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Each year every snowbiker wishes for a factory production snowbike that checks the following boxes:
Sub-300lbs
80+ hp (turbo)?
CVT
2-stroke
Affordable
Who is going to make it happen? I try my best each year to get people into the sport and stay with it, but the challenges of recruiting and retaining snowbikers has proven challenging. Some people take to it right away and love it. Others try it for a season and get out because “they don’t have anyone to ride with”, or maintenance on the bikes was too much, or “all my friends ride sleds”. Getting people into the sport is also challenging when the cost of a bike can be $12000, cost of kit $8800-$10000, and accessories $1000-$4000 which puts these bikes into the $21000 to $26000+ range which is hard to convince a new rider that a bike build is worth it compared to a new turbo sled you don’t have to spend hours building, has 4 years of warranty and dealer support.
All I am getting at is, I sure hope this sport stays alive and well but it will have to advance quickly in order to keep peoples attention and make it somewhat competitive to sleds. I just want a snowbike that has the INTENSITY of a mtn sled. How do you get there? 2-stroke, cvt, lightweight. What’s your thoughts? I think as soon as someone produces this snowbike the sport will really begin to grow.
Sub-300lbs
80+ hp (turbo)?
CVT
2-stroke
Affordable
Who is going to make it happen? I try my best each year to get people into the sport and stay with it, but the challenges of recruiting and retaining snowbikers has proven challenging. Some people take to it right away and love it. Others try it for a season and get out because “they don’t have anyone to ride with”, or maintenance on the bikes was too much, or “all my friends ride sleds”. Getting people into the sport is also challenging when the cost of a bike can be $12000, cost of kit $8800-$10000, and accessories $1000-$4000 which puts these bikes into the $21000 to $26000+ range which is hard to convince a new rider that a bike build is worth it compared to a new turbo sled you don’t have to spend hours building, has 4 years of warranty and dealer support.
All I am getting at is, I sure hope this sport stays alive and well but it will have to advance quickly in order to keep peoples attention and make it somewhat competitive to sleds. I just want a snowbike that has the INTENSITY of a mtn sled. How do you get there? 2-stroke, cvt, lightweight. What’s your thoughts? I think as soon as someone produces this snowbike the sport will really begin to grow.