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Yamaha Extended Service

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, offers a high level of support for snowmobile customers with its competitive limited warranty. Yamaha’s Extended Service (Y.E.S.) plan provides unmatched peace-of-mind coverage besides the regular warranty.

All new Yamaha snowmobiles can be covered by up to four years of Y.E.S. protection. When full coverage is added to the original one-year warranty, the owner can relax knowing the factory is standing behind his or her sled for a full five years, plus any early season extension.

Y.E.S. closely follows the program offered by the original factory warranty, with all repairs performed by authorized Yamaha dealers using genuine replacement parts.

What’s more, all Y.E.S. plans come with TRIP, which is Yamaha’s Travel and Recreation Interruption Protection. If the owner has unexpected expenses because of a covered breakdown, such as needing an extra night’s lodging, food, or a rental sled for continued vacation fun, TRIP is there to cover up to $150 per occurrence.

Yamaha Extended Service is available from authorized Yamaha Snowmobile dealers across the nation, and the cost of coverage can be included in Yamaha Factory Financing.

Customers can learn more about Y.E.S. by calling toll free 866-YES-EXTD, and can get an online quote at www.yamaha-motor.com.

Redline Progress Report

We received a call to our offices in April inviting us to Old Forge, New York for a ride on an honest-to-goodness Redline Revolt. Unfortunately, we were six hours from their location and temperatures were hovering near 55F.

By the time we made the trip, the snow would have disappeared. In any case, we suggested a more northern locale for a ride and were told it would happen. It didn’t.

As spring turned into summer a Press Release came from Redline indicating they were pursuing another $2 million (US) in financing to shore up plans to produce the snowmobiles dealers have ordered.

The latest we’ve seen on the sled confirmed some of our earlier assertions about Redline’s technology.

The wild T-15 rear skid used in all the protos we’ve seen so far has given way to a much more conventional two shock, parallel rear arm set-up.

Polaris Celebrates 50th Birthday

On July 24, 2004 Polaris took over the expansive Minnesota State Fairgrounds, located in St. Paul, for a day of gearhead, fossil fuel burning party making. Polaris claims 25,000 came through the gates and we wouldn’t disagree.

In anticipation of huge crowds the Polaris ATV division prepared for 10,000 test rides on everything from the new Sportsman 800 to Ranger All-Terrain Trucks to kid’s sized mini-ATVs. The demo-area was quite simply, incredible.

Entertainment was abundant with entertainment from John Fogerty, .38 Special and Minnesota heart throb, Johnny Lang. The legendary Polaris Thrill Show was re-born for a day and featured original looper Roger Dick, celebrating his 60th birthday, riding a vintage Polaris Mustang through the giant inverted donut.

The enormous crowds who witnessed this piece of snowmobile thrill show history were, quite frankly, electrified. The Vintage snowmobile display was, in our opinion, unequaled by anything we’ve seen anywhere.

Polaris absolutely outclassed everyone with this event and our helmets are off to them for showing genuine appreciation to the legion of customers who own Polaris snowmobiles, Polaris ATVs, watercraft and Victory motorcycles. Well done Polaris and happy birthday!

Cat Building Own Engines

If you follow the ATV industry you may have read in our sister publication, All-Terrain Vehicle magazine, the announcement of Arctic Cat’s launch into the engine manufacturing business.

At this writing AC is building its first 650cc, 4-stroke, single cylinder engine in an all-new plant located in Thief River Falls.

While this likely will have no immediate effect on the current Suzuki based snowmobile engine program, we’re watching carefully to see how this dramatic move might impact Arctic Cat snowmobiles in the future.

Obviously, the first priority is to develop and manufacture 4-stroke ATV powerplants. However, it can’t be a big stretch to build a 4-stroke snowmobile engine… can it?

Blue Marble Official Sponsor of Slednecks 7

Blue Marble Oil announces its sponsorship of Slednecks 7. Slednecks is the worldwide leader in action snowmobile films. As the four-time Xtreme winner for best snowmobile action video, Slednecks strives to film the best action footage with the best snowmobilers all over the world.

Blue Marble is quickly becoming the oil of choice among many top riders due to the significant benefits it offers over conventional two-stroke oils.

Blue Marble incorporates patented technologies that surpass traditional approaches to lubrication by actually altering the molecular structure of the metal to drastically reduce friction, resulting in more efficient combustion.

Less friction means more power, increased RPMs, enhanced fuel economy, and longer engine life. Riders are also adopting this technology because engines are producing virtually no smoke or odor.

Additionally, Blue Marble is ecologically-smart, using a highly-refined, pure mineral oil that is inherently biodegradable and cleaner-burning.

Blue Marble High Performance 2-Cycle Oil is available at snowmobile dealers throughout North America.

For information on local dealers, visit the dealer locator at www.bluemarbleoil.com. Dealer inquiries are welcome.

