What Sled was the Biggest Gamechanger in History?

[snopro]

What do you guys think was the greatest game changer in snowmobile history? I have 2. The 2003 SkiDoo Rev and the 1979 Polaris Indy.

 

[Cableguy]

cats first year with a-arm suspension

 

[Pedaling pete]

1996 670 summit. To me that is the start of factory mountain sleds being offered. They had a 95 summit but was a tank

1997 Rmk is noteable as well.

 

[vodoo103]

I'd add the 1994 Summits - first sled made specifically for the mountains (unless you consider the Yamaha Bravo Trapper) with a HUGE 1" lug, narrow ski stance, plastic skis, HAC.

 

[vodoo103]

2001 Summit 500F because of electronic reverse.

 

[vodoo103]

1984 Phaser is another huge one. New design and a staple for 20+ years. Still lots running through the fields out there.

 

[o zone guy]

Chad rebac when he builT 3 cat motor and put m inn a cusTom chassis ... Jason Friday the 13th s .. 1616.. Chad mr smiLeY PanTs lol .. Then the 1818 .. Then when he built a moTor for brenT Linderman .. Yes brenT linderman .. And that was the biggesT at 1881 .. With a cusTom chassis ... All this inspired and pushed the industry forward ..jusT like n a racecar all the idea s and tech comes from grass RooTs and trickles down to the mass markeT and that was between 04 to 08 .. I belieVe... Also not sure about these dates buT a few other game changers was when the Long A - arm was dropped and the manufactures were legally allowed to use the style of the cat technologY in regards to the fronT end design and when the pyrimadial chassis was created ..HeYman also a 16 wide tracK was huge game changerer... honK !! honkK !!! JusT my thoughTs !! HoT chocolate snoPro .. And for your selF - eezZzs mr MaxXxWeLL and LHF ... beep !! beeP !!

 

[neilsleder]

I think the xp is one. Really got the people on the rider forward position.

 

[Teth-Air]

I thought the Cat 580 Powder Special really pressured the competition in its day. I remembering riding side by side with one and that thing was doing things I never saw a Cat do before. It actually liked deep snow relative to all else on the snow. Although those old Phasers also left me scratching my head sometimes too.

 

[Rhodesie]

always be my game changer. first wide stance, super light air cooled. sharpest turning. could lift it into a pickup by myself.

 

[o zone guy]

POLARiS when they came out wiT BreaK awaY ParTs lol when the parT broKe u would send iT awaY and never hear backK .. Yea oK ozone .. NexT.. HeYman ozone their talKing bouT gamechanger noT Brandchanger .. ooPs mY Bad !! Lmao

 

[OOC ZigZag]

The G4. Forced cat to create the alpha an intimidated Poo into the turbo game if they can get one dialled. 2 down 1 left lmfao of poo prototype turbo setups.

 

[rknight111]

I think the xp is one. Really got the people on the rider forward position.

Wouldn’t that be the Original Rev platform in 2003. I remember looking at that saying wtf .

 

[oler1234]

2020.5 skidoo turbo will go down in history as the game changer of the year.

a couple back in the day that stood out.

97 Polaris RMK 700
M7 M cat series.. these were radically light and we started to see turbo kits show up
Rev and XP series sleds
Yamaha mountain max
V-Max 4 banger

 

[snochuk]

For mountain sleds I would say the RMK from it's introduction was the one to catch until the 2003 Rev was introduced which is now 18 years of the others trying match technologies - what great race we have!.
For light all around family the original Phazer should come back - we have 4 at the farm and they are the beginner to intermediate go to sleds for new riders, just great for riders 12 years old and up.
Light and adequate power stock or hotter piped - easily outperforms every fan sled out there to this day and they last.

 

[NoBrakes!]

I was a Yamaha kid in the 90s and I hated hearing the words "700 Rrrrrrocky Mountain King comin' up the hill now!" it was on repeat on every video of my childhood, they were everywhere lol

 

[cdnredneck_t3]

Arctic Cat with the slide rail suspension, AWS front suspension, batteryless EFI. Doo with the REV. And if I'm not mistaken wasn't polaris the first to use clutching similar to what we use today?

 

[Pedaling pete]

Yamaha RX1 is on my list as well.

 

[1100]

2004 skidoo rev summit.

 

[Summitric]

Sbr and myself had modded '98 and '99 summit 670x's and we were banging away at a steep slope trying to himark each other... A friend of ours bought one of the first 2003 rev summits, and had it on his very first trip(with the new sled), and he sat at the bottom for a while. Then while curtis and i were pounding on the hill, he pinned her right to the top of the mountain we were pounding away at.... That was "the gamechanger", bar none, period! We were amazed at this machine. A true stock mountain machine putting our modded 670's to shame....