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Thank you Randy! Cheers!-

Astra (Offroad) introduces the Mission Control 1.0 and 1.5 snowmobile handlebars. The Mission Control Series are designed to enhance a rider's position of strength by offering 1/2" increment rises (1" and 1.5") to obtain correct handlebar height, and feature an overall width of 29.5"/750 mm with...

Not to be a downer but I'd be surprised if these change.org petitions carry any weight with the government. There is no way to verify the authenticity of signatories and people can sign them multiple times using different e-mail addresses. Just saying...

Thanks Randy, hopefully we can link up for a couple rides this year. Cheers! -J

A little fun on the side... https://vimeo.com/266936251

https://youtu.be/fCxvKYckkTs

https://youtu.be/H5xJVyhBZsY These videos show why Oakley is different from most other eyewear companies. Well worth watching. https://youtu.be/hUDkCsOxtjg https://youtu.be/5puYA2-8ttc

Oakley has a new snowmobile specific goggle on the way, that might help solve some of the issues, at least with protecting your nose from the cold.

https://youtu.be/iQtfKHEFTr4

Nice pic! I'm looking forward to riding big blue again! That sled was crazy fun! I wish I had more time on it.

Yeah it would be interesting to see how it compares for Cat, but as far as comparing it with Ski-Doo, the sled was already 3.5 seconds back. OUCH!

Because I wanted to eliminate any variables for people to question the fairness of the test or offer up any excuse for why "their brand" won or lost.

As there was some dispute over the fairness of the first shootout I performed with these machines, I thought it was worth repeating because some of the comments were valid (definitely not all of them!!!) and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't being biased one way or another. The results...

Shocks and color is all I've noticed.

Its still on the SnowRide Adventures Facebook page. I've put a couple days on the Mountain Cat since doing the vid, pretty safe to say all brands are doing a descent job, however if you're used to Ski Doo, might be hard to change.