Where shall I order timbersled parts?

[wwillf01]

80 hours and you need parts.......
Thanks for making my point.

That's true but hell... I need all chain and sprockets on my dirt bike by then on dirt....hell normally you should be servicing suspension also.. it's a high maintenance sport any time of the year if you ride a lot.. I have 200 hours on my 2015 no issues... that being said yeti or mototrax is looking good to me because of their engineering... it's pushing the sport to make it better so it is all good.


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[jethro450]

Do these break that easy? It sounds like a money pit????????

No. They don't. Have you seen my youtube videos? I'm not exactly taking it easy and I've never broke anything on my TS kits. Worst I've ever done is tear a track in the rocks the first ride of the season.


Some people like to bang rocks more than me though I guess. I have a friend that tried riding up a rocky stream/gully - he bent his side frames. Other than that I've heard of a few guys here and there doing crazy (stupid) stuff and they pay the price.


Just be smart about where you ride and you'll be fine.

 

[Rush44]

My snowmobiles were huge money pits compared to my TS and bike. I spend more on aftermarket stuff and upgrades now because I'm more able to upgrade than I was way back when... but as far as pure breakage attributed to ride time I only have 2 serious incidents, one of which was related to the single bearing issue back before the double bearing update. I've also smoked chaincase idlers from not keeping my chain tight, blown through 2 of those crummy JT chains (never an EK), broken a rear suspension arm, and cracked my first kits side panel.

I've had a kit since late 2011. I'm guessing somewhere around 700-800 hours.

 

[RACINSTATION]

I have been riding sleds and dirt bikes for quite a while. The snow bike setup is very low on the cost per mile scale in the motorsports world. If you keep an eye on your chains and grease it every ride you should only incur damage from crashing and impacts. These are sometimes out of your hands. I did hear that you can buy a chess set and play it for years and years with no further out of pocket expense once you have a good setup....

 

[CATSLEDMAN1]

TS FI EZ

GREAT THING about the snow bike brands around here, once you get over it, I have always been able to machine/weld/fabricate any parts I didn't want to buy. Fixed some rails this summer and have extra gussets when you need them and most do. Better chain that last 3 or 4 years, with cooling. Shock rebuilds and good springs will cut down on broken suspension issues.

It is amusing to glide by a couple of the dealerships and check out the carnage..........wow where do these guys ride, wham BAM big tree bark wedged under every part, crushed and bent with torn tracks ?
Some guys lives are a mystery.

 

[boondocker97]

...It is amusing to glide by a couple of the dealerships and check out the carnage..........wow where do these guys ride, wham BAM big tree bark wedged under every part, crushed and bent with torn tracks ?
Some guys lives are a mystery.

I believe the slogan is "anywhere you want to go"

 

[Uncle si]

GREAT THING about the snow bike brands around here, once you get over it, I have always been able to machine/weld/fabricate any parts I didn't want to buy. Fixed some rails this summer and have extra gussets when you need them and most do. Better chain that last 3 or 4 years, with cooling. Shock rebuilds and good springs will cut down on broken suspension issues.

It is amusing to glide by a couple of the dealerships and check out the carnage..........wow where do these guys ride, wham BAM big tree bark wedged under every part, crushed and bent with torn tracks ?
Some guys lives are a mystery.

I can't seem to keep radiator shrouds on my bike, and replace hand guards every season.

There's rocks and stuff buried in that snow!

 

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I was being a little sarcastic with my comment.

I have a KTM 300 that I ride for dirt, I have a 16' Polaris Axys. In the "old" sled days I wrenched a lot because the aftermarket world was huge. A guy had to do XYZ to their sled to make it run blah blah blah..... With the newer sleds there isn't much you have to do to them, they pretty much rip right out of the crate.

My 300 is a very dependable bike that I ride all on single track only. Basic maintenance is all I've done to that bike and it keeps going and going.

I was reading this thread on how the snowbikes require a bunch of maintenance and are known for breaking down. I ask myself why? I've never had any real issues with my snowmobile suspension or my ski on my snowmobile. A snowbike kit is pretty simple.

I believe all toys require a little maintenance to be dependable. Isn't that part of the over all fun?

Just saying..........

 

[yooper01]

The TS uses home built Briggs and Stratton mini bike technology, it is no wonder it is a maintenance and reliability nightmare. You TS fanboys can call me an angry elf all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that the TS is an under built piece of crap.

Givingcredit where it's due


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[yooper01]

That's true but hell... I need all chain and sprockets on my dirt bike by then on dirt....hell normally you should be servicing suspension also.. it's a high maintenance sport any time of the year if you ride a lot.. I have 200 hours on my 2015 no issues... that being said yeti or mototrax is looking good to me because of their engineering... it's pushing the sport to make it better so it is all good.


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This is where I was going with that.

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