@@keithpeterson6108 Simpler Yes, Better, depends for who? Just lift up the hood and there is immediate and open access to most all of the workings. Not like todays snowmachines.
@@ehguy3628 The modern sleds are terrible to work on. Just serviced my cousins brand new sleds. YamaCat srx & srviper. Major hassle to do the chaincase & whatnot. He & I were saying how much better they were when they had a hood.
This 26 year old machine will still hit 90 + MPH or 150 KPH. Steers great and the suspension is notably good for it's era, but does Not compare to the ride of the newer machines.
@@ehguy3628 right on. I grew on 70s and early 80s sleds so this suspension would be incredible compared to those. Lol. Btw u said the ones are even better, would you.say there's a huge difference in suspension between late 90s and today's sleds? The travel is pretty similar no? Is it the technology/geometry and the type of shocks that make the difference? Just wondering....
@@quincee3376 Yes, significant improvement from late 90's to the 202x sleds. Days gone by there were approx. 200 makes of snowmachine. Now there are still 4. Strong competition and lots of Science involved. Better components, better engineering, better design. Still like to ride most any snowmachine. Just ride some for longer periods than others.
Get a chance, check out the Keewatin Bay Lake of the Woods video. At approx. 9:57 seconds it was going 80 MPH or 135 KMH. And that was about fast enough for me.
In the two "era's" that you mention the difference is Science, IMO. Not just the shock's/springs but the overall tune is superior. These new machines are designed with better parts and better understanding of the dynamic involved in the purpose built machine. The amount of travel is important but how that travel is achieved makes the ride. The outcome is a superior riding and handling machine. From any of the big 4 snow machine makers. P.S. My first snow machine was a 72 Olympic, bogie wheels, single cylinder skis so close together the machine could about tip over if you tilted your head the wrong way while riding.
