From Sledders For Sledders
As a snowmobiler, I like to be prepared. Even in the Midwest where towns are six miles apart and there’s a bar in between, it’s no fun being stranded in the middle of nowhere. In more remote areas knowing where you are and how much fuel it will take to get you home is crucial.Read More
Yamaha’s Model Year 2015 Spring Power Surge offers many of the items you’ve come to expect from Yamaha, but this year they are offering Limited Edition models, something they haven’t offered is quite some time. As we noted in our Yamaha 2015 Snowmobile Model Release article, Yamaha is offering four LE sleds for the consumer.Read More
They are here! The 2015 Yamaha Snowmobile line-up. Get ready mountain riders, you will be thrilled with the Yamaha line! When Yamaha put their team together, the focus was clearly to get a bigger piece of the pie in the mountain segment. The mountain segment is one area that Yamaha really wasn’t growing in ninjaRead More
Ok, we don’t know what to think about this, but it looks quite interesting. Lochmann Cabins LTP of Trodena, Italy, designs cabs for tractors. They sent us a link to their site showing us their cabs for snowmobiles. Apparently this cab is available to fit models from all four brands and is interchangeable. TheRead More
509 is excited to launch the all new lightweight C2 carbon fiber helmet. With a lightweight full carbon fiber shell, integrated breathbox, snowmobile specific ergonomics and amazing attention to detail, the C2 is the most advanced helmet 509 have ever produced. Building upon the best features of the original Evolution Carbon helmet, 509 redesigned theRead More
Canadian distributor, Kimpex, introduces their new CKXGear.com web site featuring CKX clothing and helmets. This full-featured site is easy to navigate and is completely mobile friendly. It also allows you more interaction by sharing your photos and videos of you wearing your CKX gear. By sharing your photos, you could be part of the FeaturedRead More
Snowmobiling is a sport enjoyed individually with friends. By that I mean you ride your snowmobile feeling every bump, the cold fresh air, watching the scenery; basically the entire experience, by yourself. Most of the time you go with a friend or a group, and some choose to tour in pairs on a two-up sled.Read More
It becomes the most anticipated time of the year for snowmobilers. Well, maybe the second most anticipated, as the first rideable snow is the first. But snowmobilers always look forward to the time of year when the next models are released. The anticipation of ‘will the Mach Z finally arrive’ and ‘is the Yamaha/Cat relationshipRead More
The Minnesota Pink Ribbon Ride was held in Grand Rapids, Minnesota January 17th and 18th drawing over 100 participants who raised over $56,000. Pink Ribbon Riders is a 501c non-profit organization that gives money in the form of $500 Visa Gift Cards to breast cancer survivors who are going through treatments. Money raised in theRead More
The 2014 model sleds are on the trails and the 2015’s are just around the corner. As exciting as this is, there’s one area where it seems that little time has been spent for the last 10 years. Talking with OEM engineers about it several years ago, it seems they are content to keep usingRead More
