n8sjh
New member
Just picked up a couple 94 v-max's
Hi guys, I am new to the board. I just ran across this site and joined.
Anyways I just got back into snowmobiles. I had Artic-cats about 10 years ago and now just picked up a couple of sleds for what I think was a great deal(please let me know if I am wrong on this).
I got 2 94 v-max 600s the red color sleds.
One is stock motor but has a upgraded Hydro brake kit on it. It has 6000 Km on it but the motor was rebuilt and has 25 hours on it. This will be my wifes sled.
The other sled is the same sled but has a m-10 suspension upgrade to it. The motor is all stock now. The previous owner had bought from another guy that had it all hopped up with pipes,dial a jet kit, K@N filters and more I'm sure and blew it up. He had it rebuilt and put it all back to stock.
I got all the extra go fast parts that were on the machine when it was blown. I plan on leaving it stock for now and maybe later put the pipes on it but not sure yet. The pipes have a tag on them that say Reihard I think. Twin pipes. Not even sure if they are any good? If any one has any info on them please let me know as I have never heard of them. Also no Idea what the dial a jet thing is? This is all stuff not on the sled and not sure if its worth putting on it at all?
I also got the stock rear suspension, extra Hyfax, 2 saddle bags and trunk bags, tons of extra studs and a few sets of ski carbides, service manual,gas cans,extra Yamalube oil (is this any good)
Also got a snug harbor 3 place drive on-off galvinized trailer with slush gaurd.
All sleds and trailer and acc. all for $2500
So anything I should check out on these sleds or safety precautions I should know about them? Like I said I have been out of sleds for a while and thought this was a good deal for a couple of sleds for me and my wife (who has never run a sled) to get into sleds again. I know not a good year this year for snow in Michigan but we live in Grand Rapids and own land up in Kalkaska so we have plenty of places to ride when the snow comes and until then I don't feel bad about having cheap sleds sitting. Thanks Steve
Hi guys, I am new to the board. I just ran across this site and joined.
Anyways I just got back into snowmobiles. I had Artic-cats about 10 years ago and now just picked up a couple of sleds for what I think was a great deal(please let me know if I am wrong on this).
I got 2 94 v-max 600s the red color sleds.
One is stock motor but has a upgraded Hydro brake kit on it. It has 6000 Km on it but the motor was rebuilt and has 25 hours on it. This will be my wifes sled.
The other sled is the same sled but has a m-10 suspension upgrade to it. The motor is all stock now. The previous owner had bought from another guy that had it all hopped up with pipes,dial a jet kit, K@N filters and more I'm sure and blew it up. He had it rebuilt and put it all back to stock.
I got all the extra go fast parts that were on the machine when it was blown. I plan on leaving it stock for now and maybe later put the pipes on it but not sure yet. The pipes have a tag on them that say Reihard I think. Twin pipes. Not even sure if they are any good? If any one has any info on them please let me know as I have never heard of them. Also no Idea what the dial a jet thing is? This is all stuff not on the sled and not sure if its worth putting on it at all?
I also got the stock rear suspension, extra Hyfax, 2 saddle bags and trunk bags, tons of extra studs and a few sets of ski carbides, service manual,gas cans,extra Yamalube oil (is this any good)
Also got a snug harbor 3 place drive on-off galvinized trailer with slush gaurd.
All sleds and trailer and acc. all for $2500
So anything I should check out on these sleds or safety precautions I should know about them? Like I said I have been out of sleds for a while and thought this was a good deal for a couple of sleds for me and my wife (who has never run a sled) to get into sleds again. I know not a good year this year for snow in Michigan but we live in Grand Rapids and own land up in Kalkaska so we have plenty of places to ride when the snow comes and until then I don't feel bad about having cheap sleds sitting. Thanks Steve
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First off, welcome to the BEST sled site on the net, well for me anyway. Secondly, remember that you have two going on thirteen year old sleds there, not spring chickens. That said, you should be happy with your purchase, especially if both are in good shape. My only suggestion would be to have a good look at the clutches. I believe the twins were a little hard on them. There is some excellent reading in the technical section of the main site. www.totallyamaha.com 'Technical Pages' button on the left. Some of it won't apply directly to your sleds but the info is very helpfull in getting an idea about them(ie: clutching). The other thing would be to stay away from the twin pipes untill you want to start tinkering. Some of the stuff you have may be saleable on the classified forum here.
