TaoTao snowmobiles?!

culcune · 01-14-2016, 12:09 AM

http://taotao.us/index.cfm/electric-...w-leopard-200/

http://taotao.us/index.cfm/electric-...es/snowfox200/

A snow leopard AND a snow fox--now we just need enough snow!

katoranger · 01-14-2016, 11:01 AM

They might be okay for ulitity purposes. 170cc GY6 engine. Could tow the fish house out on the lake.

Little different then ski doo.

Bruce's · 01-14-2016, 11:39 AM

Has a very short track ,doubt it would be any hell as a work horse but should be a nice kids sled in the field compared to a kitty cat

FastDoc · 01-14-2016, 11:59 AM

Snowmobiles need a LOT of power just to get out of their own way.

Also, a snowmobile HAS to run to get you home. In some places a person could die of exposure or at best have a miserable dangerous wait for help.

I don't have a sled, but if I did I'd be inclined to get a well known brand.

For play on a property those might be a good value though.

JMHO...

katoranger · 01-14-2016, 01:31 PM

It comes down to the same thing as buying a new chinabike or a good used japanese machine.

Good used snowmobiles are not that expensive.

kohburn · 01-14-2016, 01:36 PM

I imagine part of the equation for necessary power is the type of snow in your area - soft deep powder, icy dense pack, etc.

I don't live in an area with enough snow to justify a snowmobile

willy dog · 01-14-2016, 05:05 PM

sleds need constant service and parts that are easy to come by 500cc is about as low i would go to get a full grown man through powder, now if we only had some snow i would be tearing up the trails

FastDoc · 01-14-2016, 07:37 PM

If Doc gets snow this winter, you can have mine.

jct842 · 01-14-2016, 09:28 PM

I came from up north and am alergic to snow, but the snow mobiles I have seen and even had a couple offered to me had a bunch wider tracks than those do. I wonder if they would dig in instead of riding on top like snowmobiles do.

katoranger · 01-15-2016, 12:03 PM

They would only be good on groomed trails or in shallow snow.

culcune · 01-16-2016, 05:29 PM

I agree that these would probably not be he best bet for serious snowmobiling, especially out in the wild. This would probably be best for riding around one's own property. The engine should be fairly reliable, but not sure how reliable the rest of the bike would be--I imagine the typical Chinese scooter where the plastics fall off randomly, the electrics could be iffy, but the engine always turns on (unless it has sat for too long!!).

SpudRider · 02-01-2016, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Snowmobiles need a LOT of power just to get out of their own way.

Also, a snowmobile HAS to run to get you home. In some places a person could die of exposure or at best have a miserable dangerous wait for help.

I don't have a sled, but if I did I'd be inclined to get a well known brand.

For play on a property those might be a good value though.

JMHO...

I'm with Doc on this one.

However, I don't like freezing in the cold, so I don't have any desire to ride a snowmobile. I love summer, and motorcycles.

jct842 · 02-01-2016, 09:33 PM

If I ever got a snowmobile, especially a polaris or ski do around 600cc the first thought would be how to stuff the engine into a motor scooter. I have seen them stuffed into mini sprint cars that could out run a winston cup stock car with a 350ci engine on small 1/4 mile banked ovals.

2LZ · 02-02-2016, 01:00 PM

Being a Nor Cal guy, there's usually lots of snow, barring the normal drought schedule. I had a chance to ride one of my buddy's sleds a few years ago. Polaris RMK 600(?) and he was riding his Arctic Cat something-er-other. That Polaris RMK was BLISTERINGLY fast. No way I could hold it wide open for more than short spurts. It accelerated like a turbo. There was a small lag....then it would pull your arms out of the sockets. Between the cold, the elevation and mountains of clothes, it was fun but I'll take motorcycles.
I also learned that a rope pull start on a huge motor at 6000 feet was torturous.

willy dog · 02-02-2016, 01:41 PM

winter can be long around here having a sled is fun something to ride on not in no snow at all this year at this point hope we don't get any you want to hang on i have just a 570cc fan cooled and it will snap you back when you get my age electric start is a must

