Wed. noon crate arrives. fri.PM machzzzz1 beater comes home.

Congrats. *RX-1 regular or ER?

Black non reverse, zzzz1 beater package factory installed.

Ya gotta post pics!!!! *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

this is all there is so far http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

LOL @ the fact you took a pic of it in the crate. It's like a baby ultra sound. To funny. Let us know its weight lol. Can'y weight to see what you do with that extra R-1 motor. I haven't forgot about you oicking that up this spring.
Caleb

Sled Dog your memory fails you, must have been someone else. All my sleds are stock. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/devil.gif

The RX-1s should be a great sled but you may need to install a hairdryer to beat the Mach *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Sure they are. That MXZ900 was just a spring order right? http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Caleb

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (mxz7 @ Sep. 12, 2002, 1:26pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The RX-1s should be a great sled but you may need to install a hairdryer to beat the Mach *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/b][/quote]
I thought it was an extra squirrel. *ha ha. *Just kiddin&#39; *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

yes MXZ900 was spring order only. hehehehe http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sled Dogg @ Sep. 12, 2002, 1:54pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">LOL @ the fact you took a pic of it in the crate. To funny. Let us know its weight lol.[/b][/quote]
It`s weight is such that they had to send it in 2 box`s.. * LOL * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

two boxes harharhar. I will be giving a true weight w/gas as I have access to a scale very close to home. I will stop on the way back home with it.

MXZ.. what dealer were your "baby" pictures taken at?? Is that crate your actual sled? Just wondering because mine came in last Sunday and I&#39;m picking it up tomarrow. Black w/o reverse. Mine is up at Big Moose in Eagle Bay. *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 *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 (MXZ900 @ Sep. 12, 2002, 11:17pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">two boxes harharhar. I will be giving a true weight w/gas as I have access to a scale very close to home. I will stop on the way back home with it.[/b][/quote]
Just having some fun with you bud.I dont care what anyone rides or what it`s weight is. If you like it and are happy that`s all that matters.. * *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

AMEN sled brother!!

make sure you tell us how the paint holds up, after machzzzzzzs mach spits snow dust all over it! you might *want to tape the vents, hate to see the jap get rusty!
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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (MXZ900 @ Sep. 12, 2002, 12:22pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">this is all there is so far http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/b][/quote]
Hehhehe..... *Good way to keep the suspense going.....

Here she is

There is no doubt it is heavy, but i&#39;m happy with it so far. 640# full of all fluids inc. gas

Such a pretty baby, have you got a name?

sure is pretty!

Best of luck with it!

640# with all fluids is lightest Ive read, read another at 645# but he could have reverse. Great loking ride mxz900 and congradulations and keep us posted with your set up! http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif

PS you should post those pics on TY forum

oh ya, time to change your signature, she has arrived!!!

Anybody have any idea what these 4 sleds weigh fully fueled?

MachZ
ZR-900
T-cat
SRX

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">pics on TY forum[/b][/quote]

If I were a moderator, I&#39;d edit this post since we shouldn&#39;t mention comptetor forums, and some people wonder why we don&#39;t have that many yamaha people anymore *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

I don&#39;t want to chang my sig. & loose my post status. As for a name, some sleds I have named others I have not. The first one I named was "Murphys Law" the second was "Thumper" both very successful fast sleds. Any suggested *names for the RX1 will be considered.

MZX900 * *I have a name for you how about midnight or shadow. I hope to see you up Old Forge this year around Feb. Nice looking sled. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

LOVE the black!!!! *Very nice sled! *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

How about Zee-beater? * Ohh, j/k.......I&#39;ll come up with a good one sooner or later.

Nice sled......I bet that thing is going to ride like a caddy. It looks strange seeing A arm suspention on anything other than a cat. I think with other brands having A arm suspention and making it look so sweet will force Cat to spend some money on the AWS because it looks so homemade compared to the rev and rx1.

I dont think you loose your post status for chaing signature under your post:&#39;

01 MXZ900 W/M10 OHLINS
&#39;03 RX1 Black on the way * *"change to has arrived"
&#39;01 MXZ800X red (FOR SALE)

&#39;01 MACH Z after machzzzz1 gives me his pink slip

and as for the for the mane how about BLACK WIDOW

ps any mods yet mxz900http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

Black Moonlight? *Lucille? *Quad Cycle?

