What's your sled history?

[smv sledhead]

I might not be right on all the dates, but I thought it would be fun to stir the memory soup a little.

3-8 Kitty Cat. (No less than 100,000 miles)
8-14 yrs 80's and 90's Phazers
14-16 1993 EXT 580 (w/big bore-first real mod ride)
16-18 1994 ZR 580 (always stock)
18-21 I skied a lot
21-24 1998 Powder Special 600
24-26 2001 Mountain Cat 800
26-28 Skied some more
28-32 Gen2 modded hill climber. (Some good memories)
32-present 2009 M8 Turbo
2/20/2013-ProClimb 800 snopro!!

 

[Vern]

between the ages of 11ish-18 i had, in order:

'74 panther 440
'86 indy 400 with a 136 with sweet bolt on plastic paddles
'86 indy 600 136x1.5"
'90 indy 500 sks twin piped 133"
'89 indy 650 mod 141x2"

age 18-20:

'99 rmk 700 141x2"

age 20-present:

'06 m7 153" best sled ive owned

edit: forgot to mention there were a few other 70's and early 80's models throughout the years used strictly for beater/Dicking around at the house sleds

 

[skidoorulz]

With all those Arctic Cats I am surprised you didn't give up years ago

Won't give ages but here I go
1974 Scorpion super stinger
1980 John Deere Sportfire
1980 Kawasaki Invader
1985 Skidoo MXLT
1991 Polaris Indy Sport
1994 Polaris Indy Trail
1997 Skidoo Formula 500
1999 Skidoo Summit 500
1999 Skidoo Summit 670X
1999 Skidoo Mini Z
2003 Skidoo Summit 800
2006 Skidoo Summit 800
2009 Skidoo Summit 600 Etec
I don't think I forgot any. Man what a difference 39 years of evolution makes. I wonder how many people would be riding today if they had to start on a Scorpion Super Stinger

 

[AZ800]

Wow gotta bunch.
Started about 10 yrs old.
70 skiDoo Olympique 340
72 Cat Panther 440 with the Kawi motor. Better than the US engines then.
Various 70s models mostly Cats, would buy fix and sell them to make a buck.
78 Kawi Invader 440. Fast but POS
76 Yami Exciter 440. Had that one thru hi school.
Didn't really ride much in college. Sold the sleds.
Outta college 1 year 95 Poo xcr 600
98 ZRT 600
98 ZR500 ( wife's first sled)
96 xcr 600sp briefly
01 RMK 800 mod
05 M7 (wife's current sled)
08 M1000 mod
12 Poo 800 pro
And my kids first sled now a cherry 1980 Trail Cat

 

[Scott]

Started in 1976 (I was 4 when I took my first ride)
These are the sleds under my roof as a kid and adult in order of purchase.


72 Cheetah 340 (rode it for 20 years)
73 Puma 399
70? SkiDoo something or other.
78 Ski Doo something.
80 John Deer Liquifire 440
81(?) John Deer Liquifire 440
93 Indy 440 Trail
95 XLT 600
97 RMK 700
00 RMK 800
01 RMK 800/1155/800
06 600 RMK
13 RMK 800

 

[freeflorider]

This is fun... Here we go
.
?? 340 TNT
76 440 cat el Tigra leapord skid seat and all
78 340 John deer liquid fire
84 400 liquid Polaris killed it and replaced it with next one
85 400 fan Polaris
91 500 Polaris dg pipes best sled ever
91 488 sport Polaris spare sled dam 650 was always down
91 650 polaris short track mod with 2" plastic paddles...problem sled
96 Xcr Polaris short track 2 rubber track...this one had one of thoughts great sub contract cranks...time for a brake.
Started ridding Harley's for 10 years
07 m1000 cat 162
07 m8 cat 162 wife's
07 phaser kids great sled but to heavy, sucks in the deep.
05 m5 cat 144 kids
09 m1000 cat mod 162
Latest 2011 m8 full custom twisted turbo r/g 174 rat sled ...woo momma!

 

[norsepeak]

in order starting in 1979:
74 Moto Ski 340
72 Sno Jet 292
74 Moto Ski 400
78 Yamaha 340
76 Polaris tx 340
76 Polaris tx 440
78 Ski Doo 340
78 Ski Doo 440
97 Polaris RMK 700
99 Ski Doo Summit 670
99 Polaris RMK 700
00 Mod Custom 700
01 Summit 800
05 Summit 800
07 Summit 800
09 Summit 800
10 Summit 800
13 Summit 800

Not sure but I think there is a patern the last few years.

 

[sdsnocop]

Personal Sleds

69 Boa Ski
72 SkiRoule RTX
74 Chaparral Firebird
73 Chaparral SSX
84 Polaris Trail Indy
97 Arctic Cat Powder Special
80 Yamaha Enticer Deluxe 340 (vintage ride)
01 Arctic Cat Mountain Cat 600
List does not count the numerous sleds purchased to part out including the Yamaha VMax 600 my son wrecked yesterday
70 Chaparral Executive (newest old vintage ride)

Patrol Sleds

76 Arctic Cat Pantera
84 Polaris SS 440
84 Polaris Trail Indy
93 Polaris Indy Classic 500
95 Arctic Cat Cougar 550
97 Skidoo Formula 500
99 Skidoo Formula 500
01 Yamaha SXR 600
03 Skidoo Rev 600 (the funny beaver tail)
05 Skidoo Renegade 600
07 Skidoo Renegade 600SDI
09 Skidoo Summit 600etec
11 Skidoo Summit 600etec
13 Skidoo Summit 600etec

 

[mplynchmob]

91 Indy 650 burnt to the ground in highschool parking lot
08 Polaris Shift sold
10 Crossfire 800 Still have
10 Dragon 163 800 still have
01 RMK 600--- Watercrosser

 

[exman04]

Only can remember back to 02ish when I bought my first new sled
02 RMK 700 151
04 rev 800 151
05 m7 163
06 apex 162
08 xp 154
12 proclimb 162

I'm real brand loyal!!!