01-14-2016, 12:09 AM	#1
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	TaoTao snowmobiles?! http://taotao.us/index.cfm/electric-...w-leopard-200/ http://taotao.us/index.cfm/electric-...es/snowfox200/ A snow leopard AND a snow fox--now we just need enough snow! __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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01-14-2016, 11:01 AM	#2
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	They might be okay for ulitity purposes. 170cc GY6 engine. Could tow the fish house out on the lake. Little different then ski doo. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-14-2016, 11:59 AM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Snowmobiles need a LOT of power just to get out of their own way. Also, a snowmobile HAS to run to get you home. In some places a person could die of exposure or at best have a miserable dangerous wait for help. I don't have a sled, but if I did I'd be inclined to get a well known brand. For play on a property those might be a good value though. JMHO... __________________ Happy to serve.
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01-14-2016, 01:31 PM	#5
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	It comes down to the same thing as buying a new chinabike or a good used japanese machine. Good used snowmobiles are not that expensive. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-14-2016, 01:36 PM	#6
kohburn Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Coastal NC Posts: 537	I imagine part of the equation for necessary power is the type of snow in your area - soft deep powder, icy dense pack, etc. I don't live in an area with enough snow to justify a snowmobile __________________ -whatever you do, just be awesome. - 2008 Kawasaki Versys - 2016 CSC TT250
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01-14-2016, 11:39 AM	#3
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	Has a very short track ,doubt it would be any hell as a work horse but should be a nice kids sled in the field compared to a kitty cat
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01-14-2016, 05:05 PM	#7
willy dog Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: vermont Posts: 238	sleds need constant service and parts that are easy to come by 500cc is about as low i would go to get a full grown man through powder, now if we only had some snow i would be tearing up the trails
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01-14-2016, 07:37 PM	#8
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	If Doc gets snow this winter, you can have mine. __________________ Happy to serve.
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01-14-2016, 09:28 PM	#9
jct842 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: arkansas Posts: 297	I came from up north and am alergic to snow, but the snow mobiles I have seen and even had a couple offered to me had a bunch wider tracks than those do. I wonder if they would dig in instead of riding on top like snowmobiles do.
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01-15-2016, 12:03 PM	#10
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	They would only be good on groomed trails or in shallow snow. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-16-2016, 05:29 PM	#11
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	I agree that these would probably not be he best bet for serious snowmobiling, especially out in the wild. This would probably be best for riding around one's own property. The engine should be fairly reliable, but not sure how reliable the rest of the bike would be--I imagine the typical Chinese scooter where the plastics fall off randomly, the electrics could be iffy, but the engine always turns on (unless it has sat for too long!!). __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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02-01-2016, 09:33 PM	#13
jct842 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: arkansas Posts: 297	If I ever got a snowmobile, especially a polaris or ski do around 600cc the first thought would be how to stuff the engine into a motor scooter. I have seen them stuffed into mini sprint cars that could out run a winston cup stock car with a 350ci engine on small 1/4 mile banked ovals.
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02-02-2016, 01:00 PM	#14
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,071	Being a Nor Cal guy, there's usually lots of snow, barring the normal drought schedule. I had a chance to ride one of my buddy's sleds a few years ago. Polaris RMK 600(?) and he was riding his Arctic Cat something-er-other. That Polaris RMK was BLISTERINGLY fast. No way I could hold it wide open for more than short spurts. It accelerated like a turbo. There was a small lag....then it would pull your arms out of the sockets. Between the cold, the elevation and mountains of clothes, it was fun but I'll take motorcycles. I also learned that a rope pull start on a huge motor at 6000 feet was torturous. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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02-02-2016, 01:41 PM	#15
willy dog Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: vermont Posts: 238	no snow winter can be long around here having a sled is fun something to ride on not in no snow at all this year at this point hope we don't get any you want to hang on i have just a 570cc fan cooled and it will snap you back when you get my age electric start is a must
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