Recent content by Ruckus

Hey guys, if you actually read this thread you would see I never hyped my own riding skills. Some people who could not substantiate their argument with logic and reason tried to turn this thread into a p!ssing match about the different styles of riding and that is not what this is about. Fact...

They have backcountry monster-trucking now? Cool!!! :Rockon:

Mr. Sled, I'll just use one analogy here and then I'm out. We'll use cycling as the analogy. Take two people, both of equal fitness, size, strength etc. One is a freeride mountain biker and one is a road racer. Each having little experience with the other's type of cycling which one would...

First of all, I'm 41 and have been riding snowmobiles for 35 years, but thanks for the compliment. Second, from your avitar 50/50 seems to mean snow and dirt. Third, I don't have a problem with 4 strokes, just heavy, ill handling sleds. Fourth, if you were to go riding with me, which one of...

Yes, in fact backcountry riding makes you a much better snowmobiler. Love is subjective so its a moot point. Your RX1 wouldn't last 5 minutes in the terrain where we ride in western Newfoundland (check out http://www.lewishillbillies.com). The first fall line you crossed you would be stuck or...

Yamaha wins the groomed trail segment hands down. Weight doesn't matter on solid snow. Whoever thinks Yamaha is the greatest thing since sliced bread obviously doesn't ride them "out there". In these parts there are very few blue machines in the backcountry and for good reason. People who...

Yamaha is a tough sell around here, new or used.. The local dealer still has a lot left over and we have awesome conditions. If its 4 stroke you want, then a lighter better handling sled is much easier to live with even if the engine is not as good as Yamaha's. We were riding with a guy the...

Broke both on mine.

And to think...as I was out ripping across some chutes and wind lips with a face full of powder on my lightweight, powerful, great handling "other" brand sled I missed this most epic of announcements...guess I'll be smelling of 2 stroke for a while yet. Way to bring it Yamaha!

Crappy deal. Lots of that stuff going on lately. We were with a kid on an 1100f who tore the A arm out of the bulkhead. My brother wrecked the front of his XP on a rock, my other brother did the same and destroyed an engine mount on his X7. Thankfully I have a new baby and my riding time is...

Actually, it will do the opposite of what you would want it to. Since countersteering is the primary goal of bondocking, turning the skis away from the turn will likewise try to lean the sled away from the turn resulting in the opposite of the desired action.

Aaen quality and performance gain is second to none.

Meh. We have deep snow. Besides, if you strike a rock, the sway bar will be the least of your worries. The chances of a rock just hitting the end of the bar is pretty remote. It's also possible to make 2 links and swing the sway bar up. The unfortunate thing about the phazer is that it sits...

I don't think anyone is hating on the engines. They are undoubtedly the best feature of the sled. It's the heavy chassis most people complain about. If I could get a Nytro engine in my renegade I would be a very happy camper. Realistically The 4 stroke doesn't weigh a tremendous amount more...

Its really simple. Here's the one I made for mine a couple of years ago.