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 »
Yamaha Earns Top-Three Finish At RMSHA Snowmobile Hillclimb
April 24, 2012
Cable Willford runs his Yamaha FX Nytro MTX at a snowmobile hillclimb race in Idaho. Yamaha is celebrating its history-making top-three finish in hillclimb competition. Cable Willford put his Yamaha FX Nytro MTX snowmobile on the podium recently at a Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Association (RMSHA)... 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 »
2013 Yamaha Snowmobiles Features Return Of SRX
March 2, 2012
Yamaha will make a snowmobile for kids: the 2013 Yamaha SRX 120. The Yamaha SRX Returns! A third generation of Yamaha SRX snowmobile is being launched for 2013, and it’s for the next generation of snowmobilers. We’re talking about the new SRX 120, though the term “new” is subjective. Yamaha officials... 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 »
Yamaha Announces 2013 FX Nytro XTX 1.75
February 9, 2012
Yamaha announced today the first snowmobile of its 2013 model lineup: FX Nytro XTX 1.75. This crossover snowmobile was designed for riders who spend more time playing and exploring in the backcountry than riding groomed trails. The sled is essentially the same as Nytro XTX machines from years past, but... Read more »
News On 2013 Yamaha, Polaris Sleds Starts To Trickle
February 8, 2012
So, are you interested in finding out what the snowmobile manufacturers have up their sleeves for the 2013 season? Well sure you are — why would you be hanging out on a snowmobiling website if you weren’t? Well the news is starting to trickle out, in a very controlled, teasing manner by two... Read more »
Unique Sled Profile: 2011 Yamaha FX Nytro RTX
February 7, 2011
We’ve had an interesting, storied relationship with the Yamaha FX Nytro RTX. Call it an on-again, off-again romance. When it first hit the snow as a 2008 model, we loved its engine and admired its bump performance. However, like many personal relationships, there is a part of it that left us puzzled.... Read more »
2011 Yamaha RS Vector GT
November 8, 2010
Three- or five-cylinder engines are the odd ducks of the motorsports world — largely unnoticed, unconventional and quite uncommon. Without the inherent balancing forces of a symmetrical unit, like a V-twin, engines with an odd number of cylinders have a unique appeal all their own — sometimes raw,... Read more »
Machine Test: 2011 Yamaha Apex XTX
August 20, 2010
Flashback to this same time last year, we suggested the Apex family of sleds — as we knew them — was about to expire. The success of the FX Nytro models had moved the top-of-the-line Apex models to miscellaneous inventory. With the steady new-sales decline of snowmobiles, manufacturers often move... Read more »
