Minneapolis, MN January 24, 2009 — Polaris Industries Inc. today launched its Model Year 2010 600 RUSH snowmobile, the first snowmobile with a truly progressive-rate rear suspension. The 600 RUSH’s bottomless suspension is designed to absorb the toughest bumps, transferring the load to the super-rigid PRO-RIDE chassis which isolates... Read more
Yamaha just keeps chipping away at the 2-stroke snowmobile population with their all 4-stroke line-up. Back in 2003, only 40% of new sled buyers would even consider buying a 4-stroke. Now that number is up to 74%. Add to that the fact that 39% of Yamaha buyers are from... Read more
Back in 2003 when Ski-Doo came out with their industry-changing REV rider-forward platform, it was pretty much an experiment into uncharted waters. Little did they know it would be the start of a true revolution in how a snowmobile was built and where the rider would sit. With the... Read more
Each year after the editors of SnowTech Magazine get the chance to test ride the new for next year snowmobile prototypes in January, everybody wants to know what really worked well. Some sleds are truly stand-outs and rise above the rest as being the best new models we’ve tested.... Read more
One has to give the team at Thief River Falls credit; you never really know what they’re going to do next. One might think you have them figured out, then they throw you a curve ball. You gotta’ love this independence and free thinking, it not only makes for... Read more