Future of Snowbikes

[AK_SNOWBIKE_CO]

I gotta say, the Panthera PM-09 motor is looking more and more promising. The things that separate themselves from competitors are the following:

600cc vs 500cc
Servo powered powervalve
EFI w/two injector locations (base and TBI)
Exhaust temperature control
Estart plus kickstart

I am going to watch how their first customers do with their engines and make a plan after that. If they prove reliable and make more power than a 450, I’ll buy one.

Check out 999Lazers build here:

 

[eou_edu]

I have two predictions: nothing changes Snowbiking seems to be a dying trend. No more camso, no more yeti. Used snowbike kits can be had for a song. People will still do it but the original plans of cat enterting the market with a purpose built bike seems unlikely. It's just not a big enough market for that. Especially in the tough state they are in right now.

My second prediction: a beltless CVT drive bike.

 

[teal_210]

I have two predictions: nothing changes Snowbiking seems to be a dying trend. No more camso, no more yeti. Used snowbike kits can be had for a song. People will still do it but the original plans of cat enterting the market with a purpose built bike seems unlikely. It's just not a big enough market for that. Especially in the tough state they are in right now.

My second prediction: a beltless CVT drive bike.

Yeti is back and will likely have a new model out next season. However it appears that Timbersled has completely given up which is concerning.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Yeti is back and will likely have a new model out next season. However it appears that Timbersled has completely given up which is concerning.

If ruffian actually has something good Polaris might just buy them out after 2 years.

 

[eou_edu]

This seems like it has potential to change motorcycles and especially snowbikes. My biggest gripe about snowbikes was shifting gears. Even with a rekluse it was just too easy to loose momentum.

 

[frozenfarmer]

This seems like it has potential to change motorcycles and especially snowbikes. My biggest gripe about snowbikes was shifting gears. Even with a rekluse it was just too easy to loose momentum.

The hardest part is making things light enough. An IVT or EVT is more likely. Those are a power-split transmission so they would need hydraulic, cvt belt, or electric motor drives, but could be done with a simple planetary design. With a set of capacitors on an EVt you could get a boost situation where the motors could dump power into the system if needed.