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Short Tracks out west?????
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Thanks sswim.
Here are a few more to encourage all of you to hop on a shorty.
All the tracks were put on those hills with a 121"
Just rode outside Heber Utah two weeks ago with over 50" fresh and never had any probs.
Another benefit of the shorty is that it only takes the man riding it to dig it out or spin it around on the hill and go back down.
Here are a few more to encourage all of you to hop on a shorty.
All the tracks were put on those hills with a 121"
Just rode outside Heber Utah two weeks ago with over 50" fresh and never had any probs.
Another benefit of the shorty is that it only takes the man riding it to dig it out or spin it around on the hill and go back down.
Yes, i have no problem with "handleing" my cat, as far as sidehilling and carveing.... Im just worried my "chainsaw" narrow track will screw me in the deep powder. Does it help staying in the back of the pack and following others tracks? Im not going to do that the whole time of course, but while navigating up hill and stuff.
As a rider that is new to mountain riding I can tell you that you will be getting stuck a lot no matter what you ride. You will still have a blast and you can always rent when you get there.
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diggerdown
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I will help to follow someone else when going though the deep stuff. Biggest problem is stopping and getting going again in the deep. Never park facing uphill,even a little, and before you stop make couple of loops and park on your track.
I have actually been impressed with a few shorty's this year. And yeah there are some places you will not go. I say do it have fun. Pretty much everywhere out here "Idaho" has great trails to get to the steep and deep. Once you get there see what you can do, it's great practice before getting on a big sled too. Remember momentum is key as always
It also depends on what kind of guys are with you. First time out like other have said you will be getting stuck no matter what sled you are on. You can rent but hard to have fun on someone else's sled. You just have to be hard on the gas most of the time and shifting weight to steer sled. I rode a 121 600 1.25 in 3 to 4 feet of snow before, had to stand to see anything. As long as I was on flat ground I could go any where as long as I never lifted. If you all get along and help each other getting unstuck you will have a great time. If you have a long track snob thinking that is the only sled to take out west so we can get to all the good stuff, well a few days of that attitude and you all will be not having fun. Oh ya learn to get unstuck by yourself, rolling the sled over is the easiest way to get going by yourself.
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ZRman31
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1st year: 03 F7 with 128x1.7 track
2nd year: 03 F7 with 136x2 track and 4 inch setback
3rd year: Two trips outs west first on a 05 snopro chassis with a 136x2 and setback, and then i bit the bullet and bought a M1000sp 153 and i've loved every minute on the sled....
Beware! going out west in like a drug, after a few trips you'll be hooked and NEED to go...
2nd year: 03 F7 with 136x2 track and 4 inch setback
3rd year: Two trips outs west first on a 05 snopro chassis with a 136x2 and setback, and then i bit the bullet and bought a M1000sp 153 and i've loved every minute on the sled....
Beware! going out west in like a drug, after a few trips you'll be hooked and NEED to go...
Come one out, have fun!
The shorty will be fun, it's just a slightly different way of riding.
There's plenty of guys like James or I out here. I work in breckenridge & see guys on short tracks all the time, I don't think they're riding on the trails! On here you see guys mentioning going from short to long... I wen the other way, and love it. (not QUITE as short as James though, love my 141) I've also got a racer that I hate, not because of the track, because of the power. I think power is 10X as important as the track.
The shorty will be fun, it's just a slightly different way of riding.
There's plenty of guys like James or I out here. I work in breckenridge & see guys on short tracks all the time, I don't think they're riding on the trails! On here you see guys mentioning going from short to long... I wen the other way, and love it. (not QUITE as short as James though, love my 141) I've also got a racer that I hate, not because of the track, because of the power. I think power is 10X as important as the track.
Bring your sled out and have fun, I prefer a longer track, I like to climb some big hills once in a while and am lazy, so in the powder the long track floats better. I often ride with my cousin and he is an EX snowcross racer (and winner) ran snowmobile tours for 10 years 5 days a week all winter and ran the hillclimb circuit for a few years and all he rides is short track sleds in DEEP powder. He likes short tracks, big paddles and lots of track speed, goes anywhere he wants and then some. You just have to ride it different, and it is more work, but I have also seen him ,just to make a point, pull out the snowcross sled and ride it when everyone on their 163's are saying it is too deep and keep getting stuck, and tear it up all day on an old snowcross race sled and rarely get stuck. Track length is not everything.
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Bring your Shorty!!!
Join up with MomsMotorSports.Com, they offer transportation of your sled and gear out west to various locations at various times throught the season.
Departing from Michigan they load up riders in an extended sleeper semi capable of hauling 15 people and 24 snowmobiles.
Bring your shorty/sled, gear, tools and yourself along for only $300 round trip. Then you can ride your sled which will allow you to adjust to the alltitude, snow conditions, riding style, and powder riding. Then rent for a day if you really wanna climb or if snow conditions demand it.
I have rode 121's out 'west'. Thats how the addiction began for almost all of us.
Sure you will have your limits, but you can make the best of it and 'go' alot of places. It will sure beat a day on the trails back home
Join up with MomsMotorSports.Com, they offer transportation of your sled and gear out west to various locations at various times throught the season.
Departing from Michigan they load up riders in an extended sleeper semi capable of hauling 15 people and 24 snowmobiles.
Bring your shorty/sled, gear, tools and yourself along for only $300 round trip. Then you can ride your sled which will allow you to adjust to the alltitude, snow conditions, riding style, and powder riding. Then rent for a day if you really wanna climb or if snow conditions demand it.
I have rode 121's out 'west'. Thats how the addiction began for almost all of us.
Sure you will have your limits, but you can make the best of it and 'go' alot of places. It will sure beat a day on the trails back home
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