my friend said hes willing to put money on it his xlt can beat my xc7..

his sled has a P&P job done
my 700 has the 220 cylenders on it

my sled ^^^^ no i dont have that homo windshield on it any more.

his sled ^^^^

nice cab

My money would be on the xlt if it is in running condition, 3 is more than 2! You may have him out of the hole but his has longer legs.

its all about setup cmon guys 600 vs 700 yer not even in the same class

huh weres the old school guys ???

the day a xlt beat me on 660ft i will prodly hand u my sled LOL keep dreaming

what? how dose the # of cylenders do anything other then add weight?

i remember my old 89 indy 500 used to almost hang with my other friends xlt back when i was little and theres no way this xlt can come close to my 700..

Are those two sleds from the wrecking yard?

his might be, i just ride my sled hard.
my sled hauls ass, why should i care what my sled looks like... its more satisfying when i see people on new sleds and i still smoke them on my "junk yard" sled
be a prick more?

well if 600 vs. 700 aint fair im willing to go my 440 vs. that 700 in 330Ft.... thats a better race.. that xlt needs to be put down and that clear hood put on somehting different... as for the 700 my dad had a 98 xc 700 as well and it wasnt too impressive when my 99 xc 500 sp woudl run with it when it was brand new...

so forget that xlt race and race me.. what you thinkin for $$ amount

huh Ru talking about my 700 or his 700

whos ever i got nothign to lose and everything to gain with a lil 440.....

Race for slips then if you have nothing to lose... Lol

i dont think ill go for slips on a sled that blue books for liek 2200 as opposed to my 06 iq thats worth double

then id have nothgin to gain but a wore out ol trail whore

i sold all my dinosaurs and have no desire for anymore




but ill still race for 100$ and some laughs or we can say forget the money period and go for somethign more important

case of beer

nice

It makes me laugh to see these "kids" pipe up and start chirping about how great their shit is, and how everybody else's stuff is junk. Probably holed up in thier parents house, thier hot new sled and Britney Spears poster the most valuable thing they own. As far as an XC 500 taking a '98 XC 700...YOU ARE ON CRACK!!! Consider you where 11 or 12 yrs. old at the time that '99 500 was new, you probably weighed what, 100lbs soaking wet? Racing against your Dad, who probably has, what, 75-100+lbs on you? Maybe you "kept up" but thats about it. Lets face it, you could have run against a sled that wasnt tuned or whatever, but the '98 XC700 is one of, if not THE lightest and quickest 700s, and to those in the know, still get and DESERVE tonnes of respect. As far as your I.Q. spanking anything in sight in 330', my good buddy races snocross here in Ontario, and gets a new REV440L.C. racesled given to him every year, not one of them has EVER beat my "dinosaur" at any point in 500' on grass! It usually comes down to his skiloops at my feet, wich, don't get me wrong, is very respectable for a 440 vs. 700. Snow may be a different story, being snocross sleds have huge lugged tracks and hook better in the white stuff, but lets face it, the grass is where the playing field is neutral, power vs. power. You may cry "biased" because I ride an XC700, but believe me, I have owned 800 triples and raced other 700-800 big bore sleds, and done well most of the time on this little trail whore!!! Don't take this as a personal attack, but come on, the guy was describing a bet he had with a buddy on somewhat comparable sleds, and it got turned into a "hey, forget about your crap, I'll spank you with my purpose built race sled that is 8 yrs. newer technology and cost 3 times more".

Lets race more than 300 if you got such a bad ass sled. You old mans 700 must have been junk. I have never been beat by anything smaller than a F7 with my 98 xc 700.

The slowest mine has gone in 660ft is 98 mph. Your 440 won't even go that fast...

As much as I like my ol triples, I gotta give that one to the XC!! Now the XC vs a 700 XCR or an Ultra would be a better race..

With no doubt the Xc 700 will crush the Xlt!!! The 98 Xc 700 was the baddest wedge ever.

now i have a friend that keeps talking crap about my sled becouse its old.. i guess i gota race him now, he says BOTH his saber cat 600 and saber cat 700's will beat my sled, guess ill have to give it a try soon or later. he might be able to get me but thats how it gose some times.

and ultrastud, stock for stock i eat utras up

No offence, cause I do think the 98 XC is one of the nicest sleds ever, but both those sleds do like they came from a wrecking yard.

I would like to have an xc700 as a spare though. Right now my spare is a 95 XCR, which I love too, but the suspension leaves a little to be desired, and it's in kind of rough shape.

If the XLT had triple pipes Id say it would give you a run for your money, but an XLT with stock exhaust has almost no chance of beating a 700 XC.

so, becouse my last hood had a crack in it my sled is deemed a junk yard sled?

if thats the case i have a blue hood and nose cone for it but im waiting for the white one to be ripped off before i need too replace it seeing as it works just fine at the moment.

The only way to find out is to race the damn things boys. They arent going very fast when you are sitting on the computer.

he dosnt have the sled any more.. he rides a john deere with a kawi 440 engine.. its a peacer with a flash light for a headlight.

Problem solved then.

i once beat an xlt with a 1999 xc 500, if the 700 looses then the xlt is built and i mean built, dont let the hipe or the size get to you. just line em up and go!!!!!

