SledBike Impressive Footage..

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Edited Date/Time 2/11/2014 11:20am
Some cool footage. I could see this at winter X Games in the near future. Looks like they are finally are getting the tech dialed in on these bikes. Might have to give it a try.. I thought that the 4 stroke would be rev'd out all the time, but after watching this video, appears to move well in the trees and deep with mid throttle. Also landing in the deep stuff, you would think the front would tuck, but these guys shows that's not the case.

Any vital memeber own a sled bike? Heard you can try them out in Idaho..

https://youtu.be/JvHfdUVR_xY
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FLmxer 2/10/2014 11:08am
2/10/2014 11:08am
That is really cool. Wow
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jasonward73 2/10/2014 11:29am
2/10/2014 11:29am
Some observations:

Looks mega fun!

Appears to be a clutch and/or engine killer. Sounds like they are riding in a never ending mud hole.

Watch out for avalanches!

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Titan1 2/10/2014 1:19pm
2/10/2014 1:19pm
ocscottie wrote:
I posted a cool SnoBike vid from Rekluse last week, it looks damn fun. Check it out: [url=http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/Rekluse-Goes-Snowbiking-with-FrozenMoto-Industries,10010/ocscottie,405]Rekluse Goes Snowbiking with FrozenMoto Industries [/url]
I posted a cool SnoBike vid from Rekluse last week, it looks damn fun. Check it out:

Rekluse Goes Snowbiking with FrozenMoto Industries
I was just about to post that my forearms would be toast without a rekluse...
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sargeant 2/10/2014 2:31pm
2/10/2014 2:31pm
here in canada there are guys building turbo charged 450s with 100 hp. about 23000 for bike , kit, turbo. honestly doesnt lookm that fun and those bikes sound like they are workin real hard, if ur gettin 150 hrs ona 450 in the dirt i dont think you would get half that with that load. 100 hp would be cool. might be some you tube on that??
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sargeant 2/10/2014 2:32pm
2/10/2014 2:32pm
the guys with 100 hp are the same dudes with 400hp sleds. the market here in oil rich alberta is huge for that. lots of 30 k $$$ sleds around here
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aadougie 2/10/2014 2:59pm
2/10/2014 2:59pm
Timbersled Kits are the best way to go. The bike in the video sounds a little funny as they typically cut the bottom part of the airbox off and run snow screen material instead of a foam filter...lots more intake noise... The airbox just fills up with snow and kills power otherwise.
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LappedU 2/10/2014 3:51pm
2/10/2014 3:51pm
Damn cool! looks like they take a lot of roost off the front ski.
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velocitygear 2/10/2014 4:41pm
2/10/2014 4:41pm
I went with a friend who is a Timbersled dealer.

Observations; you want powder, I went on an average day, no new snow, icy and overall not the conditions you "want".

The whole concept of a ski and track is really odd. The dynamics of a motorcycle that we're used to, get thrown out the window. Overall, it was fun, but weird!

We rode 2 2013 KTM 450's and they're underpowered on the mountain. 500 2 stroke with a turbo might be interesting...

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