The 650 in general sounded awesome, even with the stock exhaust. I still think it is one of the best sounding sleds of all time. I bought a 1998, turns out the clutch was done and it spun the crank out of phase, I would love to find a nice 1991-1992 clean 650 to have some fun with. I tried to jump start the sled with a jump pack and it almost smoked the stator, that was a big mistake on my part.
Man she's georgous! That was the best looking RXL ever! Great job on restoration! Museum Quality wow! I had a 93 and it was a Rocket! But carried an extra battery in the trunk wired up, cuz when she went down ,you were screwed. Beautiful Sled, nice work😊
i know this video is 2 years old , for a 1990 sled this snowmobile very good shape it almost look brand new , i think this sled should be in snowmobile museum and if i owned this sled i never sale it that for sure
That's a hell of a nice job of cleaning that up... I mean that thing is spotless.... I have 97 Polaris Storm 800... I work my ass off on it... I understand how time-consuming it is to keep things that clean under the hood... it's a really nice sled dude...
Beautiful restoration !, I had a 93 rxl and was the first really fast sled I had, yours looks amazing ! And being the first year rxl really makes it a keeper, email me if she's ever for sale. Nice job,! 90 indys wedge style are king .
I used to have a 91 650 rxl and it was a fast sled in the day and mostly how beautiful they sounded stock they we're very distinguished from the other sleds.
Thanks guys, and Todd, we looked for you guys at the McGregor ride last year. Was expecting to see your 650 there. This one was going together at the same time pretty much.
Ha ha! The battery box was under the muffler next to the chaincase up until 1994 (five model years 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 short track). The 94 RXL short track models kept the battery under the muffler next to the chaincase.The 94 RXL Touring models with reverse had the battery moved to the nose cone. The 95 RXL's with xtra-12 carried over the nose cone battery location.
Good to know the specific years that kept the battery tray in that original location. That should expand my search for pipes. As of this moment I have not found a set worth installing
Things change as they must. It must be true that the expression "they don't build em like that anymore" appies perfectly to this fine machine. Why would a guy go out and spend $15,000.00 on a new sled when these are still available? I don't know. I recognize that this is a 3 year old post, but I'd still like to know if Fox shocks are still available for sleds of this era.
We maintain a fleet that have pipes, etc. For the miles we put on they hold together well with some good preventive maintenance. I'll be happy to pipe this one but only if it can be done correctly. If it twists a crank then I'll fix it then. I prefer the extra horsepower personally.
I love it, nice job with the video. I would leave it 100% stock, no triple pipes, do you really need that extra 15-20 HP and lose the nice mellow sound.
Thanks Mark, I appreciate the comment! I'd like to keep up with the other 650's and XCR's in our group, all piped. Plus I love the "Day 2" style on both sleds and muscle cars. Pipes, studs, and clutching just seems 'right' on these machines so I'd do it if I can find the right set. I wouldn't hack it up to do it though. It does have a nice sound stock as well so if it doesn't happen I'll keep enjoying as-is.
@@guodtools1 I haven't seen a pair of Deckers that exits the stock belly pan location which is what I'd need. If he wants to sell them though please let me know, I've got other projects that could use pipes!
Could be any number of items. First and foremost get yourself a battery tender. These NEED 12+ volts to run properly. If it sat for any length of time I'd replace the fuel pickup in the tank and the other lines as well. There should be two filters, a plastic low pressure and a metal high pressure, either could be clogged. Finally, look into the "select monitor for PC" program. This takes some setup but it works and will allow you to see any ECM codes as well as set your TPS. Aside from that you can also verify for good compression across all 3 cylinders, adequate fuel pressure (faulty regulators are not uncommon) and don't forget to go through cleaning your clutches, checking for wear, and checking driveline bearings. Crank seals are a maintenance item for me as well if I don't know the history on a sled but you have a lot of other items to check off the list before you get to that. Sorry, not an easy answer. No shortcuts to getting a 25+ year old machine reliable and truly "right".
These are very rare sleds out there. Polaris I believe made only 500 of them. What made them unique over the production units from 91and on was they made more HP and had a very good ignition system and better porting work. I think production units had 102 HP and the 90 RXL were between 105-108 HP. I had a 91 which is the best looking one of them all and put a set of SLP pipes and chip in it and woke the machine up. Nothing like the sound of a piston port engine with a set of triple pipes.
