You can do that. My next mod will hopefully eliminate all dust coming in through the radiator intake, which happens if it's not blocked off. Stay tuned.

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Just to the left of the plastic ring molding. You can temporarily position the turn stalk into place and see where you need to drill a hole. The hole will be elongated in the horizontal plane.

Congrats on your new XTR. I'm jealous as I really wanted the '25 XTR color scheme. Spring's right around the corner!

@MassiveOverkill there is a few videos of mine on my channel... I'm amazed by it everytime I start it up, and jump in! We're in East TN and go to Windrock with ours. 73,000 acres of property, and over 300miles of trails.

You'd probably be mad if you knew what I got it for, straight from the plant... lol... I'll tell ya if ya really wanna know... lol

Well, you're a Yamaha employee so I know you all get a pretty good discount, but look me up FB...........Romeo Barrera and let me know as I'm still curious.

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I think the upgraded headlights are about equal to the Yamaha projector beams offered that come with the XTR. Thanks for watching!

Yeah it was a bit dusty, but with the flip down windshield and rear window open, it made it a lot more tolerable. Kind of unavoidable when riding in a large group though.

It's not quieter for the rear passengers. The noise is now behind them instead of in front of them though. If one were to install 22 gram clutch weights it would be much quieter.

I have not, but all 2025's have the same improvements, including the RMAX2.

​@@MassiveOverkillHow's the engine breaking on it?

Engine braking is great. Nothing' in that department has changed from previous years but it's always been great.

​@@MassiveOverkillThank you. I just picked up my 2025 Rmax 4 limited and haven't had a chance to run it much. I'm coming from a 2007 Rhino so I'm positive it'll be a dependable machine. No issues with the 07 at all.

@@jamesvaldez4093 Are you concerned at all about the noise? I’ve heard it is pretty loud.

If I were to take the RMAX4 Long and the YXZ against each other in a race on a course like this, I wouldn't automatically put my money down on the YXZ......this thing will be a force to be reckoned with!

LOL, yeah maybe a delayed and dampened spring back feature ;)

I haven't made a video but documented my settings here: www.wolverineforums.com/threads/massives-trail-riding-rock-crawling-and-high-speed-handling-settings.38381/?post_id=444347#post-444347

No, I sold it to pay for this one. I do still have access to our two 2025 RMAX4 LE Compacts our SAR squad has.

We really need a vented windshield solution for the YXZ and this fits the bill. I like the particle separator but frankly I'm very happy simply just rinsing out the S&B dry filter as it's so easy to clean. 5 minutes and it's done.

These are Kenimoto specifically but as we all know, many Chinese companies make the same ones and this is the cheapest out there now for this specific mirror (ignore the reviews): amzn.to/49RaJ8D

Well my 24 was an XTR, but basically yes, no changes for 2025 except color changes.

Thanks! It's for sale for ~$17,000 located at Black Hills Powersports. It was hard giving up the XTR color scheme.

@@MassiveOverkillI’m still pondering why you got rid of it. Was something wrong with it? I go through machines too often because there’s always something that annoys me about it, that there is no cure for. My wife says I’m never content. Whatever… The yxz would be in my possession already if there was a better option for enclosures, instead of the zipping and unzipping to get in/out of the machine. I’m not expecting a different set of hard doors and roll down windows, as that would be so heavy and expensive, but something that if you open the door, the window also opens. I’m gonna have to have my buddy from PA fabricate something for the YXZ like his gulwing style windows on his Honda talon.🤷🏻

Nothing wrong with it at all other than the 6K miles I put on it. Not that it won't go another 14K miles but I put at least 4K miles on my SxS per year and I've come to the realization that I either trade them in every year to minimize market value loss or run them in to the ground. I'm fine with the latter, but with Yamaha doing unforseen refreshes like they did to the RMAX, are they going to do the same to the YXZ? I probably won't put 6K miles on this 2025 so if Yamaha decides to put the new AP 2.0 and turf mode on the 2026's I can unload my 2025 for not too much of a hit. I need to have the latest and greatest. I was fine with my 2021 RMAX4 LE for 3 years because there were no major upgrades. A 2025 RMAX was in the running to be my new SxS instead of the 25 YXZ. This is just how things turned out because of timing.

Gotcha, makes total sense. That’s awesome that you get to put that many miles riding. I avg at most 2000 miles a year. Enjoy and be safe brother.

