How about a few Turbo RX-1's http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=Turbyamaha http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=TurboYam
Its an RX-1. Even nastier than that is the new mach z from Ski-doo, its 1000 cc two stroke, and about 100 lbs lighter than that tank. (RX-1's are a nicve sled though, just heavy) I was out on my friends F7 sno pro friday night, what a machine!!!! Sleds are definately addictive.
New Mach Z 1000, buddy was running well over 100mph that afternoon. It's heavily modded, loud as hell. Jeebus, the intercooler on that RX1 is insane...! Dad & I rock two Arctic Cat T660 Turbos. (they're his, I can't afford the damn things!) Engines in them are out of an 89 Suzuki Swift turbo & run around 20lbs of boost.
yeah, turbo & four stroke. We sneak up on people all the time... They're so much fun... crack the throttle, slight turbo lag... then 'whoosh' you're gone.
They look fun.. Someone told me they were hella heavy.. I still like the 2 strokes for responsiveness and weight.. Super cool sleds though..
Yeah, they are heavy. Around 675 lbs dry. Add fuel & 200lbs of rider to that.... Basically they're trail sleds, I wouldn't want to get one stuck in deep snow. Although, we were talking to a guy running an 800 triple long track, he said it was just as heavy.... It's all relative to how you use them I suppose.
Yeah... I wouldnt mind having a longer tracked Rev chassis, For the deep stuff! Still a relatively light sled, and you could throw somone on back with you if you wanted. I doubled a friend of mine on the f7 the other night, and every time I pulled the trigger i could feel the ass end drop into the snow. I think me and the wifey are going to buy this: or this: Or this, but I want to try one out with her on back to see if its comfortable for the two of us.
The long track makes a huge difference... much bigger footprint for traction. I'd say of any of those three, I'd have to go with the first one. For sure she'd need a backrest & handles. The two ups are big, Dad rides the single trail & I generally run the big touring sled. The thing measures 140" from ski tip to the back.
Thing is, I still want something fast.. I dunno how fast the grandpa machine would be. She wont be with me much, but when she is, I want her to be comfortable.
Yeah, I know what you mean. But if she's not comfortable she really won't want to go.... I say her comfort > your need for speed. It's great to have her comfortable on the back of the sled. I find it great to have her along for the ride with me, knowing she's comfy with handles, a backrest & heated grips.
Well, Dad's been riding sleds for over 25 years now... he can throw a sled around pretty well. I seem to be able to keep up fairly well on the bigger sled, in deeper snow I have better traction as well. He got stuck in a tricky spot we got into, I just bulldozed my way through. Off the line on a drag race he had a half sled length on me, soon it was a couple sled lengths. But he topped out at 95mph, I topped out at 93mph. I think if you tried a trail & touring Skidoo model you'd be surprised at the lack of difference.... Oh, & I get a backrest when I'm by myself. For long trips it really helps.
I do believe that that is Tylor, Dennsi Mahar's nephew on Dennis's sled. I also think that that picture was taken right beside my cottage in Sutherlands Lake.
Yep. Actually that is Dennis in that shot. Yes, it was taken at Sutherlands Lake. I took a whole bunch more too: http://www.pbase.com/shaun/sledding
XCR 440 here last winter when we went to fundy power sports to pick up a sled buddy there was tuning a turbo RX1 I was so in love!!
one of my dads friends has a 900 fusion and he said the other night a Mach Z 1000 pulled up beside him and opend it up, so he did the same and the Mach z left his sight
whoa! me likey! my buddies dad has an Rx1 heavily modified but never bothered to put a turbo on it... thas juss nuts! I would die a happy man on that thing .
tons of sleds around here...I'm driving on the highway doing 120, and some guy is screaming past me on a sled in the ditch...happens all the time.
I've only got a little 96 Touring 380 SKi-doo was thinking about getting a better sled last winter but I'm going to Uni next year waste of money really. Once I get in and out of uni I'll be flying. I hit 105km/h on her today perfect conditions with the hard snow. I coulda hit more but I could here the thing crying in agony. I've already had to get a rebuild done this last year didn't want anything else to blow.
