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Hi All...new to the site. I'm a long time hunting fanatic and I am also very fortunate to have a wife and daughter that also enjoy the sport. I have 2 Yamaha quads that work great. However, girls and COLD just don't go together! So...I'm in the market for a SXS and have narrowed it down to the Viking. Although I read a ton of negative reviews...99.9% of those are from the Folks that wanted a Razor killer. For me...I will be using it for some very serious hunting, and the application looks PERFECT for what I want. Anyways, I do have some concerns, and was hoping someone on here might have some answers.
#1 I have looked at, and started, 4 separate units. On every one of them the vibration at idle is what I would call "severe." Is this normal? If so - I did notice that if I put the slightest amount of pressure on the throttle, and raised the RPM just slightly, it completely smoothed out. This leads me to my next question.
#2 Is the idle adjustable on these and ,if so, is it a mechanical or a programing thing? (Even if the idle is adjustable...would this start messing up the belt and clutching?
#3 For those of you that have used mats ,or Rhino lined the bed...does this really reduce the noise?
#4 I've read that there is a "vortex" type thing going on with all SXS's, and the dust can really be an issue when a front window is used. I've also read that adding a rear window really reduces this. Is that true?
Thanks in advance....I hope to be the proud owner of one of these very soon
M-N-T
#1 I have looked at, and started, 4 separate units. On every one of them the vibration at idle is what I would call "severe." Is this normal? If so - I did notice that if I put the slightest amount of pressure on the throttle, and raised the RPM just slightly, it completely smoothed out. This leads me to my next question.
#2 Is the idle adjustable on these and ,if so, is it a mechanical or a programing thing? (Even if the idle is adjustable...would this start messing up the belt and clutching?
#3 For those of you that have used mats ,or Rhino lined the bed...does this really reduce the noise?
#4 I've read that there is a "vortex" type thing going on with all SXS's, and the dust can really be an issue when a front window is used. I've also read that adding a rear window really reduces this. Is that true?
Thanks in advance....I hope to be the proud owner of one of these very soon
M-N-T