FreezerBurnt Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Took the GF out for her 1st ever sled ride this evening She is from Vancouver area never been on a sled till tonight Weather was perfect -5c She loves it :beer_cheers: Borrowed my buds Indy 500 and let her ride the XCR :bc: Anyone else get a newbie hooked on sledding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Great to have new blood into the sport! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yes, and that is how I ended up with a wife and a purple ski-doo with pink flowers and pink skid plate. Oh yes and purple LEDs - makes a great stocking stuffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Gotta love that first ride feeling. She looks hooked for life in that third picture. Good job on getting her hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 the ear to ear grin says it all.... my wife lied... I told her I was buying a sled and bought a 2 up as she said she would go once in a while. Shortly thereafter I had to buy her a sled of her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 the ear to ear grin says it all.... my wife lied... I told her I was buying a sled and bought a 2 up as she said she would go once in a while. Shortly thereafter I had to buy her a sled of her own. X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 She does not swear at all, I don't think I heard an F-bomb out of her in the yr we have been together she gets back from the 1st run in the field and says " This is friging awesome" LOL Caught it on video lol Yup she loves her pink Might look at getting her a 440 fan for next year, something simple and lightweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Might look at getting her a 440 fan for next year, something simple and lightweight Stick with 500 liquid at least. She's tasted the XCR now and I think she won't like the lower power 440 fan. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Go all out and get the Yamaha with the power steering. A lot of women seem to be able to ride anything but the most common comment I have heard from my wife and other women at the end of a long day of riding is how sore their arms and shoulders are especially on a tight and twisting trail that requires a lot of steering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperules700 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Go all out and get the Yamaha with the power steering. A lot of women seem to be able to ride anything but the most common comment I have heard from my wife and other women at the end of a long day of riding is how sore their arms and shoulders are especially on a tight and twisting trail that requires a lot of steering. But the second she goes off the trail, it will literally be a rock! Not many long track sleds in the 90's to choose from. Xlt's were a nice unit too, very similar to the xcr with a better ride equipped with the extra 12 you can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme600 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 But the second she goes off the trail, it will literally be a rock! Not many long track sleds in the 90's to choose from. Xlt's were a nice unit too, very similar to the xcr with a better ride equipped with the extra 12 you can't go wrong. Totally agree with you Viperules 700. Something light and nimble is better than a 4 stroke sled which will be heavy. I just saw the video FB has of her first ride and she would love a sled like his!!! Cool to see her getting involved in such a great sport. No need for the power steering on those sleds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snogirlfx Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 She does not swear at all, I don't think I heard an F-bomb out of her in the yr we have been together she gets back from the 1st run in the field and says " This is friging awesome" LOL Caught it on video lol Yup she loves her pink Might look at getting her a 440 fan for next year, something simple and lightweight Yeah!!!! Good for you Jay, she looks like she is loving it! I see she has good taste too heehee (pink) Go all out and get the Yamaha with the power steering. A lot of women seem to be able to ride anything but the most common comment I have heard from my wife and other women at the end of a long day of riding is how sore their arms and shoulders are especially on a tight and twisting trail that requires a lot of steering. My yammy with power steering is the best sled ever! I recently rode 7 hours of tight twisty trails and kissed Tim after for getting me this sled! True it is heavy, so I have learned to keep it on the trail and out of the ditches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yeah!!!! Good for you Jay, she looks like she is loving it! I see she has good taste too heehee (pink) she loves her pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yeah!!!! Good for you Jay, she looks like she is loving it! I see she has good taste too heehee (pink) My yammy with power steering is the best sled ever! I recently rode 7 hours of tight twisty trails and kissed Tim after for getting me this sled! True it is heavy, so I have learned to keep it on the trail and out of the ditches. My wife tells me she would likely ride more often if she had the power steering. When we go out as a group we usually put in enough hours that her arms and shoulders are sore and tired at the end of the day and she isn't so keen on going out the next. Maybe I will have to get her dare I say it a Yamahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I glanced at leftover sleds with power steering (considering a long track Vector) and there are deals on Yamahas, 02Sled. As for getting a newbie hooked, I took a high school friend out for a 900+ km jaunt last weekend (Cochrane) and he loved it. We'll see if it translates into a more current sled purchase (he's got a '98 sled in a shed; claims it hasn't snowed in King city since 1987). It was neat to go on a long distance trip with a newbie. Saw the trails through his eyes, as we discussed it during the 9 hour ride home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 I glanced at leftover sleds with power steering (considering a long track Vector) and there are deals on Yamahas, 02Sled. As for getting a newbie hooked, I took a high school friend out for a 900+ km jaunt last weekend (Cochrane) and he loved it. We'll see if it translates into a more current sled purchase (he's got a '98 sled in a shed; claims it hasn't snowed in King city since 1987). It was neat to go on a long distance trip with a newbie. Saw the trails through his eyes, as we discussed it during the 9 hour ride home. the trick is to get them out there and good weather Not sure if I mentioned it, but the 1st time I planned on taking her out , we ended up having a blizzard back in feb, I had my plans made for a week to go sledding, so the blizzard was not going to stop me. Bundle her up and drove to my buddies out in the country as in the city it seemed to have cleared up. Well once outside the city limits, it was whiteout conditions and 2 foot drifts across the highway. Get to my buddies go to the back to start the sled, temp -18c WC -30ish to find the cover blew off my sled, I open the hood to turn the gas on and it was a solid chunk of snow. Went back to the car and said sorry we will try this another time LOL We went out and had Ice cream instead LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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