What's your sled history?
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kingofthemountain
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Both of my grandpa's had sleds when I was younger. One had a set of John Deere Trailfire 440's. Early '80s vintage i think and consecutive vin numbers w/ matching John Deere trailer. He still has them and I keep thinking how awesome they would be in a vintage section at the snowmobile expo. The other had an '87 ski doo electra 377 and a 1990 safari 440. Rolled one of those down a hill and got attacked by a moose on the other. In my teens I ended up with a sweet mountain max that i rode to a gazillion miles and now I've got an '06 m7 mod.
It absolutely blows my mind to look at the old sleds next to the new ones and see how far snowmobile technology has come.
It absolutely blows my mind to look at the old sleds next to the new ones and see how far snowmobile technology has come.
See your problem isn't the fact that they're 2-strokes, It's the fact that they're all Polar-***'s.
Haha I knew that was coming
Sleds
1968 Ski Doo Super Olympique 16 HP upgrade!
1977 Ski Doo Elan 292SS Twin
1980 Yamaha Enticer ET-340
1982 Yamaha Enticer ET-340
1984 Yamaha Phazer 485
1987 Yamaha Exciter 570
1996 Ski Doo MXZ 583
2001 Ski Doo Summit 700
2005 Ski Doo Summit 800
2008 Ski Doo Summit 800
2011 Ski Doo Summit 800
Half the money I made I spent on Sleds, The other half I just wasted!
1968 Ski Doo Super Olympique 16 HP upgrade!
1977 Ski Doo Elan 292SS Twin
1980 Yamaha Enticer ET-340
1982 Yamaha Enticer ET-340
1984 Yamaha Phazer 485
1987 Yamaha Exciter 570
1996 Ski Doo MXZ 583
2001 Ski Doo Summit 700
2005 Ski Doo Summit 800
2008 Ski Doo Summit 800
2011 Ski Doo Summit 800
Half the money I made I spent on Sleds, The other half I just wasted!
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550iq
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1965? Arctic Cat 500e
1966 Bolens Diablo Rouge
1968 Ski Doo Super Olympique
1970 399 Olympique (still have) From this point on, my personal sleds
1971 Ski Doo Elan
1973 Ski Doo Elan 250SS
1975 Ski Doo 340 F/A
1978 Ski Doo Elan 250t (still have)
1981 Ski Doo 5500 Blizzard
1984 Polaris 400 Indy
1991 Polaris 440GT
1991 Polaris Trail Indy Deluxe
1994 Polaris Supersport
1997 Polaris XLT SP
2001 Polaris 550 Touring
2001 Arctic Cat 600 Mountain Cat
2006 Polaris 600 SB
2009 Polaris 550 IQ (Iron Dog ride)
2010 Polaris 600 SB Dragon (Iron Dog ride)
2011 Ski Doo 600 MxZ XRS (Iron Dog ride, 011 and 012) (still have)
2012 Polaris 600 RMK (still have)
2013 Polaris 800 SB Assault (Iron Dog ride) (still have)
By far the best snowmobile is the newest one. They all were great sleds, but I'll take the modern sled any day, any time.
Live to ride, ride to live. Amen. 550iq
1966 Bolens Diablo Rouge
1968 Ski Doo Super Olympique
1970 399 Olympique (still have) From this point on, my personal sleds
1971 Ski Doo Elan
1973 Ski Doo Elan 250SS
1975 Ski Doo 340 F/A
1978 Ski Doo Elan 250t (still have)
1981 Ski Doo 5500 Blizzard
1984 Polaris 400 Indy
1991 Polaris 440GT
1991 Polaris Trail Indy Deluxe
1994 Polaris Supersport
1997 Polaris XLT SP
2001 Polaris 550 Touring
2001 Arctic Cat 600 Mountain Cat
2006 Polaris 600 SB
2009 Polaris 550 IQ (Iron Dog ride)
2010 Polaris 600 SB Dragon (Iron Dog ride)
2011 Ski Doo 600 MxZ XRS (Iron Dog ride, 011 and 012) (still have)
2012 Polaris 600 RMK (still have)
2013 Polaris 800 SB Assault (Iron Dog ride) (still have)
By far the best snowmobile is the newest one. They all were great sleds, but I'll take the modern sled any day, any time.
