The worst mountain sleds of our time

[gibsons]

http://sleddermag.com/dream-crushing-worst-mountain-sleds-time/

Personally I'm shocked my 2000 powder special 700 wasn't on the list

 

[Summitric]

http://sleddermag.com/dream-crushing-worst-mountain-sleds-time/

Personally I'm shocked my 2000 powder special 700 wasn't on the list

and I loved my rt1000, but it was an '06 and was updated, so never had any of the 2005 model problems... loved the torque

 

[HotShotHarry]

Me too. 06 SummitX-1000. 151. Loved it!

 

[gibsons]

Buddy had an 05 summit 1000. We towed him back to the truck after crank failure.

 

[Trukker]

There's a lot left out on this list .....

 

[keyboardjockey]

I had a 81 Moto-ski Futura 300, that was a factory long tracked and it sucked balls at Quartz in 1981. We barely got to the cabin with it. At least it was better then my buddies 81 Ski-doo MX 5500!!

 

[gibsons]

Did anybody here have the pleasure of riding with a vmax-4 in the mountains? I couldn't imagine how that would have been.

 

[Longhairfreak]

Did anybody here have the pleasure of riding with a vmax-4 in the mountains? I couldn't imagine how that would have been.

The Phazers spanked those things silly.

 

[dabensmiller]

I had an 05 RMK 900, i was 18 when i bought it, first new sled. What a disaster.

 

[LID]

I was lucky, got denied on a credit application for an 05 summit 1000
Hahaha

 

[niner]

Did anybody here have the pleasure of riding with a vmax-4 in the mountains? I couldn't imagine how that would have been.

I had 95 vmax4 800. Thing was a rocket. That thing ate belts worse than a 8 fitty though. Went through 10 belts one winter. But can’t remember anybody out high marking it. Thing was a climber but when the 96 summit came out that was the sled to own.

 

[maxwell]

why are they all old sleds?

what about the PRO RMK? maybe because its not a mountain sled it doesnt make the list. makes sense then

 

[TROLLCAT]

I had a 9500plus that had a Everst Track and skid with chopped running boards

hands down the worst EVER !! lmfao

 

[snopro]

I don't think there was a lot of proud Dragon owners in the early years of that platform. Lots of motor failures. But so were the 2007 Summit 800's. Changed a few of those motors out between clutch rebuilds.

 

[dragonweld28]

I think the Dragons are close to the top of list. So many blown motors. The 2011-12 pro was pretty bad for motors too. The 850 sure seems to have lots of problems. bad on belts, stators, CDI issues, bulkhead, head issues and crank failures.

 

[maxwell]

I think the Dragons are close to the top of list. So many blown motors. The 2011-12 pro was pretty bad for motors too. The 850 sure seems to have lots of problems. bad on belts, stators, CDI issues, bulkhead, head issues and crank failures.

there is also 14 billion of them on the hill it seems

 

[LUCKY 7]

I thought my 2010 dragon was the best thing ever..... until the start of the 2013 season and then the engine blew up. 4 engines in 7 weeks(one sled was dealer loaner). for me after 8 sleds the dragon would of made a better boat anchor than a mountain sled.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

Still ride and love my 08 Dragon.

Would give the vertical escape more of a failure then the Dragon.

My vote would be for the king cat though. Saw more of those going no where then anything else

 

[niner]

I kinda agree the stock pro isn’t that great. But after you give a extreme sled makeover and dump $12000 in extras it’s probably the best mountain sled ever built....

 

[Kibbels]

Ummm how the hell did the Yamaha RX1 Mountain not make the list... it was reliable but ... yikes she was a pig!!