Great info on this post, being from Michigan, I have watched the trail sleds stretch here as well. When BRP put out the first gen rev which went over quite well here sleds were almost exclusively 121" tracks, unless you were riding nut to butt on a two-up... in those last 8 years, our circle has went from 12+ 121" sleds to 12+ 136" sleds and with the new yammi hifax a few of us have went to the xtx. Any more than 144 IMO over here is too much, I couldn't keep hifax on my 153 skid even with the extra wheels and good hifax..
Our average trail speed is way up in the same timeframe as well, pre rev we loved our polari's, but 120 miles was enough for one days ride. Now days 160 miles is an "average" day, and last weekend we did a back pack trip that was almost 240 miles the first day, on yammi's making as much hp as the trucks we use to drag the trailer and sleds to the trailhead...
Another thing that has changed since the heyday, is the number of sled manufacturers in that decade vs now... I'd be curious to know how many companies were producing sleds then, obviously only 4 primaries now unless you're going full custom.
Our average trail speed is way up in the same timeframe as well, pre rev we loved our polari's, but 120 miles was enough for one days ride. Now days 160 miles is an "average" day, and last weekend we did a back pack trip that was almost 240 miles the first day, on yammi's making as much hp as the trucks we use to drag the trailer and sleds to the trailhead...
Another thing that has changed since the heyday, is the number of sled manufacturers in that decade vs now... I'd be curious to know how many companies were producing sleds then, obviously only 4 primaries now unless you're going full custom.