The sled has inherited the fantastic, improved P2 driven clutch that allows quicker, more precise shifting. The latest evolution of the P2 increases the top speed as well as the life expectancy of the belt and ensures instant, continuous throttle response, even after several standing starts. The P2 comes into contact with the belt as soon as you brush the throttle and stays connected even at very low rpm.

Nimble and featuring a long-travel suspension, the 600 Rush LX absorbs large bumps surprisingly and reassuringly well. (Photo: Polaris)

Polished performance
Nimble and featuring a long-travel suspension, the 600 Rush LX absorbs large bumps surprisingly and reassuringly well, so riders can go all out on rut-strewn, powder-coated, frozen lakes without fear.

On sinuous, uneven trails the LX holds its own, as long as you don’t try to keep up with a Rush Pro-R. The soft suspension and the 1-inch Hacksaw track limit the LX’s sportiness. This combo entails too much weight transfer, which causes the front end to sway on corner entry and the track to slip when slowing down or speeding up.

However, if you take the time to calibrate all three points of the suspensions according to the surface and type of trail, you can ensure better ground contact and more control over weight transfer, although you’ll never come close to the efficiency of the Walker Evans suspension and 1.25-inch Ripsaw track of Polaris’s Pro-R models.

Like the other Rush sleds built on the Pro Ride platform, the LX requires more physical effort in order to coax optimal performance out of the machine. You don’t ride the Rush with the handlebars, but rather the whole body. Take the time to get used to it, and you’ll see how well the chassis responds to your weight transfers when preparing to turn.

The Rush family. (Photo: Pascal Bastien/Moto123.com)