Top speed......... curious?

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At the Alberta Beach poker rally a buddy brought a grand touring 2 up with an 809 triple. We did a few passes on a packed trial right at160-165km... it just wanted to keep on going.... the engine sounded so sweet!! love triples.
 

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Iron Horse? Elaborate? lol

The Iron Horse trail. Northern Central Alberta. Old rail line that has had the rails and ties removed, and is now a trail that runs for quite a ways in Alberta. Connects in a few places to the Trans Canada Trail. Check out the Alberta Snowmobile Association website. Grab a membership and a map, and all the rails are listed/shown. Support the great cause.

As a kid we had a 7500 blizzard it would go 105mph. That's when I was 10-12 years old no helmet! Funny I made it to be an adult

Physically speaking... ;)
 

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180Kph on my 99MXZ 670HO, 155Kph on my 02 Summit 800, 160Kph on my 2000 MXZ 700, 110Kph on my 2014 XM 163 and 60KPH on the 1974 Olimpique 340 then it rolled going own the middle of the road in a straight line - scarriest sled I ever drove! 255Kph in my Challenger - should top out at about 265Kph (not the rated 285) with the lower 390 gears. 245Kph on my old 750 crotch rocket.

THE SPEED THAT THRILLS IS THE SPEED THAT KILLS!!!!!!!!!!

YA BABY...........RIDE IT LIKE A RENTAL!!!!!!!!
 

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I saw 154 kmph on my Freeride 137 on the McLeod River last weekend. Not sure it was topped out yet though.
 

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180Kph on my 99MXZ 670HO, 155Kph on my 02 Summit 800, 160Kph on my 2000 MXZ 700, 110Kph on my 2014 XM 163 and 60KPH on the 1974 Olimpique 340 then it rolled going own the middle of the road in a straight line - scarriest sled I ever drove! 255Kph in my Challenger - should top out at about 265Kph (not the rated 285) with the lower 390 gears. 245Kph on my old 750 crotch rocket.

THE SPEED THAT THRILLS IS THE SPEED THAT KILLS!!!!!!!!!!

YA BABY...........RIDE IT LIKE A RENTAL!!!!!!!!
When the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death
 

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Curious why you mention "The Thing Can" a couple times in this post.... does that affect speed or were you just in a hurry to go eat lol

Two different sleds and I wanted you to know the minor mods of both.

I'm not a big fan of speed. Track speed climbing through the trees yes but then I don't have/take the time to look. Coming down the trail to the truck at the end of the day, I usually the last one. I go slow and enjoy the ride. Most go fast and enjoy the ride. I just a little different in some respects.
 

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Two different sleds and I wanted you to know the minor mods of both.

I'm not a big fan of speed. Track speed climbing through the trees yes but then I don't have/take the time to look. Coming down the trail to the truck at the end of the day, I usually the last one. I go slow and enjoy the ride. Most go fast and enjoy the ride. I just a little different in some respects.

I am not in it for "speed" actually either. However, on a lake there's not much else to do. Practising doing some "drifting" on the ice was fun. I only did that to see what an 800 might be capable of, as my previous Summit was a 600. I much prefer to enjoy the ride, than to just fly through it all. Through the trees is the best.
 

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I am not in it for "speed" actually either. However, on a lake there's not much else to do. Practising doing some "drifting" on the ice was fun. I only did that to see what an 800 might be capable of, as my previous Summit was a 600. I much prefer to enjoy the ride, than to just fly through it all. Through the trees is the best.

I was once there for the speed thing but that was decades ago.................the guys may tell you I am as old as dirt or sometimes as old as the moss on the trees. I take a lot of flack................:noidea:
 

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I was once there for the speed thing but that was decades ago.................the guys may tell you I am as old as dirt or sometimes as old as the moss on the trees. I take a lot of flack................:noidea:

/meh... 43 is the new 30 in my book. I quit smoking Nov 13th/2013 (pack a day for 20 years). Since then I've gone back to the gym with an absolute vengeance! I'm 5'10, 210, rock solid and bench 345 for a set of 6. Best shape of my life...... I figure by the time I'm 50 I'll feel 25 again :)
 

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The Iron Horse trail. Northern Central Alberta. Old rail line that has had the rails and ties removed, and is now a trail that runs for quite a ways in Alberta. Connects in a few places to the Trans Canada Trail. Check out the Alberta Snowmobile Association website. Grab a membership and a map, and all the rails are listed/shown. Support the great cause.



Physically speaking... ;)

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