| Yamaha's SRX 700 is the last 2 cycle snowmobile | | | | adrenaline rush! |
| sled I ever owned... but she was a beauty! | | | | M-10 Snowmobile Aftermarket Suspension to the |
| Stock wasn't enough for me, so I called up my friends | | | | Rescue |
| over at Hauck Power Sports in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. | | | | In order to improve comfort and allow me to change |
| They hooked me up with their Top Gun kit that is | | | | the suspension properties while out on the trail, I added |
| basically a bored out engine to 800 cc's with new | | | | an M-10 Suspension (now they produce a M-12) that is |
| coated pistons, rings, gasket set, ported and renikasiled | | | | made by "Fast, Inc.". The powerplant was a nice |
| cylinders and modified heads. | | | | addition, but the M-10 made the machine perfect. |
| Add to the mix V-Force Reeds, a Boost Bottle kit to | | | | My endorsement For Hauck Powersports |
| balance the fuel flow between the 38 TMX carbs | | | | In the state of Wisconsin, there are no Yamaha |
| when under heavy stress. | | | | snowmobile performance experts smarter than the |
| In order to apply all of this new power, silencer can | | | | folks at Hauck Powersports. I don't work for them, but |
| and racing pipes were added along with Hauck's | | | | I am a happy customer. They are not cheap, but they |
| special Magnum secondary clutch... | | | | are the Yamaha performance sled experts. |
| Racing The Hauck Powersports SRX 700 | | | | More info: |
| Did I mention that I never told anyone what was under | | | | The only recommendation I have for those who might |
| the hood? That was the fun part my snowmobile | | | | try to build a $15,000 Hauck Power Sports machine like |
| loving friends. To everyone else, she looked stock. | | | | I did: Skip the carb "boost bottle." I'm not sure it added |
| Didn't sound stock, but looked stock. | | | | any real performance, but it did add a quirky throttle |
| I raced some new 4-cycle Yamaha RX1's out in the | | | | response when the engine was cold. |
| open lake and while the RX1 took me in the first eighth | | | | Sadly, I sold my pair of Yamaha SRX's last year in |
| mile, my highly modified SRX 700 beat the RX1 after | | | | order to make room for my first 4-cycle snowmobile: |
| we crossed 90 miles an hour. About 117 MPH I began | | | | The Yamaha RX Warrior. Bender Turbocharger...here I |
| to get scared and let off the gas... only to realize that | | | | come. |
| less than 7 seconds had elapsed. Talk about an | | | | |