Had a mint condition SRX (pics)

Wayne084

Wayne084

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Well, I had a mint condition SRX that I got from a 60 year old guy who took great care of it. I was really starting to like this sled but all good things come to an end. I was driving through drifts in an open field and than my ski caught a culvert and now I've pretty well ruined it. I was just looking for some opinions on what it's going to take to fix it, if it is even feasible to fix it. The sled was worth $3000 to me personally, and being in Canada where prices run higher, I can't just go out and buy another one for $1500. But I've ripped off absolutely everything on the front suspension on that side. The cooler wasn't hit for those wondering. I've seen one that looked like this before and it was being parted out. What can I do?

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OUCH!!!!!
How are you?
Sorry to hear about that!!!
I would go to the classifieds and check to see what I can get the parts for used. I buy a lot of parts there and guys on here are real good to deal with. The biggest cost is going to be that ohlins shock. But you might as well put it back together. Thats what I would do. How is the tunnel and everything else?
 
I hate that when that happens. Mine got smashed up last year, but wasnt that bad. Bought a oem trail arm instead of a jobber and I think it was a good idea, cause sounds like jobbers are junk.
 
If your bulkhead, bellypan and rear trailing arm mount aren't damaged I would fix that for sure. Glad to see you weren't hurt bad, hitting those culverts can be pretty scary. Know a couple guys who have been hurt bad from hitting them.
 
Oops, just noticed the rear trailing arm mount is pretty bad. Might be a problem there. Another thing to consider is maybe seeing if anyone has a good chassis close to home?
 
I would try to pull the rear arm mount forward and reshape the running board. Repair aluminum as needed. Buy new trailing arm, and link bars, as well as new shocks. Try a local autobody shop for a frame straightener. Al
 
I hit a curb a few years ago and bent the trailing arm just like you did...I got the parts on here and put it together for about $250....straighten it out and put it back together
 
if the front bulkhead is not cracked where the stuff bolts to it, its not that bad of a fix. The easiest and best way to make the rear tr. arm point like new again is to drill out all the rivets for the mount, its steel,the running boards aluminum, once you remove the steel the alum. is very easy to work with and get straight again with a dolly/hammer.

with as many sleds that are getting parted out in the classfieds, shouldnt be too bad to do, the ohlins shocks will be the most expensive part.
 
I smacked mine up what looked pretty good a couple of years ago. Insurance would have totalled it I'm sure. I think I put about 200-300 in it and it's back as good as new. I didn't have the ohlins but I had some damage at the rear. The sleds in good shape but I still have pain...
 
Time to part it out unless you want to go through alot of work!! If it was mine and I wanted to save it I would buy a new tunnel/chassis and start putting your good parts on it.
 
Looks like it can be repaired. Toughest part will be that footwell - trailing arm mount area. Like stated earlier, everything else is bolt on. Expensive and hard to find item is going to be that ohlins shock !
 
search online and find the parts. It's still a great sled. Someone on here might have removed Ohlins from a sled to long travel it, so you might be able to find one. The other option is to replace both with some other take offs (not Ohlins). The right side parts are harder to find because they tend to get damaged more often, but it's possible. You might want to cross reference the part number with other yamaha sleds (check yamaha parts catalog online or go to your dealer) that way you can search for more than one model sled. There's a salvage shop around here called Bent Toys which you can find online. Talk to Paul about his inventory. PM me if you can't find the link. I'm sure there are similar places in your area too.

If there is a bright(er) side to this it's this: If your parts hadn't bent and broken the way they did, your body would be in much worse shape after that accident. They took the hit.
 
your Ok and that is what counts, could have been worst.

friend of mine let his buddy ride his and he ended up going straight thru at the end of a field in a ditch and hitting a tree, machine only had 435km. much worst then what you did. he bought it back from the insurance sold it to another friend of ours who stripped the front end down, removed the bulkhead, made a jig and straightened it back up. he then revieted everything back together. bought new pipes, trailing arm , ohlin shock etc. ended up looking like new and running like new. you'd never know it ever had been in accident except the 4 stainless steel bolts he used to hold the hood at the hinge at the front. didn't even really damage the hood, just a couple of stress cracks and that was it. this machine was crushed on the right side right up to the motor. his buddy weighed like 300lbs, he flew just missing the tree himself and landed on the bank on the otherside of the 10' deep ditch. he was very lucky he didn't get killed, just a couple of sore knees, and a couple of broken ribs.

you might be surprised, it might not be that bad, only thing is you won't be able to ride until it's fixed. good luck!!
 
Did about the same amount of damage to my 700 vmax last winter (being dumb...), except I partially ripped out the rear trailing arm mount. I ended up putting in a new mount, but bolted it in with stainless bolts, washers, and nylok nuts, as some of the holes were wallowed out a bit. I even drilled in a few more for good measure, don't notice the repair unless you look for it. I ended up fixing mine for about $230. Two front shocks, right side radius rods, two Yamaha plastic skis, front bumper, hood, and right trailing arm. Didn't have to replace both shocks or skis, but I did so they would match, and ended up with plastic skis instead of steel ones. My buddy had a parted out vmax, so I got a lot of the stuff for cheap or free, he owed me for previous work done when helping him catch up with customer repairs.
I'd fix it, won't be that bad once you have everything you need there, and have the proper tools. Took me about 4 hrs from pulling it in the shop, tearing it apart, replacing the items, then back on the trail.
 
pipdviper said:
Looks like it can be repaired. Toughest part will be that footwell - trailing arm mount area. Like stated earlier, everything else is bolt on. Expensive and hard to find item is going to be that ohlins shock !
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Glad to hear your not hurt ! And if you decide to part it out..........Keep me in mind for that BOSS !!!!
 
www.sledtoyz.com has Multi-grip rivets for that area if you decide to put it back together with some extra aluminum. We don't have the big ones for the arm mount but if you patch it, these will be the best choice for any added metal. They are the same style Yamaha uses in the heat exchangers.
 
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