Techniques for self rescue, righting a snow bike?

[kevinhoglund]

To be fair the carb and battery issues have NOTHING to do with the UFO or MH kits. The MH kit that I had was a very early kit that did not have double pass welding which ALL the new kits have. Will there be some breakage in the future? Of course. But TS consistently makes strides to improve their product and they always address a customers issues.

I can think of many issues with other products like rivets coming loose on Skidoo XPs, driveshafts snapping from being too lightweight from the manufacturer, planetary gears shearing on M1000's, reverse getting stuck, Fox Float shocks snapping in two and releasing all pressure on the first release to consumers, burndown issues with the Pros... the list goes on and on. What really defines a company is how they stand behind their products and how they support the customer base. Timbersled has been top notch and is largely responsible for the explosive growth of the snowbike industry in the last 3 years. You are kidding yourself if you think switching manufacturers will mean a 100% break and trouble free future.

Well said. I know Allen personally. And he stands behind all the products her sells.

 

[yukondood]

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I will add my 02 cents on the strength of these kits. I rode my 2011 for 2 seasons and absolutely **** canned the thing. The stuff I hit and it survived blew my mind. I did a lot of creative pulls getting out of all kinds of predicaments and the guy I bought is from who put the first year of miles on it loved to jump and do some sick drops. Not one issue. 3 season of riding replaced gears and bearings for maintenance purposes, otherwise tough as nails. I find forums over report good and bad. If someone posts on a forum some readers think it is gospel.
I am sure there have been a few failures but I am here to add to the tough as nails side of the story!!
Oh an the dealer called this morning and my 2014 kit has just arrived, Merry Xmas to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DieselTwitch]

I find forums over report good and bad. If someone posts on a forum some readers think it is gospel.

Totally agree. All the kits have their + and -'s its all depends on what YOU feel comfortable with. but the competition is what is driving this industry from this.

to this

 

[mikesnick]

yes all brands have their problems

Having owned 4 brands of snow bike kits - they all have some problems. The industry is changing fast and there will be more problems. It's like the early days of the mountain sleds. But what a great time to be in the sport.

 

[Freeride1]

It reminds me of being a snowboarder in the early 90's I get a lot of the same questions all over again, lol!

 

[Cberg]

It reminds me of being a snowboarder in the early 90's I get a lot of the same questions all over again, lol!

Hahaha too funny!
Every time I stop at a cabin in every area I ride in I get the
" how do those things work" question as I'm sure every one else does too.

 

[DieselTwitch]

It reminds me of being a snowboarder in the early 90's I get a lot of the same questions all over again, lol!

Sad to say I was there for that! However, I've no found that going up hill is far more fun then going down hill!