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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 199271" data-attributes="member: 1650">I have several friends who have built them.&nbsp; I thought I would like one a little better than I have so far.&nbsp; I am way more motorcycle oriented than snowmobile and I only keep the old Summit that I have because I would just feel like going and buying another one if i didnt have it.&nbsp; 4 years since I took a ride with it that was worthy of it's long track.&nbsp; but the bike is lots more work and you can't just stop and sit on it like it is a bench.&nbsp; though you can do some fantastic rides and side hilling it is pretty hard to beat 140 plus hp too.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course with that you end up with about 225 lbs more weight.&nbsp; A couple of my friends built aluminum framed cr500's ,&nbsp; some put them on 450 and 4 strokes,&nbsp;&nbsp; still one other has a 300 ktm which was on a steel framed cr500 last year.&nbsp; E start is really handy on them.&nbsp;&nbsp; So far the happiest guy is on the ktm 300 and he isnt so steep or so deep as they say as my other friends.&nbsp; Me,&nbsp; I would way prefer a studded ice bike and do left and rights,&nbsp; but every race in the last 20 years up here has been ovals.&nbsp; It is safer, and still lots and lots of fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 199271, member: 1650"] I have several friends who have built them. I thought I would like one a little better than I have so far. I am way more motorcycle oriented than snowmobile and I only keep the old Summit that I have because I would just feel like going and buying another one if i didnt have it. 4 years since I took a ride with it that was worthy of it's long track. but the bike is lots more work and you can't just stop and sit on it like it is a bench. though you can do some fantastic rides and side hilling it is pretty hard to beat 140 plus hp too. Of course with that you end up with about 225 lbs more weight. A couple of my friends built aluminum framed cr500's , some put them on 450 and 4 strokes, still one other has a 300 ktm which was on a steel framed cr500 last year. E start is really handy on them. So far the happiest guy is on the ktm 300 and he isnt so steep or so deep as they say as my other friends. Me, I would way prefer a studded ice bike and do left and rights, but every race in the last 20 years up here has been ovals. It is safer, and still lots and lots of fun. [/QUOTE]

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