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#MeToo..... that's why I got divorced

Loving this still.

Let it Snow.... Let it Snow... Let it Snow!!!!!

Pulled the sleds out for a bath today. This is what an ice ripper with 23,000 kms looks like. Not perfect, but not terrible either.

Here is one for you. https://aberfoylepowersports.com/New-Inventory/adid/32743121/2023-Arctic-Cat-NEW-ZR-6000-137-QS3-1.25-ES-SUPER-SALE-%2B-EXTENDED-WARRANTY-Puslinch-ON/

For sure, just about everything has changed and costs are out of hand at every turn. The in-consistent weather puts a bigger emphasis on the costs. If the snow is great and winters are cold, I would never take a second to look at the costs, having fun is number 1. i was telling my son how grandpa and I would sled down the lake on a Sunday morning to get breakfast, the “Hungryman”, it was $7.00 for bacon, 3 eggs, 3 sausages, toast and hash browns!

Should have bought a Yamaha.. 😆

I got mine yesterday also. I like the measuring cup. Will I use the stuff? I am sure if I have a fire it was mixed in that tank!

I’ve worn a kidney belt as well for as long as I can remember. Was just natural to wear it for Motocross so felt the same for sledding. The odd day where I haven’t worn it….. not so good!

I was very happy with the 2014 ZR7000 I rode last season. I cant remember what I paid, either 6 or 7 with pretty low kms and still in excellent condition. Great riding sled until I wanted get aggressive, then it wore me out after a couple hours. The only thing that bothered me about it was prolonged low snow conditions. It would get hot. Common for them, but still bothered me. To get the good deals that come along you have to spend some screen time, cash on hand and ready to travel right away. I buy a trailer every year before I even start looking for a sled. My goal is to get my money back and then some, every purchase. Ride for free. Of course it always includes some wrenching and detailing. It's gotta work good and look purdy for the next suitor. 👍

Trying to figure out what to pick up for a sled this year. Will be something used in the 6-8k range. Trying to decide what is too high of km's for each brand so I don't end up with a headache half way through the season. Yes I know any of them can have a problem but have been looking at some G4's with 8-12k on them and Yamacats with 10-13k on them. Won't be buying new again until the kids have grown up. Just want something that should be reliable but not have a lot of money tied up into it.

You hear that from the folks that have plenty of disposal income when you start to see that sort of "price on fun".....lol

So who is planning on buying a Quebec permit? I am planning on a couple rides in QC

After spending hours reading, I think and Indy 600 or ZR6000 will be my target sleds. I wont have a 4stroke this season, so there's a chance those choices could end up in the 800 class. I'm shopping used and continually see adds for 800 class sleds reading "fresh rebuild" at mileage I used to put on in a season. To me, modern sleds are far better on my ol bones, but do not instil confidence mechanically. If I was buying new I wouldnt care, but the used market is a crap shoot with 2 strokes. The ol' Doo carb'd 597 with 20,000 miles is a safer bet than a 5,000 mile 800. lol

Check the voltage regulator, this happened to a sled of mine and that was the cause.

Free bottle of antistatic stabilizer showed up

Right now you can finance a new sidewinder for 1% interest with 1 year warranty. It’s 2% over 5 years and 1% reduction in rate if you buy extra 2 years warranty. minus .5% if you own a Yamaha product. So $23,000 over 5 years at .5 to 1% interest. Your money can easily make more money elsewhere

Good lookin sled. lol Make sure it has the updates, some had hot starting issues. I see the 4th wheel kit, good, nice bonus is the little pouch in front of the risers. Pretty deep and keeps your items warm. Look for antifreeze leaks. I had a couple that thankfully sealed up after a good heat cycle. I'd say it could be a decent sled. I sold my 129 at the end of the season and made money on it. I believe I sold it for just over 8k with similar mileage. Plenty of grunt from 0-80mph. Barring anything majorly wrong, $5300 is a good deal compared to last years price. Check to see if it has the air pump for the shocks with it.

Guess he forgot to lock brake. Been some incidents about this in past. Skidoo had a recall on early models for this very incident. We're some cases of throttle going wide open, on wire by throttle ones, on early four strokes. Can't remember what they did on recall now.

I've been thinking about that. Will be a reliable sled for short money.

That's what I wasn't sure about. I haven't looked at mine in a very long time - but the old school in me still always has Polaris and Cat ( analog ) gauges in miles given US built - and it drove me nuts back in the day to see advertised KM when they were only in miles back then lol

Aren’t Cat gauges in miles and/or hours, not KM’s?

