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2013 Snow Shoot Rider Report – Dan Canfield
As the saying goes, the more things change the more they stay the same. Last year’s Snow Shoot in West Yellowstone afforded us some of the best snow conditions in years. So this year, as the season progressed and the snow was slow in coming I was thinking we might be in for another poor [...]
2013 Spring Buying Programs
It’s been unseasonably warm at the tail end of this winter and it’s easy to get spring-fever. While most of us didn’t have much riding time, our sleds have gotten a year older. If you didn’t get a 2012 snowmobile last season, now is a great time to stake your claim on a 2013. The [...]
2013 Polaris Snowmobile Model Lineup
For 2013, Polaris is celebrating and breaking out the champagne on it’s very successful previous season. It appeared that Polaris could do no wrong as the engines were all working well, the new suspensions were the best in the business and the new chassis designs were both lightweight and very strong. For once, everything seemed [...]
Arctic Cat Co-Brands 2013 Youth 120 Snowmobile for Yamaha
For the 2013 model year, Arctic Cat will be co-branding their Youth 120 model snowmobile with the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Arctic Cat will manufacture the Yamaha SRX 120 in their Thief River Falls, MN factory per Yamaha’s specifications, but the snowmobile will be based off the popular Arctic Cat Sno Pro 120 platform. Arctic Cat’s [...]
2013 Yamaha Snowmobile Model Lineup
Yamaha faithful can be content that not much has changed for 2013. For Yamaha’s 45th Anniversary, they have pulled out a few stops with the release of the new Nytro XTX 1.75 a few weeks ago, but is that all Yamaha has in store for 2013? Not quite. YOUTH To start with—and as a total [...]
2013 Arctic Cat Snowmobile Model Lineup
Last year Arctic Cat went all out and introduced two brand-new platforms; the ProCross and ProClimb chassis. This year Arctic Cat continues to build on those chassis by adding a couple new models and refining their lineup. Technology Recap The new chassis are derived from a pyramidal design, and while there is an argument about [...]
2013 Ski-Doo Snowmobile Model Lineup
Since 2003, Ski-Doo has changed the direction snowmobiles have gone as far as ergonomics are concerned. It started with the REV chassis, and then evolved to the REV-X chassis which remains Ski-Doo’s strongpoint. Offering both 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines with a variety of models for just about every niche, Ski-Doo have earned their way to [...]
2013 Snowmobile Model Release – Polaris 800 Pro-RMK 155
You maybe saw bits and pieces all week, but it’s finally fully released today. The new Polaris 800 PRO-RMK 155. Polaris added a lot of features to this model. With the mountain segment continually growing, it seems these are the models that get the cool stuff first. And the big news is that the 155 [...]
2013 Model Release – Yamaha FX Nytro XTX 1.75
Yamaha introduces the 2013 FX Nytro XTX 1.75 model snowmobile. This machine has several new features creating a true cross-over Yamaha that offers enough traction in the deep yet enough mobility on the trails. The 2013 FX Nytro XTX 1.75 features the sweet running Yamaha triple-cylinder 4-stroke with advanced fuel injection and Engine braking Reduction [...]
Vintage Snowmobiles in Waconia 2012 Featuring Chaparral
It’s always fun to visit the vintage show in Waconia, Minnesota, to see the old machines that bring back memories; at least for those old enough to remember them. This year the feature sled was Chaparrel. This was a short lived brand with a lot of history. 1967 Chaparral prototypes were built in Illinois, [...]
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