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Burrito
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I am 4th year design student at the University of Cincinnati. I have started thinking about my senior thesis project for next year, and one of my thoughts was a snowmobile. My initial concept is a smaller, lighter, cheaper sled that would be the snowmobile equivalent of a dirtbike. Not for expeditions or large scale ascents, but something to just have fun on.

I was wondering if you guys saw any need for such a product. Is there some other type of transport you would prefer or a glaring deficiency with traditional sleds? Just trying to get some basic info.

Thanks for your help
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Dec 20 2008 10:55AM
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TheBeardedOne
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you could go buy one of these...

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dirtbike conversion kits.. been around for a while

or you have this.. the snowhawk haha

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http://www.snow-hawk.com/home.aspx

check it out, see what you can do with this stuff
Dec 20 2008 11:23AM
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MLB
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see i like the concept, but its been done to the tits. Plus the problem i have with the snowhawk/motorbike design is that its not stable at all. You can't climb anything with that, and if you go into pow over a foot forget about having fun throwing it around.

I say, look at maybe a two track, two ski design. A while back i saw this bike that the frame leaned into the turns, but the moving platform did not. I think that would be sick. Like have two tracks that move up or down depending on how much you want to climb, or how much you want to turn.

Even a liedown snowmobile......like a crotch rocket riding position would be sick. Then you can sort of include a manual transmission too ( never fully been done on a sled).
Dec 20 2008 11:38AM
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TheBeardedOne
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then what about something like this.. still just a modification on a conventional quad.. but this would give you a manual tranny, two skis, two tracks... not really helping with original ideas, sorry man.

btw dont rip on me, i know that kawi isn't a manual.. but you get the idea
Dec 20 2008 11:45AM
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TheBeardedOne
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haha forgot the picture...

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Dec 20 2008 11:46AM
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Burrito
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Didn't realize all that was out there.  This helps a lot.  Thanks.
Dec 20 2008 12:53PM
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