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I have done many upgrades to my sled I bought new in January 05. The heel clickers and gears made the sled ride able but the best addition I have done is the wider/longer track.

The stock track is too much of a finger track and does nothing for the ride unless a person whishes to dig trenches. I have watched different tracks go side by side up a slope and observed deeper trenching on the stock Polaris track. Too many nails weaken the structure and too many fingers dig too deep a trench.

The 16" wide track fits in the RMK with 3/16" to spare up front yet rubs the rivet heads on the back idler bracket supports. To compensate for this I will be installing spacers.

I tried a 2" riser block the 1st year but still had to bend over too much. With the 6" block I can stand up and greatly reduce fatigue. A note of caution here -- added block height increases leverage in the steering column. A friend with the same sled and identical riser set up ended cracking the mounting plate at the top of his steering column and had to have a rod welded in place for extra support.

I feel the stock suspension was installed for the express purpose of getting replaced but have not done so yet.

The seat does not sit high enough which makes for a more difficult sitting to standing transition. Additionally I would like to see a seat be shorter in length to allow for easier movement of feet from one side of the sled to the other. A Pro X seat may be in my future.

Last but not least my longest complaint with an otherwise very buildable platform is the narrow running boards I can do nothing with. My only guess is the guys at Polaris knew the machine trenched so severely it couldn't handle the added width of a wider more rider friendly foot platform.

While I am giving this sled a 4star over all based on its stock condition I have built this sled to just about where it needs to be for my riding style and am very happy to own a quality piece of hardware.

Additions I have done include:
6" riser block
4" flowrite intake
ATEC altitude compensator
Heel clicker clutch weights
team roller secondary clutch
different gears
SLP ceramic pipe and silencer
SLP powder pro skies
8" bigwheels
16x151 camoplast challenger track

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