A New Reality for Small Business

Cyphernetix has unveiled its latest web presence entitled Fusions. The name was chosen to represent the combination or “fusion” of a high standard of design with an effective level of functionality – a combination not normally available to small businesses.

Service is geared towards helping small business owners take control of the internet and their online presence. Just as before, Cyphernetix is offering exceptional service and unbeatable rates, plus by mentioning Supertrax International or All-Terrain Vehicle Magazine, you’ll receive a 10% discount on any quote!

As a small business owner within the Snowmobile or ATV industry, find out about design and marketing solutions that can offer your business a huge advantage over your competition.

Visit www.cyphernetix.com to learn more.

Temagami Shores Online

Temagami Shores Inn and Resort, situated on the shores of Lake Temagami is encompassed by a magnificent wilderness of old growth pine forests and glacier scoured rock. And now, the resort can also be found online at www.temagamishores.com.

The website, designed and developed by Cyphernetix (www.cyphernetix.com), presents the resort with photos and descriptions of all their accommodations, services, and facilities. It’s regularly updated with new news and events, packages for couples and groups, a photo album, local area links, current weather conditions, and even their dining room menu!

This website extends a warm and effective invitation to vacationers, tourists, businesses, and corporations all across the country, but especially those summer time travellers from the big cities in southern Ontario on the Lake Ontario Shoreline.

Check them out online at www.temagamishores.com. Contact them through their website to check availability for your vacation, corporate retreat, or perhaps a very special wedding day!

Saving Yellowstone for The Children

A broad coalition of concerned citizens, outdoor recreationists, and brave members of the United States Congress joined with snowmobilers to save the very special place, Yellowstone National Park.

With teh recent vote in the House of Representatives of 198 YES to 224 NO, the effort by Congressman Holt (NJ) to start the incremental closure of Yellowstone National Park was defeated.

Snowmobilers will be able to respectfully visit this wonderful National Park that was set aside for our enjoyment to use, to conserve and to cherish. Most importantly, Snowmobilers are all able to take their children and grandchildren to this wonderful place now and for many years to come.

Snowmobilers, like other recreationists are hard working tax paying middle class Americans who enjoy our magical winters riding a snowmobile. Studies conducted over the years prove that snowmobiles do not negatively impact on the resources in Yellowstone.

4% of all annual visitations to Yellowstone are on a snowmobile, which can only be ridden on the same groomed roads used by cars, buses and trucks in the summer. Over 2 million wheeled vehicles will enter Yellowstone National Park this summer and hopefully that activity will continue.

If the fringe movement of the environmental community would have been successful in closing Yellowstone in the winter, their next target would certainly have been the recreationists who enjoy the campgrounds, the majestic waterfalls and Old Faithful throughout the spring, summer and autumn.

The wildlife in Yellowstone National Park has never been healthier. The warm welcome of recreationists to our national parks, by our National Park Service employees, has never been stronger.

COLORTUNE Tunes by Color

If only there was an inexpensive and simple tool that enabled you to tune your carburetors or fuel injection perfectly with no guessing. Colortune is a test sparkplug with a high temperature glass window that allows the user to actually look into the engine as it is running and observe the combustion flame in any gas burning engine.

Colortune takes advantage of the principal that different air/fuel mixtures burn different colors, orange is too rich, white is too lean and blue is chemically correct, a 14.7 to 1 ratio.

This principal is easily seen in any gas burning equipment such as a bunsen burner, gas barbecue or propane torch. Temporarily install the Colortune plug, start the engine, observe the combustion color and adjust the mixture until a blue flame is seen, it’s that simple, if you can change a sparkplug you can use Colortune.

Colortune has been available in Europe for many years and has been recommended by major automotive manufacturers. The complete Colortune kit is available in either 10mm, 12mm or 14mm sizes and includes a full color diagnosis chart.

Online at www.Gunson.co.uk

’05 Vector Raising The Bar

Yamaha has been singing the praises of the RS Vector’s new Genesis 120 4-Stroke power-plant since the snowmobile’s introduction. But that’s to be expected, right? Now, though, unbiased and independent sources are adding their voices to the loud chorus of those cheering the RS Vector’s performance.

“The RS Vector’s broad power-band sets a new industry standard,” says Jim Czekala, editor of the online dyno test information Web site www.DynoTechResearch.com. Since 1998, Dyno Tech has put snowmobiles and related products on the dyno to discover the truth behind the power promises of manufacturers.

According to Dyno Tech Research the RS Vector cranked out 118.8 hp. Czekala says, “The RS Vector maintains 98 percent of its maximum horsepower over an incredible range of 1300 RPM.”

The RS Vector’s Genesis 120 4-Stroke engine creates more torque and horsepower in the low to midrange power category than even the mighty RX-1. In addition, the RS Vector has a horsepower band that is higher and broader than its closest 120hp class competitor.