Snowmobile vs. Side By Side

[Yaj Yak]

a not completely frozen base will get fucked up by snowmobiles too

they need to allow them to keep the businesses alive.

 

[Eagle]

I could only imagine ripping northwoods trails on a SxS. Would be fun. For me tho, sleds offer something different than a wheeled experience. It's that difference that makes them fun to me.

That and they're bloody fast too.

 

[ktraver97ss]

Yamaha has a manual trans side by side? I want a four or five seater....

2016 Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Deluxe Red IN STOCK AND READY!

So much want. I could tow the sea ray with that too. lolol Too bad it costs double what my Yukon did.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I could only imagine ripping northwoods trails on a SxS. Would be fun. For me tho, sleds offer something different than a wheeled experience. It's that difference that makes them fun to me.

That and they're bloody fast too.

i think because you can go further on a sled with less fatigue...

and go faster... and it's not like a car.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

The only exception I could ever see being allowed would be tracked ATVs. And there would probably be so very little of them, if any, that it wouldn't happen regardless.

 

[Yaj Yak]

dude... it's already happening though.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Oh, well I didn't know. Where at? WI? MI?

 

[Yaj Yak]

wisconsin some trails in winter some places are dual use.

 

[rdsnake]

I've been in the SxS game for about 4 years. Started riding dirt bikes when I was younger which progressed into sport ATVs and 4x4 ATVs. Only rode a snowmobile once in Denver. It was fun but I hate the cold so I never bought one.

My first SxS I found a deal on CL for this '08 rzr 800 for $5500. I couldn't pass it up so I jumped on it not knowing if I would like it more then my Polaris sportsman 850xp but I knew I could resell it for more then I paid.

Got it home, called all of my buddy's to test drive it and everyone loved it as did I. I was hooked. Such a different feeling then a quad or snowmobile. You feel very safe in it. Feels like a big off road go-kart. It's a hard feeling to describe.

Sold the '08 a month later for $2000 more then I paid and bought myself a new 2013 xp900. Back in 2013, you only had the 800 or 900 Rzr's to choose from. The 800 was a dog so I knew I had to have a 900xp.

Added a bunch of aftermarket goodies Cage, heater, suspension seats with heaters, light bar, roof, wheels, axles, springs. The aftermarket world is insane for these things. I'm planning on doing a turbo kit over winter and about 10 different company's make a turbo kit!

Get out Rzrforums.net. Tons of info there.

 

[rdsnake]

As far as the 50' wide trail limit. I was a little concerned at first with it. But the SxS world is so big most trails have upgraded their trail widths to accompany SxS.

 

[GIMPY]

Has anyone tried the can am?? The turbo one was released when I was in cali a few years back. I never had the chance to test drive it cuz my buddy rolled it 3 times and destroyed it.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

The turbo CanAms are pretty legit. In my opinion, CanAm build quality far surpasses Polaris but of course, cost a bit more than their Polaris counterparts. And that V-twin engine sounds amazing.

There was a video of a turbo Maverick vs the new RZR turbo vs the new Yamaha YXZ and the CanAm was pulling on them both by the SxS lengths.

 

[CuzzinOlaf]

My friend has a 4-seater CanAm and that thing rides so nice. No turbo but the 1000 gets up and goes and the suspension is cush. If I get one I'm only getting the Honda because I want the short wheelbase.

 

[Yaj Yak]

well and becuase it's a honda so you could flip it off a cliff and drive it home

 

[Eagle]

This thread sucks. Had me looking at SxS last night. Holy hell they're expensive!

 

[Yaj Yak]

This thread sucks. Had me looking at SxS last night. Holy hell they're expensive!

butttttt... they hold their value and you can use them year 'round...

and can drive them legally on the streets in some places..

 

[Eagle]

Some places where? Even by me the cops frown on it...

 

[Yaj Yak]

totally 100% legal in johnsburg.

 

[Eagle]

I should have bought in juhnsburg and not wonder lame. Lol. Lame.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i think other areas will follow suit.. basically the law says that it's legal to the state and municipalities have to make it illegal.

Before a change in the law took effect Jan. 1, 2010, the legality was up for debate.

The legislation clarified the issue, specifying that golf carts, four-wheeled ATVs and other similar nonhighway vehicles may operate only on streets with a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less.

Johnsburg weighs allowing golf carts on certain streets | Northwest Herald





http://www.johnsburg.org/sites/defa...Provide for operation of non hwy vehicles.pdf

 

[Yaj Yak]

seriously my buddy bought a 6 seater viking just for this purpose

just like this

put street tires on it, a windshield, full enclosure, turn signals, horn, blah blah...


it makes me really really want to move to johnsburg

 

[Chester Copperpot]

 

[Yaj Yak]

i texted one of my mchenry cop friends asking if i could drive a rzr to work... and she never replied.... me thinks because it's technically not illegal, but they don't like it.

 

[rdsnake]

I've looked into making mine street legal. The problem is these are titled as "off-road" vehicles from the factory basically cannot re-title them. I've seen some homemade VW bugs rolling around, not sure how they go away with it. Maybe they applied for a homemade vehicle title?

 

[Chester Copperpot]

i texted one of my mchenry cop friends asking if i could drive a rzr to work... and she never replied.... me thinks because it's technically not illegal, but they don't like it.

My buddy drives his RZR and I drive my Scrambler around our neighborhood and not a fuck is given. There's a few cops that live near us and I've never seen them care.