A death wish for yourself or for someone else, cuz if you parked your sportsman 800 in the middle of the trail, chances are someone will crash into it at 100+mph and hitting an 800lb quad at that speed would probably kill him/her


but 100mph isnt that fast for a sled

one of my friends has a Yamaha RX1 and he claims his dad's had it up to 220kmh (almost 140MPH) seems reasonable for a 1000cc sled

 

It seems to me that most of the ATV riders I know were sled riders first. With the lack of snow a sled just isn't used much anymore. When I retire from the Corps and move back to Mn I'll always have a sled in the garage just in case....

 

Yea some day we might have snow again ,I got a couple of antiqe Artic cats ,

 

I have both 800 Polaris Sportsmans and RMKs and I hate ATV's in the winter when I'm riding my snowmobile. I only see ATVs on the trails in the early part of October when we first get our snow. IT sucks becuase ATV's rut up the snow and it makes it very difficult to ride a sled on without getting thrown all over the place.

I just took my Sportsman out on the trail alongside the road a couple days ago and I still chewed the crap out of the trail leaving ruts, which I'm sure pisses people off, because it would me if I was riding a sled.

We don't have user issues like previously mentioned above, in AK, you ride where you want when you want except in Federal lands.

Since we have snow for 6 months out of the year ATV's are used for plowing, rather than recreation in the winter. Everybody has both up here, so you only see ATVs on the trails during the begining stages of winter.

 

I really dont understand how it said to chew up the trails - A bunch of went out last weekend - 4 on quads and 2 on snowmachines - We didnt wreck the trails at all. If you ride sensibly and dont fishtail it all over the place it doesnt do anything but compact it down. We rode all over and all the other sleds out there didnt mind at all. I guess its ok if you just take it easy and have a fun ride without goin balistic - things can work out fine. And the above post was right about atvs taking care of the trails. That was one our main objectives of going out to begin with was to take care of fallen trees and stuff - for the sleds. Cant we just all get along? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

ok , cant we just get along??? i have both 2 sleds 2 quads.. we just got about 8inches freash powder 2day and guess what i took out ??.. i did about a 6 mile loop and plowed evereybodys drive that i knew along the way.. man whata blast.. dont get me wrong i love my sleds but since the quads the only time i ride them is to see 100mph plus.. i live in central mi and have put 250 miles on MY sled in the last 3 years, but i refuse to put them on a trailer and drag them some were .. my thoughts are : i wish them damm sleds would stop packeing my powder down....
LOVE IT OR HATE IT -----------------SPORTYS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OFFICIAL HONDA RECOVERY ON THE WAY

 

California. This is true of Plumas and other National Forests

December 21, 2006
Groomed snowmobile routes on the Plumas National Forest are closed to all wheeled motor vehicles including all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) effective December 15, 2006, through March 31, 2007, by forest order. Wheeled motorvehicles create ruts on maintained snowmobile trails which result in hazardous conditions for snowmobile operators.
Wheeled motor vehicles are permitted on established roads, trails, and areas elsewhere on the forest. The forest has several major snowmobile areas: Four Trees, Bucks Lake, LaPorte, and Lakes Basin. Funding for the snowmobile trail maintenance comes from the State of California Off Highway Vehicle Division.

A violation of the forest order may be $5,000 for an individual, $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months or both in addition to the cost associated with restoring the trail.

 

i am glad i dont live in CALI........... ... . nothing but necks out here!

 

and to think that i've flipped my 4wheeler riding in the ditches here, because a 100hp sled dug a 10" deep rut ,
yet my little wheeler leaves hardly a trace.

each to there own