tyler440
Member
anyone know what the 94 vmax 500 was rated at on hp? im goign to look at one tonight for my 300lb friend and i want to make sure it will have enough hp to get him around...
also are there any things i should look for on this model besides the obvious?
thanks guys...
also are there any things i should look for on this model besides the obvious?
thanks guys...
They were about 85 hp. Give or take a couple. the 600's were about 10 more.
the 94's ate clutches, prone to spider breakage. yamaha updated and adressed this issue in 95.
braindead1684
Member
Check the skid over good I have seen quite a few seized up for some reason.
Check the TSS Scissor Arm for seperation they tend to split near the 3 joints particularly the middle joint where the two parts hinge.
Check the TSS Scissor Arm for seperation they tend to split near the 3 joints particularly the middle joint where the two parts hinge.
extremelyfastmax4
New member
if ur friend is 300 lbs than a 500 will be 2 small and if its short track and ur running in 2 feet of powder ur not going very far with all that weight u need 2 be looking at a 700 triple sx or sxr yami sled my 2 cents AL
tyler440
Member
yeah you guys all have very true statements...
first off once we pulled the trailer an hour and a half the sled was cosmeticlly rougher than described and the picture looked... this is always the case so i expected this...
i looked it all over.. the skid looked fine... the track has some torn lugs but was in really nice shape.. it had brand new skis and ski skins... started on 1/2 a pull... sounded good... the belt was way way worn out or just the wrong belt and so it was really doggy in the grass... i looked and looked it over... and ws just about to drop the sold hammer on $600 buck... then i realized.....
the body panels had rub parts on them and and weret quit fitting together right because ... the front "axel" was bent back about 1/2" or and the right strut was rotated and therefore hitting the panels... of course the guy knew nothing of this
we tried to offer him $500 and he wouldnt even take that so we walked away...
ryan- thanks for that number... thats sorta what expected...
snowdad.. thanks for that tip ill keep it in mind next time, this one looked good tho
braindead- your absolutly right about the casting seperating.. this one was too... but i sorta wrote it off as a bad casting
fastmax- im not sure if he is really that heavy... i hated to ask him... that was just a guess... but im sure hes over 250.. we generally dont blow thru true powder.. it usually has some icey base to it and generally it not even 2 feet deep... that is an extreme case...(i take it you got that info from vmax4.com, tho im not sure of your name over there)
anyways as usual thanks for the input guys
first off once we pulled the trailer an hour and a half the sled was cosmeticlly rougher than described and the picture looked... this is always the case so i expected this...
i looked it all over.. the skid looked fine... the track has some torn lugs but was in really nice shape.. it had brand new skis and ski skins... started on 1/2 a pull... sounded good... the belt was way way worn out or just the wrong belt and so it was really doggy in the grass... i looked and looked it over... and ws just about to drop the sold hammer on $600 buck... then i realized.....
the body panels had rub parts on them and and weret quit fitting together right because ... the front "axel" was bent back about 1/2" or and the right strut was rotated and therefore hitting the panels... of course the guy knew nothing of this
we tried to offer him $500 and he wouldnt even take that so we walked away...
ryan- thanks for that number... thats sorta what expected...
snowdad.. thanks for that tip ill keep it in mind next time, this one looked good tho
braindead- your absolutly right about the casting seperating.. this one was too... but i sorta wrote it off as a bad casting
fastmax- im not sure if he is really that heavy... i hated to ask him... that was just a guess... but im sure hes over 250.. we generally dont blow thru true powder.. it usually has some icey base to it and generally it not even 2 feet deep... that is an extreme case...(i take it you got that info from vmax4.com, tho im not sure of your name over there)
anyways as usual thanks for the input guys
If you can get a 97 and up top end, I believe they had better #s then 94-96 due to better porting.