slowpo
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hey guys, i am lookin for a new sled and i wont buy anything but yamaha, i currently have a 1995 indy 500, and have been looking for a SRX or a Viper, stock might ii add, and will prolly 1.25 track it and stinger maybe and clutch kit, nothing more...
I have found a 01 SRX brand new for a good price, and also a used 02 Viper for a really good price...
I guess i should define my riding style, i am from Saskatchewan Canada, soo our trails are all flat and pretty much straight, rise alot of stubble feilds, snow depth is usually hardpack or 1 foot powder and if riding ditch maybe 2-4 feet, mostly ride trail though, my buddies have 04 F7 snopro, 04 Viper S, 04 XC SP 700. we all take approaches at good speed catch some air, hit ditch ridges once and a while, and drag race too. we ride about 50 mph average, hardly every hold it WOT for long stretches...
trails are a little rough in places due to lack of snow, i should also add that i take a beating from my Indy 5, but it has 7500miles.
I want something that i can ride all day and feel good afterwards, wind a race or 2 against my buddies and enjoy the ride without worrying about if i need to brace myself for a bump...
soooo, to make a long story short, how do the SRX and Viper compare??? power from holeshot to finish line, corner to corner. also ride quality from studder bumps to approaches???
what do guys recomend for me??? give me the good bad and the ugly on these things
thanks, future yammi owner:fire:
I have found a 01 SRX brand new for a good price, and also a used 02 Viper for a really good price...
I guess i should define my riding style, i am from Saskatchewan Canada, soo our trails are all flat and pretty much straight, rise alot of stubble feilds, snow depth is usually hardpack or 1 foot powder and if riding ditch maybe 2-4 feet, mostly ride trail though, my buddies have 04 F7 snopro, 04 Viper S, 04 XC SP 700. we all take approaches at good speed catch some air, hit ditch ridges once and a while, and drag race too. we ride about 50 mph average, hardly every hold it WOT for long stretches...
trails are a little rough in places due to lack of snow, i should also add that i take a beating from my Indy 5, but it has 7500miles.
I want something that i can ride all day and feel good afterwards, wind a race or 2 against my buddies and enjoy the ride without worrying about if i need to brace myself for a bump...
soooo, to make a long story short, how do the SRX and Viper compare??? power from holeshot to finish line, corner to corner. also ride quality from studder bumps to approaches???
what do guys recomend for me??? give me the good bad and the ugly on these things
thanks, future yammi owner:fire:
For flat trails and lakes its hard to beat an SRX. However, if you were to get into some rough riding conditions, the SRX may start to hurt your back. An SRX will take a Viper with ease in a straight line run, unless the Viper is triple piped, in which case it depends on how each sled is tuned. It truly is hard to go wrong with an SRX, and the general consensus is that the 01 and 02 SRX are the best, so why not go with a brand new sled if you can get a good price on it? I've got a 99 and have put 1500 miles on it with no problems. Just occasionally change belts, plugs, and hyfax and they are great sleds.
slowpo
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ok i went to look at the 02 Viper this morning, it has a MBRP silencer, Comet clutch kit, studded #9855. the sled has 1800 km, and i can get it for $5500 cdn. good deal???