2006 Switchback 900 bought new last year, has just over 1000 miles on it.

OUCH! that sucks, Still under Warranty?

nope

My 06 600 is a holdover I bought new last March the warranty runs out soon. I feel for you not a good time of year to sit and look at a blown sled. Our riding window grows smaller. Good Luck.

This surely ends my riding season.
So far I will need:
-bore and re-build top end
-mag side reeds, and possibly reed cage
-throttle body boots
-upper and lower crank case halves
- hope the crankshaft survived
and after all that I still don't have a solid explanation as to why it burned up. I wish I would have found an air leak or something that was clearly the source of the failure.

DAMMMMMMMN!

Just blew mine up 2 weeks ago. Luckily mine still had the 3 year extended warranty on it so mostly covered. I had a little over 5000 miles on mine and the piston skirt let go and destroyed my motor. Your polaris dealer can get ahold of a new shortblock motor that costs around 3k but its brand new. Mine blew on a monday brought in that night and was completely done by thursday, got the motor in one day, might be your best bet for a quick turnaround.

Ughh!! That was about to happen to my buddy's Fusion but luckily he had his Y-pipe off and noticed his pistons were scored. Damn 900s! Too much vibration from the big pistons.

I feel your pain. Put a rod threw a cylinder on a 1000 cat engine years ago. A good shop can weld and clean up the case halves. Might save you some money. Good Luck.

Yikes! For that price, I would go talk to IndyDan. Look him up on here, Snowest, or on the net - Indy Specialties. He sells those bottom ends for about that kind of money with a 3 year warranty. The guy really knows his chit! I think that he even balances them (stock cranks) so that they do vibrate so bad. He has 2 or 3 different crank options from stock (I think) to full billet. He contends that the stock case sizing is suspect.

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my buddy is in holten maine just blew up his 600 switchback300 miles on it he said he has ben haveing a hard time starting in the moring he also said top speed was about 70 he went to the longtrack becuse he tryed my 700 crossfire and he loved the ride but there has ben a lot of problems with the tunnels on the cats and i bought a08 800 crossfire last year and the first time out i blew up my cat so he would like to know of any prombles you guys are having with your sleds

i have a 05 900 switchback engine complete- if interested call 507-360-7716
or cap27@swwnet.com
thanks - 2100 miles with all updates

Here's another one that went, found out I got it too hot, over 225 degree's and it melted the O rings on head, letting coolant into the cly's.OUCH.

Call Pro5 in Mn 218-463-2149, very close to Polaris factory.
Last year Burt B. purchased 5 new left over 900 Polaris engines.
Pro5 has lots on new Polaris parts.
Good luck; Rich.

I just cant afford to do anything about my engine untill summer, so I will let her sit for now.

Is this carb or fuel injected?

^LOL


anyway, there was a 900 being parted out on snowest, might be able to pick up an engine or parts.