I have only put on 30 miles but I can report the vibration is noticable but not worth complaining about. It has at least 50% less vibration than my 2005. The skis do not dance around when it is idling. The power and throttle response is addicting, it is what I had hoped for in my 2005.

You do not have to hold it wide open to feel the performance. You can just blip the throttle and lift the skis. On my 2005, you had to hold it wide open to feel the power. The 2006 revs very fast and peaks at about 7600 rpm. I am impressed with the performance.

The 2006 handle bars are a little higher which makes it more comfortable to ride. I had no problems steering my 2005, but the 2006 does turn very good.

This is an early report. I have no comment yet on belt life or fuel mileage. I will keep everyone posted. I am very happy to date with my 2006 900.

Thanks for the positive update!
It gives us less-fortunate 900 owners who have almost no miles on our new sleds hope!
Keep it coming!! :beerchug:

Glad you like your sled, Fusion 900. Your impressions mirror mine. A week ago two buds and I went (17 1/2 hrs each way) from PA to the Monts Valin and I had the first spin on my 06 900. I, too, traded an 05 on my 06.

The throttle response is most satisfying!!! It hits noticably stronger than my 05.

I got about 350 miles in, and it kept getting better and better as it loosened up.

I am running the same shaper bar with 8" of carbide that I ran last year. The difference in the spindle geometry (or is it the keel shape of the new ski??) made an appreciable difference in the bite of the front end. It turns real well, eh? By the end of last winter I thought I had my 05 dialed-in pretty well, but this 06 rails. I had ordered a pair of C&A's that I was going to try on the 06; but they are for sale now. The stock setup with the studboy bar is primo.

Since it was breakin time I didn't do much worrying about fuel mileage; but I can report that I went 109 miles between my first and second fill-up. There was still juice in there.

I snowchecked the M10 and put on the FAST "jack" kit. Since they don't make the ACE anymore for poo's, the "jack" is the only way to go for super quick adjustment of your rear skid shock issues. After I had passed the 200 mile mark I started fiddling around with the shock angle and I have her dialed in real sweet. Nice ride!

enjoy your sled.

Tell me more about the jack kit.

I have an 06 900 w/M10....

What is it exactly?

Where can I get it??

How much does it cost???

Thanks and Merry Christmas,

Skip

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The "jack" is marketed direct from FAST (Karpic lads who mfg the Blade) in Eveleth, MN. I don't have their URL on this laptop. Google FAST M10

The "jack" does the same thing that the ACE did on M 10 and M 12 skids. It changes the attitude (angle) of the rear skid shock, which is the major tuneable adjustment on M10's. You can easily adjust for weight or for trail conditions.

The jack adjuster module fits between your skid rails near the rear of your skid and replaces the bottom rear shock mounting hardware. Essentially, the jack turns a worm gear which moves the bottom point of the rear shock forward or backward depending how you crank the jack handle.

You carry the jack handle (it's about 7" long) in your tool kit or windshield bag. All you do to make an adjustment is hop off your sled, insert the jack handle on the turning lug, and give er a few cranks; either "firmer" or "softer". The ACE did it with a small electric servo motor which turned the worm gear.

The kit which you install in the skid is quite stout, well made, and bolts right in place. If you have one of the 128" poo skids, which I have on my 900 Fusion, all you have to do is drill one hole in the right skid rail, for the turning lug to protrude thru. I believe it bolts right in with no drilling in a 121" skid. Best thing since sliced bread; especially if different people occassionally ride the same sled..

I find it great for me as about 50% of my riding is cross country touring with 35lbs of luggage on my sled. The M 10 is the best suspension going, but it is waaaayyyyy weight sensative in terms of being dialed in to give you that primo ride. Every time I take the luggage off to go sport riding, I can adjust my rear suspension in 1 minute just by grabbing the jack handle and tweaking her 7 or 8 turns.

They are a tad pricey. If I recall, I paid $700 each for the 2 kits (it was last year and the mind is the first thing to go). I believe the're worth every penny. I put one on my wife's 06 700 Fusion Classic, also. (the smaller the rider the more important adjusting for weight is, to get the best out of the M-10)

smooth trails

timbo

While on the trail, it sure beats chipping the ice away, grabbing your wrenches, loosening the tightening bolts, turning the adjustment bolts, (evenly on both sides) then tightening everything back up again. Every time you want to tweak your rear skid.

well, it sounds great to hear someone say something good about these
06 900 fuse's. i too have just 27[ish] miles on mine and am looking
forward to putting more on here in the near future.

