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Thinking about jumping ship
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After owning Polaris for 10 years it’s been a great year to own a gen v. I know I’ll never have to find that 10m wrench again. Been strictly gas and oil. Normal clutch cleaning and greasing the skid. What a great year it’s been. Might have to sell all the Polaris clutch tools i accumulated.
imo brp really went after Polaris with gen v
imo brp really went after Polaris with gen v
I to, look mine over a couple times a month, but in the shop
. No reason to out in the woods. Unless something catastrophic happens. In which case 3-4 screws is the least of my worries.
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A buddy didn't get an electrical connection seated fully, came apart 5miles from the truck, had to remove the hood to get to it.I to, look mine over a couple times a month, but in the shop.
No reason to out in the woods. Unless something catastrophic happens. In which case 3-4 screws is the least of my worries.
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Had a sparkplug come apart on another sled, gotta get in there and replace it.
Lots of other scenarios that require removal of the hood in the field
All my sleds get the plastic removed their first day home.
Make sure something wasn't missed at assembly and knowledge for myself.
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2 quarter turns on the Polaris is still 10x easier.
Is a quick remove hood necessary? No. Is a turbo? No. It’s just nice to be able to pop the hood off anytime without tools. Pretty tough, and honestly stupid to argue that.
Doo needs to put more focus on the fewer parts and fasteners in the future, as well as easier assembly/disassembly. They suck to work on.
“Well you don’t have to work on them!?”… not the point.
Polaris also needs to redesign the 3 latches on their side panel. Really hard on fingers. Especially if there is ice involved. Hate em.
Axys knobs fit the matryx body panels and are a lot nicer on your fingers
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First Doo purchase for me. Been on Poo for 25 yrs, but for 2024 Ski Doo has finally brought back the 15" track, and the rigid chassis, so I'm giving Doo a shot. Snow checked a Free ride 165 Turbo for next season. I'm hoping that this sled will be the best of both worlds with great handling, performance and longevity. I guess time will tell, but i'm excited about it! If I may include a quick message for the engineers at Doo. I've unzipped my fly here so don't disappoint me. Please fix the G5 chain case issues for 24. I'm getting to old to tow these things off the mountain.
Well I went ahead an snowchecked a 154 expert turbo. I’m excited to try something different than I’m used to. I’ve been on 163 length sleds for awhile now but wanted something a little more playful this time. Hopefully I don’t end up missing the little bit longer track.
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It’s dependent on your snow conditions and how aggressive of a rider you are whether or not the 154 will work for you or not.
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For context, I’m 200 lbs in street clothes and ride central idaho/McCall area. We do have some deep days during the winter but the last few years, a lot of the season has been on more setup snow. Im an aggressive rider too so I think the 154 will work for most of the time.
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The 165 is going to be way more playful than the old 163. Imo, going to a 154 is going to be a Eye opener.
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Are you riding a 165 or a 154? I’ve had the chance to ride both but only for 5-10 minutes each, and not in anything steep.
Point is if you ride Polaris then it's a must to have quick hood release. Example was riding yesterday buddy's Polaris was running bad had to change plugs so yeah it was nice to take it off so quick so he didn't hold up the skidoos for very long. Fact of the matter is 96% of skidoo riders only take off one panel and thats to change a belt other than that if we so desire to take it apart it's in the warmth of our garage with a fridge full of beer.
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Yep and when the chain case blows the cover off its on the outside of the tunnel. So your right no reason for the hood to come off easily.
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Im on a 165 turbo, you mentioned 163 so thats the xm days, so I don’t know if you skipped a chassis series.
Im no stranger to powerful sleds, but for me, I would not have the stamina to hang on to a 154 turbo for a 4-5 day sled trip, especially if the snow is deep.
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Couldn’t agree with this more. The 165 opens up more terrain with more ease and gracefulness than a 154. If I preferred spring riding to February deep pow days than a 154 would be in my garage.
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Yup obviously a poo rider otherwise you would know all you have to doo is take the side cover off to access the chain case witch takes 20 seconds. Oh I know you can get your Polaris off in 8 seconds and thats what she said. ?
Only thing I like on the matryx over gen5 is the very very technical terrain. Whith low snow conditions, were your going 2mph to 10mph , trying to find a new way up a mountain. But to be fair this its on a n.a. 850 matryx. Vs. My gen5 turbo R.
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