Sledguy74
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Sounds like opportunity for some
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Was wondering that myself, I hope things are going better for them but this season sure couldn’t have helped
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The end of an era
2025 SRX
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For fun built a Boost Indy VR1 137 Dynamix Package 2 and it comes to $30,328 😲,
also noticed the heated seat option is $744 now,
other than the dynamix shock system I didn’t notice too much new
nice looking line up,
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570 news saying February was the second warmest in 110 yrs …… where was a warmer one ?? lol 😂
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14 hours ago, Strong Farmer said:
Whole winter pretty sad. Lots of deals to upgrade ride though 😎
No need to upgrade for me
new trailer would be nice but mine will go another year
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23 hours ago, Strong Farmer said:
It's a teaser.
Pretty sad Joke
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Woke up to cold and snow and tomorrow it will be all gone again lol
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I’ve only managed 64 miles this season, and 0 last year but I am not able to get away the past few seasons , next year should be better to get away and ride
Some might land good deals with left over inventory at dealers
would guess snow check orders will be low for 2025 but who knows
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2025 Polaris launch march 4th
for those upgrading after
this winter
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41 minutes ago, Strong Farmer said:
Shucks. Heard it was mint Sunday morning.
Never heard , not likely it will reopen now
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23 hours ago, Strong Farmer said:
Did you ride it?
No
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Wandered over to see how the show went
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I see rail line is open from Orangeville to Owen Sound this afternoon
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Safe to predict a sales slump for 2025 ?
Yamaha business development group are high diving each other right now lol-
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13 hours ago, Strong Farmer said:
Eeekeee.
I have no experience with Polaris triples. Only tripple I ever owned was that 2003 Yamaha viper. Good engine, good handling sled. Ride was terrible for it's time.
Mach z we had trouble with engines. My friend blew his up twice. Then he got a Mach 1 700 late 99's model no issues with that one.
I have been eying some classic to purchase and maybe there is a reason you can't find many storms 😆, especially in wedge chassis.
I came across a nice 1993 xlt special with 2300 original miles. The guy has owned it since 1994. Thinking of going and getting it for fun. Looks mint for year.,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRr2uJrfNhA
this guy has quite the Doo collection
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8 hours ago, Spiderman said:
The Storms were not that bad - and the original 747 ( 1993 only ) was actually pretty good.
My 2000 XCR 800 was an incredible sled/motor.
3 sleds I should have kept and regret not doing so
1996 Ultra 680 - once I put the SLP triple pipes and Erlandson clutch kit etc. on, it was one of the most fun sleds to ride - it was so fast in the trails
2000 XCR 800 - just a great engine and sled - loved it
2004 Pro-X 600 - it had low mileage -handled amazing - I almost kept it to have a Carls Cycle 660 kit put in it and should have
Polaris are doing great things.
Cat are doing great things
There are a lot of great sleds out there to choose from - we're lucky- but the pricing is killing the sport
My dad had a 2000 XCR 800 and it was a great sled and yes we wished we had kept it too
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20 hours ago, Blackstar said:
The 600's didn't have motor issues like the 900's. They were decent. There were still quality issues with all the Fusions.
Every time you had your Fusion in to the dealer and they did a recall repair, the dealer would add a sticker to the airbox so others would know what had been done. My 900 had 13 stickers after 2 years......😁
I believe I took it back to the dealer 7-8 times during those 2 years and I had to tow it off the trail twice. The dealers weren't a lot of help because these things were all over their service bays with very few answers from Polaris. Mechanics taking apart sleds they'd never seen before.
One of the recalls was to put a zip tie on the main wiring harness connector because in one of the previous recalls the mechanics had to disconnect and reconnect that plug but the problem was the little keeper latch that held the 2 halves together would break and then the plugs would come apart later. That was how I ended up with a sled that shut off and would not restart on the Sequin. I got towed into Sprucedale on a strap. A local with a trailer took my sled and myself back to Oxtongue Lake where I was staying and helped me load it on my trailer.
Its funny now but it was not so much then.😁
That’s a lot of recalls lol
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My dad never had issues with his 95 Storm 800 but i heard many did, wish we had kept it and the XCR 800 triple
The Fusion 900 was a low point for sure i heard the 600s were good , never had the chance to try either
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14 minutes ago, stoney said:
As a manufacturer you build x number of sleds per year that need to go to dealerships to keep the assembly line moving, etc….so I understand the theory behind it, especially with good and bad years that no one can really forecast.
There will also be buyers and as long as the manufacturer provide the incentive rebates to dealers when products don’t sell in a timely manner, I think it’s not a bad system.Having dealers as well that sell all lines of products means they should be able to absorb a bad year with sleds but good year with other product lines - it’ll help balance the books when you consider all 12 months and not just 3 or 4 months of sledding.
Other products are a necessity atv and utvs are the bigger business
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12 minutes ago, Strong Farmer said:
Yeah some dealers will just say screw it and close up and just do service. That's happened to allot of dealers around here.
Sure glad I am not a snowmobile dealer after this whacko winter. I even see guys on market place trying to down load unused 2 stroke oil from this season. 😆
Skidoo use to have a dealer in what seemed every small town but years ago changed and made them buy more product and from that decision lost a large number of dealers
they are not struggling by any means today but I really questioned pushing out a hefty portion of your network
cat and Poo have lost a lot
of dealers the same way, just the way it is today
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3 hours ago, scottyr said:
I think the BRP predictions are pretty much spot on. Seeing as their MY25 Dealer Launch is virtual I predict nothing major. Just progression.
It will be interesting to see how BRP handles the GPS situation in Ontario now that the OFSC will not share their mapping.
When I was at the sled show, I was talking to a nice gal from Garmin and she told me that the new Cat/Garmin gauge will not work in Ontario unless something changes within the OFSC.
I was chatting with my dealer last night and he said they are predicting to do about 1/3 of the Spring Breaks that they did this year and BRP is signalling that they are expecting dealers to step up with the same order that they did for MY24.
Putting the pressure on the dealers to maintain manufacturing volume isn’t that fair to me
some will be stuck with units they can’t sell
leading to lower trade in values for those who trade frequently
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39 minutes ago, gobills said:
My prediction a tank in New sales across the board.
Major price increase will drive more people away.
This seasons weather will definitely not help sales for 2025
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9 minutes ago, Strong Farmer said:
Nice I guess a high powered xcr would be nice too: Give me twin pipes and close to 200 hp and a 5 year warranty 👻.
Rumour of a new Polaris chassis sorta surprised me a bit, seems early
Sled prices falling large ?
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I usually trade to save the hassle too
always been treated fairly at dealer with values