Xm or pro? Why

[maxwell]

They already did. It was called the "XP" and maxwell loved them. They were, without a doubt, one of the worst handling mountain sleds ever built.



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i guess if your a 80lb woman yes the xp might have been a bit much for you. which would actually make sense why you had such an issue with it. the other million of us with summit xps were getting around substantially better then the other 3 brands. sure it required a little more effort i guess? i dont think there is anywhere i cant put my xp that my xm can go?

 

[Chrisco]

Great thread boys !!! great info.... another class A thread lol.

 

[High Velocity]

i guess if your a 80lb woman yes the xp might have been a bit much for you. which would actually make sense why you had such an issue with it. the other million of us with summit xps were getting around substantially better then the other 3 brands. sure it required a little more effort i guess? i dont think there is anywhere i cant put my xp that my xm can go?

That is funny stuff !! XP's weren't even in the same class as the Poo & Cat chassis', hence the reason Doo bandaided it with a floppy suspension and renamed it the XM. If it wasn't for the very sweet ETEC engine, Doo would still be further behind than they currently are.


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[snopro]

Its ..............spectacular!! Lol

 

[bjd68]

Great thread guys, but to be honest there all junk! but ski doo is the least junky haha!

 

[maxwell]

That is funny stuff !! XP's weren't even in the same class as the Poo & Cat chassis', hence the reason Doo bandaided it with a floppy suspension and renamed it the XM. If it wasn't for the very sweet ETEC engine, Doo would still be further behind than they currently are.


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that floppy suspension is sweet BTW almost need a kickstand or she might fall over

 

[maxwell]

Great thread boys !!! great info.... another class A thread lol.

you cant just hang out in the shadows and then say that. tell us how you really feel

 

[maxwell]

should have enough info now lmfao cheers good luck with whatever you get. The end result will be the same you will be riding lol.

this is truth

 

[High Velocity]

that floppy suspension is sweet BTW almost need a kickstand or she might fall over

I'll give you that. I think it would take a while for me to get used to. I found it very unpredictable in rutted-up climbs and I was constantly correcting. Had a very hard time getting it to precisely hold a line.


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[snopro]

That is funny stuff !! XP's weren't even in the same class as the Poo & Cat chassis', hence the reason Doo bandaided it with a floppy suspension and renamed it the XM. If it wasn't for the very sweet ETEC engine, Doo would still be further behind than they currently are.


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I think the XP would get a little more love from the Poo faithful than it does. With the 50 lb weight reduction it had in 2008 it forced Polaris to re think there mountain sleds and develop an even lighter platform in the Pro? You guys have lived with the old 145hp 800 for years. Imagine having to ride the Dragon equally long? Food for thought.....

 

[High Velocity]

I think the XP would get a little more love from the Poo faithful than it does. With the 50 lb weight reduction it had in 2008 it forced Polaris to re think there mountain sleds and develop an even lighter platform in the Pro? You guys have lived with the old 145hp 800 for years. Imagine having to ride the Dragon equally long? Food for thought.....

I don't know, I found the IQ chassis (all years) much easier to ride than the XP.


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[maxwell]

I'll give you that. I think it would take a while for me to get used to. I found it very unpredictable in rutted-up climbs and I was constantly correcting. Had a very hard time getting it to precisely hold a line.


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yes. my first year on my 2011 i had the same issue when they narrowed it up. i was left and right and all over the place bent out of shape. the XM is similar. it takes a few rides to get comfortable on it and to realize it only takes small foot and hand input to make it do exactly what you want. VERY small movements and shifts in weight otherwise you will be tits up in the rhubarb

 

[High Velocity]

maxwell, I find my Pro just as easy to initiate a manuever, but find it much more predictable and forgiving......and I still can't get past that goofy Doo steering !


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[snopro]

I don't know, I found the IQ chassis (all years) much easier to ride than the XP.


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To each there own HV, but the IQ is a dinosaur compared to the Pro.

 

[High Velocity]

To each there own HV, but the IQ is a dinosaur compared to the Pro.

Certainly. Wasn't comparing to the Pro but rather, the XP. The only thing I miss about my '06 900 RMK is the power/torque. Oh, and the fact that it gave me five seasons and over 4,500 miles of smiles and never got towed once.


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[Chrisco]

Maxwell I feel with the limited time I have right now with running an OK Tire store and Parkland, sleds are supper busy and so is OK Tire. When I do have time to come on this site I seem to find alot of useless threads and the ones that start good turn to **** in a real hurry. My best bud rides a XP and just checked a T3 and I ride a pro but never had a argument about brands. He has broke **** and so have I, every XP or XM need clutch service at 500 miles and PRO and Dragons need pistons at 1500 to 2000 miles big fkn deal. They all have problems, I PREFER to ride a PRO its about what feels good to YOU. So that's it bud that's how I feel I my self haven't had a motor or anything go down In the mountains since my purple edge chassis with a 900 cat twin. There is no place a XM will go that a pro will not until the new T3. And if you think its because of the etec or the chassis than than you are not the smart young man I hold you to be. Anything with a 174x3 inch will preform well in deep snow.

 

[CUSO]

Man! these discussions go round and round and round and round

we need some new material boys..

 

[maxwell]

Man! these discussions go round and round and round and round

we need some new material boys..

i hear the vipers are just as light as the pro rmk.......snowest says so

 

[snopro]

Well I know that wasn't directed at me. I'm an old fart. Lol. Well said though.

 

[CUSO]

You know, the bantering is ok, and sometimes good entertainment, but Maxwell, sometimes I think you get a free sled to ride every year the way you relentlessly go on...

Sorry to say...

i hear the vipers are just as light as the pro rmk.......snowest says so