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98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 12:41 PM

Hi everyone, i came across this site while google searching and have so far found tons of helpful information for a first time snowmobiler like myself. I have a 98 Zr 600 efi powder special and live in upstate NY, with all the snow we get here i had to get in on some of the fun!!

skidoo_rider23 · 11-04-2009, 01:58 PM

Well welcome to the forum! Glad to see someone, who is willing to give snowmobiling a shot. I can guarantee you will love it. Just remember be safe, respect the trails and others, and most of all just have fun man!

Now lets pray for snow!!!

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 02:29 PM

Thanks, ive done some riding on family members sleds, and taken a safety course... not to mention always owned quads and dirt bikes so i think im ready to hit the snow, just not to familiar with maintaining the sleds.. but this forum has helped alot.

xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 02:33 PM

Welcome to the forum! You'll soon be in love! Nice sled by the way heard lots of good things about it!

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 02:39 PM

Thank you ! Yes i really like the sled, it should do me well for a starter sled i think.

xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 03:11 PM

It'll be plenty just a 600 has a lot of power take it on easy. I was wondering, since the zr is a powder special, does it have a longer track?

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 03:14 PM

Yes it has the ett.

xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 03:16 PM

So I'm assuming around 136"? I didnt think they made a ZR Powder Special.

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 03:18 PM

Apparently they do.. it says limited edition on it , and ETT on the back and the original book that came with the sled when i purchased it says its a powder special edition, i cant be sure on the actual length of the track, but the track is brand new with only a few hundred miles on it.

xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 03:22 PM

Ahh then you may not have a ZR - you might have a Mountain Cat! The Powder Special, was of course, a special mountain cat edition, and the track is quite long, probably much more than 136".

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 03:28 PM

The book says the track length is 136" [IMG]

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xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 03:31 PM

Oh wow my facts prove me wrong! I guess there is a ZR 600 with a 136" and in a Powder Special edition! You've got a nice sled there! Now, where do you ride, because with a 136" like me you can go basically anywhere in deep powder. (Except scale huge mountains)

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 03:37 PM

I love the sled, especially because its in virtually showroom condition, inside, out the motors so clean you could eat off it and it only has 1300 miles. Its really like brand new, and i got a steal on it, 1 owner. And i live in upstate NY up in the hills in the middle of nowhere with thousands of acres of trails and scenery, i love it.

xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 03:38 PM

Wow very low miles for the year! Yep with that sled you won't be getting stuck. And I know the trails around New York I ride in Vermont which is kind of similar. Trees, mountains, and a couple of fields in the middle of the state. Everything your sled can handle!

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 03:38 PM

I guess the 98 zr 600 efi was known for stator issues, but the guy i bought it from had it serviced right before he put it up for sale and that was replaced along with the track that was dry rotting from lack of use.

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 03:40 PM

Yes Vermont is beautiful, i have a friend that goes to college there, and have been up to visit.

xxxthebxxx · 11-04-2009, 05:02 PM

Nice! I want to live there. Hey, so enjoy your sled and first snowmobiling season!

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 05:07 PM

Thanks man you also enjoy your new ride.

xc sp 500 rider · 11-04-2009, 05:25 PM

Welcome, man im getting out numbered by cat riders!

98zr600 · 11-04-2009, 05:36 PM

Thank you, and i have no preferred brand at this point, truth be told i almost bought an 03 xc instead of the cat !