i set mine up with the 7.5" shapers with the stock skis and 144 1.375
top gun II fast trac studs. i found mine to turn like a pig last weekend
while i was riding it. took the center shock spring up 2 turns sence. we'll
see how that helps.

i agree the engine responce seems nice and quick. i have yet to whick
mine right upstairs but the power seems good from the get go and
deciveingly quick.

i have also added the slp torque link, torque stop and have removed my
secondary clutch windage plates.

i never had the opportunity to ride a 05 900 but did ride a 06 600ho at
the polaris free rides last march. the chassis hooked me on its solid feel
and seemingly excellent ride.

so far so good here. more miles will tell......... :div20:

Well I spent about six hours at the dealer's today and we checked everything we could on my 06. It seems to fall flat on its face between 5-6000 rpms...but not all the time, only when you are off and then back on the throttle right away.

We think we have it narrowed down to the weights binding on the spyder. ( If you compress the clutch by hand you could actually feel the interference and if you released the pressure slowly it would actually stick and not open all the way ...) and the TPS was also a mile off. The spec we worked to is +- .01 V, mine was .12 V on the low side.

So we tried some different clutching and reset the TPS and now I got my fingers crossed. It was snowing too hard to see so I couldn't really test it yet.

Other than that issue, I am tickled with the sled...Huge improvement over last year's as far as suspension performance, It transfers weight and hooks up like crazy. It is no problem to get this this thing almost vertical. I think the skis and front spindle improvements are great. I've got 168 gutter spikes in my track and it still steers good with the shitty little stock carbides. I can't wait to get the 9" shaper bars on...

I will, however, bitch about the fuel gauge. We rode 100 miles yesterday. After 23, my low fuel light was flashing. I rode like that for another 45 miles before we made it to a gas station. It only took 27 liters, it is a 40 liter tank. Now I really could care less because once I know my range per tank that is what I go by. The annoying thing is how the fuel gauge takes over your display and is constantly flashing. I was told the gauge on the 06 was recalibrated and worked. Properly. I guess the same team of engineers that fixed the weight to spyder issue worked on the gauge as well...

on my 2006 900rmk the fuel gauge did the same thing i talked to the dealer and he told me when your riding it will do that but if you stop and let the gas settle down the gauge will read better i hope this helps you. i hope iam not wet behind the ears. good luck. :beerchug:

Not to be a dick or anything but your dealer sounds like a buffoon. The gauge simply does not work properly...
Why make up lame fucking excuses?

i had mine recalibrated at the end of last year and was a little better. but when they put the new tank on now it seems to be way off again.

Yes, the "recalibration procedure" involved removing a small pigtail in the wiring loom on last year's sled...I found it worked very well after that. The problem is there is no pigtail on the new ones...

Maybe someone has a copy of the team tip S 05-01-03 Erratic Fuel Gauge Readings, that they could post. It is a very simple procedure that really seemed to improve the function of the gauge...

Do you know what pigtail needs to be pulled. My dealer said the same thing about the pigtail. But he was reluctant to do it because he said when it reads very low or empty you really are on empty with no reserve. He was worried about me running out of gas. I would like to try with the new setting.

I know that a screwy fuel gauge can be a little unsettling and amounts to a pain in the ass; especially when one considers how much you paid for your new sled.

That said, fuel guages have been next to useless, or worse, for ever. I never relied on one on a sled, electronic or the old "floating cork on the swirley stick" models, ever. Even an newer electronic one which seems to be spot on relies on a float switch/sending unit and is suseptable to hanging up and delivering an inaccurate reading.

Best thing, always, as an earlier poster said, is watch your mileage per fill-up, and have a good handle on what you have left. Your fuel guage is a nice toy.

aimho :smilielol:

timbo

Like I said before the accuracy is not what pisses me off it is the fact that it resets the mileage on the bottom of the display and starts counting....

If you look at the harness coming out of the front of the gas tankyou will notice that it has a short "pigtail" in line with the harness. It is about 3 inches long. Remove that and plug the remaining 2 connectors together. I was very happy with the improvement it made to the 05... :div20:

Second ride and I got 9 mpg over 78 miles. We were mainly in fresh snow in farm fields and we were the first ones on the trails. My belt has some very minor frays on the side but no cords are pulling through yet.

Are you sure you are talking about a suspension part, lmao!!!!

:smilielol:

The vibration is not nearly as bad at idle on the o6 versus the 05. The 05 shook worse than a Gerbil in a Key West pet shop. The motor seems to not make as much mechanical noise as the 05 at idle. Something is different, maybe it was the vibration of the 05, it is smooth. . It is easier to pull over than the 05. I was getting around 12 mpg, so far I am impressed......