looking for the voices of experience on Sidewinders

[PigeonLake]

My Wife really liked the Nytro and said it was a lot of fun to ride. She hated my Apex and I hated her Nytro. However when she rode my Winder she thought it was fun to ride just like her Nytro . I think she drinks too much wine at times.

Impossible to drink too much wine

 

[NOS-PRO]

Good to hear. One thought came to mind though do you bottom out pretty easy once you hit the rougher stuff set up like that?

Used to ride dirt bike and I tend to ride my nytro like one in some ways. I don't want to lose that fun factor when I upgrade. That's my biggest thing.

My sleds are set up so I maybe just touch the bottoming snubbers when I am running over moguls. I like my sleds to transfer like a bear, work awesome off-trail, ride like a couch on trail but still be able to handle the large moguls that come up from time to time....even stutter bumps are nothing.

To be honest, every sled has the potential to be this way. It takes a lot of time adjusting so don't go by 1 test ride on a sled to make a decision. Some riders or dealers may not have a sled setup for your weight or riding style. All I can tell you is that where I ride in Upper Michigan on the trail, trail 8 can be smooth as glass or have 3-4 foot moguls. This is where I do most of my testing so I can get the sled where I want it.

The 141 and 153 are mounted differently in the front than the 129 or 137 sleds. I do not care about the aluminum rod that goes across to hold the front part of the suspension in on the 129's and 137's. Saw what can happen if that rod breaks (and I know there are a couple posts about it here on TY). I put my sleds thru (you know what) and I'm still on all my stock suspension parts except for the Tri-hub.

 

[74Nitro]

My sleds are set up so I maybe just touch the bottoming snubbers when I am running over moguls. I like my sleds to transfer like a bear, work awesome off-trail, ride like a couch on trail but still be able to handle the large moguls that come up from time to time....even stutter bumps are nothing.

To be honest, every sled has the potential to be this way. It takes a lot of time adjusting so don't go by 1 test ride on a sled to make a decision. Some riders or dealers may not have a sled setup for your weight or riding style. All I can tell you is that where I ride in Upper Michigan on the trail, trail 8 can be smooth as glass or have 3-4 foot moguls. This is where I do most of my testing so I can get the sled where I want it.

The 141 and 153 are mounted differently in the front than the 129 or 137 sleds. I do not care about the aluminum rod that goes across to hold the front part of the suspension in on the 129's and 137's. Saw what can happen if that rod breaks (and I know there are a couple posts about it here on TY). I put my sleds thru (you know what) and I'm still on all my stock suspension parts except for the Tri-hub.

I just got back from a trip around the Abitibi Canyon and area. One of the guys in our group was riding a 2013 1100 non turbo, and this shaft was broke.

 

[JPS]

Not if Uncle Sam has no Canadian steel and aluminum to build Sidewinders!

You need the sale more than we need the metal