The XC700 is one bad machine. Never a problem with mine (wife's now). She will not sell it! A couple of friends of mine keep trying to talk her out of it.

my dads 99 XLT sp couldnt beat my 98 XC600 even after he clutched,jeted,and put SLP heads on it.He put on SLP triple pipes,and now he does. In my opinion the 99 was the fastest of the XLTs in stock form.

i have a 2007 polaris iq mod 600 for sale, only raced half a season, all the bells and whistles, built by team woodys, excellent shape, 313 350 1340 nick

DO YOU KNOW ,WHERE YOUR FRIEND GOT HIS CLEAR WEDGE HOOD?

Don't shout, I have good hearing

Probaly the clear wedge hood came from BR Tech

Take a look at BR tech Polaris hoods

trader. I have setup xlts to beat 700 twins easy. you give me a stock 97 or newer xlt with xtra 10 and let me set it up for trail riding and I will do 600' drags against your xc. if we had drivers of the same weight to help make it equal I would go out to a 1000'. done it before and do it again. I had my 95 xlt with pipes and xtra 12 smoking 95 mach ones and 96 formula III's in 600' at 700' I was out of gear and they were pulling on me. but I have learned a lot since then as well!!

on the other hand give me a 98 700 xc and I will show you how to run down dragons in the 1/4 mile.

Might help to go with bigger carbs as well, i had a 95 xlt and it was a great sled, fuel consumption vs power was right on the money! Are you using this sled strictly for dragz?

Also have a question for my sledder buddies, I have 7 different sleds and would like to get a little more power out of my 500 xc sp, I have installed 40 mm carbs and will have to install the 1.5 cut away slides as it is now running too lean!

I live in nunavut and each year we have cross country races, running stock engine with clutch / gear modifications it does about 106 to 108 mph, would installing the 40 mm carbs give me a little more juice out of the engine??

330 ft??? you must still have your stock gearing my young friend!! Did 7.2 seconds on my 04 pro xr 440 in 660 ft.

Race head (c-12) with clutch and gear modifications.

an xc700 will smoke a xlt unless the xlt is ported and has pipes stock xc700 has 120hp and a stock xlt has 97 do the math...as for a 1999 xc500 beating an xlt i believe it they have 105hp stock.

IVE OWNED 3 XLTS and they wenrt no dogs. in a drag maybe but they'd still do 95 mph. a xc 700 wont do much more than that. my back in 2000 I bought a brand new xc600ves and my friend got a 94 xlt and we were going down the bay and loocked at each other than pinned it. I swear that thibg was almost pulling from me no lenths or nothing but I was impressed. not sure if the newer longer travel ones would, but that old 94 580 sure went like hell man.
from a dead stop for a 660 fter, that xlt will by going balls out for sure but cruising side by side at 50 I bet the xlt ( if not all pissed out) would give the 7 a go run for its money!

well, I didnt race a xlt with my xc (currently looking for a bulkhead/tunnel for it..) but I took the 99 rmk out and raced one w/ x12 under it.. I had him out of the hole, and had a slightly higher top speed then him.. basicly, I walked all over him. lol

that is one nice tow strap on the front bumper of that XLT maybe the 700s gona have to pull it!!

oh ya, the guys saying all that about their 99 xc 500's, I'm with you on that!!!!
My 99 XC 500 has absolutely WALKED all over other, newer 500's.

That XC wont even have a challenge...

I used to have both versions '98 XC7s - I bought the 824 version brand new and was never beat by anything smaller than the 600s. I have a friend who used to give me fits with his FIII600, but Im willing to bet that he had a shimkit added on it and swears to me that his sled was stock. I knew he was lying all along anyway. I also had a 220 version and let me tell ya, for a very short time Ive had that sled, I was never beat by any 700s except for this one guy who had a well running '02 XC7 (whos to say what he really have under the hood) I have had a few people coming up to me, and thinks that 220 version was modified - actually, it wasnt. I just changed the clutching and made it more aggressive off the line. Plus, I had an orginal delta VF reeds, claims to be addition 5 hp (shhhhhh) for that motor. Thats was the best sled I ever own for a short period of time. I really didnt want to sell it but a buddy of mine made me a good deal and I couldnt refuse. Oh well, life goes on. WL

PS - I used to have a '95 XCR6 with pipes, heads and trail-ported. I dont think this sled could have beat any of my XC7s in short drags. If this was lake racing, it might have long enough legs to out run the XCs.

I think my 340 sport (90) could spank all of you!! I'd race for slips, but I don't wear them.

As far as the original question, I don't care how they look. a bet between friends would be fun, just to see.

For the people who had to bring up what you have, what does this question have to do with your sled? do you own one of the two in question? if no then nobody asked you. my first sentance wa a joke, no I don't think it would take you, but it shows you how stupid it looks to write stuff like that! other people have nice sleds too! I am only refering to the people putting other peoples sleds down, not the people drawing from personal expiriance. Thats what forums are for.

I think I'd put money on the xc, but I do like that hood.

I've got no experience with the xc lineup. but I had an 88 indy 400LC and that thing was a bat outta hell. The only thing that wasn't stock was the upgraded fox gas shocks all around and the wiseco piston kits. Every year we had 1/4 mile drags on the river near my house. The speeds were recorded for the leader of each heat with radar gun. I never raced but it was my dad's buddy who owned the gun. So after the races he clocked my little 400 indy at 94mph on radar. I've never since seen a 400 hit speeds like that. I currently have a 03 pro-xr 440 and the thing is pretty wild as well but it tops out at about 75mph due to clutching. It's fast off the line and when you hammer on while cruising. My dad couldn't pull away from me on an apex, but he would squash me with top speed as I've already had the apex at about 105mph with throttle left.