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A slide bar for the track system of a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle comprises colored, or otherwise visually distinctive, wear indicating marks extending longitudinally along at least one of the side walls thereof. The colored wear indicating marks generally provide an indication to the opera

A slide bar for the track system of a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle comprises colored, or otherwise visually distinctive, wear indicating marks extending longitudinally along at least one of the side walls thereof. The colored wear indicating marks generally provide an indication to the operator of the vehicle that the slide bar needs to be replaced.

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1. A slide bar for a track system, the slide bar extending longitudinally and being made from polymeric material, the slide bar comprising a first longitudinally extending side wall, a second longitudinally extending side wall, and a longitudinally extending underside, at least one of the first and

1. A slide bar for a track system, the slide bar extending longitudinally and being made from polymeric material, the slide bar comprising a first longitudinally extending side wall, a second longitudinally extending side wall, and a longitudinally extending underside, at least one of the first and second side walls comprising at least one wear indicating mark visually distinctive from a surface of the at least one of the first and second side walls, the at least one wear indicating mark extending longitudinally along the at least one of the first and second side walls, wherein said slide bar connects a traveling track to a suspension rail system of a snowmobile. 2. A slide bar as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide bar has a first color, wherein the at least one wear indicating mark has a second color, and wherein the first and second colors are different. 3. A slide bar as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first and second side walls is the first side wall, wherein the at least one wear indicating mark is at least one first wear indicating mark, and wherein the second side wall comprises at least one second wear indicating mark visually distinctive from the second side wall, the at least one second wear indicating mark extending longitudinally along the second side wall. 4. A slide bar as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one first wear indicating mark and the at least one second wear indicating mark are located at the same level on the slide bar. 5. A slide bar as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first side wall comprises a first longitudinally extending groove, wherein the second side wall comprises a second longitudinally extending groove, wherein the at least one first wear indicating mark is a first insert located in the first groove, and wherein the at least one second wear indicating mark is a second insert located in the second groove. 6. A slide bar as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first insert and the second insert are made from polymeric material. 7. A slide bar as claimed in claim 6, wherein the slide bar has a first color, wherein the first insert has a second color, wherein the second insert has a third color, and wherein the second and third colors are different from the first color. 8. A slide bar as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first and second grooves are located at the same level on the slide bar. 9. A slide bar as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first and second side walls comprising the at least one wear indicating mark comprises a longitudinally extending groove, and wherein the at least one wear indicating mark is an insert located in the groove. 10. A slide bar as claimed in claim 9, wherein the insert is made from polymeric material. 11. A slide bar as claimed in claim 10, wherein the slide bar has a first color, wherein the insert has a second color, and wherein the first and second colors are different. 12. A slide bar as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first and second side walls comprises at least two wear indicating marks visually distinctive from the at least one of the first and second side walls, the at least two wear indicating marks being parallel and extending longitudinally along the at least one of the first and second side walls. 13. A slide bar as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least two wear indicating marks are visually distinctive from each other. 14. A slide bar as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least two wear indicating marks have different colors. 15. A slide bar as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide bar is configured to be mounted to a rail of the track system, and wherein the at least one wear indicating mark is substantially aligned with a bottom of the rail when the slide bar is mounted to the rail. 16. A slide bar for a track system, the slide bar extending longitudinally and being made from polymeric material having a first color, the slide bar comprising a first longitudinally extending side wall, a second longitudinally extending side wall, and a longitudinally extending underside, the first side wall comprising at least one first longitudinally extending groove, the second side wall comprising at least one second longitudinally extending groove, the at least one first groove having mounted therein a first longitudinally extending insert having a second color different from the first color being as such visually distinctive from a surface of the first longitudinally extending side wall, and the at least one second groove having mounted therein a second longitudinally extending insert having a third color different from the first color and being as such visually distinctive from a surface of the second longitudinally extending side wall, wherein said slide bar connects a traveling track to a suspension rail system of a snowmobile. 17. A slide bar as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first longitudinally extending insert is made from polymeric material, and wherein the second longitudinally extending insert is made from polymeric material. 18. A slide bar as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one first groove and the at least one second groove are located at the same level on the slide bar. 19. A slide bar as claimed in claim 16, wherein the slide bar is configured to be mounted to a rail of the track system, and wherein the at least one first groove is substantially aligned with a bottom of the rail when the slide bar is mounted to the rail. 20. A slide bar as claimed in claim 16, wherein the slide bar is configured to be mounted to a rail of the track system, and wherein both the at least one first groove and the at least one second groove are substantially aligned with a bottom of the rail when the slide bar is mounted to the rail.