Barn find 1995 Yamaha Vmax 600 old start. Easiest snowmobile revival EVER.
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- Опубліковано 20 гру 2022
- Well that was easy. Rarely do i get this lucky... sure, i could spend another 6 hours going through this thing tip to tail, but its not worth it... If only it was about 150lbs lighter i could probably find some excuse to hold onto the ol' girl. Not the most in depth video, but hey, its a little bit of sled content while we patiently wait for snow!
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Love these old vmax sleds. Any Yamaha for that matter.
Some of my best childhood memories were riding circles around my mom and dads house on my brothers 1 lung 292 Yamaha, and later his 340 spitfire. 40 years later we still love old sleds, we just made a 10 hour round trip to buy a 1980 skidoo blizzard 7500 with a 583 rave motor. Currently trying to buy one of these that only has 400 miles on it.
I'm a huge fan of the yamaha's.
carbs need to be cleaned as well.Still well worth it.Not as heavy as the new pigs out there.
I know of one that has 18,000 miles on it, never been rebuilt and still runs great. There are lots of old sleds/ engines that have 7 to 10,000 miles still running great. It depends how they are treated and how well maintained.
I believe it, but I think that's clearly an exception and not very common. Definitely depends on maintenance and the quality of the factory build (luck) among other things. 9 times out of 10 any 90s sled with 4000+ miles on it needs a top end, crank seals and is still running factory chaincase lube because the reality is that most people just dont maintain them lol.
I had a 03 viper I just sold it last year it had 18000 miles on it too and the engine was never tore down. My buddy had a 700 mountain max a few years ago with 35000 miles and never tore down. He said he got a new one because he was tired of riding the same sled so long. Yamaha is the most reliable there is in my opinion
Yes, a little heavy, but lots of fun!!
Definitely fun! Better than a toboggan lol
I the same sled, was a great one to go from the SS440 that yamaha made! Those Yamaha's had the double choke system, pull it up then go another bit till the choke lever is all they way up. Starts much easier. They will pull 80 miles per hour. Yes a bit heavy but as they call them "SLS" straigh line sled"! Good save.
I just traded a 1997 Ski doo grand touring 700 for this exact 1995 v max today. Thing is in amazing shape
Yamaha stacked up huge against the other brands.the vmax was heavy.the phazer,srv 540 phaser and ss 440 are amazing bullet proof sleds and easy to use.The other brands are what they are recall fests.standard maintenance of yamahas and they will treat you well for decades :)
Always liked Yamaha but I grew up enticers and old srvs
Love the dirt bikes and quads, but I've never heard good things about the sleds. At least the ones from the 90s. I think back in the leaf spring days they were on par with everything else.
There fit and finish through 91, was phenomenal. Made everything else look cheap. Sorry, my opinion. Have owned many 78-93.
Mine has 13000km and runs amazing
Had a few vmax 600s. Pretty good running sleds, but kinda hard on gas. 96 was the last year for the tss front ends.
This one seems to run pretty well. Okay, I knew it was 95 or 96, couldn't remember which. If it was a Vmax 4 I'd be holding onto it, but she's a bit too heavy for playin in the powder.
@@NorthwoodsNoise that's a 95 for sure. Well have fun with it. Doo more updates on the summit.😀
@@GearheadRob319 there's more comin! It's been a bit of a nightmare getting it jetted properly, but I think i finally got er. Supposed to get 10" over the next 3 days so I'm hoping to get it out this weekend!
It seems like the 600 engine had problems. Always used to see them for sale having some sort of issue. Never owned one myself. Had a 97 500 and it flowed more gas than a public urinal.
Vmax 4 and the phazer were last ones with tss front suspension in 97'
I hope we see a mountain mod from this sled
Yep if u still let me know interested!!
tough, that's what they are..and yes they can go 8k with out rebuild........................
When it weighs as much as a tank, I'd expect it to be tough
Man they ride like a limo !!! Great my brother has one like it he loves it !! If u have are want to sell it let me know !!!! K
Mine seems to be boggy after it warms up , I've bypassed the tors , new gas with seafoam. I'm at a loss any advice
I'd pull the carbs and thoroughly clean if you havent already. But if you already bypassed tors I assume you cleaned carbs already too. After carbs I'd check the oil usage. Mark the level on your tank, go for a ride and see how much it drops. If its excessive, probably time for oil pump seals. After that I'd look at pulling the clutch and cleaning that out/rebuild it. I'm not super familiar with these sleds, but that's what I'd look at first regardless of make/model.
Do a compression check cold and warm.
My brother and friend cleaned the carbs for me while I was out now it runs a bit better then it did before.
Thanks fellas :)
@@trsw. clutching clutching clutching after time,sounds like its do for a cleaning.
and a carb clean lol
Had an srv back in the day, horrible, broke every weekend
I've had a few like that. Mostly cats and Polaris. Havent owned a skidoo that's let me down yet. They all have their problems, but some are definitely worse than others.
Have you sold this sled yet?
Yeah it sold before the video was up
Had a 97 vmax 500. Horrible gas mileage.
I’d buy it for $300 if I lived closer.
One here in Michigan $175
Crappy Oil.. Thats how bad old sleds smoke until someone puts Synthetic shell oil in it. It'll be smoky as hellll.
That compression tester is junk, they read half. I've had 3. Throw it away!
It's an absolute POS lol. Pretty much just use it to make sure it reads even on all cylinders. I plan to buy a new one when the tool budget allows for it. Got any recommendations for a decent one?
@@NorthwoodsNoise Honestly I don't. I bought Harbor Freights "good one", dropped it once, and now the gauge sticks at 40psi. I think it should hold up to the occasional drop. So that's another one you shouldn't get lol
@@SamRFixes lol good to know. I'll probably just look for something highly rated on amazon. My buddy swears by his snap-on but I cant justify spending that kind of money on something I dont use all that much.
Those hb compression testers are junk. I had 2, got 1 under warranty lol both only read to 80 psi
@@mikespooner63 this one sent me down a rabbit hole with my yamaha kodiak. I had just replaced the head gasket and was supposed to see 210-230psi. Gauge was reading 150psi max. Couldn't figure out what I did wrong. Finally just fired up the quad and it ran beautifully, that's when I figured out the gauge was shit lol.
Horribly low compression,she needs a top rebuild at the least.should be 120psi,she has a bog because of it.But she will rebuild nicely.
My HF compression guage isnt accurate. Its consistent so you can at least see the cylinders are even, but not accurate. I've yet to invest in a decent gauge, but maybe one day lol.
300 damn that's too cheap!¡!!
Lol yeah, probably could've got more. I ended up getting $400 for it which I thought was fair since I didn't pull the carbs or do any kind of maintenance to it really. These things dont sell well around here for some reason. I see the kid that bought it already has it relisted for $700 lol.
@@NorthwoodsNoise Where's about are u from? Their 400 around here with blown up motors.
@@mn7568 Northeast/Northcentral Wisconsin. People are still batshit crazy with prices for used sleds around here. I still see these listed with 4k+ miles for well over a grand, they just dont sell quickly.
Also try $500
I put it on marketplace for $400 right before I posted the video and its already sold lol. Probably should've asked for more, but I cant complain.
@@NorthwoodsNoise Cool. Merry Christmas.
@@GearheadRob319 thanks Rob, same to you!