Hello,
I have plans to buy a snowmobile in the spring. A little background on my experience with riding: I owned a Polaris Indy 400, back in the mid 90's, when I was a teenager (I think the year of the sled was early to mid 80's). I had it for a couple seasons and loved it! Now, 20 years later, I've decided to get back into it. I still consider myself a beginner rider, even though I have more experience riding dirt bikes and ATV's. I'd like to get something that has a decent amount of power, but not something too heavy and that has scary power. I've been doing a lot of research and figure that I should get an Indy 500, somewhere between the years of 1997-2002. Budget is a consideration. My main objective will be trail riding, not too fast, but I would still like enough power to use when I need it.
Anyway, I've been scoping out a lot of sleds on Craigslist and I like the look of the 500 XC. But, I'm wondering whether I should be looking for a fan cooled sled, instead. If I'm not going to be bombing through powder all the time and mostly on packed trails, will a liquid overheat a lot? Is there a Polaris sled around the same vintage that is fan cooled and has comparable power? I know it wouldn't have the same amount of power unless got a bigger engine, but do I really need all of the power the XC has to offer? Especially if I'm just getting back into it after so long?
I hear such good things about the 500, and want a reliable sled that's not too expensive to fix. I also hear that fan cooled sleds are bullet proof. Can someone give me some advice, please? Thanks!
I have plans to buy a snowmobile in the spring. A little background on my experience with riding: I owned a Polaris Indy 400, back in the mid 90's, when I was a teenager (I think the year of the sled was early to mid 80's). I had it for a couple seasons and loved it! Now, 20 years later, I've decided to get back into it. I still consider myself a beginner rider, even though I have more experience riding dirt bikes and ATV's. I'd like to get something that has a decent amount of power, but not something too heavy and that has scary power. I've been doing a lot of research and figure that I should get an Indy 500, somewhere between the years of 1997-2002. Budget is a consideration. My main objective will be trail riding, not too fast, but I would still like enough power to use when I need it.
Anyway, I've been scoping out a lot of sleds on Craigslist and I like the look of the 500 XC. But, I'm wondering whether I should be looking for a fan cooled sled, instead. If I'm not going to be bombing through powder all the time and mostly on packed trails, will a liquid overheat a lot? Is there a Polaris sled around the same vintage that is fan cooled and has comparable power? I know it wouldn't have the same amount of power unless got a bigger engine, but do I really need all of the power the XC has to offer? Especially if I'm just getting back into it after so long?
I hear such good things about the 500, and want a reliable sled that's not too expensive to fix. I also hear that fan cooled sleds are bullet proof. Can someone give me some advice, please? Thanks!
Liquid Cooled 500
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