Two If By Ski

TWO IF BY SKI

What looks like a jet ski, works like a snowmobile and costs more than a 500cc Grand Prix roadracer? Honda’s new Moto Sled, that’s what. More than a mere snow-going motorcycle, the Moto Sled combines features of a jet ski and a snowmobile, with the former’s handlepole steering system and the latter’s track belt, and requires a riding technique that falls somewhere in between. Propelled by a liquid-cooled 246cc two-stroke Single, it’s equipped with a thumb throttle, electric start, front and rear suspension, and an output shaft-mounted disc brake. Unfortunately, Honda currently has no plans to offer the vehicle to the buying public, waiting to gauge reaction to the 50 prototypes-each of which, a company spokesman reported, would cost more than a 500cc GP racer were R&D costs divided among them. Chilling thought...