you can always set your skis to WIDE and regain some of that lost spacing.
The tunnel cooling is yet to be seen.
Hard to Imagine BRP would INTENTIONALLY set themselves up for a massive round of OVER-HEATING issues...
2026 Ski-Doo REVEAL
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The tunnel cooling is yet to be seen.
Hard to Imagine BRP would INTENTIONALLY set themselves up for a massive round of OVER-HEATING issues...
if there is any amount of fresh on the trail, I don't see over-heating issues.
Its only running on HARD PACK that mine gets warm!
The 2026 Freeride gets the new Super Short tunnel design (154 and 165) for weight reduction but retains the full-length heat exchanger.
I saw buddy tracking only works within a mile?
Should be fine for 90% of use cases but the 7S is nice because someone can run to the trailer to grab something or meet up with us halfway thru the day.
Should be fine for 90% of use cases but the 7S is nice because someone can run to the trailer to grab something or meet up with us halfway thru the day.
Norona said there is no ski adjustment on the Expert - video in his post.
I think my 2025 spring check model only has the latest ice scratchers already. Looks just like the 2026 pic, if so they still allow machine to get warm on the trail.
so it has a new ski that has NO SPACERS on the left of right of the lower spindle mount?
So is it only Lynx Shredder that gets a tapered tunnel? The Ski-Doo is only shorter?
Sounds like the bottom of the new spindle takes up all the space, no spacers.
Shame, that was a really nice feature
Did you ever actually change from when you first set it up?
I was kind of hoping for a new engine, but I can see why they didn't bother. It's kind of a consolidation year for everybody; too much old inventory to get rid of. I would expect it for '27 - I mean, to go ten years on the same basic design is something you usually only see on utility sleds. Obviously, they did well with the 850, but the 9R is showing that people will pay for a little more. It's good to see some weight come off, but it's still well short of being lightest; it'd be nice to see that change with the G6. I'm sure they could do it with a belt drive and 15" track, but those might be big ifs. The 32" width is interesting - probably good for anyone who doesn't have much trail to worry about, but even at 37", I have to play at it to stay on two skis in tight turns on the trail. That said, I've always wondered how narrow would truly be too narrow in deep stuff. Anyway, not a total yawner of an update, but nothing Yuge! either.
Yup.
Wanted to order the Adjustable Setup on the 26.
It still came up on my order page as an available option.
Wide for the Trail Ride in.
Narrow for playing all day long.
Are you talking the Ski Quick Adjust kit? I have it on my Backcountry X and won't order it again. I think I've used it twice in the 3 years I've had it. Not enough difference in the ski positions (wide vs narrow) for me, and it can be a royal PITA to adjust when packed with snow and ice. Easiest to use with 2 people--one holds the sled with a ski in the air, the other adjusts the ski. We've sometimes needed a rubber mallet to get the skis to move. I've also had issues with the plastic adjustor clips popping up while riding (dealer that installed the kit didn't trim the original ski rubbers, after installing the proper rubbers that's mostly taken care of the adjustor popping loose).
Most likely addition of a radio transmitter & receiver - new hardware so no chance of updating older displays without radio module
that would be my "Assumption" as well, but MAYBE it was already in that module we all bought last summer and they were waiting on SOFTWARE coding to be done??
They said they were new i thought. You can see a spade at a 45 degree angle. Is that what yours are?
The videos I've seen say that the 2026 scratchers are different.