"Identity Crisis" for two reasons, you and the sled.
The sled: half Super Bike half sled. It started out stock with lots of super bike influence and now you have a R-1 motor that magically the good parts will find their way on to your sled.
You: because if your friends are like mine they will want to know why you bought a Yamaha after owning Doos for so long. Now all you have to tell them is your having an identity crisis.

About deleting posts. I do appreciate people that want to help make the Yamaha forum grow. To say you should post the info on the TY site (with out posting a link) I don&#39;t see as a big problem but I&#39;d rather not see people encouraged to move on. *The TY site does post a link to us at SW on their page. The Yamaha forum is only as good we make it and with the help of all of you it gets better all the time, for that I thank all of you. One thing that I see that hurts us most is people posting opinions or views of a sled they do not own and have little or no seat time on it to add any valuable input. In the past I have let people post biased opinions just to let them have their say. It has caused problems in the past now I will try to keep it in check. Please give me input as to what you think. If I come down to hard on people or not enough PM me, I&#39;m up for discussion on it. *
Thanks, Chris

Ahhhh I see we got a little cocky now that the RX-1 is sitting on the trailer in your driveway hmmm mxz900. * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

And judging by your signature its already the fastest sled on the planet. *LOL

Playing with a mach is like playing with fire. *When you go up against it You get BURNED!!!. *Just somthing to think about before you have to run to the yamaha dealer to buy black touch up paint to hide all the damage from the ice and snow the good ol mach will send your way. * http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

And when you try and tell your friends why you switched from Doo to Yamaha they will probably ask what brand of paint your sniffing the fumes from. LOL

And buy the way. *Its a awsome looking sled buddy.. *Have fun. *http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif



Last edited by toydoc at Sep. 16, 2002, 3:01pm

Wow if you think i&#39;m cocky, what do you call that image you see in the mirror every morning? hehehe

My sig. change is just returning fire at yours.

I won&#39;t be modding it for quite a while, I want to break the motor in first then do changes one at a time.

I have had five different mach&#39;s I know how they run, most very well.

What makes you think that I switched brands, I&#39;ve just got my toes in the water testing it out. This sled intrigues me very much, I want to explore all the possibilites that I can.

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/biggrin.gif

Im just playing with you. *Just taking a few cheap jabs.

I know you will let us know how it runs and give us a good compairison against the mach. If you say it will beat a Mach Z in stock forum ill take your word and be more prepaird before i race my neighbour. *

A motor like the R1 will also require very little brake in, only for the barrings and rings. *The engine is machined with a under load process where plates are torqued down before machining so when the real heads and components are attached and torqued down every spec is perfect or close to. *In all honesty it has to be the most awsome 4 stroke bike engine ever made. *It will absolutly fly if you get it to pump out the Hp like the R1 bike

I know you are just playing, so am I. I&#39;m just very serious about my playing. As for breaking the motor in, most of the reports I have seen state substantial performance increases at 1000+mi. in the motorcycle.

Oh yeah there will be an increase im just saying that it is an easy engine to break in. *All aluminum 2 strokes are very delicate in this stage and it directly reflect how long the engine will last. *

My 500 Mxz had a nice waking around 700km, i didnt really notice a HP or performance increase in the Mach even when the chip broke in although numbers proove there is a diffrence. *However i was hoping for seat of the pants feel.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (MXZ900 @ Sep. 12, 2002, 09:09am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Wed. noon crate arrives. fri.PM machzzzz1 beater comes home.[/b][/quote]
Hey man, congrats on the new RX-1.

Would you mind taking a very basic measurement for me? *I&#39;m wondering what the tunnel clearance is from the end of the track lug to the bottom of the two aluminum bars that run the length of the tunnel.

The measurement would be taken just above the upper rear idlers, of course.

-Rob

This whole RX-1 weight thing is getting kind of getting old. Considering its about the same as the Mach.



