Snowmobile Photo Quiz
How knowledgeable are you about current and past snowmobiles? Try our quick quiz and find out.
A company that frequently fits its snowmobiles with unique proprietary features that it borrows from its motorcycle or automotive engineering groups and adapts to sleds includes this year’s front suspension technology that connects the two front shock absorber bodies hydraulically. Which company and model uses this concept and what is it called?
Ski-Doo Blizzard Remote Access System
Arctic Cat RR Mogul Master ARS
Yamaha Apex YRSS Reactive Suspension System
Polaris RUSH AXYS Terrain Pounder
None of the above
These KYB high performance brand shocks feature multiple adjustments and enhanced valving and are a staple on this brand’s top-of-the-line trail and crossover models.
Arctic Cat RR
Ski-Doo MXZ X-RS and Renegade X-RS
Yamaha RTX Plus 129
Polaris Switchback Elite
FAST Blade 850
Fox brand shocks has innovated snowmobile handling with its unique blend of high performance designs, but this latest style combines ease of adjustment with multiple settings. You’ll find this shock on various performance and “adventure” models in 2018. It is what?
Fox Evol 4
Fox QS3
Fox Air Ride
Fox Multi-Stage
None of the above
SHOT is a unique lightweight starting system that weighs substantially less than previous electric start designs and has created excitement among deep snow riders and is a key selling point for riders seeking this brand and model.
Arctic Cat Mountain Cat 9000
Yamaha Sidewinder M-TX 162
Polaris 800 Pro-RMK 174
Ski-Doo Summit 850 E-TEC
None of the above
Handlebar-mounted pod-style windscreens have been used on various sleds over the years to include Yamaha and select Arctic Cats, but it first appeared in the early 1970s on which brand?
Columbia
Northway
Ski-Doo
Alouette
Scorpion
Each sled brand uses its own distinctive power supply for its top performance models. This 160-plus horsepower two-stroke engine was designed, engineered and manufactured by this modern-day sled maker and is known as what?
Arctic Cat C-TEC2
Bombardier Rotax 600 E-TEC
Yamaha Genesis 1049
Polaris 800 Cleanfire HO
None of the above
In the early days of snowmobiling virtually everything was new, including favored handlebar designs. This style found popularity with select Arctic Cat riders but was more famous as one of two handlebar options on Scorpion models. It was known as…?
Deep dish handlebar
Buckhorn handlebar
Racer handlebar
Touring handlebar
Easy Rider handlebar
When Ski-Doo designers styled the current GEN4 REV models, they sought to incorporate some sense of linking past history with a new modern style. The broad painted nose pays homage to which past Ski-Doo model?
Olympiques
Elan
Elite
Blizzard
RV
A long time fixture in the snowmobile industry, Hayes hydraulic brakes have been used on generations of Polaris sleds. One intriguing concept developed by Hayes and offered to consumers in 2014 was its Trail Trac system. What made it special?
Liquid-cooling
Electronic-assist brake lever
Anti-lock braking
Magnesium brake pads
Gearbox transmissions are not new as the use of high/low speed gearboxes with a neutral lockout and reverse have been around since the Ski-Doo Alpine. Lynx pioneered a gearbox with a synchromesh component. Who makes this gearbox and what makes it unique?
Ski-Doo Synchro Drive
Polaris Titan Two-Speed Tow Master
Arctic Cat WR3 High/Low/Super Low
Yamaha Genesis Torque Master
No other sled maker has this patented and exclusive to Yamaha feature. What is it?
Dirt bike seat
Dual insulated exhaust
Underseat, rear facing exhaust
Narrow width tapered seat
Polaris Indy 550s come standard with a CVT system that dates back to the earliest days of the sport. Once sold as a performance update for 50-plus horsepower sleds of the 1970s, this drive system blends perfectly with the current 550cc Fuji-built two-stroke twin powering the Polaris Indy 550 series. Easy to tune and virtually maintenance-free, this design began life as?
Comet Duster
Ski-Doo Power Lite
Powerbloc 50 (now CVTech)
Walbro Wiggler
TEAM Basic
In order to meet toughened emissions and fuel efficiency standards, Arctic Cat turned to KYMCO to manufacture a new 700cc four-stroke twin that is used in which two Arctic Cat products?
ZR3000 & Wildcat Trail
Pantera 3000 & Wildcat Trail XT EPS
Norseman 3000 & Prowler 500
El Tigre 3000 & Alterra 700
SXT 3000 & VLX 700
This design feature is only found on select Ski-Doo Gen4 REV models. What is it?
Ski-Doo FAR (Forward Adjustable Riser)
Translucent handlebar protectors
Curved aluminum grips
Lightweight aluminum handlebar
Multi-mode engine switch
Developed for a premium performance trail sled, this unique suspension uses rear-mounted linkages and long travel shock action. It has evolved over time, but the basic concept remains. It is?
Ski-Doo rMotion
Arctic Cat Slide-Action
Yamaha Single Shot 129
Polaris PRO-XC
None of the above
Another of Yamaha’s first sled innovations was this, which connected the depicted device to the sled’s electronic computer to establish proper ratio and action to lessen a rider’s fatigue. It is…?
The electric motor for EPS (electric power steering)
Windshield wiper motor
Electronically controlled motor for EXPO system
Starter motor for Genesis turbo
None of the above
Today we take having a snowmobile with a liquid-cooled motor as the norm, but in the early 1970s, liquid-cooled engines were not common. A central Minnesota snowmobile manufacturer was one of the first sled companies to embrace this feature for its production sleds. That company and its model was…?
Arctco (Arctic Cat) El Tigre
Moto-Ski Chimo
Polaris Starfire
Scorpion TX
Brutanza Brut LC 44
Before exiting the snowmobile business in the 1980s, John Deere offered prototypes with a front suspension package popularized by Yamaha and still used by them and Ski-Doo on some 2018 utility models. That suspension is the…?
Telescopic strut suspension (TSS)
Short arm, long arm front suspension
Progressive Rate Suspension (PRS)
Arctic Racing Suspension (ARS)
Reactive Action suspension
This pioneering snowmobile company innovates sled design with features such as its rider-forward chassis, lightweight SHOT starting system and a new Pilot TS ski that does what?
Uses a curved keel for enhanced corners
Features lightweight aluminum for less sprung weight
Dials in an adjustable ski runner for ski bite
Uses plastic laminate ski for flex
None of the above
When every other sled maker featured straight handlebars with dropped bar ends, this sled manufacturer created an industry-first curved bar that set the standard for on-trail rider comfort. Which brand was it?
Scorpion
Yamaha
Arctic Cat
Ski-Doo
John Deere
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