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Offline 2T Institute

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Winter
« on: August 27, 2010, 07:22:46 AM »

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Re: Winter
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2010, 02:30:10 PM »
That was a bloody 4 stroke leading  :(
Do they have a engine handicap ?
If you don't fall off you are not going hard enough

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Re: Winter
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2010, 04:11:15 PM »
The latest BRP twostroke sleds are sooo nice. Every year my resistance weakens a little, before you know it there will be a snowmobile plugging up the shop as well.

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Re: Winter
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2010, 08:02:21 PM »
My sister landed a job a month ago at Kastle,they make sled suits. Tucker Hibert and his wife where at the office, going over designs, my sisters 1st week there. At the drags the 70,s mod sleds rip, it,s unreal how fast they are.

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Re: Winter
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2010, 12:12:56 AM »
We don't get enough snow here for me to justify a sled.  Even when things get all snowy in the Easter region of the State, most of the areas we're familiar with get gated off, and I don't know where you'd park.  In this region of the world, a PWC would be much more practical during the winter months - the streets are so wet you could take it to work!


Is this Maico a 440 or only a 400?  Well in all the confusion, I forgot myself.
But considering this is a 1978 Magnum, the best-handling bike in the world, you have to ask yourself one question.
Do you feel lucky, punk?

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Re: Winter
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2010, 05:36:00 AM »
Jet Ski? Why waste your money on something you can't use in winter?

Snowmobile Water Crossing

or on the land?

Snowmobile vs. Banshee Race


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Re: Winter
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2010, 07:35:46 PM »
In Oregon, you can use a Jet Ski on land.  It rains so bloody much here in the winter, you could probably use all the water in the air to climb up to 15,000ft and use your PWC like an airplane.


Is this Maico a 440 or only a 400?  Well in all the confusion, I forgot myself.
But considering this is a 1978 Magnum, the best-handling bike in the world, you have to ask yourself one question.
Do you feel lucky, punk?

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Re: Winter
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2010, 08:29:57 PM »
Jetz I guess you are referring to Oregon being very wet west of the Cascades. The last time we went to Crater lake on vacation the interior of the state was very hot and arid, almost desert like.

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Re: Winter
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2010, 09:24:18 PM »
What speed does a snow mobile need to maintain on water ?
If you don't fall off you are not going hard enough

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Re: Winter
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2010, 11:42:04 PM »
You know how freezing cold that water would be if the snow mobile died?
Modest beginings start with a single blow of a horn, man.

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Re: Winter
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2010, 12:18:25 AM »
I dunno what speed you would have to maintain but I would run with 'when in doubt, pin it'. I didn't think about the water temp, you wouldn't last long. Only been in really cold water once and it literaly takes you breath away.

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Re: Winter
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2010, 01:58:39 AM »
When in doubt, pin it...  Where have I heard that phrase before?  Oh yeah, I remember now!  It's a sticker that's been on my uncle's bike since the days when Stegosaurs were considered a major obstacle to riding.  I hear tell you can ride a bike across water, as well.



Is this Maico a 440 or only a 400?  Well in all the confusion, I forgot myself.
But considering this is a 1978 Magnum, the best-handling bike in the world, you have to ask yourself one question.
Do you feel lucky, punk?