Basically what the title says. Lets here what your running and how it's running from the customers. Lets keep kit builders and dealers out of this please.
HM VI-PEC TURBOS: End user reports!
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HM Turbo - Revelstoke Dec. 7th through Dec. 9th
---Turbo Days will be held in Revelstoke on December 8th. It will be at the Sugar Bowl from 10-4 . This will be an opportunity for people to throw a leg over an Hm kit and test it out. We will have a few different variations of kits there that people can check out and ride. Snow conditions, weather and avalanche conditions will be taken into consideration. This will not be an organized event, only a fun ride with a friends sharing stories and testing out our kits. Our 800 and 600 turbo kits will be there along with our naturally aspirated package. Call Bill at 406-381-2825. Hope to see you there.
---Turbo days will be held in Cooke City in the same fashion as well on Presidents Day weekend Feb 15,16th. Location will be posted at a later date.
---Turbo Days and Snow Check specials will be held on Lolo Pass April 7th as well. We would like to invite everyone up to take a look at the new 2014 sled, test ride the turbos and see the kits for 2014.
Any questions or inquires can be answered by e-mail at hartsmotorsports@hotmail.com
Is this going to happen this weekend for sure?
They haven't posted any info for a while,if it is still a go I may go check them out myself.
Are you going Gunnerthesnowman?
I would really like to see your sled.
They haven't posted any info for a while,if it is still a go I may go check them out myself.
Are you going Gunnerthesnowman?
I would really like to see your sled.
No I am not going to make it , some guys from work are going to be there.
Ran mine last weekend tuned by Jake from mild to wild ran great!
I know and understand everyone is itching for first hand reviews...I would be too. I cannot offer that yet.
My new HM 2013 showed up in Revelstoke with me out of country today
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My friends - well earned skeptics - went on my behalf to; both ride early season Revelstoke powder, and, BREAK my new sled and bring it home in pieces (I don’t mean break it in, I mean BREAK).
I am proud to say they didn’t break a thing...but there were numerous a reason inhibiting their plans; ie. Snow depth (too deep for even these soldiers) and Polaris belt break-in necessities etc.
the one overriding response I have heard from them is their trumpeting that the workmanship and overall running of the machine was beyond belief.
"Beyond belief?" you ask?
Brash, promotional print?...no...Santa is unbelievable,
My new sled is apparently not..
On Snowest I have seen some of the slickest machines ever devised...and I hasten to add that this is not hyperbole nor an attempt at friend mongering.
Some of you guys have the ability and the time to build some VERY amazing machines off of stock platforms. The detail to perfection astounds me. I do NOT have that time, patience, nor ability to do so.
The word back from my mates whom were present at Sugar Bowl yesterday (HM Turbo Day’s), and who picked up my sled on my behalf was VERY positive, to say the least.
I know Shane to be a perfectionist. “How so” you ask? Because I went to one of his Turbo days, drove 9 hours to do so and went home with one of his sleds.
To reiterate some obvious points, I am not an employee and not a paid friend.
Simply, from the pictures I saw of my new 2013 ViPec sled today, and the first hand reports I heard back of the quality of the build as well as the way it ran....well...give me 3 weeks to get home and I am pretty positive it’s going to be the best ride I’ve owned. This ViPec thingy will do more t]for humaity than Obama AND Allah combined.
Those who know me, know I aren't trumpeting nonsense (other than the Obama and Allah comments). Those who don’t will have take this diatribe for what they want...Eric?
Bottom line is, the sled has EVERTHING done that I wanted (Turbo'd with Intercooler, vented, suspension tuned for 240lbs, driveshaft upgrades [there's a driveshaft issue on theses sleds????] and so-on. All done in a very short timeframe.
The workmanship - both pictorially, as well as inspected by friends - looks incredible and the thing apparently runs like a cat on fire (no Arctic Cat pun intended…as AC is pun unto itself)
Siging out, and well smashed in Thailand
LG
My new HM 2013 showed up in Revelstoke with me out of country today
.
My friends - well earned skeptics - went on my behalf to; both ride early season Revelstoke powder, and, BREAK my new sled and bring it home in pieces (I don’t mean break it in, I mean BREAK).
I am proud to say they didn’t break a thing...but there were numerous a reason inhibiting their plans; ie. Snow depth (too deep for even these soldiers) and Polaris belt break-in necessities etc.
the one overriding response I have heard from them is their trumpeting that the workmanship and overall running of the machine was beyond belief.
"Beyond belief?" you ask?
Brash, promotional print?...no...Santa is unbelievable,
My new sled is apparently not..
On Snowest I have seen some of the slickest machines ever devised...and I hasten to add that this is not hyperbole nor an attempt at friend mongering.
Some of you guys have the ability and the time to build some VERY amazing machines off of stock platforms. The detail to perfection astounds me. I do NOT have that time, patience, nor ability to do so.
The word back from my mates whom were present at Sugar Bowl yesterday (HM Turbo Day’s), and who picked up my sled on my behalf was VERY positive, to say the least.
