SRX or Viper?

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Fastwilly

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Just looking for some opinions on a couple of machines I am looking at.
One is a 1998 SRX700 with a custom tunnel, 153" Arctic Cat rear skid, boss seat, mountain bars, lightweight trailing arms and long travel front shocks. The engine is stock.
The second is a 2003 Viper mountain, all stock suspension, SLP ceramic coated tripple pipes, Holtzman Vari-flow, and C&A ski's.
They are both priced the same with similar mileage. What would be a better choice?
 

I'd probably go with the mountain Viper if you are planning on using it for off-trail riding which both seem to be set up for. A good argument could be made either way, but that's my vote.
 
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I'd vote for the srx - mostly because I despise the pro-action as an off trail suspension and have done cat conversions and know how well they work. Otherwise it's your $$ pick whichever one will work for you.
 
I don't have any experience outside the pro-action mountain viper except my 05 mtn viper. To me the suspension has always felt fine on both. I have two 04 mtn vipers and an 05 mtn viper. Suspension on the 05 stock mtn viper is different then it's predecessors. It's really a 1st generation Apex suspension...I think until around 2010 ish. I really can't tell the difference between the 04 and the 05 mtn vipers though.

I think either way you can't go wrong. I would point out that the viper is younger and in my eyes cooler looking!!! Good luck.
 
I LOVE my SRX'S But I would go with the viper myself. Rear skid is easier to upgrade than electronics. Chances are crank has ben addressed already BUT Viper parts prolly easier to come by.
 
Thanks for all of the input guys. After thinking about it for quite a while I have decided to go with the Viper and do a suspension upgrade and add a Boss seat with bar risers. I will also have to add a rear rack for a jerry can of extra fuel as I know it will be really hard on fuel with the tripple pipes.
 
98 srx has a lot of 1 year only hard to find parts. If you want an srx I'd look for an 00-02.
 
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