The 2008 XP was pretty much an MX Z and Summit platform, while the two-up sleds were left on the REV for another year. For 2009, Ski-Doo shows us their next XP-based platform called the REV-XR. This variant is more muscular than the XP, and able to house the... Read more

The hottest new sled from Yamaha for 2009 is the crossover-class FX Nytro XTX. Based on the all-new-for 2008 FX Nytro, the XTX comes to the plate with an unusual combination of features that place it in a class of its own when it comes to a sled that... Read more

A Lightweight & Agile Go-Fast Firecat Replacement Mention “Crossfire” to any Arctic Cat rider and they instantly know what you’re talking about. They know the Crossfire is the 136” track length crossover sled that looks like a Firecat under the hood, but has a chassis that is derived more... Read more

As we travelled the state highway straight north towards Thief River Falls, there was more snow in the ditches than what we had seen the past couple of years. The trails were groomed, hard flat and fast. The trees thin out and the land flattens. It all reminds you... Read more

The 2009 model year marks the 50th anniversary of Ski-Doo snowmobiles. It was 1959 when Ski-Doo built their first production snowmobile. So to celebrate their 50th year of manufacturing snowmobiles, they wanted to really do it big. They wanted to exceed our expectations. Jose Boisjoli, president and CEO of... Read more

We still remember vividly, as if it was just last year, the new snowmobile introduction of the Polaris Fusion and IQ RMK models. That was what, 2003 model year, and here we are at the 2009 new model introduction. As we look around the room, some of the faces... Read more

Even though snowmobile sales have declined the past several years, Yamaha has been able to increase their sales and gain market share. The way they have it figured, their growth will continue. Here’s the logic; there are 1.6 million registered sleds in the US. Only about 60,000 of them... Read more

Yamaha knew the FX Nytro models would bear the brunt of the cross country types in the Yamaha camp, so they’ve smartly fitted these models with a very capable new rear suspension. On the 144” XTX model, we find a compression-adjust rear track shock in the rear and a... Read more

One of the more common complaints about the 2007 Phazer models was the open tunnel appearance and the amount of snow and ice that would drool out and collect on the running boards. Yamaha knew this, and added snow skirts for 2008. This only served to slow down the... Read more

Some (not all) of the FX Nytro models get a new tapered tunnel to replace the deeper tunnel, still found on the FX Nytro RTX and FX Nytro. This new tapered tunnel is found on the XTX and RTX SE models. This places the running boards at a steeper... Read more