On tour 1703/04/05VF  and W.O.T. cranked to the nine's,
 only a front end suspension adjustment for the next ride 18-01V
has been made since.
 

'17 YAMAHA Triple Our SNOCRUISE  700 Blue Max  PROJECT SLED

• WE INSTALL SOME "BLING" on our    700 Blue Max   !

• RECONDITION A  BASKET CASE SLED INTO A GOOD BACK COUNTRY TOUR SNOWMOBILE.

• ADJUST AND/OR REPLACE THE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN POORLY ADJUSTED OR JUST ABUSED.

• END UP WITH A SLED THAT HAS  EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE HANDLING AND CAPABLE
  OUR 700 Triple 115 HP SNOWMOBILE

This 700 triple is equipped with a nice 141 x 1.6" track. This sled's reasonably short track and all temperature responsive 115 HP mill make it a great trail breaker thru the tight NISBET FOREST trails.

 First ride, and I spend the first couple rides clutching an over rev out. 

 Deep in Nisbet on the 18-06VF rolling sand hills.

 W.O.T. and cocked up on one ski,
I am shaving the blow thru banks off the shoulder of this road.

 

The Process goes like this: #1  AS PURCHASED May 2015 #2 I STRIP DOWN THE CHASSIS FOR REBUILDING AND REINSTALL THE REAR SUSPENSION and UPGRADE THE TRACK Winter 2016. #3  WE SWAP THE H.O. STATOR OVER and INSTALL THE '99 REDHEAD.  #4  REVERSE INSTALLATION, ACCESSORIES and UPGRADED FRONT SUSPENSION FINE TUNING.

 #1  AS PURCHASED May 2015
I bought this sled in May of 2015 largely as a basket case. It had been modified with triple pipes and a 141 x 1.1 track. They had left the small 8 T drivers in it and I did not do the math on the gear box, so no idea if it topped out at screaming for mercy at 70MPH or was geared and clutched to load the engine and pull to 100MPH. Although a 141 mountain max it certainly had the track for 100MPH. The owner had it for awhile and had lost interest. A clutch removal tool was required to proceed so that may of been the stumbling block. I put it on the shelf and patiently waited for a. In the fall of 2016 1999 VMAX 700 arrived and we were luckily able to salvage the engine.

 

As purchased, she DID NOT come with half a dozen chickens.

The bottom end bulk of the engine was still secured in the chassis.

With a spare engine included we ended up with extra cylinders and pistons.

The spare bottom end that came in the deal has a bit of fire damage. A few melted lines near the oil pump.

        #2, I STRIP DOWN THE CHASSIS FOR REBUILDING, REINSTALL THE REAR SUSPENSION and UPGRADE THE TRACK Winter 2016 Time to pull her apart,

  #3 REAR SUSPENSION SERVICE and TRACK CHANGE UP Summer 2017

           #4  WE SWAP THE H.O. STATOR OVER and INSTALL THE REDHEAD.  
  Like Smokey Yunick would say "Shake her up in a bag" and lets see what we've got!! Some times you end up with a Bag of "- - - t", you don't know until you put her to work.....I know just the way to put her to work alright...Fox N Hounds with the boys across Saskatchewan!

PISTONS LOOK EXCEPTIONAL

Engine in clutch  alignment tool  installed.	The right front  engine mount centered.
Rear engine  mount waiting for alignment.	Clutch alignment  good.

This engine was salvaged from  A '99 VMax 700 obtained for parts.

 A few years earlier I had bought a 1999 V Max 700 that was being parted because aside "the engine", the "track" and 3 of the 4 "shocks", there was not a single other straight or non-cross threaded part on her!

From carbs to coils she is pretty well complete.

Oil pump.

#4   REVERSE INSTALLATION, ACCESSORIES and UPGRADED FRONT SUSPENSION  Summer 2017
Part of the puzzle is upgrading the track for our Nisbet cross country riding. A lot of opinions is out there but we want a maximum traction in loose snow and yet something that can be driven on a groomed trail from time to time....maybe never...but if it happens! . Also the more snow moving and being carried by the track the slower the sled will be. This is just plain physics, we have found that a 121 x 15 x 1.5 is great on our 115HP 700's and that a 121 x 15 x 1.25 is great on our 100HP 600's.