97 vs. 98 SX 700

Excitabletom

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I just bought an SX 700! Super clean, newer Camoplast track, studs, plastics skis and handlebar hooks. All for only $1300. I'm pumped!

I bought it as advertised, as a 1997 model. How can I tell a 97 from a 98???
 
Well you can look at the tunnel, there should be a date....? Or write down the VIN and go to the dealer....

Good luck and enjoy

Nick
 
97 700 SX IS PREFIX 8CH1
98 700 SX IS PREFIX 8CH2
DECALS ARE SLIGHTLY DEFFERENT. BOTH STILL RED. AWSOME SLEDS 3:16 (yammie tony)
 
I have been running ultimax.3 belts 6 years with good results lost 1 belt in 8500 miles, it had about 7000+ miles on it.
 
Yamaha belts are the only way to go they are the correct rubber compound for the clutches on your sled. Other belts don't work as good
 
i tried running the ultimax 3 belt on my viper. blew within 300 miles. put the yammie belt back on, and still am using the old yammie belt as a spare...have new yammie one on it right now. threw the ultimax away and will never run one again. had trouble with them on my rev too. STICK WITH OEM YAMAHA BELTS.
 
bravo-guy said:
will this 8dn-00 belt work on my pro-action chassis Mountain Lite?
It would work, but you would have to adjust the clutching as it calls for the 89L belt which is softer. If you are running the 485 engine, then I would run the 89L. You don't need to squeeze the belt as hard, and that engine doesn't have that much power to begin with.
 
i have a 97 and my brother has a 98 heated carbs remote resivour shocks differant decals pto bearing on crank is bigger it sits abit lower on front on the 98 both are great sleds you will love it
 
8DN YAMAHA BELT IS BEST BELT OUT THERE. JUST A NOTE, ITS 8DN-00, NOT 01. 3:16 (yammie tony)

The belt I looked up stated: 8dn-17641-01-00

It has the 01 and the 00 in the size. Is this correct?
 
The Vmax's graphics on the '98 are black instead of purple in '97 and the Proaction graphics on the suspension arms are black with yellow outline instead of yellow and purple outline.
 
TOM, THERE IS A DEFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE BELTS. 01 SLIGHTLY WIDER.HAS BEEN STATED YOU HAVE TO ADJUST SECONDARY. 00-00 BELT YOU DO NOT. 3:16 (yammie tony)
 
Turk said:
98 should have remote reservoir shocks on the front

Turk,

That was only on the "Spring powersurge units only" that you could get the Ohlins front shocks.

The standard units had the same alum.bodied KYB units w/red springs like all of the 97's.

**The 98's also came standard with the plastic idler wheels too, where the 97's had the older style aluminum units.
 


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