CountryBoy3521
New member
Hey y'all I'm new here and I know next to nothing about Yamaha's so any help I get from people learning more about my sled is much appreciated. I just got a 1999 Vmax SX 700 with 5500 miles on it and it's got a rumble pack can and an 8 inch bar riser,that's all I know about the sled so whatever I can learn from everyone on here would be greatly appreciated
Welcome! Plenty of info here. Do a few searches and you will be busy for hours/days! 
Everybody's usually willing to help answer all questions but the search feature will be your friend and like JDVIPER said you'll have plenty of reading.
CountryBoy3521
New member
Thanks guys,I've been finding that out since I haven't left the forum all day doing research on my sled,I just don't know much about Yamaha's as I've been an Arctic Cat rider up until this season so I'm in completely uncharted territory with this sled lol
Your sled is a real trail carver,low slung,and they handle great when set up right.Those engines are sweet too,and while maybe not the most powerful they give excellent fuel mileage.5500 miles isn't too high but if you have access to a compression tester it might be worth a check to see how the rings are seating.If you can find one the suspension manual put out by Yamaha is worth owning too,it'll show you how to service the skid and set it up to your weight.Getting the shocks rebuilt and revalved would certainly be worth doing too,I found my SRX was valved overly stiff and rode like a truck.Betheviper has a nice article on the Yamaha skid too and it is well worth the read,just search his name and you'll find it.
There's a few spots on the rear skid that don't have grease fittings but can be added and one is the front W arm mounts.There's 2 L shaped brackets that are bolted to the rails and the W arm bolts to them.Those mounts have bushings and collars in them and I'd be willing to bet they are toast,especially if they've never been taken apart and greased.If your handy with a drill and a tap you can put a grease fitting into the L brackets to help get grease into this area because it is a pain to service.Also if you have the W arm off check it over well because they are known to crack in a few spots,just weld the cracks up and add some gussets in a couple of spots and you should be good.
There's a few spots on the rear skid that don't have grease fittings but can be added and one is the front W arm mounts.There's 2 L shaped brackets that are bolted to the rails and the W arm bolts to them.Those mounts have bushings and collars in them and I'd be willing to bet they are toast,especially if they've never been taken apart and greased.If your handy with a drill and a tap you can put a grease fitting into the L brackets to help get grease into this area because it is a pain to service.Also if you have the W arm off check it over well because they are known to crack in a few spots,just weld the cracks up and add some gussets in a couple of spots and you should be good.
CountryBoy3521
New member
Thanks for the info,nice to know I got a good trade for my other sled that I had set up to be a trail carver. When I get it in the garage and tear it down I'll give it a real good once over and fix whatever I need to fix. I want to eventually put a good set of triple pipes on it and etc. just to wake it up and make a super fun trail sled out of it
Triple pipes will add about 20 + hp to it so that should put you in the 98 SRX power range.If it doesn't already have a set you might want to invest in some plastic skis,they make quite a big difference in handling.
CountryBoy3521
New member
I plan on putting a set of C&A Pro XTX ski's on it once I got the money