- Location
- Rockford, Michigan
Anybody have any cool phazers?
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Phazer mod sleds
- Thread starter Leereinsma
- Start date
- Location
- Syracuse Ny
Larry sent them too hard!!!
schicks
Karma Enforcer
- Location
- West Michigan
Yup. Ive had this sled since i was a kid.
- Location
- La Crosse, WI on the BIG River
Picked up a 1993 Phazer II last March, just started it yesterday. Replacing the shock Bushings, Shims, and new CA Pro Skis this weekend. Then going to go through the Skid next to replace bearings and check pulleys. Got a new seat cover as well!
This is my first Sled. My best friend had Kitty Kats and Sno Scoots growing up.
It has the AAEN pipe on it. We have a good lake here that stays frozen well into April. I put most of my miles down there since snow was scarce.
This is my first Sled. My best friend had Kitty Kats and Sno Scoots growing up.
It has the AAEN pipe on it. We have a good lake here that stays frozen well into April. I put most of my miles down there since snow was scarce.
schicks
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- Location
- West Michigan
I put apex mountain skis on mine. Yamaha only did these skis for a year, maybe 2 on the apex's. Blow molded, hollow skis, probably not strong, but they are very light and wide with a deep keel. I made some custom shackles to mount them. Apex handle bars, risers. 121" track 1.25" paddles. I like the skid because it was the only phazer model that yamaha did a factory anodized skid (gold). Too mint to swap out.
Ive played with flatslide vmax carbs, air pods, aaean and psi pipe, clutching, etc etc. But i put it back to mostly stock a year or two ago. Got sick of messing with it and just wanted it turn key for once. Ive been messing around with this sled for 25 years.
Registered as a historic sled, no registration updates or trail permint required.
Put a fuel shut off on the gas line! The oem butterfly float carbs can have finiky needles. Ive had them leak and dump 5 gallons of gas on the garage floor from carb over flow. I also constantly had issues with the choke plungers sticking and not close due to springs on the plunger. Terrible design, but yamaha in true fashion, did it for 30 years on the phazers. Not to mention getting those carbs in and out is not exactly fun haha, youll figure out what i mean. Great sleds tho, cheap parts and they are so simple.
Ive played with flatslide vmax carbs, air pods, aaean and psi pipe, clutching, etc etc. But i put it back to mostly stock a year or two ago. Got sick of messing with it and just wanted it turn key for once. Ive been messing around with this sled for 25 years.
Registered as a historic sled, no registration updates or trail permint required.
Put a fuel shut off on the gas line! The oem butterfly float carbs can have finiky needles. Ive had them leak and dump 5 gallons of gas on the garage floor from carb over flow. I also constantly had issues with the choke plungers sticking and not close due to springs on the plunger. Terrible design, but yamaha in true fashion, did it for 30 years on the phazers. Not to mention getting those carbs in and out is not exactly fun haha, youll figure out what i mean. Great sleds tho, cheap parts and they are so simple.
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- Location
- Rockford, Michigan
what bar riser and bars are these ?
schicks
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- Location
- West Michigan
Yamaha apex bars, and lake effect snow company riser. Made in gaylord MI.
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
Who is going to 701 swap one first? 
- Location
- Rockford, Michigan
LOL it would be neat for sure. figuring out how to make a cooling system and exhaust bolt up would be the difficult parts. If you could come up with some sort of electrical water pump i assume you could take a radiator out of a vmax and make it fit in the phazer tunnel.Who is going to 701 swap one first?
BruceSki
Formerly Motoman25
- Location
- Long Island
I had one, never got to my cabin enough to use it so I sold it last winter and picked up a few sno scoots for the kids instead.
- Location
- Downers Grove
I have been riding the wedge nose phazers for years. They are so light and easy to throw around. I keep thinking I should do v-max flat slides and a pipe, but I never found a good deal on a pipe and they run forever stock so I have left all of mine alone.
- Location
- La Crosse, WI on the BIG River
Our trails opened up over the weekend. I'm so used to wide open jet ski waters. Going 45mph down a trail feels like a wooded tunnel.
- Location
- Illinois
I think at that point it would be better to just start with an exciter lol.
The Exciter 570 and later 500/600 motors have a lot of DNA in common with the superjet motor. I think the snowmobile motor came first and the watercraft motor came after, but this statement is more accurate than it might seem on the surface.
- Location
- Illinois
There are a ton of similarities for sure. Wouldnt surprise me one bit if a 570/600 crank would fit in a 6m6 case. I would have already tried it if I had some spare 570/600 parts laying around, but oddly I don't.
- Location
- Illinois
I've got a couple mostly complete phazer chassis hanging around, one has a heavy duty wide end front kit on it (not a phazer 2 kit). All this phazer talk gives me ideas.
The snowmobile motor has doubled up bearings on the PTO end. Snowmobiles need very stout bearings on PTO to deal with belt pull force, which is another reason why a watercraft motor is not a great choice for this sort of thing.
- Location
- Illinois
Do you know what the distance between centers is on a 570?
- Location
- La Crosse, WI on the BIG River
Finally going through my skid to replace bearings, wheels, and slides. Almost every bearing was crunchy, and the back three 7" wheels were completely seized up.
Pulling the jack shaft and drivers next. I'm learning all about snowmobiles and loving it.
Pulling the jack shaft and drivers next. I'm learning all about snowmobiles and loving it.