I know Shane to be a perfectionist. “How so” you ask? Because I went to one of his Turbo days, drove 9 hours to do so and went home with one of his sleds.
To reiterate some obvious points, I am not an employee and not a paid friend.
Simply, from the pictures I saw of my new 2013 ViPec sled today, and the first hand reports I heard back of the quality of the build as well as the way it ran....well...give me 3 weeks to get home and I am pretty positive it’s going to be the best ride I’ve owned. This ViPec thingy will do more t]for humaity than Obama AND Allah combined.
Those who know me, know I aren't trumpeting nonsense (other than the Obama and Allah comments). Those who don’t will have take this diatribe for what they want...Eric?
Bottom line is, the sled has EVERTHING done that I wanted (Turbo'd with Intercooler, vented, suspension tuned for 240lbs, driveshaft upgrades [there's a driveshaft issue on theses sleds????] and so-on. All done in a very short timeframe.
The workmanship - both pictorially, as well as inspected by friends - looks incredible and the thing apparently runs like a cat on fire (no Arctic Cat pun intended…as AC is pun unto itself)
Siging out, and well smashed in Thailand
LG
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Cody Phillips Racing
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Glad to hear it went well!
The more believers in the vipec the better!
The more believers in the vipec the better!
Revelstoke
Hey Luke....thanks for the response and sorry we missed you. I am afraid we missed more than just you though. Unfortunately for Shane, some family things came up and he wasn't able to go to Revelstoke. Being someone who loves to ride and never having been there, I jumped at the opportunity to take his stuff up. I was the one that delivered your sled to Bo.
Like you, I am not an employee or a affiliated with HM in any way, just someone who lives close to Shane. I happen to be with him on the day your sled was finished and went with them to the top of Lolo Pass for testing. Levi connected it to the computer, put in his mapping, and then they asked me to go break it in. At this time it had .2 miles on it. After a short, easy ride to the end of the road and back (about 15 miles) I started to play around a little. I can tell you it is the best, most responsive, funnest snowmobile I have ever been on. I cannot wait until you get a chance to ride it because I know you will agree.
Pertaining to the Revelstoke trip, I am sorry to say that I didn't get to see much of it. We were stopped short of Sugar Bowl (I think someone called it Sugar Loaf) by some people who wanted to ride the demo sled. One ride led to another and by the time I got it back it was starting to get dark. So, if I missed anyone that was looking for us in Sugar Bowl, I apologize.
As mentioned above, I am not affiliated with HM. I have nothing vested and nothing to gain but was very interested in the feedback. I have had turbo sleds in the past but I hated the everyday tune. I am not a mechanic and I certainly don't want to play one on riding days. The demo sled ran flawlessly and people were pretty excited. It had unbelievable power and it was so easy to ride. I like the fact that I don't have to pay attention to the guages or push a bunch of buttons between every run. I am sold and I am going to go with the same pump gas kit that you got. I believe it is the cleanest, fastest, and most simple kit on the market. All I have to do now is pull the rope and go and I know the performance is as good if not better than anything else out there. Please let me know when you get a chance to ride your's. I cannot wait to hear what you think.
Hey Luke....thanks for the response and sorry we missed you. I am afraid we missed more than just you though. Unfortunately for Shane, some family things came up and he wasn't able to go to Revelstoke. Being someone who loves to ride and never having been there, I jumped at the opportunity to take his stuff up. I was the one that delivered your sled to Bo.
Like you, I am not an employee or a affiliated with HM in any way, just someone who lives close to Shane. I happen to be with him on the day your sled was finished and went with them to the top of Lolo Pass for testing. Levi connected it to the computer, put in his mapping, and then they asked me to go break it in. At this time it had .2 miles on it. After a short, easy ride to the end of the road and back (about 15 miles) I started to play around a little. I can tell you it is the best, most responsive, funnest snowmobile I have ever been on. I cannot wait until you get a chance to ride it because I know you will agree.
Pertaining to the Revelstoke trip, I am sorry to say that I didn't get to see much of it. We were stopped short of Sugar Bowl (I think someone called it Sugar Loaf) by some people who wanted to ride the demo sled. One ride led to another and by the time I got it back it was starting to get dark. So, if I missed anyone that was looking for us in Sugar Bowl, I apologize.
As mentioned above, I am not affiliated with HM. I have nothing vested and nothing to gain but was very interested in the feedback. I have had turbo sleds in the past but I hated the everyday tune. I am not a mechanic and I certainly don't want to play one on riding days. The demo sled ran flawlessly and people were pretty excited. It had unbelievable power and it was so easy to ride. I like the fact that I don't have to pay attention to the guages or push a bunch of buttons between every run. I am sold and I am going to go with the same pump gas kit that you got. I believe it is the cleanest, fastest, and most simple kit on the market. All I have to do now is pull the rope and go and I know the performance is as good if not better than anything else out there. Please let me know when you get a chance to ride your's. I cannot wait to hear what you think.
There's gotta be some more customers getting their sleds on the snow by now.....
