Hello all great to be here, I recently got a '96 XCR 600 Triple last April and have been waiting to try it out. However a few guys a work tell me that I will be lucky to make it through the season w/out it blowin' up do to it being a triple. The guy I got it from said that it was recently rebuilt and "juiced" up some. It seems to run good. Oh and it also has a M-10 in the rear so I'm dyin' to try it. Do I have anything to worry about or will I be good?

Well just watch your middle cylinder they are known to not work at times other than that you should not blow it up as long as you keep an eye on you water temp and not let it get to hot.

ok sounds good...I have also heard that if I ride and then stop and then want to restart I have a 50/50 chance that it will start again....what gives!

Someone has given you some bad information.

The only big problem with the 96 600 triple was the crank. If someone already rebuilt it they probably already enlarged the oil hole on the PTO side so everything should be fine.

The 96's were the new reed cage motor, and it has a different design as far the crankcases go no enlarging necesary. Really it was a very solid motor. Anyone who told you that the triple is any less reliable than a twin is a moron, and when they are looking at your tail lights they'll be jealous. And whoever told you it will have a 50/50 chance of starting is also a moron. Those are both probably people who had one bad experience with their sleds and now think that because it happened to them it happens to all of those sleds. When you ride it for the first time make sure you check your plugs to make sure you are not running lean or really rich. Also do you know if the guy before you broke the sled in after the rebuild?

Here's alittle bit of info for you. It's about XLT motors.FQA

Hopefully when the guy rebuilt it, he reconditioned the crank. See if he added a 4th line on the PTO side of the crank. It should be behind the primary clutch

Ooops . My bad, it isn't a special. In which case disregard my stupidity and my comments.

What does "juiced up" mean?

Don't listen to your friends. They're ignorant. Because your sled is a triple doesn't mean it's going to blow up. They probably know someone who had a triple who blew it up. If this person they knew had a twin, they'd be saying the same thing to you about twins. You're friends probably have no idea what they are talking about. Okay, I KNOW they don't know what they are talking about if they said that. Keep it tuned properly, don't abuse it, and you'll be fine for 5,000 miles with no problems.

i heard now i am not sure but ppl have told me with tripple pipes it is easy to blow those sleds up so i dunno thats just hear say.

First off I would like to Thank All of you for your GREAT input and fast help you all kick a$$!!! When I say "juiced" up he said the motor was "ported and moded" what ever that means be a buddy that works at Rosier (sp?) Enginering. It is not piped but does have a D&G silencer on it. What is the correct NGK plug for it and what gap should it be at??? Thanks in advance!

Chris

If you know what you are doing as far as jetting, pipes are easy, check your plugs, if you are lean you have to rejet or move the e-clip down a spot to get the motor to run richer. Usually they'll run that middle cylinder richer too. My brother's 650 is piped and it's run a season on them with no ill effects except for the normal engine wear and tear.

As far as gap on the plugs, I think the official word is .030". NGK BR9ES'.

Silencer is okay, no checking plugs for you.

Thanks Guys! I woke up to a dusting of snow!!!! They say 8 in. on Monday!

I have one!, Its the monoblock, As long as he drilled out the PTO hole, Its one of the most reliable motors in the trail!, Great handleing, Quick, light, And sweet looking back in the day..Im in the procces of rebuilding mine right now..I am going to drill the oil hole out...And with pipes, If they are jetted correctly, They are still more reliable than the FIII`s and ZRT`s of 96, Just my opinion and experiance! Good luck

Those DG canisters have a nice tone to them.

Yeah, you should hear their pipes, those sound wicked!



I've got to get a sound clip of these. My brother loves it when you rev em up.

o man i did not know u had DG trips lol. u got a sound clip i would love to hear those beasts.

ISOPROPHYL!!!

