Snow Goer Names Top 10 Snowmobiles For 2024
Nov 30, 2023 · 2024 Ski-Doo Backcountry X-RS 850 E-TEC 146. Ski-Doo has led the extreme crossover market in recent years by building Backcountry models highly capable both on trails and in powdery meadows. For 2024, Ski-Doo designers raised the bar even higher. It starts with a move to the REV Gen5 chassis platform, which offers improvements in the ergonomics ...
2025 Arctic Cat Snowmobiles Unveiled: The ZR Lineup
Jan 9, 2024 · 2025 Arctic Cat ZR 858 R-XC. Arctic Cat today released details on its 2025 snowmobile lineup. Due to last September’s announcements of the new 858 engine and Garmin gauge at the Hay Days event, there weren’t a ton of surprises. However, we now know details of some of the packages that will be available, plus we get to …
What’s New On 2025 Ski-Doo Snowmobiles: An Overview
Feb 20, 2024 · For 2025, the new Expedition Electric expands Ski-Doo’s reach. However, because the sled features a power-robbing 15- by 137- by 1.6-inch Cobra track, designers are claiming a range of only 30 kilometers – or 18.6 miles. A lot of news was just released on the 2025 Ski-Doo snowmobiles. We shared our initial impressions on the MXZ X-RS models ...
Yamaha To Exit The Snowmobile Market In Model Year 2025
Jun 28, 2023 · Model year 2025 will be the last for Yamaha snowmobiles, as the brand will exit the market altogether. It will leave behind a 57-year history that started with the 1968 SL350 and will end with a model lineup dominated by turbocharged Sidewinder four-strokes. In between, Enticers and Exciters, Phazers and Vmaxes, multiple generations of exciting ...
2024 Ski-Doo Snowmobiles Unveiled: Here’s The Overview - Snow …
February 20, 2023 By John Prusak. Ski-Doo unveiled its 2024 snowmobile lineup tonight with a live broadcast from its Houston, Texas-based dealer meeting, and it included many exciting pieces of news. We had a chance to do an initial test ride on select models recently and will share impressions below as well as in other linked stories, but in ...
Top 10 New Snowmobiles For 2023 - SnowGoer
Nov 22, 2022 · Editors Note: The Snow Goer Snowmobile of the Year and Top 10 honors have been awarded for 33 years.Below is the explanation of our choices for 2023 – ripped from the pages of the November 2022 issue of Snow Goer.. In the ever-evolving world of snowmobiling, determining the 10 sleds (11, with the Snowmobile Of The Year) that best serve the various niches within the snowmobile market is never ...
FLASHBACK: 10 Best, Most Significant Snowmobiles Of All Time
Jul 9, 2020 · Proudly, here is our list of the 10 best sleds of all time (for their time). Arctic Cat Panther, 1967. A breakthrough sled in many respects. It was black, rather than A/C tank red. It had a fiberglass hood, rather than pig iron. It had slide rails, rather than conveyor belt bogies. The engine was mounted low and in the front, not in back or in ...
SNOWMOBILE TECH TIP: Diagnose weak spark or lack of spark
Jul 30, 2010 · 2. Check connection of the spark plug cap to the spark plug wire. Also check the spark plug wire condition. 3. Disconnect the main electrical connector coming out of the engine, and then check for spark again. This unhooks the kill switch, ignition switch and wiring for those switches. If the spark improves, the problem is within wiring from ...
Flashback: The 1973 Chaparral SS/III 440 | SnowGoer
Jun 7, 2018 · The five-port Fuji Heavies with Capacitor Discharge Ignition (CDI) and Teflon-coated piston rings were unusually powerful across the board, including the 45 hp 440 that was the hottest choice for any Chaparral trail sled in 1973. By contrast, Arctic Cat’s Kawasaki 440 axial fan was only good for about 35 hp, and very few other 440 fans could ...
How to Inspect and Service Reed Valves | SnowGoer
Nov 14, 2012 · Reed valves might be one of the most neglected parts on a two-stroke snowmobile. That’s too bad because many snowmobilers might be giving up performance or dealing with an engine that’s hard to start because of worn reed petals. Research online showed that new reed petals are available from Arctic Cat, and Ski-Doo factories for about $25.