As of now no one makes a mass-produced non-zippered solution. I'm urging UORP to make framed uppers for the YXZ but can't comment whether they'll come to fruition or not. I have an interim solution that I just put together yesterday that most anyone that can use scissors can do. Merry Christmas to you and thanks for the support. It's a tough battle trying to win over the YXZ crowd it's not the same culture as the RMAX crowd so your comments mean a lot! I L O V E the YXZ!! Stay tuned for more YXZ content as well as my interim enclosure solution for now!.

@ .. Thank you, much appreciated. Love your channel! I’m a motorcycle guy and my first Atv was a Honda 400 ex, so I love changing gears if I so choose. Yxz 4 ever!!

Yamahas pretty much are the most reliable SxS out there. It's not like the 'competition' goes that many miles.

@@MassiveOverkill 10,000 miles for me will likely be 10 years anyway. 2 of the polaris's I've looked at already had new engines put in. :(

I'm doing the blip purposely via throttle to get the front diff lock to engage. It's not doing it by itself.

I suspect they will be but until I get my hands on one to try I'll hold judgement.

It's not the most streamlined thing but it can be done. The new AP on the 2025's is a piece of cake to do.

@MassiveOverkill yeah it's confusing lol I'm trying to get my parents hooked up lol they have a 2024 model.... do you know what app it is?

So I no longer have access to the older ones as all our units are 2025 but you can either BT your SSV to your phone or to the AP. If you're going to stream, connecting to your phone is probably better. Here's the user guide from Arctic Cat but it's the same process: support.countrycat.com/posts/4466198-ssv-works-user-guide

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Yes, I just sold the machine and the windshield has held up very well.

@@MassiveOverkill awesome! Thank you!

You can always throw in 23 gram weights and a machined sheave. Drops RPMs by about 1000 across the range.

Just wait till you see the main review! I'm obtaining that as I type this, but we pretty much did the entire Devil's Racetrack, which there are various maps and files that you can obtain.

I bet with a couple passengers it would have been just right.

I have a 24 YXZ XTR demo that I have to turn in and told my dealer to hold the 25 YXZ for me............after driving the RMAX 4 Long at speed, I'm really on the fence if I need 2 SxS as the RMAX 4 Long is really stable at speed.

RPMs are a little higher but the engine is further out back so they sort of offset each other.

@MassiveOverkill good to know, thanks.

Yes and I leave it in the lowest setting, which gives the best feedback. Full diff lock still gives max assist even in the lowest EPS mode.

Forgot to shift down to low, but that's mostly because the majority of the time one never needs to do so. You're not going to burn a belt in a Yamaha going in high like the 'competition'. The long wheelbase RMAX 4 also has 16 gram clutch weights so it stays in a lower CVT ratio longer.

@MassiveOverkill I'm trying to get the 2025 compact. The only thing around here is the 2 seat and 4 seater. It seems you have driven both. Do they both have the same weights? I thought I heard that the compact has 20g weights. I'm also kinda torn between the xtr and limited compact. I believe the setup are the same other than the backup camera, shocks, and gage cluster. I hear the backup camera is plug and play. That is really the only thing I want on the xtr. Do you belive it is worth getting the limited over xtr. If those are indeed the only difference?

I have not driven any of the 2025 RMAX2's yet but the RMAX2/RMAX4 Compact both have the same clutch weights as previous years (18/20 if memory serves me) while the RMAX4 Long uses 16 gram weights. You are correct: backup cam, in-cab iQS, main gauge, but Limited also gets you EPS switch and rear speakers whereas XTR only gets front speakers but does get beadlock rims. Believe it or not, I've always been a Limited guy, but the suspension is so nice on all the RMAXes that I feel manually adjusting the shocks per venue vs per micro-situation will be enough for me. I don't set EPS to higher than before because I LOVE Yamaha's default EPS mode. For 2025 I will be getting an XTR trim. The square beadlock rims setup is important as there's no need to buy new rims, which I always had to do if I went Limited. That $500 could go for the backup camera and I feel the front MTX speakers are sufficient since if I have 4 passengers, they may not like my taste in music. I hope this helps.

No, they've always been side-filled

You could duplicate the rear cup holder/engine cover mod, but I'll have to work on our SAR X4 to see what I can come up with.