Sorry, I spelled it wrong I'm sure. Polaris Triples will last forever if you keep your carbs synched and ALWAYS run a 1/2 bottle of ISO when you buy gas. For $1.29 (so 70 cents each for you and a buddy to split it) ISO is CHEAP insurance on burning down a sled. #1 cause for burnng a Polaris triple is water in the gas. Ever notice when you go out the first thing in the morning after a COLD night the ice under your gas cap? Check it, wipe it out with your glove, and remember there is LOTS of water in your gas.

If you don't ride up front, you are going to get snow dust into your carbs. The ISO will help it burn cleanly and not fry a piston. Also, be sure your fuel filter is not clogged up with general crap. Use good oil, good fuel, and your sled will have zero problems.

Enjoy your triple.

did you mean a 1/2 bottle in the tank or in the gas can??? I will run a can of Sea-foam in her for the firts tank full of the season then add the Iso...Thanks for all the great help you all rule oh and the DG can i got sounds great!!!

You do know that when you buy a bottle Isopropyl at a gas station, that it is most likely 70% alcohol and the other 30% is water. Right? Plus I don't see the benifits of adding the alcohol to your tank. All you are doing is adding water and octane. Since the 600/580 runs nicely on 87 octane stock it isn't necesary. I agree with your other points though.




Sadly it's my brother's sled. But, I recently came across some Aaen's, so hopefully I will be able to throw those on my RXL soon. I'll try and get you a sound clip this weekend when he has it home, at least I hope he has it home!

Aaen's

Iso........

I don't know. About 30,000 combined miles on all of the sleds owned and never burned one down. We must be pretty lucky, or Iso works.........

For 70 cents, it's cheap insurance.

1/2 bottle for 10 gallons of gas. Polaris sled holds around 11 gallons, use 1/2 bottle.

I'll be waitin Triple650Indy

Is that the "HEET" stuff that attaches itself to the water? I might have been confused as to what you were actually using. But don't think your the only one with miles on your sleds. Currently both my parent's sleds, which I rode and did most of the maintenance on these last few years have 19,000 total on them. That doesn't include the sleds we've owned and gotten rid of. I count 2 others I've worked on. Also My brother's and my sled are both new to the family in the last few years. And we've never used ISO.

Also the 650 wasn't home so I'll make a post on it in a few weeks when it next comes home.

hey there,
i used to have the same sled, and it was blown up and rebuilt before i bought it and i never had a problem with it. it was a very fast reliable sled, and had i not got the oppurtunity to get the sled i have now for cheap, i would still own that sled. i would say that any of your "friends" that say this sled is going to blow up are idiots cause i rode the piss out of the one i had and i sold it to a friend who rides it hard, and there still has been no sign of it giving any trouble. the only thing i would say is after a long time riding and when it does finally get hot it does tend to give problems starting it, but all this means is it takes a few more pulls to start it. so all i have to say is i wouldn't believe your friends and good luck with your new sled.

well guess what it blow up after just five min. of riding it!!! find my other post....

triples suck, there heavy... and from what i can tell you..

96 xcr600 - blew up day after i rode it
96 680 ultra rmk - did pretty good, blew up once in 3000 miles
XX xlt - constently blew up, never ran right.

desision, triples blow.

dont you have a triple in that 700 of yours??!?!?!?! Im thinkin that I will swap i a twin but what is all involved with that???

Triples dont suck..Thats a pretty stupid thing to say, if you ask me. It probably offended alot of people who love triples..Line up an agressive xcr 700 with your twin 700, and then tell me triples suck..They aquier more maintinence, yes..But when they run...Boy do they run good..And the monoblocks in the XLT and XCR you were talking about ussually had PTO problems..Most of them out there are fixed now..and are one of the most reliable motors out there..

as far as doing a twin into a triple sled..It would be hard. motor mounts..clutching..chaincase..pipes etc.

i found a CHEAP 650 trip from a bud of mine and its in a running good just a few more things to mod and it should be good to go!

my sled?? its a twin.

i understand it was wrong to say triples blow, my friends and I have just had a bad experience with them is all.

i'v even considerd wanting to buy that Ultra rmk (if i had any $$$) sens its all decked out and the owner has a 04 prox2 700 now it just sits lol.