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i want a badass triple /what brand and why ?
- need help picking out a old school screamer
started by theprickformerlyknownaszr
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July 17th 2009 at 10:37 PM
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xINeEdSnOwIx
I walk softly but carry a big stick
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215 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: June 17th 2009
Location: Elk Lake, WI, USA
Current Sled: 02 1/2 zr 440 sno pro
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Quote originally posted by the_hog
Just because you rode Daddies sled once does not mean you know what you are talking about. You are 15 and have already proved in this thread you have no idea what you are talking about. You are a child stick to what you know, stickers, baked cans and 24 inch risers and leave the real info to people who actually own one of these sleds.
Once? ok then, like I said before, I ride my dads srx more than my snowmobile. I ride it to school and anywhere else I feel like going. What did I say that prooved I know nothing? I said it is really fast, and I thought it had a good suspension. Stickers? I took them off from the previous owner of my sled because it ruins the looks, baked cans??? 24 inch risers, ok then, my 6 inch risers is just a little bit shy of 24 just for the info.
 2002 1/2 zr 440 sno pro
-D&D clutching
-Fox shocks
-6 inch bar risers
-C&A skis
-1.5 track
-RSI handguards w/ billet mounts
-RSI mountain bar
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July 20th 2009 at 12:34 PM
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promod
Too Many People Know Too Many Things That Just Aren't True
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164 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: August 9th 2007
Location: Detroit Lakes
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I worked at a dealer that sold Cat, Yamaha, & Ski-Doo. I am good friends with the local Polaris dealer. I have ridden all of the sleds listed in various states of tune. A few of my observations.
Yamaha fit & finish is second to none. They are well built machine. Stock for stock, they will not run with the others on high end. With a little tuning, they are very respectable.
The Machs are also well built. And they have an unbelieveable motor, a good runing one is as fast or faster than a stock T-cat. In my opinion, the chassis is a little overbuilt & heavy but the rest of the package more than makes up for it.
I don't have as much saddle time on the Polaris as the others. The stock machines were strong but didn't have the pull of the Cat or Ski-Doo. With a little tweeking/tuning though, they run hard. With a little more, they are a force to be reckoned with, nice machine.
The T-Cat. Fit & finish isn't so great, some times the Cats look like they were put together in a high school Ag class. We used to pick up race sleds at the factory that still had wet loctite & alum shavings on the tunnel, they were FRESH of the line. Kinda big, a little heavy BUT if you want a sled that is an absolute blast to ride, I'd pick the Cat.
Your original post says you want a fast, dependable sled. In my opinion the Cat is the most bang for the buck, stock for stock. The early models had stator issues but the years you are looking at are pretty much trouble free. I own a couple that have pretty high mileage & I've never had a serious issue with any of them. Content to cruise at 30 on the trails but when you hit the lake, odds are you'll be one of the first to the other side.
Like I said, all are good machines. My personal picks are
1. Cat
2. Mach
3. Polaris
4. Yammi.
I like anything fast enough to do something stupid on
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October 6th 2009 at 5:32 PM
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Polaris_Special
Starting Member
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37 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: June 18th 2009
Current Sled: 1998 Polaris XLT Special
2008-2009 Miles: 15
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i have a 1998 polaris indy xlt special 600 triple and i think that it is an awesome sled!!! even with the stock canister it sounds awesome and has always started up... we even had it started when it was below zero in accouple of pulls...the only thing i don't like is that to turn you have to sit down because the bars are in an aquard position... other than that great sled. one question though... how much hp does it have? it is bone stock... i will possibly be selling mine in a year and upgrading to a 2002 skidoo mxz x 700
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October 8th 2009 at 8:41 PM
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PolarisBoy1996
Hard Core Sled Lover
PolarisBoy1996 Got my handguards, mounts, and extensions in the mail today. Just finished putting them on, hope they work good!
Updated Thursday at 3:44 PM
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293 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 20th 2009
Location: Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: 95' Polaris Indy Starlite
2008-2009 Miles: 50
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The 98' XCR 800 deffinately!
It's not what you drive, It's what drives you!
Pain is just weakness leaving the body!
Current Sleds:
1995 Polaris Indy Starlite 250 - Mine
2001 Polaris XCF SP 440 - Dad's
1995 Polaris Indy XLT Special 600 Mod - Brother's
Past Sleds:
2001 Polaris XCSP 600 w/modded out 2003 Polaris ProX 600 motor - Dad's
1998 Ski-Doo Formula 380 - Mom's First
2003 Polaris ProX 600 - Mom's Second
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October 8th 2009 at 9:09 PM
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Mad-Boondocker
Only way to take on FEAR is to take it head on
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751 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: February 19th 2009
Location: East Otto, NY, USA
Current Sled: 98 Polaris Indy 500 Mod
2008-2009 Miles: 185
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^^^ Did Polaris make an 800 xcr in 98 or 99? Because I have only seen ones made in 2000 and up
1998 Polaris Indy 500 chassis with 98 Xc 600 motor
SLP ceramic coated pipe with SLP can
V-force reeds
4 inch pivot riser
Gutted Air Box
EPI clutch kit soon to be installed
Maybe some pro tapers
1998 XC 700 water-cross sled
SLP twin pipes
Some light weight parts
Water-cross mods include taking the parts u do not need
This includes removing the seat replacing gas tank and IFS bars.
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October 8th 2009 at 9:49 PM
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PolarisBoy1996
Hard Core Sled Lover
PolarisBoy1996 Got my handguards, mounts, and extensions in the mail today. Just finished putting them on, hope they work good!
