How much does a 2003 Yamaha Viper cost?
We have seen pricing for “good to excellent” condition 2003-era Vipers offered with asking prices from the high $2000 to mid and upper $3000 range (A 2002 Yamaha SX Viper recently sold in the Snowmobie.com Classifieds for $2,990).
When did Yamaha stop making the Viper snowmobile?
The Viper would evolve a bit, but ultimately it would be shunted aside in favor of four-strokes. By 2003, the Viper had become the subset for trail technology and the RX-1 and its offshoots were listed as “ultimate technology” in Yamaha consumer materials.
Is the Yamaha SX Viper a good sled?
It was a quick runner with a readily adjustable rear suspension that could be fine tuned by tweaking the suspension’s control rods. Built with solid Yamaha quality, 2003 and later year Vipers now would make a good, reliable “back up” sled or a fine low cost entry into snowmobiling.
How much horsepower does a snowmobile Viper have?
As it turned out, the production Vipers could easily make 122 horsepower on the dyno at 8500 revs. The engine developed peak torque of 76 lbs-feet from 7100 through 8200 rpm. That was a very wide power band for a 2002 model year snowmobile.
We have seen pricing for “good to excellent” condition 2003-era Vipers offered with asking prices from the high $2000 to mid and upper $3000 range (A 2002 Yamaha SX Viper recently sold in the Snowmobie.com Classifieds for $2,990).
When did the Yamaha SX Viper come out?
Designed to be Yamaha’s hot rod for the early 2000s, the SX Viper would serve that purpose as two-stroke engine technology gave way to the oncoming four-stroke commitment Yamaha would make starting with the RX-1 in 2003. The Viper would evolve a bit, but ultimately it would be shunted aside in favor of four-strokes.
It was a quick runner with a readily adjustable rear suspension that could be fine tuned by tweaking the suspension’s control rods. Built with solid Yamaha quality, 2003 and later year Vipers now would make a good, reliable “back up” sled or a fine low cost entry into snowmobiling.
As it turned out, the production Vipers could easily make 122 horsepower on the dyno at 8500 revs. The engine developed peak torque of 76 lbs-feet from 7100 through 8200 rpm. That was a very wide power band for a 2002 model year snowmobile.
Designed to be Yamaha’s hot rod for the early 2000s, the SX Viper would serve that purpose as two-stroke engine technology gave way to the oncoming four-stroke commitment Yamaha would make starting with the RX-1 in 2003. The Viper would evolve a bit, but ultimately it would be shunted aside in favor of four-strokes.