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Also forward steering post on the XRS makes a difference. I noticed it between mine and prestons X

Ride height helps on the xrs to make it feel taller. People say the xrs G4 is tippy, I’m used to the axys so it was an easy transition for me. For the people used to the bar stool seat low rider doos they sure feel weird

The xrs sits a bit higher so it helped me bridge the gap.

They are so fucking ugly only cat would release it. Fuck I almost puked when I saw a few parked at a bar last weekend. I could’ve parked next to them but thought of Ben and decided it’s best to stay far away from those combusting contraptions!!

Not when a stump or river gets in your way it’s not!!!

Riding a Barney 4 stroke is not 95% of what a G4 or axys offer. Sbyl faggot!!

I never understood that. If you have so much money wrapped up into sleds, why not do everything you can to go and ride regardless of where you live instead of waiting for the local trails to be ok when you can ride? I drive where ever, regardless of if I have rideable snow or not to ride with buddies. Shit I’d drive up to the iron range and the north shore every other weekend if snow isn’t good in WI.

Well when you don’t live in WI the UP or MN, I’d quit snowmobiling too living in MI or Indiana!!

Steve has the halogens, I got LEDs that are just as good as my axys lights were.

3k is a substantial difference though. Definitely something to consider when buying a new sled.

Again, there’s nothing wrong with the RR, it’s a sweet sled, but for 3k more you get better resale, better build quality, an 850 DI engine, 4 years of warranty, and an updated chassis that was recently completely redesigned. i think that price difference is easily justified imo.

Build quality - doo resale - doo engine - clearly doo. Ctec is good, but not even close to etec good. The midrange power of the 850 is night and day better then the ctec and I drove 2 of them this weekend. Run quality is better overall on the etec. eros - personally being 6’3” the plastics on the cat annoy the shit out of me. Doo eros are better, Polaris are the best for me. front suspension - cat rear suspension - doo r motion ftw fuel economy - doo 850 wins compared to 2 ctecs. Doo gives you a 4 year warranty on snowchecked sleds, cat is only 1 which is ridiculous. overall, the saying “you get what you pay for” holds true. You pay for premium build quality and QC. That being said Brian’s RR is nice. The 19 limited Brian’s buddy has is a piece of shit in comparison. Shit is falling apart on it already with under 800 miles and he doesn’t ride hard at all.

Sounds right.

The heavy duty grip and rip high torque rollers? mine were replaced under warranty so we’ll see how long they last

You’ve ridden with me on my xcr. Is there any other sled that comes out of the hole that hard that you’ve seen?

People are too hard on them going from forward to reverse and forward again. I’ve been a lot easier on mine since.

I was running at 8100 rpm too in 50 degree weather. I need to get that rpm down, I’ll drop the clickers down 1 and see where I’m at.

I’ve had both, and ridden multiple G4’s. Prestons has a rip 2 with 135 1.352” studs. I have a rip 1 with 90 1.5” studs. Hole shots were identical for both of us multiple times this weekend, and we raced probably 3-4 times across groomed lakes. Top end was identical. We were dead even for probably a mile

Yep, broken rollers in the secondary too. Ask me how I know so far I haven’t noticed any gas and oil spitting from my valves.

I’d have 0 concerns with a 2020+ 850. First years on the other hand, no thanks. also, I haven’t heard of any issues with the 850 doos except exhaust valve gaskets

My rip 1 with the studs I have has no traction issues at all. It honestly hooks hard. I’m leaving it. regardless of the track, the G4 won’t come out of the hole like an Axys pro XC sled will.

If you don’t spend some time setting an xrs up you shouldn’t own one imo. People are shortening shocks because they don’t know how to set up a sled. Also, I laugh at the guys on doo talk saying they can’t get their G4’s to corner without pushing hard so they throw C&As on and then complain about steering effort We rode in mashed potato trails in 50* temps all weekend and I wasn’t pushing at all. 7.5 shapers down the center, stock 4” on the outside on pilot 5.7s with bergstrom shims. It rails pretty good

Brian’s sled reminded me of the front on the axys. It’s flat and predictable. I love that. the G4 took me a few rides to get used to, but after I got it dialed in for me, i feel a lot better about it then I did at first. It still isn’t as good as the other two though.

Nothing hooked as good as my xcr though, that thing was an animal out of the hole.