Arctic Cat today announced that it has entered into an agreement to transition its snowmobile engine manufacturing from Suzuki Motor Corporation. Arctic Cat will begin manufacturing some of its own snowmobile engines in St. Cloud, MN, after the 2014 model year. Currently, Suzuki supplies all engines for Arctic Cat’s snowmobiles. Suzuki will continue to supplyRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Dan Canfield
West Yellowstone in March, a great place to be. Beautiful weather, bright and sunny, mild temperatures so you don’t have to dress like you are climbing Mt Everest and some of the worst snow conditions I’ve seen in years. Yeah, well that last part wasn’t so good. But walking in to the Snow Shoot stagingRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Randy Nemitz
Snow Shoot 2011 brought me to a place that I have never been, West Yellowstone, Montana. I was very impressed with the town and how much they cater to the snowmobiles. Their trail system and groomers were some of the best I have seen. The manufactures stepped up their game for 2011 so buckle upRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Shane Zeppelin
I know what you’re thinking. You want to know what the best sled out there is. Well, I’ll tell you, but you may not like the answer. You see, you may not like the answer because you don’t understand what the question is. It’s about life, the universe and everything. Quite simply, the best sledRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Jim Urquhart
I went out to the 2011 Snow Shot with Maximum Sled as the photographer. That usually means a lot of shooting photos and not so much riding, but I did sneak in a fair amount of seat time regardless. I’m new to MaxSled but not new to the industry – I’ve worked in the snowRead More
2011 Snow Shoot Riders Journal – Steve Franta
We’re in West Yellowstone Montana with the worst snow conditions I’ve ever seen here. Regardless, the manufactures managed to come out with the best line-up of snowmobiles I’ve seen yet. Even though the snow conditions were a bit disappointing, this didn’t stop us from getting some excellent evaluations, pictures, and from having a great time!Read More
New Model Release: 2011 Polaris
Polaris tiered their releases this year starting with the new 2011 Rush Pro-R 800 and following it with the 800 Pro RMK. The thing is, Polaris has a lot more to show; over 55% more! There’s more Rush, more Pro, and more accessories. Engines The biggest news in the Polaris motors is the updated 800.Read More
First Ride – 2011 Ski-Doo MXZ 800 E-TEC
It’s that time of year again where we have the opportunity to ride the new iron for next season. This time it was extra special because I made arrangements to get the new 2011 MXZ 800 E-TEC from Ski-Doo. When this was confirmed, to say the least I was just ecstatic. My goal was toRead More
2006 Yamaha Attak’s The Aftermarket
For 2006 Yamaha introduced the Attak and the Max Sled crew fell in love, so I decided to buy our demo sled and keep it around for the long term. We have had plenty of time to gather information from our crew and many other Yamaha owners and it was time for some changes toRead More
New Model Release: 2011 Arctic Cat
From the team that has been winning on the track we bring you their lineup for 2011. Arctic Cat is still strong despite rumors that have been floating around, and for good reason. The Twin-Spar chassis is arguably the best ride overall, the Sno Pro 500 (despite the minor recall) is a winner on theRead More