Last edited by toydoc at Sep. 16, 2002, 2:58pm

Wow you finally realized that the RX1 is no more of a heavy load than your mach z. Its about time. Hows that coffee smell anyway. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

MXZ... I was just wondering if you got your new RX1 at Big Moose in Eagle Bay? Curious because I was supposed to pick mine up Saturday but they only where able to put one Black one together by the weekend and it was already spoken for...
Now I can&#39;t get up there until the 28th, it&#39;s driving me nuts after seeing your post&#39;s. Oh well, all good things come to those that wait.... or so they say.
BTW-great post on the weight, it&#39;s right where I expected it.
Now we just have to figure out the clutching...

Nope wasn&#39;t mine. Thats about 45min. north from me. Where are you located?

MXZ... I&#39;m actually a couple hours south of you.. The Binghamton area. I do all my sledding in the Old Forge area and have bought my sleds there in the past. It&#39;s just easier, *if I need to have any work done on them since I leave all my sleds and gear up there for the whole season. Besides I know the people fairly well and they treat me great. It cost me a few bucks extra but peace of mind is more than worth it.

4stroker and mxz900, why did you decide against reverse?

No choice! Black is not available with reverse. Red is not avail. w/o reverse.

Think reverse is essential? *It&#39;s availible in the accessories book for $600. *Ever install one? *Doable by a capable home mechanic? *Do they add much weight?

It adds about 6 lbs. *Not sure on how easy, that&#39;s why I ordered an ER.

same reason, if I find out I need it I&#39;ll just add it later, dealer will give it to me for close to the same price as it was from the factory. I don&#39;t think I would install it myself, you have warranty issues to deal with then.

I stopped in the local Yamaha dealership and checked out the new RX-1 mountain sled and I couldn&#39;t believe how freaking heavy the thing is. *Yamaha is nuts to think people in the west will buy the thing, at least someone that isn&#39;t built like a WWF star. *I&#39;m a big kid and put way too much effort into picking up the front end of the sled on the showroom floor. *I can&#39;t imagine what the tank would weigh wet. *If it gets stuck, you may as well call in a helicopter to come pick you up. *The dealer wasn&#39;t exactly happy with me when I asked him if it was supposed to be a mountain sled. *And I thought Arctic had weight issues, geeeez.

I guess you better not get it stuck http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

No as much as I dont care about weight. *I have to say when I was at the yamaha dealer picking up my banshee i got to lift one for the first time using the front bumper and man is it heavy. *

I can lift the mach and throw it no problem. *But this sled gave me trouble. *

You dont want to get it stuck

Just get used to the weight. In time you won&#39;t be able to buy a 2-stroke snowmobile. You might be able to buy one but not ride it anywhere on trails. I live near Yosemite National park. No groomed trails, nothing, we just head out into the National forrest. *All we have here is Mountains, you would be lucky if you could find a meadow where you could do 100 mph like you all talk about. I weigh 160 lbs. My Mountain Max weighs I think 519 dry. I just installed reverse in it just to make life easier. here is a link to some pics when we followed behind a storm.powder run (http://www.allautosmog.com/snowrun5/)
I rarely get that sled stuck, when I got it I did and it was a bitch getting out. I know where to ride, the conditions, when to stop (not on a hill) etc. One reason I got reverse is so I could back up and turn around. Many times I got screwed by having to keep going the same direction and getting buried worse. They will have no problems with there RX-1&#39;s once they get used to them. I would like to buy one and put a supercharger or nitros on it! You watch, that will be a forum in the future!

See my post above from yesterday?? WHAT DID I TELL YOU! A TURBOCHARGER FOR THE RX1!!!TURBO CHARGER LINK! (http://www.benderracing.com/rx1.htm) Check it out!

I posted about the turbo kit a month or two ago. They said this spring that they would have one. They are having trouble with the two higher boosted ones though. They&#39;re not getting the torque curve that they want as of last week.
Caleb

Awesome looking sled MXZ900! *It should definately be a great cruising sled...should make 200-mile days very easy. *It almost looks like those a-arms are out there looking for something to catch on to...bet that would not be a cheap fix.
Enjoy the sled.

paul no 2 strokes?? *do SOMETHING about it!!!! just the goverment telling people what to do again!!! dont vote for the people in favor!!! protests work! *GD tree lovers