futur !

I voted ski-doo even though I have a Phazer P.O.S.

I think alot of it is on the model *the 440snopro of ac is a far better sled then the 440 prox yet the edge x 600 is a little bit better sled then the zrt600 it is all model they all have strengths and weaknesses.. just a thought