Biggest, Baddest, Scariest hills

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Hello just a newbie on the forum and i am looking to build a turbo sled. And that got me thinking if i build this sled what thing am i expected to climb. So I need pics , video, grade, lenth, how much HP. so i can start dreaming, hyping my self up.

I also heard that in BC you ride up and then the heli takes you down. What does that cost?

 

[KFD070]

Hello just a newbie on the forum and i am looking to build a turbo sled. And that got me thinking if i build this sled what thing am i expected to climb. So I need pics , video, grade, lenth, how much HP. so i can start dreaming, hyping my self up.

I also heard that in BC you ride up and then the heli takes you down. What does that cost?

I see a hospital visit in your near future! I've never personally experienced it but most cases I know of in BC it's the other way around..... you ride down and the heli takes you up.

 

[coyoteman]

better figure the cost of fixing it after it rolls back down the hill.

 

[togwotee9]

What does that cost?

If you have to ask, you can't afford it

 

[motojunkie101]

Before you talk about climbing the biggest baddes hills...you might want to go take a look at them first hand. I about chit myself in the bullpen at Revy looking up the chutes from the bottom. It puts a new definition on STEEP.

I think I smell a troll though...

 

[Adrenaline Revolution]

I think I smell a troll though...

Agreed, no-one is this naive about this subject who might actually have the money to throw at a project like this.

Don't feed the troll.

 

[smile]

I have never been to bc and all you ever see is pics but they don't do it justice. Will a turboed dragon take on most of the hills or does it have to be a 1200 doo artic cat 1200 or a nytro. I have some coin and hav been watching the movies and i want in. So tell me what is out there and lets see some pics.

 

[ADRENALINE]

12% grade= Arctic Cat
14% = Skidoo
16% = Yamaha

Anything over 16% grade better buy a Polaris. There that aughta get this thread moving.

Seriously, what have you ridden before? What is your experience level? Any hill is steeper than it looks when you get there and pics won't do it justice. I know some guys say "lets do it" and then sit at the bottom cuz its too steep to walk up or down. Anything over minor mods from stock is $$$$$ and if you plan on playing on the big hills 20-30K is not out of line.

 

[m8magicandmystery]

buy the vids...they will have all your info...

 

[Yamahamod]

Watch this bubba!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH1iXWqb91g
Thunderstruck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztmBbL1eY2k
Mountain Mod Maina 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggFgiNeVJKY
Short crazy crazy half pipe

Fawk pictures.

Ok Your ready to go down and hit the SWAPMEET.
Hope you got 12 to 25,000 to throw down

Good luck, WFO

LMFAO

 

[Yamahamod]

Will a turboed dragon take on most of the hills QUOTE]

HILLS?

A stock sled will do that.

A Turbo sled will take you up a MOUNTAIN, Boy.

 

[smile]

Thanks yama mod Those were sssssswwwwwweeeeetttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats what i am looking for. I haven't seen the new vids and they look awesome. Ok I have $22000.00 grand to spend. But i dont have any idea if i have a big enough set. So what does a guy do. If I build a sled to that caliper of climbing is there a market for them or am i stuck with it? I see these vids and think THAT HAS GOT TO BE A RUSH!!!

 

[Jaynelson]

Sounds like you should be buying a turbo'd kitty kat to start......

 

[Tree Boss]

Sounds like you should be buying a turbo'd kitty kat to start......

Amen ^^^^^

seriously I would tell you to get a stock sled, learn to ride and then build or buy something that equals your ability to ride. Why spend $22,000 to wrap around a tree?? Not that it takes that money to wrap around a tree.

First go buy Schooled by Bret Rasmussen and Chris Burandt.

 

[MTdream]

lets start with have you ridden the "hills" of the west at all?

 

[whitefish]

the sled is only as good as the rider

 

[GYP M-80]

the sled is only as good as the rider

exactly!!

 

[mod03rmk800]

$22k will build the sled. But after your first try, your gonna need another $10k for the repairs let alone the hospital bill if you mess yourself up. I have to believe that what you see on the internet and in the movies of people climbing the BIG stuff successfully are more than just guys with huge pockets. I am not a bad rider per se and have poked some short steep stuff with very bad results at times. There are a ton of variables that occur while climbing vertical stuff that there is nothing but experience in doing so, teaches.

 

[Adrenaline Revolution]

the sled is only as good as the rider

Not true at all Fish.
My sled is WAAAY better than me!

 

[2XM3]

ooooo id get a stock cat hrc or a 800 dragon..and after u ride that 2 years or so and put about 8000 miles on sleds and can go up damn near anything.......then u decide if u want to drop 30k+ on a wicked sled....or u buy the 400 hp yammi now and kill yourself or ever worse someone else gets killed trying to get u unstuck in some nasty chute........


question: how many miles have u ridden in the west??????