I own two of these machines both with over 1500 miles of hard riding. 2021 and up use the same engine as the articcat turbo'd sleds. Pre 21s the internals are different. The yamaha 3 cyl post 2021 are good to 500hp. Many people are now using this 3cyl in small planes. These engines are rock solid. My recommendations are spend the 20 bucks and get the heat deflector for under the steering column. The tire holder which is just a y bolt with built in lug wrench are good. Rocky mountain atv rear racks are worth it. I would also buy what is called cvt wraps. They cover the boots and will keep from damage. Final point, the stock tires have two issues, they are very soft and depending on terrain, might last 1000 miles. Next on gravel roads they are not very good, same as on pavement. I have light truck 31.5" tires with stock clutching and no issues. Plus with lt tires have 50k tread wear warranty. Final thing. Setting 1 is very soft soft best for trails and rocky terrain. Setting 3 is for hitting woops and riding hard. For clutching. Thede are set for sea level, so i recommend adjusting weights only to fix lag off the line. If this is your first sxs you wont notice it, but if you have clutch one for your elevation you will notice the lag.
The XX is a great riding machine, love mine!
I own two of these machines both with over 1500 miles of hard riding. 2021 and up use the same engine as the articcat turbo'd sleds. Pre 21s the internals are different. The yamaha 3 cyl post 2021 are good to 500hp. Many people are now using this 3cyl in small planes. These engines are rock solid. My recommendations are spend the 20 bucks and get the heat deflector for under the steering column. The tire holder which is just a y bolt with built in lug wrench are good. Rocky mountain atv rear racks are worth it. I would also buy what is called cvt wraps. They cover the boots and will keep from damage. Final point, the stock tires have two issues, they are very soft and depending on terrain, might last 1000 miles. Next on gravel roads they are not very good, same as on pavement. I have light truck 31.5" tires with stock clutching and no issues. Plus with lt tires have 50k tread wear warranty. Final thing. Setting 1 is very soft soft best for trails and rocky terrain. Setting 3 is for hitting woops and riding hard. For clutching. Thede are set for sea level, so i recommend adjusting weights only to fix lag off the line. If this is your first sxs you wont notice it, but if you have clutch one for your elevation you will notice the lag.
Thanks for the info! So the post 2021 engines are even better?
Great info. Thank you for sharing.