snowmobiles

[Hay Dude]

Back on the farm in Minnesota, we had a 1970 Sno Prince Hurricane 1. Made in Princeville, Quebec as I recall. Powered by a 24 hp Hirth single cylinder 2 cycle engine. Lots of good memories riding that around. You straddled the gas tank if you sat down and the gas cap, being vented, would splash gas onto your leg, always came home smelling of gas! That is my late brother in the pic.

Thats a great picture. Really captures a lot. The old snowmobile, the clothing, the snow covered landscape in the background…

 

[Rockbadchild]

There's a page on Facebook called Redneck's quebec, and they took a old bombardier B12 (I think they are called) and put a 350 nascar engine in it, it's worth going to check it out, the sound is amazing and it look fun as hell.

edit: Found it on youtube, I guess this one is R18... a see link below

 

[LHF2019]

I think riding a snowmobile is as close as you can come to driving a race car in terms acceleration and handling. The problem is, I don't know how to ride them other than all out. The last time I was on my Yamaha SRX triple, the speedometer said 112 and was still climbing, but I didn't dare look down anymore. That's why I don't ride any more. These bones are too old.

I never got into snowmobiles but I always wanted to challenge my friend to a drag race against my CBR. Problem was finding parallel road and field long enough for the challenge.

 

[LHF2019]

Andrew Smith and driver Rick Coffman teamed up to get a 2008 Yamaha Nytro snowmachine to travel first 103.3 mph and then 106.0 mph across water on Monday, October 7, 2013 on a side channel of the Knik River outside Palmer, Alaska

That is awesome. Looks like something I would have tried.

 

[airbiscuit]

I never got into snowmobiles but I always wanted to challenge my friend to a drag race against my CBR. Problem was finding parallel road and field long enough for the challenge.

 

[TractorTYMe]

I would love to have a simple single air cooled vintage snowmachine to just put along established snowmobile trails. And old Yama Enticer or SkiDoo 399

 

[Rockbadchild]

yeah that's highly customized, with all the traction in the world.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I never got into snowmobiles but I always wanted to challenge my friend to a drag race against my CBR. Problem was finding parallel road and field long enough for the challenge.

Many factors here on who would've won, depending on the CC's of your cbr, the CC's of the sled, groom trails or not and long trac or not... today fasted stock sled is the Yamaha sidewinder SRX turbo at over 120mph the rest of the short tracks would be around 110 to 115 mph.

 

[LHF2019]

Many factors here on who would've won, depending on the CC's of your cbr, the CC's of the sled, groom trails or not and long trac or not... today fasted stock sled is the Yamaha sidewinder SRX turbo at over 120mph the rest of the short tracks would be around 110 to 115 mph.

I don't remember what he was running. I had a 600 and with the correct temp/air I hit 145 mph in my area. It was right about 40* and the bike felt like it was going to take off underneath you. Very unique conditions which I could never replicate. It was good for 120-130 any day of the week. Even when I traveled out west could not get anything over 130 due to the wind resistance. Very interesting riding conditions compared to my local area.

Yes, many factors. Had we been able to find a good area most likely would have been virgin snow. Short distance maybe he would have gotten ahead. I didn't realize they maxed out at 120 mph. Was thinking top speed was comparable to bikes on the big ones.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I don't remember what he was running. I had a 600 and with the correct temp/air I hit 145 mph in my area. It was right about 40* and the bike felt like it was going to take off underneath you. Very unique conditions which I could never replicate. It was good for 120-130 any day of the week. Even when I traveled out west could not get anything over 130 due to the wind resistance. Very interesting riding conditions compared to my local area.

Yes, many factors. Had we been able to find a good area most likely would have been virgin snow. Short distance maybe he would have gotten ahead. I didn't realize they maxed out at 120 mph. Was thinking top speed was comparable to bikes on the big ones.

That's faster then I would've thought.... I also think off the start a bike is no match but ya deep snow you don't get near these kinda speed... I find snowmobile speedo are way off in general and there are so many variable even between the same sled, so these are more approximation then anything else but sound about right to me...