 

[snowman80]

I haven't had as many as a lot of you guys but I'm still young and god willing still have some years ahead of me.

'91 jag 440
'95 summit 670
'01 mountain cat 800
'11 rmk assault- current ride

 

[Dobber1]

Pics are worth 1,000 memories...

'68 Scorpion

'71 Rupp 440WT & '72 Rupp Yankee

Then move west as a teenager and dad sells out...fast forward about 25 years & take the leap.

'98 AC Powder Special 600 & '00 AC ZL440

Trade up a couple years later...
'00 AC Powder Special 600 & 700

Trade up a couple years later...
'02 AC Mountain Cat 600 & 800

Found this for sale in '08 with only 17 miles on it!
'06 AC King Cat 900

Then saw the light...

Now do most my riding in this...

 

[bnorth]

2-21 Lot's of skiing
22 Pulled my head out of my @ss
23-24 2005 Summit 1000 162
25-26 2006 Summit 1000 carbon chassis mod
26+ 2014 XM 163?

 

[ROKRIG]

Went to the 2013 SkiDoo release party at the Tulalip Casino last year, liked what I saw and determined I was going to get into a new hobby.

Picked up my snow-checked 2013 Summit X 154 (black) in December. Went to Island Park on 12/26 (rode Jefferson, Ingot and other parts). Just got back from Brandywine (close to Whistler) a few weeks ago. Even had to spend the night in the B.C. mountains due to extremely heavy fog.

Oh, and I've never ridden before the Idaho trip. Everyone I ride with has been at it for considerably longer. Steep learning curve but damn is this fun!

 

[hockeyb4]

Not as long as most of you guys
1996 Ultra 670 shaved head, ported, polished, and triple pipes
2000 rmk 700
2001 rmk 800 snowcheck
2003 pro-x 440 bulkhead w/800 v.e.s motor mountain mod too much to list
2005 Skidoo rev 800
2010 xp x 154 current

 

[Slednoggin23]

In order started in '76

1. '76 Ski-Doo Elan 250 SS
2. '78 Yamaha Enticer 300 the elan was faster
3. '81 Yamaha 440 SS reliable as heck
4. '80 Arctic Cat El Tigre 6000 crank eater
5. '85 Ski-Doo Formula MX LT silver slug.. heaaaavey but fast
6. '89 Polaris Indy 650 SKS triple pipe triple stinger. loved to eat stators
7. '93 Yamaha Exciter II SX great sled sold it in 95 and raised kids
8. '00 Arctic Cat Powder Special 600 bought the wife the old Yami SX and the kids a '84 Yamaha SRV
9. '01 Arctic Cat Mtn Cat 800 LE New one for me still had the others
10. '05 Arctic Cat M7 153 Sleding was fun again. Still have it 8K+ miles
11. '09 Arctic Cat M8 153 LE Best sled by far. Zero issues in 6500 miles
12. '12 Arctic Cat M1100 Turbo 162 love this sled.

 

[mtsummitx]

With all those Arctic Cats I am surprised you didn't give up years ago

Won't give ages but here I go
1974 Scorpion super stinger
1980 John Deere Sportfire
1980 Kawasaki Invader
1985 Skidoo MXLT
1991 Polaris Indy Sport
1994 Polaris Indy Trail
1997 Skidoo Formula 500
1999 Skidoo Summit 500
1999 Skidoo Summit 670X
1999 Skidoo Mini Z
2003 Skidoo Summit 800
2006 Skidoo Summit 800
2009 Skidoo Summit 600 Etec
I don't think I forgot any. Man what a difference 39 years of evolution makes. I wonder how many people would be riding today if they had to start on a Scorpion Super Stinger

Your memory is getting foggy, your Scorpion was a Stingerette, and the John Deere was a TrailFire wasn't it?

Lets see,

Rode 2 up on:
74 Stingerette
80 TrailFire or SportFire, one of the 2
80 Invader
85 MXLT

Solo Rides
80 TrailFire/SportFire
94 Indy Trail
99 Summit 500
99 Summit 670
03 Summit 800 currently, but dreaming of an XP!

 

[maddog21]

15-21 yrs rode on my buddy's sled 99 SKS and RMK 700. made me want to buy one!
22-25 yrs 2000 RMK 700 (first sled and first time out west)
25-present 2004 vertical escape 800

 

[skidoorulz]

Your memory is getting foggy, your Scorpion was a Stingerette, and the John Deere was a TrailFire wasn't it?

Lets see,

Rode 2 up on:
74 Stingerette
80 TrailFire or SportFire, one of the 2
80 Invader
85 MXLT

Solo Rides
80 TrailFire/SportFire
94 Indy Trail
99 Summit 500
99 Summit 670
03 Summit 800 currently, but dreaming of an XP!

Nope it was a Sportfire and the Scorpion was a Super Stingerette The Super Stingerette was a 340 and the Super Stinger was a 440, my mistake

 

[mtsummitx]

Grandpa's John Deere must have been the TrailFire then huh?