Official snowmobiling thread

[70challenger]

my parts came in yesterday so i can slap everything back together and then hopefully sell the sled. cant wait to buy a new sled!

[07ROUSHSTG3]

well I posted a thread over on HCS about a group ride in december. Last year there were 6 of us from the site that met up and had an absolute blast. it is a great way to kick off the season!! like i said in that thread, all types of riders are encouraged to attend. the owner of the lodge knows the area great and can give the backwoods boondocking guys a great time, the trails up there are great for the hardpack guys, and the beer seems to taste better in the UP for the casual guys that just want to mess around!! would be cool to get some BCMers up there!!!

http://www.hardcoresledder.com/forum...owtopic=362991

[SmokinRAM114]

well I posted a thread over on HCS about a group ride in december. Last year there were 6 of us from the site that met up and had an absolute blast. it is a great way to kick off the season!! like i said in that thread, all types of riders are encouraged to attend. the owner of the lodge knows the area great and can give the backwoods boondocking guys a great time, the trails up there are great for the hardpack guys, and the beer seems to taste better in the UP for the casual guys that just want to mess around!! would be cool to get some BCMers up there!!!

http://www.hardcoresledder.com/forum...owtopic=362991

im all about off trail riding

[07ROUSHSTG3]

im all about off trail riding

then you will love it up there!! come along.

[07ROUSHSTG3]

i am going to bump this for one reason...........

puddles were frozen this morning and i had ice hanging from my running boards on the truck!!!!!! whooo hooo!! won't be long now.

cleaned the sled all up and everything looked good. had to tighten the rear handle (or whatever you call it). just gotta grease it and polish the tunnel and should be all set.

[badass88gt]

Polish the tunnel???? Holy bling!!!!

I took my Formula Z out by my buddy, had the pipe cracks and holes all welded up. Now I just need a new pipe from teh main pipe to the can, mine's rusted, and I gotta change seat covers and that sled is ready to rock. Then on to the MXZ....

[07ROUSHSTG3]

Polish the tunnel???? Holy bling!!!!

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I dont spend nearly the time that some do on it, just clean it up a bit. it is truly amazing what a little aluminum polish can do. gotta go buy a powerball though, sick of doing it by hand. gotta make it look nice, will probably be selling it after this year.

[Jsho13]

that sounds like fun

[Jsho13]

Yeah powerball ftw. Every year I spend probably a few hours at least polishing my tunnel just for it to look like shit after the first ride. Why I do it? I have no clue but it looks damn good when its done.

[07ROUSHSTG3]

Yeah powerball ftw. Every year I spend probably a few hours at least polishing my tunnel just for it to look like shit after the first ride. Why I do it? I have no clue but it looks damn good when its done.

yeah, after the first ride it is junked, but much easier to clean if it is given a good cleaning in the beginning of the year. i found out on my firecat, that if you never do it, after 3 years, it is a pretty big job trying to bring back the shine.

[badass88gt]

I should try it on my Formula Z. The MXZ is yellow tunnel, but the Formula is aluminum. Hmm....

[Jsho13]

I should try it on my Formula Z. The MXZ is yellow tunnel, but the Formula is aluminum. Hmm....

do it, it turns out great with a little effort.

[badass88gt]

Which polish are you guys using? I have the Mother's Billet polish I use for my wheels, good enough?

[07ROUSHSTG3]

^^^
that should work. i just use the regular mothers aluminum polish. you will be shocked how shiny you can get them to look!! some guys go to the extreme, but even a quick over will make the sled look 10x better. plus, like i said earlier, once you do it once a year, it will stay a lot cleaner.

[badass88gt]

You do the running boards and everything? I have traction plates rivited to my running boards, I could pop them off so I dont chew the hell out of my powerball. They could use some paint anyway...

[07ROUSHSTG3]

You do the running boards and everything? I have traction plates rivited to my running boards, I could pop them off so I dont chew the hell out of my powerball. They could use some paint anyway...

yeah, my running boards have holes in the with the barbs facing up, so my knuckles usually don't survive totally unscathed, lol. i don;t spend too much time on the running boards though, just mainly the sides.

[Jsho13]

I use flitz polish or mothers polish, both work great. The stuff you have should work fine, just take your time. The end outcome will be a mirror like finish

[07ROUSHSTG3]

question for the guys using modular helmets.

what type of baklava/facemask do you use? i want to wear something to keep the back of my neck warm and my baklava that i got now won't work with the respirator/breath deflector. any open face baklavas or thin neckwarmers out there?

[Jsho13]

I wear a turtle neck thing, i think its called a dickie - and just a thin balaclava. Does the trick every time. By far the best helmet I have had, and I still have my open face for when it gets warmer out.

[70challenger]

i got sick of that stupid air mask and took it off. just dont like having stuff over my face. i bought a ru outside faskmask last year and i love it. ive also goin to a motocross type helmet too, which i like a bit better.