Lynx RAVE RE vs. POLARIS Assault | Comparison

[@SometimeIsNow]

Great comparison video Bobby. 👍🏼 Josh’s gotta love that new sled.. Congrats to him 🤙🏼

[@Revrider550]

Thanks buddy!!

[@anthonyVR1BOOST]

Just got back from upstate Vt. My boost is unbelievably awesome.

[@chadahlers2051]

Dude, on the Lynx you just need to take some spring out of the center shock and it will rail corners. No ski lift at all! Balance the sled to how you want to ride it.

[@connorahlers3468]

Cool name

[@pliskie6]

My experience after owning both sleds, is the Assault is so much easier to ride fast, it's really effortless when riding hard, it stays completely flat in the corner and it just sticks. You can get the Rave to handle good but it takes a ton of effort when riding hard. At the end of a 200mi day your not tired riding the Polaris, the Lynx you are wore out. The PPS3 is hands down the best rear skid in the business if you ask me. The Assault rear skid is way better than my 2018 due to the upgraded shocks, one thing I did this year to make it even better based on the recommendation of so many on social media is I put the light weight torsion springs on and I can tell you I'm completely satisfied with the rear. Way better than the stock springs.

[@barrthom603]

What year assault you have? Curious your weight with gear. I have a 23 sba boost I’m taking out for first ride this Sunday. I currently have it set at the hardest torsion spring setting

[@pliskie6]

@@barrthom603 I weigh 195lbs without gear. With the light weight torsion springs on, I'm on medium setting. I have 1400mi on my '23 Assault.

[@barrthom603]

@@pliskie6 Im going to be on the stock 23 SBA boost torsion springs and Im 215 + gear. Im wondering if stock torsion springs will be a little more suited for me? Any suggestions on setup with stock rear spring?

[@pliskie6]

@@barrthom603 It won't hurt to try the stock springs. If you find it too stiff get the light duty ones. If you do your research on HCS Polaris forum, there are guys 300 lbs that put the light duty spring on and love it. The assaults stock spring come sprung for 300lbs people.

[@barrthom603]

@@pliskie6 thanks for the input. I didn’t know it was sprung that stiff. I read manual and it mentioned something about 180 lbs.

[@Trooperx86]

the inside ski lift is probably more of a ski pressure thing. does the lynx dart more then that SBA did? if so it needs more weight transferred to the rear so the skis aren't biting so hard. Or some less aggressive runners.

[@Revrider550]

I've run the Lynx like this and with less ski pressure and while it lifted the inside ski a bit less it still required a decent bit of rider input to then regain ski pressure to turn. Im sure I could finese the setup a bit more and I will once the snow is back.

[@jacobshinabarger9426]

just got off the trails today. Rode a 23 Renegade 650 and my uncles 23 XCR. I am new to riding new sleds, but I've been riding for a long time. I absolutely did not care for the handling on the renegade, and the reason I rode my uncles XCR is because I've got my eye on the assault. Loved the ergo and confidence on the XCR, didn't like the renegade but I am stuck in between the assault 850 or the lynx. I can't decide.

[@RJ-wy6cx]

Assault all the way you won't be sorry and it's an American product not that Canadian crap

[@joeymorris4863]

Canadian here. Sorry about not meeting your expectations with the BRP’S. We struggle with adequate space when designing , engineering and producing our product. Igloos don’t allow for spacious structures like warehouses and manufacturing plants. Sorry once again.

[@stephanvallee5167]

Any problem with the track contacting the tunnel protector ? The protector start to become loose and causing vibration.

[@Revrider550]

Yes I have a 1.75 hurricane track so I had to remove the tunnel protectors. It would have made contact with the tunnel protectors

[@snowmanwithahat]

The brp clutching difference is a big deal to some. I had both (2020 Indy and renegade w/ 850) and the clutching from brp is seriously obnoxious at low speeds through towns or in right slow moving trails in the woods. You're right about the unpredictable nature on the Assault. That's gotten me and my father a couple times. Ultimately the differences led to me selling the renegade for an Assault and now snow checking a new Assault boost

[@RJ-wy6cx]

That assault is a far superior sled there's no doubt

[@tomtraynor5384]

@@RJ-wy6cx 4 Assaults, a Freeride and now on Lynx--I disagree. Lynx. Couldn't get my Assault to ride as good on trails and moguls with full custom Hygear suspension. My next Assault was going to be delayed till end of winter--and a cancel on a Rave came up. I bough that hoping for the best. I was so pleased I sold my Assault once it was finally here--too late. Sold Assault right on the dealer floor to a guy and then ordered a Xterrain to add to Rave. Love both. DONE. Get a clutch kit to tame the BRP clutching down. Maybe add a Jaws pipe for trail proven no controller 10 HP and really be done.

