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
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Arctic Cat Z1 Turbo Sno Pro Limited
The Max Sled Team likes the Arctic Cat Twin Spar chassis. It’s comfortable; it handles well on the trails and across the lake, and it’s got the smoothest ride in the industry. We also like POWER and the Arctic Cat Z1 Turbo delivers. So what could make this sled even better? Put it in theRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – No more Walker Air shocks on the Polaris RMK
The new shocks might be a pound or two heavier, but they are WAY more durable I give Polaris credit with the Dragon RMK from ’08-’10 with working hard to offer a competitive product. After all, trying to catch up with the XP on weight was a tough proposition. But the Walker Airs were just aRead More
What’s Hot and Not for 2011: HOT – Ski-Doo MXZ 800R E-TEC
Take the hot 2-stroke of 2010 and give it 200cc more power and torque and you have the new 800 E-Tec. Well, it’s not that simple, but all we flatlanders asked for it and it comes in the MXZ package making it a hot item for 2011. The Ski-Doo MXZ packaged with the 800R E-TECRead More
