For the past 9 yrs. my wife has been riding Polaris 700 twins. She had an operation on her elbows (tendonitis) and has been having trouble handeling her 02 SKS in the back country. Sooooo today I bought her a Ski Doo Freestyle Backcountry 550. Does anyone on here have any experince on one of these little fellows? Am I a dead man? Please help.
She's gonna kill me
- Thread starter big E
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You bought her a Ski Doo...... She should kill you!
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Adrenaline Revolution
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Yep, you're pretty much a dead man!
I'm a Doo guy myself but I really have no experience at all on a freestyle.
I walked by one once at a dealer and remember saying....
"What the fawk were they thinking"
I've heard some folks saying they bought one for their kids when they were looking for a good transition sled but I can't imagine going from a 700 Poo to a 550 Doo freestyle.
On the other hand, it's not going to make one bit of difference to her pain in her elbow if it's a 700 Poo or a 550 Doo.
Allthough I think the force needed on the freestyle to throw it around might be less than the SKS.
When My wife broke her elbow years ago while riding she was told by her Doctor and Physical therapist to continue riding (after the initial injury healed) because she was having a hard time getting her elbow to straighten out all the way.
The pulling on the bars did the trick!
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cobbycat
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wicked fun little sled, but she is gonna be unhappy with the power, or lack of it. my buddy's kids had the 300's and the 550's the next year and I didn't find the 550's went any better than the 300's in the pow. wicked fun to boondock with though, and I'm 200lbs. turn on a dime, almost throw it where you want to go.
I haven't put her SKS up for sale yet. It might be in my best interest to keep both that way if she wants to go hot rodding she can have both worlds. I hope I didn't make a bad move. She is getting close to retirement age and I really hate to see her that sore after a day of boondocking.
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CoyoteGirl
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Whoooooo, ya, prolly a dead man...
Here's something we saw this weekend. A gal riding has tendonitis and her elbow was KILLING her. We moved her handlebars more forward (taking the bend out of her wrist) and she said the difference was amazing!
Something to think about..........
Here's something we saw this weekend. A gal riding has tendonitis and her elbow was KILLING her. We moved her handlebars more forward (taking the bend out of her wrist) and she said the difference was amazing!
Something to think about..........
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theultrarider
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Coyote girl makes a great point. Changing the placement of the bars, or even twisting the throttle and brake levers into a different postion can make a huge difference in how a sled feels and affects your body. Epeirment a little nd see what happens. Maybe a set of bars with a different bend? Adiffent set of skis can make it turn WAY easier than the stockers too!
May as well order your own tombstone now (that way you know it will say what it should) on a better note though under powered they are a hoot to ride and you can get e-start
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fassteddie
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dont give it to her for valintines day or you will prob get cut off! is it to late to get a refund?
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diggerdown
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She will love the handling and hate you for the lack of power. It is very hard to give up the fun of hitting the throttle and having to grip tight to stay on. It will be easier on her elbow though, I rode a sks once and it about pulled my shoulders out trying to turn that thing!
Or a different seat (changing her elbow/shoulder transition angle) or different skis. I notice that my Powder Pros on my 900 just straightline track on the trail, really hard to turn out of the groove (lots of effort to get them to move). I doubt my wife would be able to control that sled but she could probably control the sled with the SKi Doo precision skis a lot better, doesn't seem like they take the same steering effort on the trail. Same thing with skis that don't track worth a crap, if she is fighting to control the sled (turning all the time), it could be that she needs a better ski or something that doesn't track as bad so that she is not fighting the sled as much (maybe more ski pressure). This is assuming that you haven't already looked into these options.
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Thanks for all the help !! I did get a laugh out of her today even if it did sound like something from a horror movie.
Brandy I did try moving the bars a couple of different ways I think it is mostly because of all of the extra weight out on the skis from the electric start.
Rae is on the upper side of her mid 50's and I hope with the lightweight sled will be o.k. Once she get's past the I can pass everybody to the I can barley catch a 120 she will be fine.
Brandy I did try moving the bars a couple of different ways I think it is mostly because of all of the extra weight out on the skis from the electric start.
Rae is on the upper side of her mid 50's and I hope with the lightweight sled will be o.k. Once she get's past the I can pass everybody to the I can barley catch a 120 she will be fine.
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BackCountryBob
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That 700 tank was probably one of the reasons she ended up with tendenitis. My wife rode a REV 800-151 for a few years. We rented a REV 550F and she loved it. Good choice
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