These snowmobiles are such incredible hot rods! To me they're akin to exotic sports cars and fighter jets. While these sleds are not cheap, compared to many alternatives, ownership is quite achievable.
I have had many Mxz Xrs 600r's with 129 track, all of them were dead reliable and great fun in twisty trails. All of them had rack steering too, not just G5. Gotta say though, I switched to Renegade Xrs 900r Turbo last time and will not be going back to 2 stroke (although I miss the Braaap sometimes! LOL) The Renny is just that good!!
@@longboardguy After riding My buddies Winder, I was worried about weight, but first ride in and that worry was gone. The Renny carries the weight amazingly well and is very balanced. All of my 2 stroke friends have ridden it and all were impressed. I'd say the Xrs is a nust have though, not sure how it would be with cheaper shocks.
I just dug out an old Supertrax mag. The one where you guys raced a Yamaha Viper on pavement against a Dodge Viper. No, not the 4-stroke for you young folk - the Yamaha Viper with the 2 stroke triple…. Man those were the days!!! Supertrax is the only magazine I haven’t thrown out over the years - and I have copies from the mid ‘90’s…. Kent and Mark always had great opinions! love the content guys. I can’t tell you how much Snowtrax / Dirtrax means to me…. You guys are all fantastic and I sincerely think you’re the best in the entire industry! Here’s to the 2023-2024 season! 🍻🍻🍻
I remember that! Can still see the cover! That was a fun issue. Thanks for your support and for your kind words. I'll make sure Kent and Mark see this comment. 👊💥💫
Honestly i think it is a very good sled and having tested 850 and 900 turbo r….600 is more than enough. Yes the bigger power is fun an acceleration are just crazy but to have fun at a more reasonable price 600 are the ticket. On xrs the smart shocks should be available. Your comments on the switch are very accurate i had a hard time finding or adjusting when i rode it but like you said the owner after a while get use to it. I cannot comment on other brand but it was very impressed by the quality and fit and finish on those Ski doo. I test their r&d machine twice a year and come out always very surprised by how easy to ride and fast their machine are. Can you get an xrs with a 129 ? Never tried a 129 i always get a 137; what would be the riding difference? I am very curious to try the 900 turbo r in the g5 this winter, I like 2 strokes but the turbo engine impressed me greatly for a trail machine. I am spoiled when i ride because i get the latest and greatest fitted with everything but if i was to buy one i would choose a basic 600… and try to find a way to put smart shocks on it …. That suspension is just so good and easy to live with. Great walk around, very accurate information. Have a great season guys.
G5 controls are a step backward. Thanks for highlighting that. 600 with the short track is the only way to go. Wish the 4 strokes could be had in 129...
Do you mean styling and colors (possibly engine displacement)? Because I don't think any manufacturer is going away from the rider forward chassis for a couch style sled.
G4 and G5 are painful to look at. G5 looks like alien eyed headlamps while the front bumper appears to be the mouth of a Suckerfish. No cohesiveness and I'm a huge Ski-doo fan, not a hater. The Polaris Matryx looks phenomenal, especially those jewel L.e.d. headlamps, design front to back, incredible 7s display, etc.
Both polaris and g4 & g5 look sick to me. First time i saw the g5 i HATED IT. Im a 2023 g5 blizzard owner and ive grown to love it. And also love the g5 mountain sleds too.
The g4 looked way better I think, seems like ski doo upgrade some stuff that doesn't need to be and remove the stuff that works sometimes like the buttons on the handle bar
Love Ski-Doo!!!!! Fit and finish tops in the industry now that Yamaha is leaving. Also ETEC engines that are dead reliable, powerful, fuel efficient, and still exclusive to Ski-Doo......don't know why Polaris and Arctic Cat don't go with direct injection as they have introduced many new engines since ETEC came out in 2009 I believe.
nicely engineered sleds (Ski-doo) but I would argue they could be much more durable, dependable and easier to maintain. Maybe these newest versions have improved.
What's pissing me off the most about the snowmobile industry for the last let's just say probably 10 to 15 years they just keep catering to the I want I want crowd And they're alienating the hundreds of thousands of more buyers they could have if they would just come out with a goddamn sled that's a simple strip down version of itself decent suspension heated grips a decent windshield and the price that people can afford to go out and run the damn things.
I get what you're saying, but unfortunately there aren't hundreds of thousands of buyers who want this concept. Those buyers are shopping for a used sled that they could probably get for cheaper than a stripped down new sled. Polaris tried this concept years back with the SHIFT and it just didn't sell as well as they'd hoped so they reverted to offering all-in packages and their marketshare soared. What sells best unfortunately is the fully jammed models and most of these guys are willing to pay either alongside a trade-in or through financing. I wish it was different, but it isn't...
@@snowtrax I'm sorry I forgot to say an inexpensive sled not a cheap sled the shift was garbage I know ski doo tried to do it as well and that little MXZ that they had was a pretty good sled just a little on the small side but at the same time the company's never market to those types of people and yes I was over embellishing on hundreds of thousands of people it is a niche market. But all I hear all winter is snowmobile's are expensive they are ridiculous they are this they're that and it just seems like the company's aren't listening they're going for more and more and more and more how much stuff do you need on a snowmobile before you're not riding the damn thing anymore you're staring at whatever's going on that's what I find I've always have to stop and let people screw with all their rider functions and all this and that and then we can go it's the same thing with motorcycle nowadays you're more preoccupied on what your sled has than ridings the damn thing. rant over i would go get another job so I can get newer but then I wouldn't be able to use it because I am working for it its madness out there I tell you madness LOL.
@@snowtrax yes we can and on another note I highly regard your familys input and this channel even when I rant. its because of one of your videos I ended up last yr buying a 2012 switchback adventure 600 it was all complete nothing missing just had 9345 miles for 2500 I felt that was a fair price.
I also am pretty sad they are leaving. I looked up the weight differences between skidoos backcountry xrs, and yamahas sidewinder xtx SE, and the ski doo was only a few pounds lighter than the xtx! Blew my mind.
@@Outdoors-and-Sports a lot of people were miss informed with their ready to ride weight and social media ran with it. They made great sleds that suited a lot of people’s riding style still. They were also innovative and fit n finish was second to none. We all lose with their departure.