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daman
New member
Yup.. keep them stock for now untill you know how there going to perform
plus they will last longer,, it would be nice if you could get your hands on a service manual so you can see all the things to check and adj., but there kinda hard to find,,any ways welcome and if ya need anything just ask.
plus they will last longer,, it would be nice if you could get your hands on a service manual so you can see all the things to check and adj., but there kinda hard to find,,any ways welcome and if ya need anything just ask.
sandmanmike1
New member
Who needs a tech manual when you have TY. Most questions are answered with a couple hours. They helped me install a 136" pro-action skid from a 2000 Venture in my 94 VMAX and several other things also. Now I have 11.5 inches of suspension instead of 6"
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daman
New member
sandmanmike1 said:
Anybody that wants to seriously take car of ther sled,,, with out running
to the damn computer all the time thats the first thing i did when i got
my sleds,,payed for them selves over and over again.
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bluebullet
New member
Congrats and welcome!
n8sjh, Sounds like you got a pretty good deal! First off I agree keep the motors all stock, I bought a 95 that had PSI pipes and set up as per PSI and couldn't keep the motor together! Great for drag racing but if I road on trails for over an hour it would smoke a piston! After two rebuilds went back to stock and rode two seasons(5000 miles) with no cares! Plus, I know Mich UP and WIS have sound laws with heafty tickets! Yes, check your clutches and your jack shafts only issues I had. The sled with the M-10 should be awsome! My 95 was a great trail sled but did not handle the stuter bumps well. anyway good luck and ride safe!
n8sjh, Sounds like you got a pretty good deal! First off I agree keep the motors all stock, I bought a 95 that had PSI pipes and set up as per PSI and couldn't keep the motor together! Great for drag racing but if I road on trails for over an hour it would smoke a piston! After two rebuilds went back to stock and rode two seasons(5000 miles) with no cares! Plus, I know Mich UP and WIS have sound laws with heafty tickets! Yes, check your clutches and your jack shafts only issues I had. The sled with the M-10 should be awsome! My 95 was a great trail sled but did not handle the stuter bumps well. anyway good luck and ride safe!
baker
New member
If'n you read his post, you will see that he has a service manual.
N* - you got a great deal! Like you, I just bought three similar sleds, and then joined this board to get some help setting them up. I paid an average price of $1300 each for my sleds, all with 2800 miles on them. I feel okay about the deal, because I only had to spend about $200 total to make them completely right. You did great getting everything you got plus the trailer!
For starters, I replaced the completely trashed rollers and pins in the '94, and then went through all the clutches with a "if it aint broke, don't fix it" mindset. My bushings were all good. I knocked out the factory aluminum rivets and installed 10.3's. I am running factory weights. Other than that, i left them alone. Clutch parts are pricey!.
Then I rejetted all the sleds for my elevation. A good rule of thumb on jetting is to decrease the main jet 1 size for each 2000' above sea level. Then for each 4000' above sea level, move the needle clip "up=leaner" one notch. In my '94, at 5000', I run 145 main with the clip in the number 2 position. I have the pilot-air screws set at 1.75 turns out. Dissassemble the carbs and clean them. They'll likely need it unless recently done. You can rejet if you need to while doing this. One of my sleds was jetted for 10000' feet! I'm lucky i checked them out before riding much, otherwise burn-down!
The oil consumption setting needs to be carefully tuned down so that these sleds consume 1 qt per tank of fuel (as opposed to the 2 qts they will drink at the factory setting). I recently wrote a decent description of how to do this, just search posts with my name on them, you'll find it.
