141 Is it really Too short?

[duke1n]

Actually... if all I cared about was jumping I'd have a 153 or 156 again. I can keep a longer track straight farther, the shorter track seems to get sideways on me too easily for ME to go much past 100some feet.

Let's go find that jump haha

 

[backcountryislife]

Let's go find that jump haha

I'll be riding the 153 PC this year... bring it old man...

 

[Boston Racing]

For most people a 141 is to short in Colorado. Unless you stick to the trails

 

[Empire087]

Certainly wont find me on the trail , I guess if worse comes to worse ill just buy a new sled next year. If I don't buy a new car/truck, I guess I'll see how my 7 pans out.

Would be nice this year too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzUlDiUD0CE&feature=channel&list=UL

 

[Dogmeat]

I want an 89" track with 5" lugs and a propane turbo pumping out 400 horsepower with a 2 speed chaincase

 

[Qreiff]

I'll put it this way .... I got my *** handed to me in some really nice deep snow in west yellowstone last spring by a professional guide riding a 146" Summit 800 .... and I was on my Turbo M8 162" .... Given the guy is a professional guide that knew the area and rides half the year, but the moral of the story is, if you know what you're doing you don't have to have a massive track to be effective at riding powder .... just need to generally speaking be (or become) a better rider and move more quickly with a shorter track in deep snow than a longer one.

But, with that said, I would say you'd also want least 2" lugs on that 141 .... the 1.25" lugs might not cut it in the deep stuff, idk.

Was his name Taylor?

 

[backcountryislife]

btw... a 146 doo has more surface area than a 153 cat. a 146 doo isn't any kind of handicap, it's a very capable machine. More float, but less track length getting in the way of nailing tight lines/ turns.

 

[duke1n]

For most people a 141 is to short in Colorado. Unless you stick to the trails

If you like dick

 

[backcountryislife]

If you like dick

I think what my esteemed short tracked colleague is attempting to say is that it's only too short if you're a talentless hack that needs to go learn to ride a sled instead of buying some sally long track to make up for your lack of ability.


But I could have misheard him...

 

[skibreeze]

Your esteemed colleague is just being a dick as usual when it comes to track length threads.

 

[skidoojohncsu]

Haha it's always funny to see how far off topic these threads get. I for one really like my skidoo 146". There have been several times where a longer track would have been really handy, but so would having an turboed sled.

Since I no longer have stickers on my sled, people have asked me what track length I have and are amazed how well it does in the steep and deep. A shorter track might possibly make you a better rider.....

 

[Snowmark]

99% of the time it will be awesome

 

[PJ-Hunter]

You will be fine. Do get at least a 2" paddle. BCIL can ride the hell out of a shorter track but he's 5' tall and has to make up for his other shortcomings.

 

[FCR112]

You will be fine. Do get at least a 2" paddle. BCIL can ride the hell out of a shorter track but he's 5' tall and has to make up for his other shortcomings.

Ohh Ouch! He's at least 5'1", no?

 

[PJ-Hunter]

Ohh Ouch! He's at least 5'1", no?

With the elevator shoes Abby got him for Christmas last year.

 

[Empire087]

I have one thing to say: is it winter yet? lol

 

[Gmiller]

If you like dick

ahahahahahhaahhahahahaa Went from a 166 to a 146 and would never look back. I think its perfect. Only thing i want now is boost but ill have to stick it out another year on the NA 8

 

[Jermbob]

I'm with BCIL. Shorter tracks are more fun, more agile. My next sled is going to have a 146 which is a 153 on a AC or any 15" wide track in that length. Beside the uber deep days a shorter track is more fun in my opinion.

 

[FCR112]

I should offer up that one of the best riders in the United States (better than ANY of the individual riders posted who up here thus far, take that sucka's myself included by far) mentioned he would primarily be riding a sled longer than 155" again this season...
[ + Skilz = shorter Trax? ] Maybe not...

 

[PJ-Hunter]

ahahahahahhaahhahahahaa Went from a 166 to a 146 and would never look back. I think its perfect. Only thing i want now is boost but ill have to stick it out another year on the NA 8

Why???? You have a turbo, bring it down and lets get that thing installed.