[@RJ-wy6cx]

@@tomtraynor5384 learn how to spell first

[@tomtraynor5384]

Don’t let the spelling get in the way of the content. Try not to feel so butt-assaulted. Assault is a second-rate Lynx. Now-I can’t wait till season end to dump my wife’s Indy, too. Just hoping we can limp it along for maybe 2000 total miles. That will be a coin toss. That’s the nature of the Polaris motor/brakes/jackshaft bearing failure lottery. Drinking a little? Or is the damage permanent?

[@RJ-wy6cx]

@@tomtraynor5384 just stay off of these forums

[@rideswift]

I recently got the chance to ride a Matrix VR1 and was shocked at how bad it was. The ride is way stiff in the front and bottomed easily in the rear. It was darting badly and honestly wore me out after about 1/2 hour. I am not a fan of wheelies as I like my skiis planted, but the matrix would lift the skiis on acceleration making hard to exit corners on the gas. I think Ill stick with my Renegade Xrs, not that I had planned to change in the first place.

[@Revrider550]

Thats good your on the sled you prefer! Always a plus when you try something new and realize you've been on the right sled for you the whole time

[@Exc_Alec]

Ha you just haven’t had the chance to dial in it play with the clicker make the front end lighter you just have to play with it

[@rideswift]

@@Exc_Alec The guy that owns the Matrix rode my 2023 Renny Xrs 900r turbo and quickly realized how bad his sled felt. He wants to sell his and get the ski doo. Plus hes tired of all the recall BS

[@stephanvallee5167]

Talking about the lynx

[@bigchaloopa]

Nice review. I agree. You can't go wrong with either. Question, do you still have to carry a pocket full of sparkplugs for the Polaris?

[@Revrider550]

Haha I will say I gave Josh my 4 spark plugs i had as spares from when I owned my 2019 Assault 850. Still on his first set tho!

[@tomtraynor5384]

Owned both. Accurate Assesment. Work the Rave and it is very rewarding--while NOT beating you up on moguls. After 4 Assualts this is my ride. Well--I have a Xterrain too. THAT would be the Assault comparison sled--and it would do well. I'd pick that as my ONE Lynx.

[@marksjunction69]

I honestly don’t get why people like Polaris, every Polaris I know has problems every year. A buddy bought the boost and replaced the entire front end which bent on the first ride. He sold it after the first season and bought a Ski Doo. Fit and finish, tunnel, tether is all cheap on a Polaris….looks like they bought a bunch of parts made in Taiwan and slapped it together.

[@mudjerry]

why no off trail talk? these boys carv or what?

[@Revrider550]

This was filmed early season. Haven’t gotten a chance to try a Matryx off trail yet TBH. The Lynx was solid off trail. Better than my 21 Renegade XRS but not quite as good as my 19 Assault 850. The Assault got up on top of the snow better with a 1.6 cobra where as my Lynx trenched a bit more with a 1.75 hurricane. The Lynx carves more easily with a rider in the neutral position on the sled where as I’d usually go wrong foot forward to get the Assault to carve.

[@anttikalpio4577]

I think you don’t understand why the Lynx is what it is. You tuned it to be a Skidoo and that pretty much ruins it. Lynx is meant for active rough riding over bumps. It’s not for people who like to sit still and steer through perfectly flat corners.

[@Revrider550]

That does sound to me like what I said at the end of the video.. It wouldn't be much of a comparison if I didn't acknowledge the biggest differences between the sleds. If someone doesnt want to be an active rider and doesnt plan to take advantage of how good this sled is in the bumps then its not the sled for them.

[@anttikalpio4577]

@@Revrider550 I have to admit. didn't watch the end. I just think people miss how the PPS is supposed to work. you break early and then ride it like a dirt bike. Lean in and go full throttle. The uncoupled rear will turn with both skis in the air. It's supposed to lift the skis in the air just like Pauli Piippola (Suspension) wanted it.

[@KliqDon1983]

The Lynx is the superior machine IMO

[@RJ-wy6cx]

Well you obviously have a very poor opinion

[@bradlincoln2418]

Get off the trails

[@RJ-wy6cx]

Lol

[@RJ-wy6cx]

Too much burp technology in that sled for being any good

[@karituovinen3387]

It's not exactly Lynx trails you're driving on. Looks like a good freeway here. If that's the type of trails you're comparing then I'm starting to understand what you're talking about. Rave is built for big moguls

[@Revrider550]

Yup Assault handles great on flat trails like we were riding this day and the Lynx is the king of the moguls like we have ridden other days 👍 wrapped it up by saying that at the end of the video

[@karituovinen3387]

@@Revrider550 It is important because it is a purpose-built sled. The Lynx is generally much more robust than the Po and has a much more high-tech engine. Fit & finish is at a higher level. Thanks for the review

[@TyfoiD75]

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