Comments on: Bellymon… Going Up?

By: deppy

deppy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:39:39 +0000

i have an 2007 apex 162 and the new m10 air but need some tips on how to set it up for climbing ?

Suggest you visit the SnowWest forums, ask ClimbMax, He has a similar set-up… cr

By: Phil Molto

Phil Molto — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:07:04 +0000

Watching people climb mountains first hand is like watching Chris Angel doing magic in person, “How do they do that?”….and if you’re smart (I was) you admire from the safer yet still-challenging slopes.
And yes the leaves are changing, I almost fired up my Merc Sno-Twister today!
….Phil Molto

Hey Phil, sounds like the CSRA ‘vintage’ fans are in for another treat this year (watch out for sleeper Enticers!) cr

By: parepadarappa

parepadarappa — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:13:14 +0000

Wow, Almost 2 months without an update? I really hope this Blog isn’t going to give us the dreaded 404 error. What about the last 2 stroker story you promised you’d finish? Come on, We’re DYING here!!!!

-Ben

oops… I’m on it! cr

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:43:21 +0000

my wife was watching something on the weather channel about electric snowmobiles being tested by Yamaha. She said it showed them riding the electric sleds. I’ve heard of some college students taking a Ski-doo and making it electric but not the manufactor themselves. Anything to add to this?

By: Rick. W

Rick. W — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:32:03 +0000

Always thought I would die on a sled, 20 years of ride hard , ride fast.. After seeing Randy climb that mountain, I think there is Life after Death. Keep up the GREAT work Yamaha..

By: sldmnx.com » Blog Archive » Randy Swenson doing big mountains

sldmnx.com » Blog Archive » Randy Swenson doing big mountains — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:49:38 +0000

[...] Yamaha Sled Talk has an article about Randy Swenson history with Yamaha and some first hand information from Randy about the big mountains he is climbing in Thunderstruck 7, he also tell us about his custom made Apex MTX with MCX turbo and CR racing chassi, Fox and Öhlins shock absorbers. [...]

By: dnr

dnr — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:18:32 +0000

Just a thought,
I would like to post photos
’cause they are great to view

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:00:35 +0000

Hum something is wrong. Boating season just started and after watching the video I want to go snowmobiling instead. Great trailer!

By: ILIVEFORSNOW

ILIVEFORSNOW — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:30:10 +0000

WOW!!

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:03:09 +0000

Great story and awesome video. Makes a guy wish he could jump on his sled and go play for an hour or two. Two things i’m missing most right now. Hunting season and snowmobiling season. Good thing it’s fishing season. Randy’s sled sounds like a total animal. Does Yamaha R&D look at these mountain/hillclimbing sleds? Like ski, suspension, and overall setup. I’m sure for the most part its out of the average consumers price range.

We do look closely at what is working in the mountain performance category. One thing I failed to mention in the story, Randy is regularly called upon by our engineers to assist in testing and evaluating our new mountain models. He has earned a lot of credibility with our factory as well as the testing team based out of the USA… oh, and he has brought along a turbo with him on occasion… cheers cr