When snowmobiles were sweet sounding and bad ass looking!
Ain't that the Truth!! They look like a Ostrich that hit a wall at 80 now.. Especially them damn Ski-poodles..🤦♂️
@@joshpitts7256 LOL.....so true !!!!!!!
The RXL always had there own unique sound. Loved them.
The 650 in general sounded awesome, even with the stock exhaust. I still think it is one of the best sounding sleds of all time. I bought a 1998, turns out the clutch was done and it spun the crank out of phase, I would love to find a nice 1991-1992 clean 650 to have some fun with. I tried to jump start the sled with a jump pack and it almost smoked the stator, that was a big mistake on my part.
Man she's georgous! That was the best looking RXL ever! Great job on restoration! Museum Quality wow! I had a 93 and it was a Rocket! But carried an extra battery in the trunk wired up, cuz when she went down ,you were screwed. Beautiful Sled, nice work😊
You did a great job keeping it all original . Looks great. This makes me miss my 88 650 even more.
'88's are sweet. Love the bare tunnels
Awesome! The best sound ever.
Thanks Joe, I like the way these sound too. Even better with pipes though in my opinion!
Yup !
I’m a Yamaha man but always loved that growl from the RXL !
Can't beat the sound of a triple 👌
I had the 89 carb.. Sold it to a kid down the street.. Proud to say she’s still going
Love these greasy triplets! I loved the look and sound of these efi
So awesome , looking at getting a 91 RXL this weekend
This comment was 4 days ago, did you get it?
Unreal, beauty! 650's are so mint, you and Todd clyne have inspired me, redoing my 90 and 92 650 in the same fashion, great machine thanks for video
Thanks Kevin, appreciate the comment and I look forward to sharing more down the road. Good luck with your projects!
Can’t beat the pin striping! Amazing sled. 👌🏼
What a wonderful machine !!!!!!!!......from the proud owner of an '18 Rzr Turbo....... :-)
that thing is clean and beautiful, nice job!
i know this video is 2 years old , for a 1990 sled this snowmobile very good shape it almost look brand new , i think this sled should be in snowmobile museum and if i owned this sled i never sale it that for sure
I had a brand new 93 model back in the day. I love the 3 into 1 exhaust note on these machines.
Nice shape!
Just picked one up for free all I had to do was empty the gas and put a new fuel line in the tank.
Awesome story and awesome machine nice work 90 was a good year for a lot of things including sleds
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful sled....miss these and the Indy 650s.
That's a hell of a nice job of cleaning that up... I mean that thing is spotless.... I have 97 Polaris Storm 800... I work my ass off on it... I understand how time-consuming it is to keep things that clean under the hood... it's a really nice sled dude...
Thanks, I appreciate that! Just rode it last weekend. Luckily no leaks this time so cleanup should be pretty quick!
Just sold mine that had SLP pipes on it, it was just as clean and always garage kept I loved that sled…
I'd love to put a set of slp's on mine. Really makes them a nice running sled!
The sweet sounds of those triples is music to my ears, my etec is great, but that thing means businesses
I think the etec will outperform it nearly every category but I love the nostalgia of it. Can't wait to get it out this winter on the trails
Nice time capsule. I still have a 1990 340 Sport GT. 👍
My first 2 sleds...88 Indy Sport then a 90 Sport GT, back when I was 10 or 11. Always idolized the older guys on their 650s lol...good times.
Beautiful restoration !, I had a 93 rxl and was the first really fast sled I had, yours looks amazing ! And being the first year rxl really makes it a keeper, email me if she's ever for sale. Nice job,! 90 indys wedge style are king .
Thanks Michael, I appreciate the kind words
Beautiful restoration, had a 92 rxl sks and I know why it was in such nice shape. The original owner couldn't afford to put gas in it 😂
Thanks for sharing. Nice sled!
Wow! She’s a beautifully maintained machine!! Ride safe and be well!! ✌🏼
I used to have a 91 650 rxl and it was a fast sled in the day and mostly how beautiful they sounded stock they we're very distinguished from the other sleds.
Had a 93 RXL loved it
So nice love it my opinion... nothing is better than original sound for the 650 '' musica''
I have a 1991 650 with carb really nice sled you have.
Great job on the sled Jim
Thanks guys, and Todd, we looked for you guys at the McGregor ride last year. Was expecting to see your 650 there. This one was going together at the same time pretty much.
