Do I really need a 162

[WyoBoy1000]

You cant compare a 05-08 to the 09-10 its a completely different sled. the 09 162 feels shorter than a 08 153 and the new 153 goes where a old 162 wouldn't. If you ride dry pow the 153 wont touch a 162 no matter what you weigh. If you live where the pow is heavier there are few days the you wont be able to go where a 162 does. If you climb straight up the 162 will win if you r trenching at all. If your hooking up real good the 153 will get there faster but the 162 will still get there. If you are a good rider you can go where you want but may not be able to point it straight up and over

In the real world, in Cooke City: 3, 05 m7 162's and 2, 05 m7 153's(dry snow) a 162 will climb 30-60ft farther with the same rider. and sometimes go over when the 153 wont, you may not want to be the one guy that isn't making it, but do a tunnel mod and a PC track and your good to go.

 

[sledtahoe]

153 all around

Looking at an M7 153, most of my buddies ride 162. This sled is perfect and a great deal what do you think?

I ride with 162 alot of time is does not matter,but the few days it might you can use there line and still get there if you can ride.The m7 sled with surprise most people and can easily hang with the 8's especially with a powerclaw...and ended less mods that are proven...buy it you will not be sorrry...

 

[WyoBoy1000]

I ride with 162 alot of time is does not matter,but the few days it might you can use there line and still get there if you can ride.The m7 sled with surprise most people and can easily hang with the 8's especially with a powerclaw...and ended less mods that are proven...buy it you will not be sorrry...

depends on the snow/ where you live

 

[nwm8]

153 is awesome, but i love when i (162) make a climb and my bro's 153 cant. We still ride together and eventually go the same places.

 

[BottomFeeder m7.]

my 162 gets me along just fine. not hard to carve at all./

 

[Dam Dave]

I switch back and forth all the time, just dependes on the day and the snow, if you can ride well then you can ride anything, I like the 162 in the trees, I cant tell its any longer at all with the new M sleds, I am 6-2 and 240 or so,

I also ride a KTM 525 in the summer and think its tame, other guys say its to big and tall to ride tight single track, Balongy

if you did a bilnd test with the new M sleds I do not think most could tell them apart

 

[Funoutfitters.com]

I agree with most here, 153" would be the way I would go, but again it depends on your riding style. We sell more 153"'s than 162's....

Josh Zieske

 

[HMC 399]

I've been on a 162 last few years, bought a 153 this year, I've found that I have to be a lot more aggressive to go where I would have with a 162. Instead of rolling over logs I'm having to keep it pegged to keep momentum up the hill. I can do anything a 153 can with a 162, but I can't do everything a 162 can with a 153 but thus far I'm having one heck of a good time trying. I've only put just over 300 miles on this year and I find i'm having to be a lot less lazy in my riding to get where I'm going.

 

[Engine Pro 5x]

Just a reminder. They all will get stuck !! We were riding one day and a couple of cats from Montana stopped to talk with us and asked if the long tracks would keep them from getting stuck ?? >>>>.

 

[Mjunkie]

Just to throw out my opinion, I ride a 141 and go anywhere the longer tracks go. The only thing I've noticed is that with the longer tracks you can creep along in the tight and deeper stuff with less momentum, but that's why we have that thumb controller on the right side of the handlebars!! The thing I like better about the shorter track, is lighter weight (so easier to throw around), easier to sidehill and manuever, and a shorter track takes less power to turn (which IMO is many times more important that the bigger footprint in the snow). Just my $.02.

 

[Snodawg]

I have an 07 M8 with 162, and a 2010 M8 with a 153. Im not a little guy, but I like the 153 better! In 07 two of my buddies had gotten 153 M8's. They were always out climbing me, getting around in the trees better, and having way more fun that I was. (We are all over 200 pounds). My 162 got a little better when I finally got the clutching right, but the 153's still got around better in the tight stuff.
Yesterday, in some bottomless fluff up No Tell Em Creek, One of the above mentioned guys and I were out on our new 2010 153's. Quite a few times we were both saying, while looking back down the hill- that if I would have been on the 162, we'd still be digging me out. Insted we were on the ridge top.
I'm more than impressed by the 153 than I ever was by any 162

Chances are that the 07 had a Camo whereas the '10 had a PC. No comparison.

I've been on a 162 last few years, bought a 153 this year, I've found that I have to be a lot more aggressive to go where I would have with a 162. Instead of rolling over logs I'm having to keep it pegged to keep momentum up the hill. I can do anything a 153 can with a 162, but I can't do everything a 162 can with a 153 but thus far I'm having one heck of a good time trying. I've only put just over 300 miles on this year and I find i'm having to be a lot less lazy in my riding to get where I'm going.

Exactly, anything that I can do to keep from digging is fine with me. Stuck Sucks!! I don't have any prob with going through the trees, especially on the M-chassis. Go Big.

 

[revrider1]

You will be glad you have the 162!

 

[W A O]

Track lenth 153 or 162

A great sled is fun to find sometimes, If you like the sled and the price is good get it and you can ad a longer track after you ride it and think that you need to.Finding the perfect sled for you will be tough,The last owner made it perfect for him.How many people buy new just to change what they have on it. You like it get it you wount
be sorry.