You totally nailed it! Very impressive review of the 2020 SRX. I don’t usually say anything about the other comments, but I find there is a lot of negativity. It almost seems that people have a hard time to appreciate something other than what they own no matter how good it might be. With that said, keep up the great work Mark!
I have one .. owned alot of the big irons to date .. mine has the Hurricane 300hp kit and i still cant get over how easy it is to make something ridiculous fast and reliable already, to go to mind blowing fast with with a kit that's a simple add on and still reliable!! So sad to see Yamaha leave the game.....i will never sell this sled. Thanks Mark for the honest review on this sled.
I rode a T-Cat across Stillwater Reservoir when I was in Old Forge about a month ago. All I can say is WOW. One of the coolest things i've ever experienced.
I have one of these,and once i got it set up to suit me,I love it.I was afraid that it was going to be too "high spirited" for twisty trail riding,but it has suprised me so far. Its a lot more than a "first across the lake crotch rocket"
Umm, Yamaha had no high performance sleds in the mid 90's? I think you forgot about the 95-97 Vmax4. Still a legendary sled to this day, moreso than the 98+ SRXs..
Excellent review. Rode my 2020 SRX this season for many miles. Mix of fast straight lines and tight twisties in the bush. It corners a lot better than the 2019 with the improved lowered roll center. Studs are a must.
Cat make that motor???? No just chassis. What really gets me doo guys with there 900 ace turbo. Look out really. Yamaha made the fastest safest turbo trail sled ever. See started with the 1049 that's slow said the 850's. TURBO slapped on. That's not far. Bet you will get more miles out of that 4 stroke turbo then that 850 any day. Mines pushing over 7200 miles and still hammers.
@@janabarber1691 Jana, you hit the nail squarely on the head! If one wants turbo power look no further than a Yamaha. 4 stroke reliability. Stupid fast. Cat suspension. Now if they would just update the outdated gauge cluster.
Sorry Motorhead Mark the legendary SRX's were not the blue POS's in this video but the 440 SRX's from 1978-1979. They were fast fro their time. The blue Yamaha triples were just lunch for the Tcats of the day.
I have a 2018 sidewinder and love it! You talked about the new suspension and what it did for these machines.. but is the motor the same as what I have is it just as fast? Or did they squeeze more juice out of it to truly be worthy of the srx name?
HigherVids : You bought into the marketing schmoo. Is that 4 stroke really that much more reliable? Modern two strokes have come a long ways with direct injection.
i have a sidewinder and it has been nothing but problems with the thing like the stater broke and there back ordered on them which means everyone is having the same problem thats y i have always gone ski doo i just wanted ti try yamaha but obviously shouldn’t have bc of this and the machine is so heavy and the over heating issues and the head gasket blow is enough to make me never buy anything but ski doo the Warranty wouldn’t even cover the cost so its been 5000 more after buying the machine cant wait for my 2021 ski doo
Skidoo is absolute crap. I’ve had 2. 800 and an 850. Blown the engine within first 1500 kms, blew stators several times, over heating issues constantly, head gaskets twice in the 850 crate motor, and an electrical fire killed my 800 XM. God damn things horrible. Bought a sidewinder and will never look back. 12,000kms on it now! No issues just regular maintenance
Last weekend I drove my buddy’s ThunderCat with the same motor as this one. It is fast and pulls hard but to be honest I was expecting more, I thought it would rip my arms off or I wouldn’t be able to hang on. I have a Polaris 800 and the T-Cat only pulls a little harder than my 800. In a drag race I stay with him to about 50 mph and then the ThunderCat starts pulling away.
LOL. Stayed with a TCat til 50 mph, eh?,, let's see, so that means you stayed with the TCat for less than 3 seconds, and/or 150 feet. Quite apparent you did NOT have a chance to let that TCat spool up and run. ,, thats a good one- "my 800 was only a little slower". LOL
I know this is old thread but so is the sled Im gonna mention. 1981 Yamaha SRX was called Darth vaders sled way back then... sweet looking yes, fast yes reliable... sadly not even close. The high strung 440 had a multitude of issues, so much so Yamaha Yamaha recalled the sled and offered up other models in its place. I want one...
Why review a sled that's been out for a whole season when the 2021s will be released in a couple days? And they talk about all the speed but nobody will give numbers. Like what's the top speed 110? 120? Sick sleds though I'd get one in blue over the black
@HigherVids Yamacat chassis are by far weaker than their own brand was. Pro cross chassis are first rate trash. Weak, and flimsy. Which sucks, because I think they're the best lookin sled on the market. I'll never own one again.
@HigherVids I'm 6'2" and 210lbs. The nytro just seemed to fit me better. My pro cross didnt last 6 months. I had a bad experience with em. Not a single issue with the nytro.
@HigherVids they don’t care about snowmobile. They are focused on their very successful YZ and yzf motocross bikes and their atv/sxs which are killing it right now. Unfortunate but true they just aren’t interested in chasing or innovating the snowmobile market like they used to