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Originally Posted by HomeWood
Good thought, but he's paying the bill and he's prepared to spend the money. I warned him it could be pricey, but he doesn't really care (he can afford it). I bring up two atv's in addition to my sled.
I sold my second sled on NH craigslist when I came up last February. It was a 95 Formula 670. It ran well, but I was always tinkering with it for some reason. It also was not a friendly trail sled. Great lake sled, but it beat the crud out of you on the trails. Pull start only and ropes would break now and them. Big engine to pull start. The registration fee has gotten to be too much for just a couple weeks worth of use and then, four machines to register. Three machines is too much as it is.
At some point I may look for a simple 340 or 440, air cooled, elec start sled for a second machine. Not in the budget now though.
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Those old sleds sure did beat you up. My first new sled was a 96 STX 583.
Not sure if you knew they did come out with a new recoil you could swap over too that reduced the effort to pull it over.
I owned a newer 670HO and that was a great sled but it did not like corners. I tweaked the suspension but still couldn’t keep one ski from lifting in sharp corners.
I then got into long (136) track sleds with a 2001 Renegade, that I owned till 2010.
That was the last ZX chassis sled I owned now they are all REV chassis long track machines.
It’s amazing how much things have changed even in the last 5 years.
A lot of riders do not realize how many adjustments there are on these machines and how they will effect the ride and handling even from the beginning of the day to the end.
I usually make suspension adjustments to our machines for different snow types (dry or wet), depth and trail conditions. Softer in the morning and progressively stiffer as the day goes on and the trails bump up. It makes a big difference on how comfortable you are at the end of the day. Many never take the time to understand their suspension and miss out on how great their sled can be as conditions change.