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BRP SNOWMOBILE

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Mr. White

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A riding buddy of mine just got back from Maine where he also has a home. He brought back photos of his newest BRP beautiful snowmobile. (RT-S with skis) It is white with a 1,500cc Rotax! He bought it January of 2011 and said he only had it up to 80 mph...and it had more to go....Hey, drop that 1,500cc puppy in a Spyder and .....away we go!

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akspyderman said:
1500 cc Rotax is worth considering. Maybe they are pre-testing the engines for the 2013's. :popcorn:
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If I'm not mistaken the engines their snowmobiles are Rinky Dinks, ie, Two Strokes.
My son has two of them, When he starts them up, Think second hand smoke and a lot of it.:yikes:
 
BRP played with a one litre Vee-Twin years ago in their sleds... They do cross-pollinate their other machines with whatever they develop! :2thumbs:
Two-strokes are pretty much being phased out in sledding... :gaah: (Nothing ever sounds as good as one of them coming up on the pipes!)
 
Memory Lane

When I got my 2010 Spyder..my first thought on my first ryde (up and down my drive-way) was OMG this is just like when I used to drive our snowmobiles. Early 1970 Ski-Doos (made by Bombadier (sp), now BRP) we had an Elan (similar to today's RS Spyders) and a Nordic (similar to the RT)...had many, many wonderful hours of use...lived at the base of Mt. Adams in WA state...we would step out our door...pack the little kiddies (6 months to 6 yrs) in the sled and away we would go.....Sound familiar? :clap::clap: And now we are all making similar awesome memories on our Spyders...ramp up those memory maker times...winter a great time to plan!!! (well I know you Southern folk don't have that downtime..you just get to ryde, ryde, ryde :ohyea:)
 
I just got done looking at the 2012 Ski Doos...
That 1200 is a Three cylinder engine... it won't fit in the current Spyder chassis without extensive tinkering! :gaah:

Ah, the Elans... If you could keep one upright it meant that you could ride anything!
 
Bob Denman said:
I just got done looking at the 2012 Ski Doos...
That 1200 is a Three cylinder engine... it won't fit in the current Spyder chassis without extensive tinkering! :gaah:

Ah, the Elans... If you could keep one upright it meant that you could ride anything!
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Oh yea the Elan...FUN FUN FUN..and not always upright...but them 20 yr old bodies just loved it...the Nordic was the "family" machine...stable+...the kid's dad and I would run for the Elan...and whoever lost got to drive the family machine!!!!:thumbup:
 
I started sledding in 1967... My first machine was an Olympique...
In '68 I got a Super Olympique: 16 Rompin' Stompin' horsepower! I felt giddy from all of the power...
The neighbors got an Elan in 1971 If ever there was such a thing as motorized snowshoes, this was it! :thumbup:
My Mom rode the Nordic 371...
 
Our family had a 1974 Ski-doo Elan 250E (electric start) single cylinder engine. The other was a 1971 Chaparrel heavy as a tank that was hard to start. Had lots of family fun snowmobiling over the years.
The new Hybrid spyder Brp is developing uses their new four stroke 600ACE engine currently and first used in 2011 Ski-doo models. http://www.gizmag.com/can-am-spyder-roadster-hybrid-to-make-public-debut/17650/

So Bob Denman here is some cross pollination for you
 
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I only know what he told me. I did not ask if it was a 2 cyl or 4....The only thing I know about ski doos is they have funny looking front wheels....and you don't put air in them...

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Memories 1972 Artic Cat 440 Panther. The biggest problem was keeping springs in the track chassis. They couldn't take the cold weather. Would snap and then you were flat to the ground. Still were fun to ride.:ohyea:
 
I've got the 1200cc Skidoo gtx se. I goes like crazy. But i Tell all of you the 990cc in the spyder is great. My 1200cc does nothing but overheat. I had to buy a rad kit for it to help the cooling situation. Beside all that, I still love it.
 
boborgera said:
If I'm not mistaken the engines their snowmobiles are Rinky Dinks, ie, Two Strokes.
My son has two of them, When he starts them up, Think second hand smoke and a lot of it.:yikes:
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My ski-doo's don't smoke that much except when I first start them up after storage and they have to clear themselves of the fogging oil.

The Rotax E-TEC 2 stroke doesn't smoke at all and has best gas mileage in it's class. 2 stroke puts out much more HP in a small package. My 600 puts out over 100 HP.
 
Bob Denman said:
I started sledding in 1967... My first machine was an Olympique...
In '68 I got a Super Olympique: 16 Rompin' Stompin' horsepower! I felt giddy from all of the power...
The neighbors got an Elan in 1971 If ever there was such a thing as motorized snowshoes, this was it! :thumbup:
My Mom rode the Nordic 371...
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I bought my first sled when I was 14 years old. A 1970 Olympique with an 18 HP Rotax.
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Hmmm, I guess I can't ride my Ski Doo today...it is 83 outside....but I took BR1 out for an airing this morning for breakfast with the guys....gee, I got kinda sweaty....

:spyder2:

 
Now you're showing off... :gaah: Upper forties and drizzling up here. A good day for hot tea and a movie! :thumbup:
Enjoy your ryding; When July hits next summer and we're able to venture out into the sunlight without fear of spontaneous combustion, then we'll be thinking of YOU! :roflblack:
Back to Ski Doo's website for some more inspiration!!
 
Bob Denman said:
Now you're showing off... :gaah: Upper forties and drizzling up here. A good day for hot tea and a movie! :thumbup:
Enjoy your ryding; When July hits next summer and we're able to venture out into the sunlight without fear of spontaneous combustion, then we'll be thinking of YOU! :roflblack:
Back to Ski Doo's website for some more inspiration!!
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Hey, Bob, A wise man in my part of Texas is out by 0600 and in by 1200....:clap:

:spyder2:
 
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