There can be no better feeling in a snowmobiler’s garage than the presence of a new sled for the coming season. If you are already enjoying this experience, I envy you. If you are about to enjoy it, I am with you and I can’t wait.
In my man cave environment, I’ll be surrounded by snowmobile stuff, stock car racing memorabilia and Kart racing trophies. I’ll adjust the lighting to give a photo shoot appearance to my new ride. With a cold beverage in hand, I’ll sit on my shop stool with a grin on my face as I drool over the vehicle that I will ride into my next snowmobiling memories. We all do basically the same things. We touch it, inspect it, practice removing and reinstalling body panels, clutch cover and drive belt.
All of this before beginning to accessorize our new dream machine with traction enhancements, storage options, GPS mounts, preferred windshields, mirrors and maybe much more.
Soon we will begin the adjustment of handle bars and controls to get just the right feel and position, then seeking pure perfection we will adjust them again and maybe again. We align the skis, aim the headlight, set shock, spring and transfer presets to our baseline anticipation of the first ride conditions.
Once the above steps are completed we will officially “move in” with our tools, spare belt, tow strap (for our buddy), miscellaneous pieces parts, survival gear, emergency supplies and everything else that we have carried for years and hope we will never have a need for.
It doesn’t matter what brand, the feeling of anticipation and excitement is the same and it’s awesome.
For me, this cherished process is about to begin as this season’s Polaris 800 Switchback ProR Adventure is nearing arrival. My shop is clean, my accessories are ready for install, my lights are ready and cold beverages are in the fridge. Check the SledMagazine.com long term trial section in the near future, I’ll be offering my initial impressions of the much anticipated limited availability Polaris 800 Switchback Adventure and the Polaris accessories that I will be using throughout the Northeastern US and Canada this coming season. I’m counting the days
