Hey Guys
I finally sold my motorcycle so now I'm in the market for a used Pro. I had my eye on drag_it's 2012 Assault with a 163 for sale on here but called today and missed it by a week, arggghhh that was a good deal. So back to the classifieds I go. I've been reading posts and trying to decide for a year what would best suit my riding style, still can't decide.
I've been riding an 2002 151 edge rmk for the last 4 seasons so anything is going to be a huge upgrade already. I ride in Sicamous and spend most of my time picking my own line through the trees. I like drops and hopefully whatever I upgrade to will handles them a lot better than the old trailing arm suspension didn't. I did the polaris demo ride in Revy last year and tryed both a 163 and 155. I had originally been thinking 155 to try and keep the skis light enough to play. Then I was convinced that I'd be kicking myself for not getting a 163 on those awesome deep days we all hope for. I still can't decide because how often is the snow actually deep enough to make that much of a difference and does the little bit of extra track speed from a 155 mean I just hit climbs faster, I don't do many long steep pulls anyway. Now I started thinking maybe I want an Assault with the powder track instead. I haven't ridden an Assault yet but would like to start jumping and dropping bigger (I currently drop up to 30 feet on the edge) so would the adjustability and stiffer springs on the Assault benefit me or would I hate the extra 2.5"s of ski width when trying to lay it over in a tight spot? I like that the Assault doesn't use a sway bar and have taken it out of every sled I've owned. My edge is a bear to layover so I'm sure I'd be capable of handling a 41.5" ski stance. Is it easy to adjust the Assault front shocks to the conditions? Is the Assault suspension super stiff? So many questions been running through my head for months now its almost enough to make me not bother and just keep riding the edge, haha joking.
I have up to $10000 to spend and would be happy with a few minor mods and as much warranty as possible. My money is available now but theres not many sleds on the market now so do I wait a couple more months? Are the prices gonna start going up as people get the itch or down as 2013's start hitting the showroom floors? I've been planning on a 2012 just for the few minor updates and better chance of remaining warranty, is it worth it or save 1000-1500 on a 2011? Is a sled with say 100 miles worth my $1000 more than 1200 miles if they both have the same warranty? Do you guys think there will be any 2012's still available from dealerships and how much?
Thanks in advance for your input. Dreaming of snow and with some cash to put a new toy on the hill whatever I decide on gonna be an f***in awesome year. LET THE SNOW FLY.
I finally sold my motorcycle so now I'm in the market for a used Pro. I had my eye on drag_it's 2012 Assault with a 163 for sale on here but called today and missed it by a week, arggghhh that was a good deal. So back to the classifieds I go. I've been reading posts and trying to decide for a year what would best suit my riding style, still can't decide.
I've been riding an 2002 151 edge rmk for the last 4 seasons so anything is going to be a huge upgrade already. I ride in Sicamous and spend most of my time picking my own line through the trees. I like drops and hopefully whatever I upgrade to will handles them a lot better than the old trailing arm suspension didn't. I did the polaris demo ride in Revy last year and tryed both a 163 and 155. I had originally been thinking 155 to try and keep the skis light enough to play. Then I was convinced that I'd be kicking myself for not getting a 163 on those awesome deep days we all hope for. I still can't decide because how often is the snow actually deep enough to make that much of a difference and does the little bit of extra track speed from a 155 mean I just hit climbs faster, I don't do many long steep pulls anyway. Now I started thinking maybe I want an Assault with the powder track instead. I haven't ridden an Assault yet but would like to start jumping and dropping bigger (I currently drop up to 30 feet on the edge) so would the adjustability and stiffer springs on the Assault benefit me or would I hate the extra 2.5"s of ski width when trying to lay it over in a tight spot? I like that the Assault doesn't use a sway bar and have taken it out of every sled I've owned. My edge is a bear to layover so I'm sure I'd be capable of handling a 41.5" ski stance. Is it easy to adjust the Assault front shocks to the conditions? Is the Assault suspension super stiff? So many questions been running through my head for months now its almost enough to make me not bother and just keep riding the edge, haha joking.
I have up to $10000 to spend and would be happy with a few minor mods and as much warranty as possible. My money is available now but theres not many sleds on the market now so do I wait a couple more months? Are the prices gonna start going up as people get the itch or down as 2013's start hitting the showroom floors? I've been planning on a 2012 just for the few minor updates and better chance of remaining warranty, is it worth it or save 1000-1500 on a 2011? Is a sled with say 100 miles worth my $1000 more than 1200 miles if they both have the same warranty? Do you guys think there will be any 2012's still available from dealerships and how much?
Thanks in advance for your input. Dreaming of snow and with some cash to put a new toy on the hill whatever I decide on gonna be an f***in awesome year. LET THE SNOW FLY.
