It was announced at Hay Days this summer – Yamaha is offering a Turbo Kit and Supercharger Kit for their Nytro models. The FX Nytro MTX Supercharger is built by Mountain Performance and fits the ’08-’11 Yamaha Nytro MTX models. You’ll get 180HP on pump gas and it fits nice and neat under the hoodRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011 – HOT – Arctic Cat’s X-Country Premium Jacket and Coat
This new gear is stylish and functional and we’d expect nothing less from Arctic Cat. Ok, so their 2011 snowmobile lineup is pretty steady-as-she-goes with proven features and a couple of hot upgrades. So what else they got? This is what else they got; a Premium X-Country jacket that is styled with what I describeRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011 – Polaris 800 Assault Switchback 144 in Orange Madness
Take a Rush Pro-Ride hood and put it on a more conventional tunnel and you have the new 800 Assault Switchback. Paint it a dark metallic orange and you have one hot sled for 2011. This model is the one the Max Sled Crew was wishing for last season. Yes, we like the Rush, butRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011 – HOT – 1 Millionth Sled from Arctic Cat (Since 1984)
2011 marks the year Arctic Cat built its 1 millionth snowmobile and it happens to be a Crossfire Limited in the special Sublime Green color. Now this isn’t the one-millionth since Arctic Cat’s inception, but the one-millionth since Arctic Cat employees bought the company in 1983 and began anew. That year Arctic Cat only offeredRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011 – HOT – Ski-Doo ACE 600 4-stroke
You might be wondering how hot this engine is, but it might not be what you think. The ACE 4-stroke from Ski-Doo is one hot engine. It’s light-weight (for a 4-stroke), it gets great fuel economy (up to 30mpg in the right conditions), and it puts out 60HP. 60HP is hot? Well, no it’s notRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011 – HOT – Polaris 600 Rush LX
As we go through our list we are discovering that there are not a lot of NOT HOT items in 2011. Surely there are some, but they are few and far between. Another HOT item from the Polaris camp is the 600 Rush LX. This model shows that the new chassis can be versatile andRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Yamaha EXUP on 2011 Apex
Not to be outdone by themselves, Yamaha adds even more high-tech to the Apex model with EXUP. EXUP stands for EXhaus Ultimate Performance. What is it? In simple terms, it’s like an exhaust power valve for a 4-stroke. At low RPM the EXUP valve is closed (closed being a relative term) to increase backpressure andRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Arctic Cat F8 EXT
Last season the new 800cc HO motor from Cat wowed us and it was one of the HOT items for 2010. Take that motor and put it in an EXT configuration and you’ve got the HOT item for 2011. Arctic Cat’s F8 EXT has to be the most versatile trail sled in their lineup. YouRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Ski-Doo Tundra Xtreme
Ski-Doo has methodically updated their lineup over the last few years and they aren’t just doing to the mainstream machines. Not a lot of U.S. snowmobilers know this, but the Tundra is actually one of Ski-Doo’s best sellers, and for good reason; it’s designed to do what snowmobiles were originally designed to do and thatRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Yamaha Power Steering on the 2011 Apex
Yamaha has been reinventing snowmobiling since, well, snowmobiling began. They’ve had a number of first-to-market’s over the years and in 2011 they bring power steering to the snowmobile enthusiast. The 2011 Apex (any flavor) now comes standard with power steering and it is pretty cool. When we were first introduced to the new model inRead More
