My wireless company was bought out by Verizon, so in October of 2011 I was eligible for a mobile phone upgrade. I waited until December to finally make my purchase, but the decision wasn’t easy. Up until that point I had an Android phone. I liked it for the most part, but there were some [...]
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 [...]
There’s snow in them thar woods! With snow being scarce, the team decided to go North…way North. As we travelled toward Tower, Minnesota, we could only imagine the snowmobiling to be so good. With our busy schedules and other duties, we aren’t able to travel to Upper Michigan where the plethora of dedicated snowmobilers have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
56,000 miles snowmobiled in 180 days over three winters and over 500 miles in a single day all on one snowmobile by one man. These are the goals set by Nick Keller and the Keller Family Community Foundation, Richmond, MN with their annual snowmobiling fundraiser Snowball Cancer Challenge which started this year on January 15 [...]
We’ve seen the information, but we’ve signed the embargoes. While we cannot reveal anything before the dates listed unless authorized by the OEMs, we will post it when we are allowed to. You’ve heard rumors, and so have we. We’ve even predicted a few gems in our previous article, but which ones? That remains to be [...]
Thinking outside the box is where inventions come from. That and the need to get things done simpler and easier. In the 1920′s Armstead created a screw-propelled vehicle by combining a Fordson tractor and helical pontoons. They also fitted the pontoons on a Chevrolet car. Turning these vehicles was much like steering a skid-loader or [...]
This has been a debate for nearly as long as snowmobiles have been in existence. And, we have all been at fault. Instead of paying the premium price at the dealer, we find so-called good enough oil at the big box stores, co-op or most likely the gas station where we fill up. Sure, it [...]
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