Polaris 750cc Four-Stroke Engine
One of the wonderful new engines we had the opportunity to test at last spring’s Rode Report was Polaris new 750cc four-stroke engine. The...
Middleweight 600-Class Snowmobile Melee
Drivers of 600-class snowmobiles typically ride hard, so we put the machines through their paces to see which performed best when ridden aggressively. We...
2005 Ski-Doo Mach Z
It was hard to take it out of the barn without getting stopped trailside to engage in a conversation about it. We had dozens...
USI SS Railers: Ultimate Aggressive-Steering Ski
The USI SS Railers have a base unique to USI. They have eight steps on the bottom of the ski blade, similar to a...
Suspension Mods Made Our F6 Firecat Sno Pro Work
To make our 2005 F6 Firecat Sno Pro work better in those conditions, we brought it to Fett Brothers Performance in Frazee, Minnesota, to...
2006 Arctic Cat Crossfire
A lot of 2006 fanfare was steered toward the new dual-purpose Arctic Cat Crossfire series. It’s built on the M-Series chassis with a 15- by...
Yamaha RX-1
We’re not saying the Yamaha RX-1 didn’t have a lot going for it. There were two things that stood out on the RX-1 that...
The Suzuki Fury
The performance-minded company tried to go the racing-promotion route with unsuccessful attempts in cross-country and oval racing, culminating with four SnoPro sleds for the...
Two-Stroke Engine
The Lotus engine is a direct-injected, two-stroke powerplant that incorporates some innovative designs to make it clean burning. The crankcase is not used to...
Jondreau And His 1200cc Snowmobile Engine
Four years ago, the 35-year-old built a 1200cc engine out of a 1200 Polaris watercraft crankcase, crankshafts from Polaris 800 twin snowmobile engines, 800...
Snow Goer’s Snowmobile Of The Year: 2006 Yamaha Apex GT
Not only is the machine at the highest point of Yamaha's snowmobile development, but the Yamaha Apex GT is also at the highest point...
