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DO YOU NEED BOOST? | Pros vs Cons, Which One?, Ski-Doo vs Lynx vs Polaris Turbo, and TURBO TUNES

Blk88GT said:
If you have to ask yourself if you really need boost, you may be too old for snowmobiling. Please contact your local 4H club to join the Wednesday night knitting group.
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I asked myself and at 60, I snowchecked a Boost. After 800 km last season, I still ask if I needed a Boost.


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Are they going to have enough snow for the jackson practice and race?


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Some guys (very few) can ride a boosted sled to it's full potential. In NE Nevada we ride some of the steepest most technical terrain anywhere. Day after day I watch boosted sledders riding beyond their limits and screwing up, whether it’s stuck or ghost rides, or horrific crashes. I’m an old school guy who recently purchased a 165 NA Matryx. It is very well clutched , performs fantastic in all conditions, and never gets out of hand. I get asked day in day out after we rip up a technical pull, “Does that sled have a turbo”? The most fun part of the day is pulling off my side panel and showing them proof as they are amazed to see the stock muffler.
 
AdrenalineAddict said:
Some guys (very few) can ride a boosted sled to it's full potential. In NE Nevada we ride some of the steepest most technical terrain anywhere. Day after day I watch boosted sledders riding beyond their limits and screwing up, whether it’s stuck or ghost rides, or horrific crashes. I’m an old school guy who recently purchased a 165 NA Matryx. It is very well clutched , performs fantastic in all conditions, and never gets out of hand. I get asked day in day out after we rip up a technical pull, “Does that sled have a turbo”? The most fun part of the day is pulling off my side panel and showing them proof as they are amazed to see the stock muffler.
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That’s odd.

The most fun part of my day is riding my turbo sled.

Different strokes for different folks.
 
AdrenalineAddict said:
Some guys (very few) can ride a boosted sled to it's full potential. In NE Nevada we ride some of the steepest most technical terrain anywhere. Day after day I watch boosted sledders riding beyond their limits and screwing up, whether it’s stuck or ghost rides, or horrific crashes. I’m an old school guy who recently purchased a 165 NA Matryx. It is very well clutched , performs fantastic in all conditions, and never gets out of hand. I get asked day in day out after we rip up a technical pull, “Does that sled have a turbo”? The most fun part of the day is pulling off my side panel and showing them proof as they are amazed to see the stock muffler.
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It is wierd. Every time i go sledding I most often get excited to take out my turbo and those few days that I take the NA I ask myself why I own a turbo because the NA feels spot on, inspires confidence and impresses me what it can do. It's lighter and better balanced too. It's just easier to ride. Then the next time I go sledding I reach for the turbo over the NA again. Either a sucker for punishment or something in me says the turbo should do way more than the NA. It does do way more in the power department but you rneed to ride it more agreesivley to enjoy it.
 
Teth-Air said:
It is wierd. Every time i go sledding I most often get excited to take out my turbo and those few days that I take the NA I ask myself why I own a turbo because the NA feels spot on, inspires confidence and impresses me what it can do. It's lighter and better balanced too. It's just easier to ride. Then the next time I go sledding I reach for the turbo over the NA again. Either a sucker for punishment or something in me says the turbo should do way more than the NA. It does do way more in the power department but you rneed to ride it more agreesivley to enjoy it.
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Life is short.
We do what brings us JOY.
And lets face it, the TURBO always ads JOY to the ride.

Yes its Heavier.
Yes its Less Well Balanced
Yes it requires More Aggressive riding to get the most out of it.

And Yes, its JUST MORE DAMN FUN to ride
 
i think terrain has a big part to do with that answer, big places turbos are great, A lot of the stuff i end up riding i'd rather have a N/A. strength of the rider makes a difference too, i'm 5.11 155 and have bad shoulders so hanging on to a turbo wears me out. I rode my m600 catalyst all day and never felt tired. 858 for next year.... in a perfect world I'd have 3 sleds a 146 na a 155 na and a 155 turbo and i would get to ride enough to use three sleds.
 
hansenmac said:
i think terrain has a big part to do with that answer, big places turbos are great, A lot of the stuff i end up riding i'd rather have a N/A. strength of the rider makes a difference too, i'm 5.11 155 and have bad shoulders so hanging on to a turbo wears me out. I rode my m600 catalyst all day and never felt tired. 858 for next year.... in a perfect world I'd have 3 sleds a 146 na a 155 na and a 155 turbo and i would get to ride enough to use three sleds.
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100% AGREE WITH THAT
 
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