From the monthly archives:

April 2008

2006 Yamaha Apex RTX

April 16, 2008

The Apex RTX is unbelievably quick. Its handling is super sharp and it handles big bumps with ease. The harder you ride this machine, the better it performs.It feels a little heavier, but it has a lot more powerful engine so that’s to be expected. Weight is not a problem for it, though. You can [...]

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2006 Yamaha Nytro

April 16, 2008

The Yamaha Nytro is a great all around sled, whether skimming over the roughest of trails or running down a freshly groomed trail. The overall ride has great comfort and the sled handles great. This is a very reliable machine, it gets excellent gas mileage, and takes to the bumps like a REV. This thing [...]

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2006 Yamaha RS Vector Mountain SE

April 8, 2008
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The RS Vector Mountain SE doesn’t care for the slow trail or wooded areas. Point it up a mountain or across wide-open powder and the 162″ track will take you screaming wherever you want. The thing handles great and after a couple of hours when you get used to that little extra weight you’ll feel [...]

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2006 Yamaha SX Venom

April 8, 2008
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You may think of the SX Venom as a tiny, light, toy like sled, but you should know that this is one of the most reliable sleds Yamaha ever built. It’s not filled with gadgets and options…but it has the proven 600, excellent brakes, proven suspension and is easy to fix (if you ever need [...]

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2006 Yamaha SX Viper Mountain

April 8, 2008
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The SX Viper Mountain is an all around good sled right out of the box. You’ll be surprised how a stock sled can perform so well. But sure if you want to make it a super machine there are plenty of upgrades and accessories available for it. Still even without the extra tweaking this sled [...]

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2006 Yamaha VK Professional

April 8, 2008
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I just have to start with a comment that this is one beautifully looking sled. It really is a head turner from wherever you look it. But there’s more into it besides looks. The thing also has plenty of power for cruising down the trail with a passenger or to help you get even the [...]

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2005 Yamaha RS Rage

April 8, 2008
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  The RS Rage has impressive power and great suspension. Its torque is fantastic to experience as it pulls from low to top end in a smooth controlled manner. The machine has excellent low end and mid range power and is overall a very nice ride. It’s quiet and comfortable, takes the bumps good and [...]

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2005 Yamaha RS Vector ER

April 8, 2008
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The RS Vector seems like an excellant trail sled. It handles pretty good…even in turns. The sled is powerful and the throttle is just amazingly responsive. It’s one smooth, quiet sled with great gas mileage. There is a lot of talk about the Vector’s weight, but you can’t really feel it. It launches itself off [...]

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2005 Yamaha RS Venture

April 3, 2008
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The RS Venture has its ups and downs, but overall I think you’re gonna like it. It’s not the perfect sled you can get from the 2005 models, but it has its good features. Starting with the comfort level – a very good one. Then the mileage – about 15mpg which I think you’ll find [...]

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2005 Yamaha RX – 1 ER

April 3, 2008
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Jump right on the 4-stroke with this amazing 2005 machine. Yamaha’s always been between the leading snowmobile companies and sleds like RX – 1 ER give us the exact idea why. This thing is not only powerful and extremely comfortable, it’s also quieter and way advanced than the surrounding competition. If you trails are your [...]

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