Reliable sleds started by Sledhead678
	January 4th 2005 at 9:42 PM Post #26
	-XC-600 New Member 83 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 4th 2005 Location: Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, USA
	As long as you take proper care of it you will get your moneys worth out of any Polaris, Ski-Doo, or Yamaha. But i would stay away from them old triples by Polaris. But them Cats... Thats a different story, i dont mean to bash on them they make hell of a sled but ride Cats at your own risk. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

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	January 4th 2005 at 9:46 PM Post #27
	SNOWSNOWIWANTMORE Average Member 633 Posts Group: Members Member Since: November 4th 2004 Location: Espanola, ON, Canada
	yes the 04 and more so the 05 fcats are a great sled, cant go wrong but the most proven engine hands down is the 488 fuji twin. Calm down my bebes. BONdO Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 4th 2005 at 10:05 PM Post #28
	ArcticcatJon Junior Member 293 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 27th 2004 Location: Rhinelander, WI, USA
	I think the old jags!!! Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 4th 2005 at 10:05 PM Post #29
	Sleds-650 Advanced Member 1716 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 16th 2004 Location: Madison, WI, USA
	Polaris and yamaha, I believe Yamaha has a better engine warranty... Every time I Ride, I am chased by a dog called EGO... Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 4th 2005 at 10:26 PM Post #30
	Waterboy Official Sled Destroyer 1669 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 31st 2002 Location: Batavia, NY, USA Current Sled: 97 Z 440 2008-2009 Miles: 80
	ill agree with the indy 500, but engine wise, i would say the Kohler 10 horse engine has been my most reliable never been rebuilt, and it was made in '75 East Pembroke, NY Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 4th 2005 at 10:29 PM Post #31
	RMK-KING The Fabricator Moderator 9123 Posts Group: Moderators Member Since: October 3rd 2002 Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600 2008-2009 Miles: 550
	polaris fuji motors,we have owned 3 with 8000-10000 miles and they motors have never been apart.. Current Line Up -09 RMK Assault -06 IQ R 600HO -01 ProX 600 -95 XCR 600 Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 4th 2005 at 10:45 PM Post #32
	Zelot Crazy Canuck 240 Posts Group: Members Member Since: November 8th 2004 Location: Beaverton, Ontario, Canada
	I have a 76 Arctic cat jag 280 and its starts every time, havent had a single problem, I figure theres no problems because its a small and simplistic engine and it sbeen an all around great sled. Everybody is entitled to their own opinions, Just mine are always right. ~ 2006 Polaris Indy 500 Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 4th 2005 at 11:08 PM Post #33
	Canadian_snow Junior Member 358 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 22nd 2003
	The 485 Phazer motors. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 5:10 AM Post #34
	FreezerBurnt New Member 78 Posts Group: Members Member Since: October 13th 2004 Location: Sudbury, Canada
	583/670 Skidoo Indy 400/500 Yamaha Phazer/SX 700 Cat 550 LC 01 ZR600 VEV Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 11:18 AM Post #35
	Tfin70 Senior Member 2307 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 13th 2001 Location: Sidney, Maine, USA
	Not to be bias, but when it comes to reliability, Yamahas...hands down. 05 RS Vector ER "Engage the Mechanism" Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 11:45 AM Post #36
	Indy_4_Life Wide Open Till You See The Light... Then BRAKE!!! 193 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 7th 2004 Location: Blaine, MN, USA Current Sled: '94 XLT 2008-2009 Miles: 1300
	oh how i love to hear the responses "indy 500" the indy 500 is the most reliable.. "hands down" '97 Indy 500 '99 XCR 440 '78 TXL 340 '94 XLT Special *Mint!* '02 Scrambler 500HO HPD Clutch/Pipe '06 Z71 6" BDS Lift Hypertech/K&N 33" Xtreme M/T Braap!! Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 2:20 PM Post #37
	indy_500_efi New Member 74 Posts Group: Members Member Since: February 15th 2004 Location: marshall, MN, USA
	yepp. Indy 500 Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 9:30 PM  [ Modified January 5th 2005 at 9:31 PM ] Post #38
	arcticcatmatt Spleen Splitter arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home! Updated Yesterday at 12:16 PM 14006 Posts Group: Moderators Member Since: November 25th 2001 Location: Berkshire, NY, USA Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600 2008-2009 Miles: 450
	Quote Originally posted by -XC-600 But them Cats... Thats a different story, i dont mean to bash on them they make hell of a sled but ride Cats at your own risk. I love post like this... makes me laugh at the newcomers to the forum and probally even the sport.. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 9:35 PM Post #39
	ArcticcatkidZR600 Advanced Member 1309 Posts Group: Members Member Since: April 13th 2004 Location: Eagan, MN, USA
	Quote Originally posted by arcticcatmatt Quote Originally posted by -XC-600 But them Cats... Thats a different story, i dont mean to bash on them they make hell of a sled but ride Cats at your own risk. I love post like this... makes me laugh at the newcomers to the forum and probally even the sport.. Dont worry matt, he just means ride them at you own risk because they might rip your arms off or work totaly fine. Or that is what he better of meant. 04 Sno Pro w/ F7 EFI 2007 Phazer FX Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 9:50 PM Post #40
	2000xc440sp Junior Member 126 Posts Group: Members Member Since: September 10th 2001 Location: mpls, mn
	The fuji motors for sure....lol our 90 sport 340 fan has 6800mi. We've never done anything to the carbs or anything and it fires up and runs strong every year. Slowly....but hey better than my 2000 xc440sp which had 3 meltdowns within 500 mi. Now if I could talk my dad into having the clutches gone thru so it goes faster than 60 downhill... SIC ass 02 PRO-X 440 with a crankshop ported 800 motor, CS twin pipes, VF 3 reeds, Kickass filters, Boss Seat, 1.65" track, USI skis, SNOPRO bars, big tank, all blacked out....WHAT YOU GOT???? (theres pix of it in my profile) Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 9:51 PM Post #41