@@rumrivertriples4073 we up at our cabin on Minnewawa and chose not to go on the ride because of the questionable ice condition.
I love the look man looks awsome
absolutely beautiful!
A beauty!
If you have a battery in it way do you have to pull start it for the video.....!
So clean
Thanks Eric!
Impressive
Ha ha! The battery box was under the muffler next to the chaincase up until 1994 (five model years 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 short track). The 94 RXL short track models kept the battery under the muffler next to the chaincase.The 94 RXL Touring models with reverse had the battery moved to the nose cone. The 95 RXL's with xtra-12 carried over the nose cone battery location.
Good to know the specific years that kept the battery tray in that original location. That should expand my search for pipes. As of this moment I have not found a set worth installing
Very very nice
Nice! Would you be able to say what the Model number is?
Things change as they must. It must be true that the expression "they don't build em like that anymore" appies perfectly to this fine machine.
Why would a guy go out and spend $15,000.00 on a new sled when these are still available? I don't know.
I recognize that this is a 3 year old post, but I'd still like to know if Fox shocks are still available for sleds of this era.
You can find Fox shocks used and rebuild them.
very nice old indy,. i would leave it stock. those old piston port motors will rattle apart when modified.
We maintain a fleet that have pipes, etc. For the miles we put on they hold together well with some good preventive maintenance. I'll be happy to pipe this one but only if it can be done correctly.
If it twists a crank then I'll fix it then. I prefer the extra horsepower personally.
Awesome sled but id take off the red headlight cover
I love it, nice job with the video. I would leave it 100% stock, no triple pipes, do you really need that extra 15-20 HP and lose the nice mellow sound.
Thanks Mark, I appreciate the comment! I'd like to keep up with the other 650's and XCR's in our group, all piped. Plus I love the "Day 2" style on both sleds and muscle cars. Pipes, studs, and clutching just seems 'right' on these machines so I'd do it if I can find the right set. I wouldn't hack it up to do it though. It does have a nice sound stock as well so if it doesn't happen I'll keep enjoying as-is.
What brand of pipes would work with the stock battery box?
Several manufacturers made pipes that work for the RXL. PSI or SLP are the ones I'm looking for most closely
@@rumrivertriples4073 ok. My buddy has a set of Deckers hanging on his wall from his old ‘90 650. 👍🏻
@@guodtools1 I haven't seen a pair of Deckers that exits the stock belly pan location which is what I'd need. If he wants to sell them though please let me know, I've got other projects that could use pipes!
Nice sled
Hey man I just bought a 1995 rxl 650 but it’s bogging all the time any suggestions what it could be
Could be any number of items.
First and foremost get yourself a battery tender. These NEED 12+ volts to run properly.
If it sat for any length of time I'd replace the fuel pickup in the tank and the other lines as well.
There should be two filters, a plastic low pressure and a metal high pressure, either could be clogged.
Finally, look into the "select monitor for PC" program. This takes some setup but it works and will allow you to see any ECM codes as well as set your TPS.
Aside from that you can also verify for good compression across all 3 cylinders, adequate fuel pressure (faulty regulators are not uncommon) and don't forget to go through cleaning your clutches, checking for wear, and checking driveline bearings. Crank seals are a maintenance item for me as well if I don't know the history on a sled but you have a lot of other items to check off the list before you get to that.
Sorry, not an easy answer. No shortcuts to getting a 25+ year old machine reliable and truly "right".
@@rumrivertriples4073 thanks man I don’t know much about sleds gonna have to get someone that knows what there doing thanks so much
You get that from a guy named Ray out of Zimmerman?
No, this one came from Cloquet
Nice i have a 1995 efi
Nice
Oh, the sweet fog of injector oil, it smells like, velocity.
Got any for sale? #alaskalife
Sorry, none for sale. I feel for you Alaska guys. Pretty slim pickings up there to get clean machines.
Let me know if you want to sell that beast ;)
These are very rare sleds out there. Polaris I believe made only 500 of them. What made them unique over the production units from 91and on was they made more HP and had a very good ignition system and better porting work. I think production units had 102 HP and the 90 RXL were between 105-108 HP. I had a 91 which is the best looking one of them all and put a set of SLP pipes and chip in it and woke the machine up. Nothing like the sound of a piston port engine with a set of triple pipes.
Nice