Snowmobile Tech: Vforce Reeds Install Hands-on improvement over the entire rev range of your sled Jan 7, 2008 By: Tony Severenuk

Reeds are a one-way valve located downstream from your carbs, mounted between the crankcase and cylinders. The motor pulls the air/fuel mixture from the carbs, through the reeds and into the case.

Magnus Stenman's '79 Ski Doo Elan Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

Magnus Stenman from Sweden sent us this picture of his '79 Ski Doo Elan, "Yellow Fever". Magnus says it is totally original with its 13hp engine and short track. He also said it was a funny sled to drive in the forests. ("Was" because he broke it.....)

Stephen Forsen's '99 Yamaha 700 SX Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

This 99 Yamaha 700 SX belongs to Stephen Forsen of Spruce Grove, Alberta Canada. Additions include a 1.5" track and a mountain bar. Stephen's motto is "ride to live, and live to ride!"

Rick Wyatt's '00 Polaris 800 XCR Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

This is my baby, a 2000 Polaris 800xcr. The only thing missing in the picture is me and the snow!

Tim Wilson's '97 Ski Doo MXZ 670 Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

Tim Wilson from Troy New Hampshire sent us these pictures. The picture at left shows Tim and his friends Steve and Eric taking a break while riding the trails around Pittsburg NH. Tim has been busy working on his sled this summer and it now includes the following mods: Shaved head, ported with raised port timing, installed UFOs and shorter carb boots, 501 rotary valve, twin Eliminator pipes, clutch work, new track with 192 studs, and a set of yellow flex skis.

Blake Schoenbeck's '99 Arctic Cat ZL 600 EFI Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

Blake Schoenbeck says: After finally moving out of the city, I wanted to learn how to ride a snowmobile. Of course, I did not want to learn how to ride on a used sled, so my first purchase last year after moving to the wilds of Vermont was a 1999 Arctic Cat ZL 600 EFI. I have yet to ride another sled that can fly as smoothly as a my ZL through the tight VT trails. To this day, I don't know how I lived my first 23 years with out a sled. I'll be making up for that every chance I get!

My Experiences So Far Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

Now that I?ve covered the basics, let me share some of my real experiences with you. I made up my mind from the beginning that I would buy a sled just for racing. I usually turn my trail sled over every year for a new one so I didn?t want to race that one. I chose to start racing with a 1997 Ski-Doo Mach1. This choice was based on:

I installed a Body By Northstar lightweight hood after seeing their products at a display in Grantsburg Wisconsin last summer at the watercross there. I was really impressed by their quality and light weight but what sold me was the high-quality finish and the color options. When I saw that I could get an Indy hood in Arctic Cat Purple, I knew right then I had to have one.

Indy Project Sled - Wide Front-End Kit Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

Another Polaris accessory that I highly recommend. This kit will allow you to extend you ski stance to a little over 40 inches and includes "beefier" components, including a stiffer swaybar. When installed on older, narrower- stance Indys, it will yeild a vast handling improvement. It's not a terribly easy kit to install, mainly because of the location of the inner radius rod bolts, but it's not a killer by any stretch of the imagination.