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CoyoteGirl
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YUP!
wasatchrider - thanks for posting the weights! The weight differences between the 6-7-8 seems to get sooooooooooo overly exaggerated!
sled for wifey
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YUP!
wasatchrider - thanks for posting the weights! The weight differences between the 6-7-8 seems to get sooooooooooo overly exaggerated!
thanks!
Mountainhorse,
Haven't made a decision or purchase yet... but I'm leaning strongly towards John's D7 you mentioned. I talked with him about it, and I like what he said.
I had a LOT on my mind this past weekend, and I just wrapped that issue up, so I can focus all of my efforts in thinking about sleds.
CG took her out on Sunday (again, she rode my D8) and she loved it.
Now, all I have to do is the $$ part.
thanks to everyone for your input, and CG for taking her riding yesterday!
PE
Mountainhorse,
Haven't made a decision or purchase yet... but I'm leaning strongly towards John's D7 you mentioned. I talked with him about it, and I like what he said.
I had a LOT on my mind this past weekend, and I just wrapped that issue up, so I can focus all of my efforts in thinking about sleds.
CG took her out on Sunday (again, she rode my D8) and she loved it.
Now, all I have to do is the $$ part.
thanks to everyone for your input, and CG for taking her riding yesterday!
PE
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deepdiver
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I stand corrected..thank you for setting the record straight there. You were also 6lbs off though..just had to say that
I was refering to a 600ho..so 2009 cfi weights wouldnt apply. Anyway... I have no idea where that weight thing came from...perhaps I was thinking of the horse power difference on paper..120 vs 154..thats about 35(34)..crapola..or maybe I was thinking of the difference of the 600 vs her old skidoozx700 i think that was around at least 20lbs heavier. For some reason that 600 just seems so much easier to throw around..i am having a hard time believing it's only 9 lbs different regardless of what Polaris prints..from what it feels like under the seat of the pants..compared to an 08dragon8(487lbs), maybe it isnt trenching as much frick who knows,,it just doesnt matter that much anyway.If it was only about a weight difference then the skidoo xp beats the hell out of us anyway.
None the less the moral of the story still is the same..it is hard to argue that it is not a good sled for a female rider with limited upper body strength..wouldnt you agree? That was the whole point...
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CoyoteGirl
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I stand corrected..thank you for setting the record straight there. You were also 6lbs off though..just had to say that
If it was only about a weight difference then the skidoo xp beats the hell out of us anyway.
None the less the moral of the story still is the same..it is hard to argue that it is not a good sled for a female rider with limited upper body strength..wouldnt you agree? That was the whole point...
yep wasnt trying to argue thats just what i found on posted 09 weights
i do not think it takes a lot of upper body strength to through sleds around in most cases its more technique i think. and yes the skidoo is the lighted but the hardest for me to through around so it feels the heaviest to me
all are good sleds and you will be happy with any of them i have ridden all and do not notice any weight difference but the 600 i rode might have been cfi i dont know
Any updates to this?
PE, what did you / she get?
Getting to be that time of the season... the getting a sled for the wife season...
That is her..
Go for the D7, it's the perfect sled for her...but then you'll need to upgrade so you can keep up
. And if you ever make it down here to St. Helens, I'm sure my wife would be happy to let your wife demo hers.
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I am thinking just a regular 600. Trying to keep costs down, and she is a complete beginner too, and light. I have ridden with big guys on 600's and they still go places I don't want to go...Go for the D7, it's the perfect sled for her...but then you'll need to upgrade so you can keep up
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