	wyld_stallyn Starting Member 29 Posts Group: Members Member Since: October 31st 2004 Location: Canada
	2 stroke engines are all the same you never know when they will blow up, Any sled would be of equal reliability to me. Any brand any class, run them with good oil , grease em put some good gas in and i dont see why it shouldnt hold together. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 11:35 PM Post #42
	Boogie Starting Member 27 Posts Group: Members Member Since: October 24th 2004 Location: Canada
	polaris 432 fuji fan, yamaha enticers Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 5th 2005 at 11:54 PM Post #43
	Parasitic_Whim Advanced Member 1955 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 6th 2004 Location: Freeport, IL, USA Current Sled: '89 Yamaha Exciter 580
	Quote Originally posted by arcticcatmatt Quote Originally posted by -XC-600 But them Cats... Thats a different story, i dont mean to bash on them they make hell of a sled but ride Cats at your own risk. I love post like this... makes me laugh at the newcomers to the forum and probally even the sport.. Maybe you have the magic touch. Every AC I've deatl with (which I admit hasn't been many) has had problems staying running. Only problem I've ever had with our Yamaha was the crank seal went out, but thats because the previous owner installed it incorrectly. My vote stays as Yamaha as the most reliable and AC as the least reliable "you kept trying to make scrambled eggs with 3 hardboiled ones." "Just wondering why in an apartment full of stoners there is half a waffle in the TRASH CAN. get ur s**t together man" Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 12:47 AM Post #44
	beater New Member 66 Posts Group: Members Member Since: January 18th 2004 Location: St. John's, Canada
	A/C make fine machines. Suzuki mills under the hood....can't go wrong considering they are one of the bigger engine makers. The efi system is proven as well as the aws. I don't own nor have I ever owned a cat but my buddy has over 6000 miles on a pantera and the thing rocks. Sounds like a real weapon and he's never split the cases or touched the engine. How can artic cat suck or even come in last place. OH I forgot.... this is kind of a polaris forum right. Yamaha all the way!!!!!! Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 7:19 AM Post #45
	brsacjab Junior Member 190 Posts Group: Members Member Since: February 2nd 2003 Location: Delmar, NY, USA
	I guess the truth detector in the responses is how sensitive people get to honest responses from others. I was just talking with my sled shop the other day(not a dealer for any brand). He's raced ski-doo for 30 years. He says he finds ski-doos and polaris similar overall, when not looking at particular models. Cats are funny though he said. The cat riders tend to be very brand loyal, they would keep breaking and blowin up, and they would run right out and buy a new cat. Personally, the brand I find on the side of the trail is cat 80% of the time. We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. --George Bernard Shaw 2006 Yamaha Apex GT 2004 Trail Touring (2) http://www.dragofspeculator.com http://www.endless-belt.com Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 7:23 AM Post #46
	Sledhead678 Average Member 635 Posts Group: Members Member Since: November 6th 2004 Location: Portland, Maine, USA
	Hmm You would'nt understand. Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 9:05 AM Post #47
	1997mach1 Banned - Brand Bashing 190 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 21st 2003 Location: Rexton, N,B, Canada
	the most reliable sled out there is the 1997 ski-doo formula 500 ask TRIPLE TRIPLES he will back me up on this one Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 11:15 AM Post #48
	mikemike98 Starting Member 3 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 6th 2003 Location: thunder bay, ontario, Canada
	88-2003 polaris 5,6,7, hundreds,old cats,tundras,enticers and a moto ski all problem free MG Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 11:34 AM Post #49
	mackinsaw Born to Fertilize.. mackinsaw Thinks it's mighty convient for the neighbor to wait untill there's snow on the ground and to ask me if I would do him a massive favour and cut his firewood for the winter for money as he is incapable. Dang I got some work cut out for the next few days. Updated Last Sunday at 9:30 PM 2062 Posts Group: Members Member Since: December 1st 2004 Location: Avola, B.C., Canada Current Sled: garbage bag 2008-2009 Miles: 780
	yamaha bravo 250's........they'll never break down Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	January 6th 2005 at 8:10 PM  [ Modified January 6th 2005 at 8:12 PM ] Post #50
	arcticcatmatt Spleen Splitter arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home! Updated Yesterday at 12:16 PM 14006 Posts Group: Moderators Member Since: November 25th 2001 Location: Berkshire, NY, USA Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600 2008-2009 Miles: 450
	Quote Originally posted by brsacjab Cats are funny though he said. The cat riders tend to be very brand loyal, they would keep breaking and blowin up, and they would run right out and buy a new cat. Does that make my parents stupid for having a mercury sable blow up at 120,000 miles and then go buy a new one the next week? Thats a good one... cat riders tend to be very brand loyal... But in this thread, all I am reading is other brand lovers bashing cat.. like yourself.. For some reason you think that "Cat" riders are different then other riders. Thats a good one. I am a non biased rider that will ride anything and likes everything. Although I do "prefer" certain brands over another for various reasons. But I have never heard that a brand makes you different then everyone else. How stupid. I just call it like I see it. Welcome to the forum Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit