Colorado Backcountry: Slednecks - 2007 Yamaha Phazer Mountain Lite

I've been looking for a few years now and the day has come! I bought a 2007 Yamaha Phazer Mountain Lite sled last week! I won't be able to put my fingers on it for another month or so because they haven't even been completed at the factory yet. This is the first sled I've owned and it's going to make for a wonderful season I'm sure. I went with the Yamaha because of the 4 stroke engine technology and the sled's light weight. It's a deep powder sled with 144" track, 2" paddles and an 80HP 4 stroke power plant. Low pollution and quiet engines work well in the backcountry.

"These design goals allowed the Yamaha engineers to develop a very nimble package. They began with adapting their proven dirt bike engine technology into a unique, lightweight 2-cylinder engine and proceeded to build the sled around it. The compact chassis is constructed with their exclusive Controlled Flow die casting technology that allowed them to build a very rigid chassis without a lot of weight. That rigidity allowed the suspension engineers to develop a very precise handling suspension setup."

"Yamaha’s fourth objective was to build a sled that was fun to ride; for everyone, from novice riders to experienced veterans. Not “kid fun” like a 20 hp one-lunger, but the kind of fun you can go out and enjoy with anyone. The Phazer is light and nimble with a broad and user-friendly power band that you can’t help but have fun on it. Yamaha wants to expand the market and appeal to newer, younger buyers and this sled will do that."

Snowtech Magazine Review