Friday’s Fast Five: Top 5 Snowmobiles That Need To Be Built Again
May 4, 2012
For this Friday’s Fast Five list, we move away from the snack bar and into the sled factories with a list of five snowmobile models that need to be built again. Chevrolet brought back the Camaro, Polaris brought back the Indy; they’re not the same as the originals, they’re modern renditions... Read more »
1993 Arctic Cat Thundercat: An Instant Classic
Andy Swanson
May 2, 2012
While most snowmobile riders have pushed their sleds to the back of the garage this spring and are hitting the local 18 for their season’s first round of golf, this is the time of year when snowmobile manufacturers are putting the finishing touches on their new models before they go into production... Read more »
Snowmobile Product Test: Curve Industries Leading Edge
Andy Swanson
April 16, 2012
The Curve Industries Leading Edge reduces ski darting. Follow a snowmobile that has Curve XS skis with the Curve Industries Leading Edge accessory and you’ll notice quite a groove — or row of snow — has been laid down by those snowmobile skis. We ran this package on our 2011 Arctic Cat F8 LXR demo... Read more »
2013 Snowmobile Spring Buying Period Coming To A Close
April 11, 2012
Do you want a limited edition model that isn’t available to “regular” customers? How about earning up to $800 worth of credit for some clothing and accessories, securing extra time on your warranty or getting a factory-backed “best-deal” guarantee? Spring buyers get a chance to own limited... Read more »
Snowmobile Review: 2012 Arctic Cat M1100 Sno Pro
Andy Swanson
April 6, 2012
The Arctic Cat M 1100 Sno Pro shares chassis with M Series sleds that have the more powerful 1100 Turbo and H.O. 800 engines. Designers developed the 2012 Arctic Cat M 1100’s frame to be a light, rigid platform for mountain riding, and it shares the front Arctic Race Suspension with the Arctic Cat... Read more »
Arctic Cat Kitty Cat
March 15, 2012
Arctic Cat Kitty Cat The second annual USSA World Series of Snowmobiling was held in March, 1971, in Boonville, New York. But race sleds weren’t the only snow machines in the public eye that weekend, as the pint-sized Arctic Cat Kitty Cat was unveiled to the public. Although youth-sized snowmobiles... Read more »
2013 Arctic Cat Snowmobiles Unveiled
February 28, 2012
Arctic Cat lifted the sheets off its 2013 snowmobiles today. Here are the details, including information about a new racer replica, expanded crossover lineup and changes to its deep-snow lineup. 2013 Arctic Cat Snowmobiles Headlines Stealing the headlines about the 2013 Arctic Cat snowmobiles, the 2013... Read more »
2013 Snowmobile Sneak Peek Tour Hits The Road Soon
February 16, 2012
Spring’s arrival means the snowmobile season’s days are numbered, but at least snowmobilers can anticipate manufacturers unveiling the next model year’s snowmobiles. Yamaha and Polaris have each released details about one of their 2013 snowmobiles, and the wraps will come off theirs... Read more »
How To Remove An Arctic Cat ProCross, ProClimb Drive Belt
February 14, 2012
The easiest way to remove a ProCross/ProClimb belt is to remove the driven clutch. Have you been stumped about how to remove the drive belt from a 2012 Arctic Cat ProCross or ProClimb snowmobile? We have, recently, and ended up using brute force to take the belt off the rear clutch of our Arctic Cat... Read more »
Snowmobile Product Test: Speedwerx Clutch Kit For Arctic Cat Sno Pro 500
February 10, 2012
Speedwerx says a special alloy makes its H5 springs last longer and perform better than conventional springs. A Hypershift clutch kit for the Arctic Cat Sno Pro 500 includes Speedwerx’s exclusive H5 alloy springs for the primary and secondary clutches that the company says offer the benefits of titanium... Read more »
