A friend of mine had bought this snowmobile used in 2006. I got to try it during our sledding trip to Colorado. As a fan of Arctic Cat and Polaris, I was a bit prejudiced and inclined to find faults. The first one I had found when helping my buddy to unload this sled: it was HEAVY! It did look nice and impressive though, I had to agree – as good as new, and the overall built was very neat.I got to ride this snowmobile solo and 2 up, and I have to say that it had a lightweight feel on the trail, but it was a bit tipsy, especially when 2 people riding. Suspension adjusts easily for 1 ri...

  Back in December 2007, my husband and I decided to visit Alaska. We started planning our vacation well about 4 months in advance. We had never gone to a place with such an intense cold, so we didn’t even have the appropriate clothing, shoes, gloves, etc. Along with many things my husband decided to take a snowmobile with us. We ended up purchasing a used 2002 Suzuki, Arctic Cat 660.     It is one thing that I extremely enjoyed throughout the trip. It has a 4 Stroke engine which was very helpful in cold weather starts. Its electric starter is very convenient. It gi...

I was introduced to snowmobiles by my friends who had quite a bit of experience with them. I am too much of a chicken to ride one, so we did not do anything big and sophisticated, just a short, slow ride through a nearby field.The “sled,” as snowmobile fans call them, was 2006 Polaris FST Classic. The machine looks very stylish and feels solid, secure, yet comfortable and not bulky. The maximum rider’s weight for it is 180 lbs, height 5’10”, so it is not for the tallest riders. The sled is very reliable, according to my friends, although they said they had expe...

Arctic Cat King Cat! The name alone is a seller, and it fits this sled quite well. Praised as America’s #1 mountain sled by the Snow Goer magazine, this 150-horsepower snowmobile is lightning fast, amazingly powerful, and at the same time easy to handle. In fact, its agility and obedience was what I liked about this mountain sled the most, I had a blast circling & climbing hills, no matter how steep the hills were and at what speed I was flying. One of my buddies rode a Polaris and another one a Ski-Doo; neither sled could outperform the King Cat. We did some racing, and most of...

Well, last year I had moved back to the north, from the south. Yes, on purpose. When I got back, I had the opportunity to purchase a snowmobile for a very good used-price. This machine is a touring machine, meaning, it’s not super fast, and it’s not for racing. I have family who have cottage in WAY upstate NY, with trails, so I thought a touring mobile would be great. This is also one that is a 2 seater, so I can take a long a rider. Convenient if you are going touring and someone doesn’t want to drive their own. After I got this machine, I realized how much fu...