ssigdestad
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I have a 2003 RX1 MTN and I was wondering what I could do to drop the weight of this beast without going bankrupt? I dont ride in the mountains, just deep powder in some foothills. Lol... It gets stuck way too easily. And dont tell me I dont know how to ride, cuz everyone who has ridden this thing has either gotten it stuck or tipped it over. The weight is a huge problem for this first year model. Any help would be appreciated!
Alot of people been puttin in cat skid's.
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I agree on the skid or possibly A exaust system or seat. those three are prolly the biggest weight eliminaters.
JDKRXW
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Won't save you any weight, but you've got to get rid of the stock skis and put some fat paddles on....you'll get stuck less just because the front end isn't ploughing as deep in the snow.
Rx1M5
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I spent most of last summer doing exactly what you are looking at. The stock 03 Rx skid with all wheels came in at either 72 or 76 pounds I can't remember for sure. My 162 M7 skid with no bogie wheels and 2 on the rear is 45 lbs with a cromo front arm. With a stock cat arm it would be about 48 lbs. The rear drop brackets are 8 lbs. Change them to alu and you'll drop another 5 lbs. In my opionion the exhaust is the next thing you should loose. The 03 exhaust was the heaviest one made. I actually have a single bike pipe which is a bolt on I'd sell you for $100.00 and it'll drop 13 lbs from the 03 stocker. I also have a 05 Titanium stock exhaust I could sell you cheap and I think its good for about 4-5 lbs. The headlight assembly is really heavy too. If you remove it and replace it with a small 55 watt light you can drop another 5 lbs. Lightweight seats are only good for about 6 lbs as the stock seat is 12.5 lbsin 03. They are a good mod , but not first on the list. Probably a tunnel extension could buy you a couple of pounds and they are pretty cheap too. Remove the toolbox, 3+lbs and itd free. I use a YTZ7s battery which weighs 5 lbs, the stocker is 17.5 with the bracket total cost 100.00. Ive probably missed something but you get the idea. After that you will be spending some $$$ to get more.
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PM me if you are interested in the pipes at all
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Start with the newer mountain skis.
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If you have not replaced the stock skies with the '05 mountain ski, then that should be your first mod. $200 for ski bottums and $40 or so for spacers, collars and bolts. Best all around mountain/powder ski. Uses the tips and runners off of stock skies.
I have a single Yoshimura TI muffler and Y pipe i will sell you for $250 and you will loose about 20 lbs. Sound like an R1, but will have to modify rear seat support or cut a hole in muffler heat shield to make it work with the stock seat.
An Arctic Cat skid is also well worth the $. Loose weight and lower the approach angle and get better transfer. Gets on top of the snow way better than the ProAction skid.
Other cheap mods are lighter battery($90 -10lbs) and Mountain fit hood with out stock head light or windshield ($150 -10lbs)
I have a single Yoshimura TI muffler and Y pipe i will sell you for $250 and you will loose about 20 lbs. Sound like an R1, but will have to modify rear seat support or cut a hole in muffler heat shield to make it work with the stock seat.
An Arctic Cat skid is also well worth the $. Loose weight and lower the approach angle and get better transfer. Gets on top of the snow way better than the ProAction skid.
Other cheap mods are lighter battery($90 -10lbs) and Mountain fit hood with out stock head light or windshield ($150 -10lbs)
Southfork Sooner
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Does anyone know if the Ryde FX skid is the M7 skid? RVsports.com has the Ryde FX 153" skid for $300 and $400 with gas shocks. I want it but dont know if its the same.
Rx1M5
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My 2005 M7 skid has Fox zero pros on it
Frostbite
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My M7 skid has Ryde FX shcoks on it and they seem to work fine but I do plan to have Troy send me the zero pros if he gets a set in some time.
Frosty
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Is it WAY lighter than our stock RX1 skid?
Rx1M5
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It's the better part of 30lbs lighter and it performs way better too. The proaction skid is a trail skid modded for the mountains and in my opinion is the worst mountain skid out there even if it were light. If a guy does a lot of trail riding you might be able make a case for the proaction but for off trail.... Ditch it
Southfork Sooner
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Is the proaction one that's on the RX1 stock?
Trxster
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I have thought a lot about this lately and here is my $.02
I would leave the engine alone. Leave the stock air box alone. Wrap your fuel pumps with some insulation tape and put a valve in your fuel and coolant hoses (turn off fuel when trailering and run coolant at 1/4ish)
Now, replace skid with Artic Cat skid ($400) and step up to the 162" track ($400)....really helps it float. Also, get 05' Mountain skis from someone taking them off an apex or something ($200). Get a MPI tunnel extension and get rid of that bolt on POS ($200). Do single glasspack muffler under the tunnel ($85) which sounds sweet and is quieter and out of the way. Also do the light weight battery ($50). Finally get 05' clutching. That should lose you about 50-70lbs and the sled will go most every where you want. Good luck.
T
I would leave the engine alone. Leave the stock air box alone. Wrap your fuel pumps with some insulation tape and put a valve in your fuel and coolant hoses (turn off fuel when trailering and run coolant at 1/4ish)
Now, replace skid with Artic Cat skid ($400) and step up to the 162" track ($400)....really helps it float. Also, get 05' Mountain skis from someone taking them off an apex or something ($200). Get a MPI tunnel extension and get rid of that bolt on POS ($200). Do single glasspack muffler under the tunnel ($85) which sounds sweet and is quieter and out of the way. Also do the light weight battery ($50). Finally get 05' clutching. That should lose you about 50-70lbs and the sled will go most every where you want. Good luck.
T
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Good post Trxster.
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