First week with the sidewinder

[Johan Ronnberg]

Hello! Since this is My first post and just my first week with the sidewinder I thought I would share my expieriences with the sled.

First off, I live in the northern parts of Sweden and er have recieved about one meter of snow which make it quite intresting to test out a New sled. If you didn't Know already, it's really fast, and the skis stay up for as long as you want them to. I opted to change the tuner 3's and put CA PRO bx skis on the sled and they seem to work quite well. The sled "floats" and cuts the corners good, and if you still need More twist, it's quite easy to put her on the side and pull the trigger.

It is heavy, but coming from an apex eps, it is still very balanced and fairly "lightweight" and the chassis feels very balanced. I wouldn't mind larger lugs in the powder though since the sled would have no trouble spinning larger lugs. All in all it's easy to manouver even for me, a relative beginner to snowmobiling. Looking forward towards the rest of the season!

 

[**sj**]

johan...check out the slp mohawks...seemingly the perfect ski for TRAILS AND POWDER...plus way lighter steering that the CA skis..

 

[yamadoo]

Great report thanks hope we get some snow and cold soon. Thanks for the real life experience . Yamadoo

 

[actionjack]

Thank you for your report

 

[Tojken]

Describe the power

 

[Doc Harley]

Congratulations!

 

[Johan Ronnberg]

If I compare with my friends -16 Viper it totally rips. I don't really feel any lag from the turbo spooling, except for a very short period of time at low speeds. Compared to my Apex I would say they are about even initially and after the First ten meters the Sidewinder totally crusches the Apex. The feeling is that you just want to squeeze that trigger in order to feel the rush that the sled provides. It growls and snarls and it hits 100mph before you can even blink. I can tell you all that the trail seems pretty narrow as soon as that throttle is pulled.

 

[fatchance]

Can't Wait! Just one question.....does your face hurt from the huge smile?

 

[Johan Ronnberg]

Can't Wait! Just one question.....does your face hurt from the huge smile?

It does, it really does... My only wish is that I was a better rider...but in time, surely even I can master the sidewinder!

 

[Johan Ronnberg]

Congratulations!

Thanks

 

[Johan Ronnberg]

Thank you for your report

You're welcome! I have read just about everything you guys have written about the winder for the last six months so I felt I needed to give my impressions once I had the opputunity.

 

[super_rash]

that is so cool, keep us informed about the ski options you try...

 

[Shagnos]

Looks like a replacement for viagra! 3 thumbs up!!

 

[ctdmax]

Thanks for the report...it's nice to hear from somebody with some seat time, please keep the reports coming.

 

[snowbeast]

yes,thanks for the nice report,so far on mine 2 miles,all on grass,some drag racing 400 feet,this coming weekend we will do some more only 600 feet,all on clean grass.