Old time pro back country rider getting back into the sport.

[underpressure]

Underpressure, curious to ask you two questions since you said you're an old hill climber.

1. You ever ride with the "Crazy Canadian" Dan Davidoff?

2. Your thoughts/opinions on how snowmobiling has changed from less climbing to more "hop overs", "bowties" "reentry's" or tree ballet as I sometimes refer to it as.

Underpressure, curious to ask you two questions since you said you're an old hill climber.

1. You ever ride with the "Crazy Canadian" Dan Davidoff?

2. Your thoughts/opinions on how snowmobiling has changed from less climbing to more "hop overs", "bowties" "reentry's" or tree ballet as I sometimes refer to it as.

Yep! rode with him up in revolstoke at the big iron shootout in 2006 i think it was, Also shain stanger from twisted turbo. I was in a few of the vids back then just doing some random hill climbs at turbo hill and bull pin. Had my cmx removed from the mountain after i rolled it down the hill 1000ft by a chopper lol.
The riding style has changed a bunch and i think it is the machines that caused this. Back then we built mod sleds to climb big ****. When i got my cmx in 2005 it was a game changer for me, i now had a machine with 225hp and 430lbs!! it climbed great but allowed me to learn new riding styles because it was so light. I remember the first time i stood it up and pivoted it around on a climb people were amazed lol now it is the norm. The sleds are so good now that i noticed much less clutching and mod talk on here compared to the old days. I am in the process of putting my m1000 turbo back together, i blew up the diamond drive climbing a pull at mt baker on 22 psi boost hahah. Prob 400hp at that boost on c16 fuel. The sled is old and heavy now but if you can keep it pinned it will climb ANYTHING and that is the truth. Never ran out of power or track speed when it was turned up. I remember once in revy i was climbing turbo hill and looked down, 8400 rpm and 88 mph track speed at sabout 60 mph forward speed. Talk about a rush and arm pump. I miss the old days.

 

[underpressure]

Btw Dan was the best rider i had ever seen, Also a guy named randy swensen i believe. There aresome clips of me climbing on my cmx in one of the old mountain mod mania films right before i smashed it lol. I wonder if that brent rassmisan guy is stil around in alberta? he could really make those big bore arctic cats run.

 

[underpressure]

Bret was his name, I happened to run into him at a snow park one day on a new cat m7 and i had my new m1000, we ended up riding all day together. I remember he was surprised when he noticed i was able to keep up with him. Man that dude could ride. He is not from alberts i was thinking of another brent. Brent linderman from alberta.

 

[PSI 800]

Are you talking about Brett Rasmusan? he puts on riding clinics

 

[underpressure]

Are you talking about Brett Rasmusan? he puts on riding clinics

Yep that's him, he was touring the west with a huge trailer with arctic cat all over it. This was way back in 2008 or so. There was about ten of us but mid through the day me and him split away from the group and did some extreme back country riding. Dude can ride.

 

[Ken65]

Started sledding in 1992, dis some crazy stuff from 2000 to 2010 or so, Did the big iron shootout many times, went 90mph up a chute on my turbo cat 1000 on 24 psi,
had so much fun over the years. In 2012 i got buried in avalanche and i for the most part stopped riding. I still have my 2003 cmx with a psi 1200 that runs great and a 2007 cat with a twisted turbo kit, runs great but i broke the diamond drive last time out few years ago. I have parts to fix. Question i have is what the heck to buy? I want to finally buy a new machine, man they are light now!! either a turbo summit x 155, 900r 155 or polaris boost 155 are my choices. I keep going back n forth. I live in Washington so the snow can be very deep and heavy, but Na sleds runs pretty good here because much of our riding is between 3-6k feet. I do not want a sled the Is always pointing the skis straight up like the khaos. How is the power on the 9r? i was thinking getting 9r and doing a silber turbo, however i just want a good fast fun sled that i am not working on all the time. My strong points are engine tuning and clutching. Good to be back here, been a very long time, i first joined back around 2000 i think.

You answered your own question. You don't want anything to work on. Just look at the forums and who has the most problems. You'll love your ski doo.

 

[underpressure]

You answered your own question. You don't want anything to work on. Just look at the forums and who has the most problems. You'll love your ski doo.

I've had good luck with my sea doo jet ski and my x3 can am. My x3 makes 550 hp on e85 and 45 psi boost. Built engine and motec ecm.

 

[underpressure]

Found a 2019 pro 850 with a boondocker side kick turbo for 7800 bux.
Found a 2014 pro 800 with a big boondocker turbo built by carls cycle. 1k Miles for 5k.
Both look clean and cared for.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Found a 2019 pro 850 with a boondocker side kick turbo for 7800 bux.
Found a 2014 pro 800 with a big boondocker turbo built by carls cycle. 1k Miles for 5k.
Both look clean and cared for.

