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What do you think?
What determines what a snowmobile will look and act like in ten or twenty years?
I was just looking around on the 'net today to see if I could find any legislating structures that will force the return to sled dogs (which start regardless of the temps or whether there is an electrical outlet handy.)
I guess my concern is that we might be forced to ride heavier machines (four-strokes)- which would almost certainly be liquid cooled, they'll be heavy and harder to start - not conducive to use on overnight trips away from amenities.
I also wonder if making engines cleaner has to come at the expense of reliable operation. (Is the Polaris 550 fan leaner and cleaner than the 440s and 488s at the expense of reliability?)
With gas a $5 /gallon, I don't mind burning less of that stuff, but I'm still willing to pay more if it comes with reliable performance which doesn't break my back.
I'm thinking they're just dabbling enough in clean technologies to keep the EPA at bay. Otherwise it's all about "cooler, faster, and higher."
Whatchathink?
What determines what a snowmobile will look and act like in ten or twenty years?
I was just looking around on the 'net today to see if I could find any legislating structures that will force the return to sled dogs (which start regardless of the temps or whether there is an electrical outlet handy.)
I guess my concern is that we might be forced to ride heavier machines (four-strokes)- which would almost certainly be liquid cooled, they'll be heavy and harder to start - not conducive to use on overnight trips away from amenities.
I also wonder if making engines cleaner has to come at the expense of reliable operation. (Is the Polaris 550 fan leaner and cleaner than the 440s and 488s at the expense of reliability?)
With gas a $5 /gallon, I don't mind burning less of that stuff, but I'm still willing to pay more if it comes with reliable performance which doesn't break my back.
I'm thinking they're just dabbling enough in clean technologies to keep the EPA at bay. Otherwise it's all about "cooler, faster, and higher."
Whatchathink?