Live to ride, ride to live. Amen. 550iq
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Started around 7 or 8 years old sleds in order in Northern Minnesota
74 ski-doo TNT Silver Bullet
78 yamaha 250 enticer
89 polaris indy 650 sks
93 arctic cat EXT mountain cat
94 polaris storm 800 sks
99 polaris xc 700
01 1/2 polaris xc 700, 1st valved 700 (awesome)
03 polaris sks 700 144
03 polaris xc 600 144
72 yamaha gp 433 (old timer run sled)
04 polaris rmk 800 159
******moved to Wyoming 2012*******
08 Polaris rmk 700 155 (in trailer)
11 polaris pro rmk 800 163 (in trailer)
12 polaris pro rmk 800 163 (in trailer)
74 ski-doo TNT Silver Bullet
78 yamaha 250 enticer
89 polaris indy 650 sks
93 arctic cat EXT mountain cat
94 polaris storm 800 sks
99 polaris xc 700
01 1/2 polaris xc 700, 1st valved 700 (awesome)
03 polaris sks 700 144
03 polaris xc 600 144
72 yamaha gp 433 (old timer run sled)
04 polaris rmk 800 159
******moved to Wyoming 2012*******
08 Polaris rmk 700 155 (in trailer)
11 polaris pro rmk 800 163 (in trailer)
12 polaris pro rmk 800 163 (in trailer)
Only 16 and ive got a decent list of sleds
1998 kitty cat 60cc
2002 Z120
1998 indy 340
1986 Panther 500cc Fan
2000 550 fan trail rmk
2007 switchback 600 ho
2012 600 rmk
The 12 600 is the first sled I have actually owned, the others i rode for about 2 seasons each then mt dad would give me something just a little bigger. Learned my way up!
1998 kitty cat 60cc
2002 Z120
1998 indy 340
1986 Panther 500cc Fan
2000 550 fan trail rmk
2007 switchback 600 ho
2012 600 rmk
The 12 600 is the first sled I have actually owned, the others i rode for about 2 seasons each then mt dad would give me something just a little bigger. Learned my way up!
Cool thread
580
can`t remember ages but started riding about 17yrs old and am 44 now.
rody buddies dads extra sled, 76 Polaris colt 340 air cooled fun sled worked on lifting the rear with drop brackets made a difference had alot of miles on this sled had fun, and soar back.
Rode alot of friends El tigre 530
rode buddies 440 panther.
Eltgre someone put a 433 yammy in nad blew it up lol.
got out of sledding for about 6 year then went out on a ride with budy again
and rode his wifes 98 Summit 670x and Wow the power was great 2 weeks later I purchased a 96 Powder special 580 had alot of fun on this sled and also owned a 97 580 EXT EFI, was crap injection so rode the carbed powder special.
thand purchased buddies 97 Summit with a 98 670x motor what a great sled rode it for a few years converted it toa Mach 1 700 tripple, power was good the following season I purchased the 04 Skidoo Summit X 800ho I ride now and has a Ton of mods on, still have teh 97 summit that is the wifes sled and has a 91 Mach 1 617 in it now.
Wildcard
580
can`t remember ages but started riding about 17yrs old and am 44 now.
rody buddies dads extra sled, 76 Polaris colt 340 air cooled fun sled worked on lifting the rear with drop brackets made a difference had alot of miles on this sled had fun, and soar back.
Rode alot of friends El tigre 530
rode buddies 440 panther.
Eltgre someone put a 433 yammy in nad blew it up lol.
got out of sledding for about 6 year then went out on a ride with budy again
and rode his wifes 98 Summit 670x and Wow the power was great 2 weeks later I purchased a 96 Powder special 580 had alot of fun on this sled and also owned a 97 580 EXT EFI, was crap injection so rode the carbed powder special.
thand purchased buddies 97 Summit with a 98 670x motor what a great sled rode it for a few years converted it toa Mach 1 700 tripple, power was good the following season I purchased the 04 Skidoo Summit X 800ho I ride now and has a Ton of mods on, still have teh 97 summit that is the wifes sled and has a 91 Mach 1 617 in it now.
Wildcard
I dont have near the list some have yet, but im working on it.
1992 Indy trail - a friend let me drive when we were 12 or 13 ish. (and I was hooked). We couldnt afford one so I started saving my pennies.
1999 Z370 - first sled i could afford. I think I was 15, rode for a couple years
2004 - Sabercat 500 first brand new anything that i ever bought, man was I pumped
2007 - Renegade X 800 - Lemon! haha
2009 - M8 s/p 153 - Started riding out west a fair bit, now we hardly want to ride at home.
