Ski doo?s

[Walleyehooker]

Looking at buying a new sled for riding and ice fishing etc. Like the ski doo touring but trying to decide what engine I would go with. 600,900 or 1200? Any thoughts?

[Macgyver55]

Had the 600 HO on my last 2 sleds and never felt at a loss for power. Put lots of miles on them too! (13000+)

My new sled has a 600 Etec and the power and mileage are exceptional. Unless you are doing mountain riding or towing frequently I can't see a real big reason to go bigger.

[Walleyehooker]

I rode with you up at ML last march and liked your machine but I am leaning towards a 4 stroke. Anybody rode a 1200? I might have to hit hay days this weekend and check some stuff out and ask some questions.

[CaptainMusky]

The 1200 4 stroke is a very nice machine. Plenty of power, I believe close to 140hp.

The 900 would not be much fun though.

Of those 3 choices it would be 1200, 600 Etec and then the 900 4 stroke.

The 1200 will last a long long time and give you very little trouble. The ETECs are good motors, but with their crank bearing (isoflex) setup they do require a complete rebuild at around 3000 miles. Many guys dont even last that long. Which, isnt necessarily all that bad, but something to consider.

[Walleyehooker]

Did some searching on the web and some pretty good reviews and not much bad to say about the 1200. I believe the 900 is new this year and will probably be a good motor but I don't like to buy the first year out. Going out to hay days this weekend to look around and ask some questions. So far I am leaning towards a Ski Doo grand touring SE with the 1200 and all the goodies.

[CaptainMusky]

I think you would be very happy with that machine. Try to get a 1.25" lug track at least. If it doesn't come with it ask about a swap. You will be much happier with that than some of the smaller lug versions that usually come on these things.