600 motor was very good in Polaris. 650 motor seems to be rock solid too. Either one I wouldn't be afraid of some miles. I figure these motors should live to at least 12.000 miles maybe more. I have owned many Polaris over years with high miles. The last one was an 2007 Polaris 600 iq, carb sled. Gave it to my uncle at around 11,000 miles on clock. Never touched motor and my uncle still using it today and hasn't touched motor. 😎

I think it will be one or the other. I like my Polaris sleds but wouldn't trust one past 6000k max motor wise

At 10 feet trailer and a 144”, I do t think the over hang will be much at all. My 141” fit in my enclosed that I believe is around 11 to 11.5 feet, but windshield hit the front roof first before skis were hitting front of trailer and there was still some room at the rear. Delta from 144 to 141 is what, extra 1.5” longer on the ground. But each sled manufacture is a bit different.

There is nothing wrong with financing things if the rates make sense, toys included.

No kidding. Now add that 10k to next purchase. Snowballs quickly. For some folks, that could be the end of buying a new sled. Folks that have budgets and no mechanical skills dont sled. In my younger years with four kids I definitely had a budget. Being a motor head I had to learn to wrench or no fun for me. I financed a home and that was the only thing. I've been mortgage free for a number of years now and refuse to make payments on anything. If warranty covered me with a new loner then I would pony up the cash for a new one, but sitting and waiting to get my sled back just seems like something that I wouldnt do well with.

It’s a great price for a great sled. Aberfoyle has some great deals on at the moment. They’re practically giving this chainsaw away.

I hope he didn't finance it.

Yep, that is a huge hit.....but I think most saw the writing on the wall when they ordered the 24's, just not sure if they knew how bad it might have been. Smart to get rid of your sled at the end of the season vs. waiting for a silver lining come fall.

I have heard the old saying, "you can't put a price on fun" - I would say that customer can - and it's $10,000.00 lol

Agreed - but I am sure there will be lots of great prices by all given the atmosphere......I do not think waiting to buy or pull the trigger will bite you the butt.

Weight lifting belt is too rigid, you need a kidney or back support belt, they are more pliable with plastic inserts in them to give support and velcro straps to apply pressure to your mid section. Lots on the market to pick from. And come on, that is a new CAT - do not you worry, it will need plenty of wrenching, even a new one......

I will be buying 2 Quebec permits and probably 2 Ontario permits

I hear ya on the spine crackers. I still wear a kidney belt when I am riding - not sure if it helps at all other than in mind - but we do what we do - it's a physical activity and is what it is.

You would have every bit as much fun on that sled as anything new Plus you get to smell the 2 stroke - which is undeniably one of the best aroma's out there.

I want something to abuse. I just dont want it to have been abused previously. In my mind, I'm still a ditch banger at heart. lol

Made to order, cooked the way you want it and served up by a waitress that was always the nicest, slightly over weight women in town. lol When I was a wee lad, a "two four" was $3.60. I used to stop at the gas station for gas at 62 cents a gallon and a pack of smokes for 62 cents. Gas wars frequently seen gas for under 20 cents a gallon. Break out the jerry cans. As long as I can still launch the boat and squeeze the flipper, I'll be payin up.

Sleds have gone up no doubt but they have also got better and more realible, with less wrenching then those days. Todays sleds are amazing and technology the manufactures put into them, is very good. It's weather and cost of living and fact new Canadians can't afford a snowmobile, that's hurting the sport. New 25,000 k sleds are a tough pill to swallow especially when a family needs two to have fun. I said to myself, I quit when all my friends do. Guess what all my friends are out and have been looking for another sled, so they can ride my old one and we can do a trip or two still 😎. This is what real sled heads do to keep sport going.

What a bummer.

Never had a tear/out - exchanger issue ever. Every sled I have owned except my 500 Indy Trail has been studded. Won't ride Ontario without em

I found the ice ripper fine for most riding but I dont trust them in icy trail conditions. If you like hard acceleration then they just dont do the job.

Last night my friend told me that his son is selling is sled because there's no snow anymore. He lives in Timmons. That's not good..

This will be the season I make a decision about our trail sleds. Life is busy enough that trips and backpacking are difficult if not impossible to plan. So if it's another bummer year the 3 trail sleds will go up for sale and I'll stick to the ice/bush sled. Becomes hard to justify the cost, insurance, passes, and depreciation (according to my wife ). And honestly, I get tired of maintaining and storing things that rarely get used