2013 - PC8 LTD 153 - Funnest sled I have ever owned. Already counting the days until next season!
1992 Indy trail - a friend let me drive when we were 12 or 13 ish. (and I was hooked). We couldnt afford one so I started saving my pennies.
1999 Z370 - first sled i could afford. I think I was 15, rode for a couple years
2004 - Sabercat 500 first brand new anything that i ever bought, man was I pumped
2007 - Renegade X 800 - Lemon! haha
2009 - M8 s/p 153 - Started riding out west a fair bit, now we hardly want to ride at home.
2013 - PC8 LTD 153 - Funnest sled I have ever owned. Already counting the days until next season!
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sledneck_03
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95 puma 340 for a week, 86?? Prowler 440 liquid cause puma was too slow. 2000 xc 700, 2003 edge x 600 after year 1 changed to 136, 2008 rmk 700 155, 2014 pro rmk 163.
My 2000 xc 700 i was about 14-15, put a riser on it and threw the transfer blocks away. My dad and his friends were like, handles like crap! Yah but it would float across the fields and wheely down hills and not nose dive, like a short mountain sled! Did the same to my edge x and natural progression went the full blown mountain sled route.
My 2000 xc 700 i was about 14-15, put a riser on it and threw the transfer blocks away. My dad and his friends were like, handles like crap! Yah but it would float across the fields and wheely down hills and not nose dive, like a short mountain sled! Did the same to my edge x and natural progression went the full blown mountain sled route.
Glad to see someone has a longer career
Than mine..... makes me younger. Won't list 'em all because I hate typing on my tablet BUT started with a 1967 ?SKIDOO Alpine 299 cc in 1968 after borrowing sleds every t
Ime I could. Later we had a 1964 Alpine and a 1965 Olympique 250 cc
1974 polaris tx 250
1976 polaris tx 250 starfire
1979 polaris tx 340
college,
wife,
kid
next wife
kids
1995 polaris xcr
1998 polaris 700 rmk
1999 polaris 700 rmk
current wife
2003 polaris vertical edge 800 rmk
2009 polaris 800 dragon rmk
2011 polaris 800 pro rmk
2013 polaris 800 pro rmk
bun in the oven 2014 pro rmk [stealth black ]
the rest are kids and wife's sleds
polaris star
polaris indy lite
polaris ultra rmk
1999 polaris 600 rmk
2002 polaris 500 xc with 144
2003 polaris pro x 440 fans X 2
2007 polaris 600 rmk 144
2008 polaris 600 rmk 144
kids have all left home
still have current wife
all sleds are gone
waiting for my snow check 2014
wishing i still had my 76 250 starfire
really wishing I had mom and dads 71 294 starfire and 73 295 starefire.
1976 polaris tx 250 starfire
1979 polaris tx 340
college,
wife,
kid
next wife
kids
1995 polaris xcr
1998 polaris 700 rmk
1999 polaris 700 rmk
current wife
2003 polaris vertical edge 800 rmk
2009 polaris 800 dragon rmk
2011 polaris 800 pro rmk
2013 polaris 800 pro rmk
bun in the oven 2014 pro rmk [stealth black ]
the rest are kids and wife's sleds
polaris star
polaris indy lite
polaris ultra rmk
1999 polaris 600 rmk
2002 polaris 500 xc with 144
2003 polaris pro x 440 fans X 2
2007 polaris 600 rmk 144
2008 polaris 600 rmk 144
kids have all left home
still have current wife
all sleds are gone
waiting for my snow check 2014
wishing i still had my 76 250 starfire
really wishing I had mom and dads 71 294 starfire and 73 295 starefire.
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Been riding since day 1 got my first ride at age 5 and went from there, me and my little bro always got dads ride when he bought new. owned my last three sleds.
79? Skidoo 250 ss
97 bravo 250
99 mountain max 600
01 Srx 700 (only rode it a couple months before trading in for phazer)
07 phazer mtn lite
06 apex
12 pro rmk 800
13 nypex mod work in progress
79? Skidoo 250 ss
97 bravo 250
99 mountain max 600
01 Srx 700 (only rode it a couple months before trading in for phazer)
07 phazer mtn lite
06 apex
12 pro rmk 800
13 nypex mod work in progress
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mtsummitx
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Gotta update my list.
Add:
2007 Summit 550F 136 (my boys ride)
2008 Summit X 154 (my new ride)
