Installing a Track on a Motorcycle

A snow bike is a motocross or enduro motorcycle converted into a snowmobile with a ski and a track. The video shows the installation of a Russian-made Snowrider track kit on a Honda CRF450RX. Installing such a kit requires a partial teardown of the motorcycle: removing all the plastics, the tank, the swingarm with the wheel and shock, the front wheel and brakes.

For use in freezing temperatures you also need to install a thermostat, a more powerful battery and engine heat protection; this information will be useful to anyone who rides a motorcycle with studded tires in winter.

A snow bike has a number of advantages over a mountain snowmobile:

• Much lighter: you can dig it out and move it on your own.
• More economical: cheaper and with significantly lower fuel consumption.
• Tougher: it doesn't suffer as much in crashes and rollovers.
• Easier to use: no need to learn how to ride and maintain it.
• More compact: you can get around in the forest.

You can buy a motorcycle at a good price and a full set of protection in our motorcycle shop.