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The Gixxer Snowmobile Motorcycle Conversion Is As Awesomely Crazy As It Sounds (Video)


The Gixxer Snowmobile Motorcycle Conversion Is As Awesomely Crazy As It Sounds (Video)

Leave it to our man stationed in Norway, Arild to find and forward this insane creation for us to share with BangShifters worldwide. Yes, that is a GSX-R motorcycle with a ski in the front and a long tread in the back. Both of those pieces were added to make the thing a veritable snow-borne rocket ship and in the video below you will see that it is one of the fastest things that you’ve ever seen on powder. Believe it or not, the funniest part of the thing for us (living in a colder climate and seeing/hearing lots of snowmobiles in the winter) is the noise it makes. As snowmobiles are largely two stroke affairs with centrifugal clutches in them, to hear a high strung four stroke being shifted through the gears in the snow is pretty weird in an awesome kind of way. The kit used to convert this bike is available to be used on other stuff, typically dirt bikes. As the video description says though, why use it on something with like 50hp when you can both the stuff onto a bike that really makes some suds.

We may actually be more likely to get on a GSX-R if we knew that tumbling off of it would mean a roll in the powder as opposed to a skid down the asphalt as would be the case in normal circumstances. Not being riders ourselves we’re wondering what you motorcycle enthusiasts think about the experience that would be riding this machine in the snow. Stability? Maneuverability? Control? As we have experience on traditional snowmobiles, we don’t think that any of the rules that apply to them would apply to this thing in terms of riding dynamics, right?

All you warm weather guys may be laughing at us now but remember, we get to think of stuff like this to keep ourselves occupied in the snow. Sometimes “making your own fun” requires the creation of vehicles that will absolutely result in your death or permanent disfigurement if you fail to respect them. Whaddya think? Fun ride? Death machine? Want a turn of your own?

Thanks for the tip Arild!

PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE THE GIXXER SNOBIKE IN ACTION –


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2 thoughts on “The Gixxer Snowmobile Motorcycle Conversion Is As Awesomely Crazy As It Sounds (Video)

  1. sbg

    my next winter toy is adding a track to my CR500af – while the GX’er would be substantially heavier, it would still be a hoot with a track. mark my words, the snowmobile’s dominance of winter-powered-sports is over because of these tracked toys.

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