Updated Thursday at 3:44 PM
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293 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 20th 2009
Location: Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: 95' Polaris Indy Starlite
2008-2009 Miles: 50
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Quote originally posted by Mad-Boondocker
^^^ Did Polaris make an 800 xcr in 98 or 99? Because I have only seen ones made in 2000 and up
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they did, my dad was looking at buying one for some time.
It's not what you drive, It's what drives you!
Pain is just weakness leaving the body!
Current Sleds:
1995 Polaris Indy Starlite 250 - Mine
2001 Polaris XCF SP 440 - Dad's
1995 Polaris Indy XLT Special 600 Mod - Brother's
Past Sleds:
2001 Polaris XCSP 600 w/modded out 2003 Polaris ProX 600 motor - Dad's
1998 Ski-Doo Formula 380 - Mom's First
2003 Polaris ProX 600 - Mom's Second
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October 9th 2009 at 8:01 AM
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Dirty_Harry
Ridin the Storm out!
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1309 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: November 27th 2006
Location: Kalamazoo, Mi, USA
Current Sled: 1997 Polaris Storm
2008-2009 Miles: 700
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Storm's last year was 1998. They made a red, aggressive Chassis XCR 800 in 1999. So yes, they did make them in 1999.
Slednutz.com
2002 Ski Doo Summit 600 144 (Skidmark)
1997 Indy Storm (Stormy)
1995 XLT Sp
1998 Arctic Cat Panther 550 Touring (Sold)
1993 Arctic Cat 550 EXT (Sold)
1996 XLT Special (Sold)
2000 Indy 500 (Sold)
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October 9th 2009 at 3:21 PM
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Mad-Boondocker
Only way to take on FEAR is to take it head on
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751 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 19th 2009
Location: East Otto, NY, USA
Current Sled: 98 Polaris Indy 500 Mod
2008-2009 Miles: 185
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^^^ learn something every day I guess it is just that I have not seen them around here That aggressive is a tank it is really heavy
1998 Polaris Indy 500 chassis with 98 Xc 600 motor
SLP ceramic coated pipe with SLP can
V-force reeds
4 inch pivot riser
Gutted Air Box
EPI clutch kit soon to be installed
Maybe some pro tapers
1998 XC 700 water-cross sled
SLP twin pipes
Some light weight parts
Water-cross mods include taking the parts u do not need
This includes removing the seat replacing gas tank and IFS bars.
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October 20th 2009 at 9:56 PM
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triplefever
Junior Member
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108 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: October 20th 2009
Location: saginaw, michigan
Current Sled: 1999 zr600 snopro
2008-2009 Miles: 3049
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i would go with the t-cat personaly myself they have the best cooling design were all the cylinders are the same temp and they are endless with performance parts then flip a coin for what won you would want next...my fist choice for a big sled would be a turbo 1000cc yamaha thats were its at
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October 20th 2009 at 10:05 PM
[ Modified October 20th 2009 at 10:07 PM
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Dirty_Harry
Ridin the Storm out!
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1309 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: November 27th 2006
Location: Kalamazoo, Mi, USA
Current Sled: 1997 Polaris Storm
2008-2009 Miles: 700
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Quote originally posted by Mad-Boondocker ^^^ learn something every day I guess it is just that I have not seen them around here That aggressive is a tank it is really heavy Yes it is heavy, but it is only a couple lbs heavier than the Gen II. And I mean only like 2.
Slednutz.com
2002 Ski Doo Summit 600 144 (Skidmark)
1997 Indy Storm (Stormy)
1995 XLT Sp
1998 Arctic Cat Panther 550 Touring (Sold)
1993 Arctic Cat 550 EXT (Sold)
1996 XLT Special (Sold)
2000 Indy 500 (Sold)
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October 22nd 2009 at 5:24 AM
[ Modified October 22nd 2009 at 5:27 AM
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Blaine
Starting Member
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19 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: May 16th 2007
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It may come down to which sled you can find the best deal on. I am bias towards cat. If you go with the t-cat, you have to watch for water pump failures, stator failures and get a track on it that hooks up. The 98 came with an .850 height lug track and it spins way too much. The T-cat is easy to mod, but the 1998 year is a bit of a bastard year when it comes to getting pipes to fit it. A 100% trailable and reliable motor is a D&D style ported 1000 with pipes on it. You can get 185-190hp out of it and it is as reliable as stock. I've seen all models run good, but you never fully know what has been done to them and how reliable they are. There are some good deals out there so keep your eyes open.
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October 22nd 2009 at 3:34 PM
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stormrider62033
wally
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4729 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: December 25th 2004
Location: Gillespie, IL, USA
Current Sled: 99xcr 800
2008-2009 Miles: 500
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Quote originally posted by PlayInThePowder700
i can back it up though you keep saying back stuff up well i am. my freinds dad has an srx 700 with aftermarket pipes and he ****ing blew away a xcr 700 so i could only imagine that he would edge out the xcr 800, from what i herd those sleds are slow out of the gate and so much more heavier than the srx
once again ,my buddy had a 2002 srx ,it was a nice sled ,me i have a 99 xcr 800 (yes thhey made the power valved xcr 800 in 99) as far as racing goes it was close we would trade off win's of course the big 99 agressive is heavy ,plus i wieght more than 100 lbs more than he does plus over a foot taller ,,the srx had a clutch kit my xcr has a clutch kit ,etc ,pretty close ,but on packed snow could walk the dog with him ,but in other places like deeper snow he could edge me out ,and as far as being slower out of the gate thats not true ether all depends on how well you got every thing set up although no matter how many stud's you have will still spin out some ,my friends are amazed that it will dig threw the snow frozen dirt and even pavement for up to 30 feet on take off
A 99 xcr 800
mid Il alway's waiting for snow,moving north(way north)2001 thundercat 99xcr 800 97SPX ULTRA 96 zrt 600&800,92 doo plusX 92 v max 4 750
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