The '94 through '96 generation is "unto itself", although some '96's have '97 components. We can use many parts from the '94 to '01 generation, but suspension components and especially your secondary clutch are unique.
Our generation has crappy rear suspension, hence the frequent mention of skid upgrades, which is about a $550 perk including track, if done on the cheap. Congrats on buying one already done.
Check the airbox and pipe for mouse nests.
Lube the zerks - there are two under the skid and one each on the front shock towers. I spray Finish Line Bicycle Chain lube on the six steering knuckles every other ride. This is a penetrating dry-film teflon grease spray. Good stuff.
If your sleds "dart", search that term for an easy shim cure for darting. It works.
These motors last forever. Congrats, have fun!
N* - you got a great deal! Like you, I just bought three similar sleds, and then joined this board to get some help setting them up. I paid an average price of $1300 each for my sleds, all with 2800 miles on them. I feel okay about the deal, because I only had to spend about $200 total to make them completely right. You did great getting everything you got plus the trailer!
For starters, I replaced the completely trashed rollers and pins in the '94, and then went through all the clutches with a "if it aint broke, don't fix it" mindset. My bushings were all good. I knocked out the factory aluminum rivets and installed 10.3's. I am running factory weights. Other than that, i left them alone. Clutch parts are pricey!.
Then I rejetted all the sleds for my elevation. A good rule of thumb on jetting is to decrease the main jet 1 size for each 2000' above sea level. Then for each 4000' above sea level, move the needle clip "up=leaner" one notch. In my '94, at 5000', I run 145 main with the clip in the number 2 position. I have the pilot-air screws set at 1.75 turns out. Dissassemble the carbs and clean them. They'll likely need it unless recently done. You can rejet if you need to while doing this. One of my sleds was jetted for 10000' feet! I'm lucky i checked them out before riding much, otherwise burn-down!
The oil consumption setting needs to be carefully tuned down so that these sleds consume 1 qt per tank of fuel (as opposed to the 2 qts they will drink at the factory setting). I recently wrote a decent description of how to do this, just search posts with my name on them, you'll find it.
The '94 through '96 generation is "unto itself", although some '96's have '97 components. We can use many parts from the '94 to '01 generation, but suspension components and especially your secondary clutch are unique.
Our generation has crappy rear suspension, hence the frequent mention of skid upgrades, which is about a $550 perk including track, if done on the cheap. Congrats on buying one already done.
Check the airbox and pipe for mouse nests.
Lube the zerks - there are two under the skid and one each on the front shock towers. I spray Finish Line Bicycle Chain lube on the six steering knuckles every other ride. This is a penetrating dry-film teflon grease spray. Good stuff.
If your sleds "dart", search that term for an easy shim cure for darting. It works.
These motors last forever. Congrats, have fun!
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daman
New member
baker said:
He probly meant Owners manual
n8sjh
New member
Thanks for the repies. Guys I do have a factory Yamaha Service manual for VX500/600 (U-W). Thats what it says on the cover. Its about 1 inch thick.
I thumbed through it last night and in the back was a pile of recipts for all the aftermarket parts all totaled out to about what I got everything for sleds trailer and all extras.
I have not made room in the garage yet to go through everything but I looked at one of the sleds and it has a 108 exp clutch and it has a roller secondary that was just coming on the market when I got out of sleds. I remember the guy I bought it from said that the clutches were redone at the same time as the motor so maybe 25 30 hours? The stock sled I will have to check out.
Thanks Steve
I thumbed through it last night and in the back was a pile of recipts for all the aftermarket parts all totaled out to about what I got everything for sleds trailer and all extras.
I have not made room in the garage yet to go through everything but I looked at one of the sleds and it has a 108 exp clutch and it has a roller secondary that was just coming on the market when I got out of sleds. I remember the guy I bought it from said that the clutches were redone at the same time as the motor so maybe 25 30 hours? The stock sled I will have to check out.
Thanks Steve
daman
New member
n8sjh said:
Thats cool...manuals are great.