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If you are new to snow bikes, welcome to the club! A snow bike is technically a dual-sport or dirt bike that has had the rear end converted to a track and the front end to a ski so that it can be ridden in snow, which is a severe challenge for most motor oils. Year-Round Fun Paul Novack has been involved with dirt-bike-powered snow bikes since 2016. Over the last few years, he’s converted more than a dozen others, and their bikes, to a one-ski life. Snow bikes typically start life as a big-bore  four-stroke dirt bike . Get Converted To convert a large dirt bike for winter use, Paul starts with a  Timbersled* snow bike kit , then installs an aftermarket thermostat assembly and engine blanket to increase the engine temperature, which helps reduce condensation and keeps the motor from over-fueling due to low ambient temperatures. Electric heated grips require a lot of electricity to operate, which dirt bikes lack, so the handlebars are liquid heated by running the engine’s high-t...

  Team Hybrid Showed Up in a Big Way at SEMA 2023 No other import team has accomplished what Team Hybrid has at SEMA and beyond. As they are known to do, our friends at  Team Hybrid  showed up at  SEMA  2023 in spectacular fashion. Eight Team Hybrid vehicles were on site covering a lot of real estate in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Not only did they bring their usual A-game on the vehicle front, but they were impossible to miss with placements inside South, in front of Central and in-between North/West halls. Team Hybrid didn’t just show off their exquisite rides.  BFGoodrich  also called on Team Hybrid to be the first import team to help them debut their newest performance UHP tire in South Hall. Set to launch in North America in 2024, the BFGoodrich g-Force Phenom T/A is an on-road, high-performance tire that required a display vehicle worthy of its SEMA unveiling. Team Hybrid President James Lin selected their 2013 Nissan 370Z for the high honor...