Snow Bikes

[Jermbob]

Will Snow bikes take over sleds? Curious to know what you all think on this. I have seen some impressive shots/video and I gotta say I'm starting to wonder myself. I personally think once the HP is there it might be a game changer or not......

 

[tdorval]

They still look sketchy to jump but I agree now that the hp is getting better they are peaking more interest. Be nice to have one toy for year round use...

 

[FIRE BREATHING DRAGON]

Not sure but I have not touched my sled this year. All Snowbiking for me


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[Nychaze]

I highly recommend everyone give one of these a try. I just rode one up at rabbit ears today and i could easily switch to the snowbike and never look back...blown away by the capabilities...

I thought it was going to take a lot more time to get use to but after 5min you feel like you can climb or sidehill anything, very easy to pick-up.

 

[backcountryislife]

I really need to try one, but can't afford to have a sled AND snowbike, so tough to justify one unless you can keep up with sleds year round.

I'd think with the turbo though they'd be pretty competitive.

Kinda funny though, between bike & mtn horse you're talking about almost the cost of a boosted sled!

 

[winsa12]

Here's a question, related but maybe off topic. Has anyone here recently gone through the process of registering a off road bike for on road? It looks relatively easy, but I always want to ask when it come to anything government related. I see that you need to build the bike then have the VIN inspector approve the mods and verify the VIN. Was titling an off road bike not an option a couple years ago, like from 2010 through 2013?

As for the cost mentioned above, I completely agree, these are expensive. I feel that I can justify it if I can ride off road/MX, supermoto and on the snow.

 

[egesledder]

I also rode one this past weekend up there. I'm more or less sold on them as well. I could ride the steep, deep, dark trees continuously. No stopping to catch your breath or plan the next move like you do on a sled. Constant action. The steeper and tighter the trees, the more natural it felt. No, it doesn't have the power and acceleration of a turbo M8 or even a stock 800 sled, but I felt the maneuverability more than made up for it. They still climb well and tractor along rather than spin the track. There aren't running boards to hang up on and with their light weight, they move through the snow quite well.

One realization I came away with yesterday is that all the videos I'd seen beforehand looked super boring. It's a whole different story actually riding one. Hell, I had fun bashing straight through the woods back to the muddy creek lot. No more taking trails ANYWHERE, haha.

Also, necessities for a snow bike include: e-start, motocross/sx gearing, barkbusters, hand warmers, and EFI. I can't imagine trying to kick start a carb'd 4 stroke bike after its been upside down in a tree well for 10 minutes. I also preferred the shorter track to the long track. It made a lot more difference on a bike than a sled.

 

[Jermbob]

Everyone I spoke with that has road one had a different experience. The guys I ride with on a regular basis said it was boring, too easy. Sat down most of the time and plain miserable on the trail. With that said I could see that being true. Still would be cool to have one in the garage but for the price tag a turbo sled is no brainer. Thanks for your replies and I look forward to trying one one of these days.