Now I know this is an atv post and i'm an atv freak too but I know boys gotta have toys and there is some snowmobilers here too so maybe someone can answer my question. I have a 1994 yamaha v-max 600 snowmobile and I want to know the top speed on it, my speedometer says 120 and I saw the tach go past 100 but it was so rough I never looked back down at it after another 500 feet of open throttle. The guy I bought it off said he had it cookin' 110 and it could easily do 118 but i'm not sure. does anyone out there know???

 

unless that thing is modified im sorry to have to tell you this buddy but your 600 wont do any faster than 95 mph. how do i know this you ask? well hanging around the bender racing shop we`ve had them on a radar gun and the best it was doin on perfect flat out conditions was 95 mph.

 

It has pipes and some sort of special clutch on it but thats all I know about, it might have something else on the inside but i'm not for sure. I know a stock v-max does just around 95 like you said.

 

The 98 SRX 700 will do 115mph so its hard to see a 94 600 keeping up with it.

 

How do you know an SRX only does 115? The SRX is a triple so the extra weight makes it a little easier to keep up. I've ridden with an SRX on the trails and it kept a good 30 feet in front of me in the straights, we kinda raced around and it still kept it's good distance. But the SRX is a triple and is the fastest sled yamaha has released, I considered trading mine but the snow doesn't stay much here and I don't make it up north too often. You have also forgotten I said mine is piped and clutched and possibly modified in other ways that I don't know about.

 

i just got off of my 99 600 v max. april snow is slow 70 is about all it want's to do but on the lake when they have radar run's i can touch 100. all i run is stud's a slight clutch mod. and a new belt for each event.unless i pipe it i'll never get over the 100 mark. im sure some one will disagree with this the only way to no for sure is to go to the lake and line them up.
99 grizzly
99 v max 600

 

So what is the fastest snowmobile? I heard the 2001 Yamaha SRX 700

 

that is the fastest yamaha,but artic cat make's a thundercat 1000 wich is the fastest sled i have ever drove. i would have to say that stock ,or apple for apple's this is the king of the radar run's.

 

Ski-doo and Polaris both make stock 800s that will outrun a thundercat.The V-MAX could hit 100 mph if it had a lightweight rider. The new 500 class sleds are capable of 100mph easily.

 

I'm 135 pounds so I guess 100 is possible. I agree the Thundercat is the fastest sled I know too, they kick roosts like a waverunner!