Sawsaw

Can anyone give me an idea on how long one can expect the 4 cylinder of an Apex or Warrior to run. I know this is arbitrary and can vary, looking to see if there is some long lasting trend mainly in a trail riding setting..

Thank you,

Phaze

Yamaha is known for their dependability. A 4 stroke should basically last forever if properly maintained. I've heard 20 - 30K miles......

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'05 Yamaha RX1 ER 1000
'93 Yamaha Phazer II LE 485
'96 Polaris Ultra SP 700 - SOLD!!

2012/2013 miles: 484 WooHoo!!
2011/2012 miles: 737
The sled is fixed... Now my wallet is broke..

ChuckinWA

There is/was a guy over at the ty4stroke.com forum that put over 50,000 miles on his '05 RS Venture. I've heard that record has since been surpassed, but can't remember where I read that (same forum perhaps).

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2006 Yamaha RS Venture
2003 Polaris 550F Trail Touring

Live in WA, but only ride in 'da UP of MI (for now).

nuzzget

Can't speak on all yamahas but i have a sx500R since 2001 and the only thing its ever needed was the carbs cleaned a couple times. Then again i get them looked at before winter anyway.

smokingcrater

define 'longevity'... Sort of like the original axe I got from my grandpa... 2 different axe heads, 4 handles, but its the same axe.

Anyway, by the time you have hit 50k (or whatever high mileage), you will have touched pretty much every part of the sled, multiple times. Any part that wears out will have have most likely worn out and been replaced. Not to mention, maintenance and riding style are far more important than the number on the odometer.

Anyway though, as others have mentioned, yamaha is known for reliability. Even owners of other brands will admit that one!

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1) 2000 Arctic cat ZR 700, which now thinks it is a 2001 ZR 600 EFI APV w/136" ripsaw. (for sale!)
2) 1995 Yamaha VMAX 600, which now thinks it is a Polaris! (Polaris x10 suspension, Polaris P85 clutch) (for sale!)
3) 2004 Yamaha Warrior
4) 2006 Yamaha Nytro