take 5
VILLAINS
Villains have long played a role in our everyday life. There has always been a good versus evil feud and it made us stronger as individuals and made for a better society. Villains showed us that there is a first place and second place and while everyone should get a trophy for participating there should always be a difference in size and numbers on the actual award. For this issue of Take 5 we look at some of the best Villains of all time.
ALOUETTE VILLAIN SNOWMOBILE
Way back when Alouette is business and manufacturing snowmobiles, they featured three different Villain models in their line-up. A 440cc twin, a 440cc triple and a 650cc triple with three shiny chrome pipes hanging out the side. The Villain (especially the 650) were all limited race sleds and had some very interesting features. Instead of having a leaf spring suspension up front on the skis, they came with a coil over the shock which was a head of its time. Alouette knew the power of having star powered talent behind the bars and in the 1970s they had both Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve. The Villeneuve brothers could make anything go fast, which was exactly what the Alouette Villain needed. These stunning snowmobiles were not as competitive as the manufacturer would have liked as they were heavy and were still being made of steel while many manufacturers had already made the move using more and more aluminum.
SKELETOR
It takes a certain type of Villain to go against the mighty He-Man for 130 episodes over the course of two seasons and lose every time. If the name Skeletor isn’t scary enough this villain’s full name is, Skeletor the Lord of Destruction and Overlord of Evil. Skeletor was a hulking muscular beast with a training in kick ass and if that wasn’t enough, he was also powerful sorcerer. But he could never beat the boy toy known as He-Man. More often than not, Skeletor was defeated because of his blundering evil henchmen. We think Skeletor coined the phrase, “don’t blame the player, blame the game”.
SEGWAY VILLAIN
“Segway” is not just the transportation dream for “Mall Cops” anymore. Segway Off-Road entered into the ultra-competitive Side-by-Side and ATV Market recently and they immediately made waves with the introduction of their Villain SX10 which is a 1000cc 4-stroke producing 105 horsepower and the Hybrid model the Villain SX10 H W. The Hybrid is attracting a lot of interest as it is producing an unheard of 196 horsepower. While the Hybrid Villain hasn’t landed in dealerships yet, the demand is there for a Hybrid with this type of performance. When the Villain SX10 H W does hit showrooms and ultimately into consumers hands, it will sure to be seen hunting down a lot of the competition.
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