February 25th, 2008

2005 Polaris 900 Fusion

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This is one very popular yet very disputed about sled. Half the people that own it, love it, the other part simply hate it. Overall the sled is a good one. It handles very easy, the suspension is awesome and it’s pretty comfortable.  The power is also pretty good.  It’s not a fast top end sled, but it gets there quite fast, so nothing to complain about here. What people don’t like about it is that it’s unreliable. You never know when it’s gonna quit on you. While it runs the thing is awesome, if it quits on you, you just wanna throw it away. Here are the specifications and we’ll continue:

MODEL    900 Fusion
M.S.R.P. *    $9,499.00
ENGINE    Liberty / Liquid cooled, 2 cylinders
DISPLACEMENT    866 cc
BORE X STROKE    83 x 80
CARBURETION    Cleanfire Injection
IGNITION    Digital CDI w/ TPS, WTS, DET
CLUTCH    P-85/TEAM
SUSPENSION    Front: IQ, Ryde FX, HPG, IFP shocks, 10 in. travel
Rear: IQ, 12 in. travel
BRAKES    Phantom, Hydraulic Disc
EXHAUST    SC VES, Single
SKIS    Accutrak 2
LENGTH    115 in.
WIDTH    47 in.
HEIGHT    51 in.
TRACK LXWXH    121 x 15 x 1
SKI STANCE    42.5 in.
FUEL CAPACITY    10.8 gal.

Many people think the reliability problems are due to improper maintenance, and probably some of the problems can be avoided, but I just can’t agree that half the people who own the sled are not gonna take care of it. There’s got to be something else. It’s just an alarm note to everyone who likes this machine and wants to have it. My suggestion – drop it. There are so many new models out and for the price you have to pay for this one you can easily get something newer and better. Or if you insist on the 900 Fusion at least check out those newer editions.

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