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28 SNOWEST JANUARY 2015 Advertiser - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page # 49'er Inn & Suites - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41 Allstate Insurance Company - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48 AMSOIL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Arctic Cat Dealers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 ,38 Bear Lodge Resort - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Bikeman Performance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 C&A Pro- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Can-am Dealers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41 Castle Country RV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 Crooked Creek Guest Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 CTP Transportation Products - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 CVTech - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Dalton Industries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 Dyno Port Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 Dynojet Research- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 E Z Ryde Suspension - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 Eckhoff's - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 Elka Suspension - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 First Place Parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27, 45 Full Throttle Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 FXR Factory Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Hanson Racing Engines- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 Helmetlight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Holeshot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Ice Age Manufacturing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Jackson Hole Snow Devils - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Jaws Performance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 JT Sports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 KMS Performance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Lincoln County Customs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Lodge for Sale - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Polaris Dealers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28, 40 Polaris Industries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Polaris West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 Powder Jack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 PowerSeal USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 Powersports Adventures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Pro-Vue - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 RSI Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 See-Doo Clinic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Sheridan Travel and Tourism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 Simmons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 Ski-Doo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2, 17 Ski-Doo Dealers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 Skinz Protective Gear - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 Snap-on Incorporated - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 Superclamp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Timbersled Products- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23, 37 Tom's Snowmobile & Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Town of Whitecourt and Woodlands County - - - - - - - - 9 Tracks USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 Traveler's Snowmobile Rentals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 U.S. Chrome Corporation of Wisconsin - - - - - - - - - - 38 Wahl Bros. Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 West Yellowstone Chamber of Comm. - - - - - - - - - - 25 Western Power Sports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3, 15 Yamaha Dealers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 ADVERTISER INDEX 21190Eckhof112.indd 1 10/10/14 12:22 PM Warning: The Polaris RANGER and and and RANGER and RANGER RZR are not intended for on-road use. Driver must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver's license to operate. Passengers must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp the hand holds and are not intended for on-road use. Driver must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver's license to operate. Passengers must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp the hand holds and RZR are not intended for on-road use. Driver must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver's license to operate. Passengers must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp the hand holds and RZR plant feet fi rmly on the fl oor. All SxS drivers should take a safety training course. Contact ROHVA at www.rohva.org or (949) 255-2560 for additional information. Drivers and passengers should always wear helmets, eye protection, plant feet fi rmly on the fl oor. All SxS drivers should take a safety training course. Contact ROHVA at www.rohva.org or (949) 255-2560 for additional information. Drivers and passengers should always wear helmets, eye protection, plant feet fi rmly on the fl oor. All SxS drivers should take a safety training course. Contact ROHVA at www.rohva.org or (949) 255-2560 for additional information. Drivers and passengers should always wear helmets, eye protection, plant feet fi rmly on the fl oor. All SxS drivers should take a safety training course. Contact ROHVA at www.rohva.org or (949) 255-2560 for additional information. Drivers and passengers should always wear helmets, eye protection, protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on diffi cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on diffi cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on diffi cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on diffi cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on diffi cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding and alcohol/drugs don't mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and alcohol/drugs don't mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and alcohol/drugs don't mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and alcohol/drugs don't mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and alcohol/drugs don't mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and be sure to take a safety training course. For safety and training information in the U.S., call the SVIA at (800) 887-2887. and be sure to take a safety training course. For safety and training information in the U.S., call the SVIA at (800) 887-2887. and be sure to take a safety training course. For safety and training information in the U.S., call the SVIA at (800) 887-2887. You may also contact your Polaris dealer or call Polaris at (800) 342-3764. ©2012 Polaris Industries Inc. You may also contact your Polaris dealer or call Polaris at (800) 342-3764. ©2012 Polaris Industries Inc. Alaska Outpost Alaska 1450 Karen Way Fairbanks, AK 907-456-3265 outpostalaska.com Idaho Carl's Cycle Sales 5550 W. State Boise, ID 208-853-5550 carlscycle.com Dennis Dillon's High Mark Recreation 1710 S. Roosevelt St. Boise, ID 208-343-2830 highmarkrec.com Performance Motor Sports 64 N Yellowstone Hwy 20 Ashton, ID 83420 (208) 652-7738 pmspolaris.com Nevada Sonoma Cycle 405 W. Winnemucca Blvd Winnemucca, NV 775-623-6888 sonomacycle.com Oregon Mt. Hood Polaris Inc. 27850 SE Hwy 212 Boring, OR (503) 663-3544 mthoodpolaris.com Utah Weller Recreation, Inc. 936 W. 200 S. Hwy 248 Kamas, UT 435-783-4718 wellerrec.com Wyoming Most Wanted Performance 1176 S. Hwy 89 Jackson, Wy. 307-733-6678 mostwantedperformance.com 151107PolATV14h.indd 1 12/4/14 3:08 PM old mechanical oil pump and new electronic one. The mechanical pump had a spring and the resulting force was linked to the throttle body. Using an electronic pump allowed Polaris engineers to eliminate that mechanical linkage between the throttle body and mechanical oil pump, thus reducing the force required for throttle pull. Also, the elimination of the mechanical linkage allowed Polaris to reconfigure the design of the throttle body to go to a center pull (vs. pulling from one end), which also allowed the engineers to reduce even more the overall return spring force. The number Polaris uses is 30 percent less throttle effort. • New integrated engine mounts. This is another one of those seemingly insignificant changes. The new mounts help lower the center of gravity while reducing the powerplant's weight. Again, look closer and this change becomes more impressive. Overall, the weight of the engine was reduced by 3.5 lbs., 2.5 lbs. of which is lost because of the lighter crankshaft. The remaining 1 lb. was a combination of several smaller changes, Polaris engineers pointed out. One of these changes was to eliminate the engine cradle while integrating the engine mounts into the crankcase. That saved just less than a half-pound. The engine wasn't lowered but rotated in the chassis, giving it a lower center of gravity. Other notable additions to the 800 H.O. engine are new VForce Reeds (more power), a new engine coolant bypass (40 percent quicker engine warm-up) and a new high flow intake and exhaust (less restriction which equals more power). It all adds up to more horsepower and that's what we're excited about. ARCTIC CAT At first glance, it might seem a bit odd to be talking about shock swaps from dirt off-road vehicles to snow- mobiles but it's not so strange at all. It happens more often than you might think. So after riding the new 60-inch wide 2015 Arctic Cat Wildcat Sport near Bryce Canyon, UT, last fall, we couldn't help wonder if the Wildcat's new shocks would someday migrate over to the snowmobile lineup, specifi- cally, the M Series sleds. Cat uses JRi ECX-1 piggyback gas shocks on the Wildcat Sport and XT models and Elka Stage 5 aluminum piggyback shocks on the Wildcat Limited version. For whatever reason, Arctic Cat went away from the Fox Podium Shocks it has used the past two seasons on its dirt vehicles to the JRi (the com- pany was founded in 2007) and Elka shocks for 2015 so it wouldn't be a stretch to think the same could happen on the snow. Let us be clear. No one at Arctic Cat even hinted or led us to believe this change would happen. We're sim- ply speculating, which is kind of fun. Arctic Cat currently uses Fox Float

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