2011 800 E-Tec with 189" track. Pics included

Wheel House Motorsports · Jan 5, 2011

440... you gotta give it up.. even thought im not part of the 174 crowd up here, im aware..

seriously. if theres a good rider on the 174 you CANT follow them on shorter tracks unless you track poach your arse off. been there, seen it lots, big tracks work. I know the places a bunch of these fella's speak of, you dont get the priveledge of momentum. yes, you can still enjoy the piss out of a 153 all day long, same areas... just not the same lines/parts of the hills. I ride with plenty of 174's and think there freakin sweet.... also seen plenty of smack talkers come along, they dont go home thinkin the same after a day of playing unstuck in the woods.

Not gonna lie 189 is freakin insane big, and might start to hit the end of the "to big" concept... heck, i think my 162 is kinda short these days. but oh well, they are probably insane fun to ride.

440dart · Jan 6, 2011

Ski-Dooin it said:
440... you gotta give it up.. even thought im not part of the 174 crowd up here, im aware..

seriously. if theres a good rider on the 174 you CANT follow them on shorter tracks unless you track poach your arse off. been there, seen it lots, big tracks work. I know the places a bunch of these fella's speak of, you dont get the priveledge of momentum. yes, you can still enjoy the piss out of a 153 all day long, same areas... just not the same lines/parts of the hills. I ride with plenty of 174's and think there freakin sweet.... also seen plenty of smack talkers come along, they dont go home thinkin the same after a day of playing unstuck in the woods.

Not gonna lie 189 is freakin insane big, and might start to hit the end of the "to big" concept... heck, i think my 162 is kinda short these days. but oh well, they are probably insane fun to ride.

maybe give up as in i will never win on here your right but as of right now iam sitting here with nothing to do till i head to pasco so i will argue all i want:face-icon-small-hap

your post falls right in with the same "facts" as mine

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 6, 2011

Bburrap said:
I guess that you completely given up on turning altogether? Sure it looks good but how it will preform is another tale, bottom line is, the longer base = slower turn/more effort!

Ha, its your money spend it whatever way ya want! Paint it yellow

Right now in the pow the tracks are performing really really well.

I won't lie riding how I like to ride it is a bit more effort to make it do what I want, but not bad. I can still turn it where I turned my 163", so no I have not given up on turning.

Now if your 65-67years old it would make stuff lots easier.

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 7, 2011

other 189" sled pics

Here are some pics of the other 2 189" sleds, for your viewing pleasure.

Here is the 2011 Pro RMK

The Pro RMK was done first and has roughly 400-450 miles on it, with no problems.

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 7, 2011

other 189"

Here is the other 2011 Ski-Doo 800 E-tec.

shortstop20 · Jan 7, 2011

Where did you get the track? No manufacturer makes a production 189" do they?

Xrider · Jan 7, 2011

Do you have to run 2 sets of scratchers on each side?? :biggrin1:

i'llDooit · Jan 7, 2011

:face-icon-small-sho

P Money · Jan 7, 2011

Those things are sick!! Sucks that you catch so much crap just for trying to share some pics of your toys though huh? There loss, I'd like to come ride just to have fun on one, not measure my trouser snake... keep up the wrenching-fun to do just because!! Even if no one else understands why...
P

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 7, 2011

shortstop20 said:
Where did you get the track? No manufacturer makes a production 189" do they?

We had to build it, and prove it to try to get it manufactered.

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 7, 2011

Right now on the trails into the riding 1 set of scratchers seem to be fine. The skidoos are still waiting on tunnel extensions so we can get a little extra heat exchanger back there. The Polaris is done, and he added some extra side spray to his scratchers to help even more.

As I said in a earlier post if you are close by or heading this way, and want to meet up with us, you are more than welcome to come ride 1 or all 3 for that matter. Just PM me a few days before you are heading toward Jackson Hole so I have chance of seeing the message.

allpowersports · Jan 8, 2011

THX

sledhead_24_7 said:
Here are some pics of the other 2 189" sleds, for your viewing pleasure.

Here is the 2011 Pro RMK

The Pro RMK was done first and has roughly 400-450 miles on it, with no problems.

Thanks for sharing, looks so sick

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What gearing are you running on that?

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 8, 2011

allpowersports said:
Thanks for sharing, looks so sick .
What gearing are you running on that?

The Pro is stock 163 gearing, the second Doo is stock 163 gearing, and the doo in the first post is geared 22/49. All seem to doing very well, and fairly low belt heat.

Snodawg · Jan 8, 2011

Adds new meaning to "Rider Forward"

Snodawg · Jan 8, 2011

Dootimes2 said:
What is the actual difference in sq.in of track on the ground. Robbie from Avid says his 174 x 3" has 528 sq.in. of track on the ground not counting the paddles from the drivers to the rails. Actual track touching the ground. Just curious what the 189 has.

528/15=35.2" of track on the ground...Uhmm? My 155 has about 56" of track on the ground....about 840 sq. in. of track "on the ground"

2XM3 · Jan 9, 2011

Interesting, can you post a picture of the splice? and is the splice holding up ok? Dont know if id trust glue and bolts to a big power turbo tho..;.On the other hand i'd love to see a 155-20 3 inch track...lol nice job btw :face-icon-small-win

idaho ride · Jan 9, 2011

maxwellzx said:
im gona step up because thats bs!

longer tracks are not crutches. they simply open up more opportunities and better snow. i came from a 144 to my 163 and there are days that chris buradnt couldnt follow me on a 154 the snow is just that deep and that steep.

this is getting good!

best of luck to ya Mr. 154, your gonna need it lol. come on man the snow was sooooo deep in island park idaho at christmas that i couldnt go up a slope with my 163 xp that i have climbed on a 1974 snowjet in the past lol.
grow up petter pan. THIS TOPIC IS NOT A MATTER OF OPINIONS, ITS FECKING MATH DUDE!

maxwellzx · Jan 10, 2011

you talkin to me i ride a 163 2.5? lol

sledhead_24_7 · Jan 10, 2011

Here are a few pictures of the splice. So far there are no signs of the splice coming apart or starting to tear. It ins not from lack of trying either ran over several logs and rocks this past weekend. The sled just shot right over it all.

Made a couple of rear suspension adjustments this past week and holy cow. Did they make the sled feel light without doing anything to the limiter strap. Handles just as good as the 163 in the timber now. In the trees you pick up speed soooooo much faster than on the stock track.

If we ever get a good sunny day I will try to get some pics of the 189 vs a 166, 163 and 154 on good hill.

440dart · Jan 10, 2011

idaho ride said:
this is getting good!

best of luck to ya Mr. 154, your gonna need it lol. come on man the snow was sooooo deep in island park idaho at christmas that i couldnt go up a slope with my 163 xp that i have climbed on a 1974 snowjet in the past lol.
grow up petter pan. THIS TOPIC IS NOT A MATTER OF OPINIONS, ITS FECKING MATH DUDE!

i think you quoted the wrong dude,

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