Personally i wouldn't touch either one.

A low mileage N/A matryx 850 can be had for under 10k.

Turbo that.

Buying someone else's aftermarket turbo is buying their problems.

 

[underpressure]

Finally decided on a machine. Found a good deal on a new 24 9r with velocity shocks 7s display manual start in black. 155 2.75 track. I will break it in and do a turbo. I'm not up to speed on what is good, I just want a simple 6lb pump gas deal. 9r should rip turboed. Going to order light muffler and battery for now. Man I'm excited to get on the snow!!

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Finally decided on a machine. Found a good deal on a new 24 9r with velocity shocks 7s display manual start in black. 155 2.75 track. I will break it in and do a turbo. I'm not up to speed on what is good, I just want a simple 6lb pump gas deal. 9r should rip turboed. Going to order light muffler and battery for now. Man I'm excited to get on the snow!!

I personally have had a few aftermarket turbo's and wouldn't run one again.

The factory boost setup works so well with the TRS airbox valve.

Maybe if some aftermarket company integrated that?

 

[turboless terry]

If you've been out of sledding that long, I would just ride that thing. It is beyond the factory mod sled, everyone wanted back then and never came. Diamond s can and if anything the 325 track. If you still want boost buy factory boost like smf said. Runability is way better and I've actually had really good luck with most of my aftermarket turbos. I will go against that advice, next year, and put an aftermarket turbo on a cat if it’s not a dead end road.

 

[underpressure]

For now i will focus on learning to ride again haha. also i can't wait to soo how good or bad the clutching is on this 9r. I already do not like the helix angles polaris installed but we will see. Titanium can 11lbs savings holy crap! Looks like polaris changed to a 8 heat range for 2025 spark plug so i ordered some bpr8es plugs. I want to call and see if dalton will cut me a straight 44 helix or maybe a 52-44. It had 68 gram weights in it so they installed the 68 for my area.

 

[underpressure]

Do new polaris snowmobiles come with a tool kit still? Nothing with this 9r.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Do new polaris snowmobiles come with a tool kit still? Nothing with this 9r.

You should have.

Spark plug wrench on the spare belt holder.
Clutch opener in the console plastic.
Rope for emergency start.
Spring preload adjustment spanner.

 

[underpressure]

I found the 3 tools. Wow for this kind of money they can't include a cheap 11 buck tool kit.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

I found the 3 tools. Wow for this kind of money they can't include a cheap 11 buck tool kit.

A decent option.

 

[ullose272]

For now i will focus on learning to ride again haha. also i can't wait to soo how good or bad the clutching is on this 9r. I already do not like the helix angles polaris installed but we will see. Titanium can 11lbs savings holy crap! Looks like polaris changed to a 8 heat range for 2025 spark plug so i ordered some bpr8es plugs. I want to call and see if dalton will cut me a straight 44 helix or maybe a 52-44. It had 68 gram weights in it so they installed the 68 for my area.

carls torsion tri roller clutching seems to have good reviews.

 

[underpressure]

Man this 9r makes some power. Just need some snow. Did 45 miles of break in today. For sure the strongest running factory na motor I have felt. Honestly though I thought the suspension would be better in the bumps. Factory clutching feels very crisp, running the 0-3k clutching set up and it is still pulling 8500 after about 30 miles of easy riding first. Motor makes some power for sure.

 

[underpressure]

Well I really went down the rabbit hole. 2 new sleds in 8 days hahaha. I was going to turbo the 9r but it works and runs so good I'd hate to screw it up, but I wanted turbo power for deep days. Decided on the ski doo for the amazing g5 engine.
Well first ride today didn't go well, did a easy 20 25 miles the. I found a hill to play on, every time it would get into boost it fell on it's face and bogged, actually died a few times on a hill, that was fun. Felt like running out of fuel. Barely made it back to truck. It was dropping 1 cylinder at times as well. Pretty sure it's a bad fuel pump or clogged sock filter on pump. Dropped it back at dealer with a woppi g 42 miles. Not happy and not impressed. Good thing I brought 9r, it saved the day and ran perfectly.
The doo felt good, I think I can get used to it fast.
Doo felt heavy compared too 9r bit not bad.
doo suspension is WAY smoother than my pro.
When it is running right it felt very clean and crisp.
Hopefully if it was going lean it didn't hurt engine at all.
If I stopped and shut it off it would run good for 1 short pull before it would start bogging.
I read nothing but ski doo is so reliable and poo isn't, well this is the first new machine that has ever ran like crap for me the first day and through the years ive bought many.
first new doo!!!