When is it time to pull the pin on a trusted old steed, and what to do when you do?

[flying pig]

Hey guys, having a bit of a moral dilema. I've been riding the same sled in some variation since I first started riding mountains in 1998. Literally everywhere I've been it has been. Love the old girl and its not a lack of power that is getting to me, and not so much a parts cost thing, its the chassis being so badly outdated now that it really is the sled that is starting to hold me back. What would you guys do with it? I want a new sled in the next year or so but I'm having a hard time parting with the old one, its hard to justify keeping it and I feel like I might regret it if I part it out but at the same time keeping it to rust when it could get parted out to help fund the new unit is kinda a hard choice. Help!

 

[pedak07]

This is a hard one.....Recently....earlier this season I went through the same dilema. I have had other sleds over the years but my MOD was my true love. Currently still have her and see is getting tuned but bit the bullet and bought a new dauly driver. I opted to go all out, boosted Nytro, so that I would find myself regreting anything. After the first part of the season over I am not looking back. I know have a sled that is truely turn key. It runs, without fail everytime I want to and their is no tuning involved.

That being said, brings us to our next issue.....What to do with the Old Iron? Honestly the best bet is to part them out. This older stuff isnt worth any money built. In the same realm it is very difficult to teardown your masterpiece. After mine is done getting tuned for its new home(elevation), it will be like an old dog........take it out one last time to say our goodbye's and away she will go. Cant hold on forever, and a few more rides on my T-Nytro and there will be no regrets, plus that 110 fuel is getting expensive.

 

[The Fourth Wolf]

Keep it

It's been your labor of love all these years and you know this machine intimately (but not biblically I hope). It runs great and it doesn't perform worse all of a sudden because the improvements in newer designs so keep it.

If a new machine is in your future and money is an issue then you play the saving-up game a bit longer.

I guess I'm sentimental but I say keep it and wait until you can afford a new machine.

 

[treetopflyer]

Wow i thought i was the only one having a hard time with this very issue. Ive ridin my 2000 xcr 800 mod since i built it in 2001. Ive loved this sled since the first ride. Its never been pulled home and ive never had any parts break. 10 years of pure joy!!!!!!

But i feel outdated since the pro came out. I dont need a new chassis but i want one. Ill probably break down and buy a new pro but i will not sell my pride and joy or part out a perfectly good sled. chassis looks as good as it did in 2001. The sled is worth nothing now but we all know what they cost to build!!!!!!!!

Im keeping mine. Just my opinion!!!!!

Ive watched all fall on the classifieds where guys cant get 5000.00 for a sled that cost well over 20,000 to build. I almost bought one of them.crazy world we live in.

I feel for you. good luck with your decision.

 

[HOTRODREDNECK]

keep it! even the new ones break and you'll need a backup.

 

[ndmeathead]

A spare old faithful is a beautiful thing!!!!! Its like breaking in a new gf while your old gf is waiting for a ride. very similiar in the piece of mind aspect, always wanting upgrades for the old gal, and certainly harder to part out j/k

 

[Burr]

Keep it ! Get someone started in the sport on it. Sounds like it means alot to you so if it not a money thing dont sell it as it wont bring alot . The smiles and good times you had on it will make it worth it.

 

[Coldfinger]

If you can't sell it for much, have a place to store it and have others that may ride it at least once per year, keep it.

I sold my old 99 summit x 136, but mainly because the market at the time was great and I needed the storage space. That sled had 5000 miles or so, same clutch, pistons, hyfax, wear bars, etc. It was a great sled.

Moved up in model years for a longer track, higher handlebars, higher seat, better ergonomics. Very happy too, but some days I wish I'd kept the 670, thrown a 151 under it, put a bar riser on and possibly a different seat, and it would still be a great sled, plus, it would have depreciated much less than the newer machine I bought. Now that I think about it, the newer sled has depreciated about as much as the old sled was worth so in essence, had I kept the old sled, I'd be riding for free right now (if there was snow).

 

[m8sandman]

jump on a pro for a day, it will make the pain much less. loved my M, spent 5 seasons and a lot of miles on that sled. tons of time, money, mods and a lot of love. rode the pro one time and it was up for sale the next day

 

[Jay]

Buy a new pro and figure out how to stuff that triple in it. Problemo solved. Seriously keep it, your not going to get a quarter of your money back and every once in awhile you can drag it out for a ride so you can remember what a real sled sounds like.

 

[flying pig]

Thanks for the reply guys. Here I thought it was just me bein attatched at the wussy!

I still have lots of time to make up my mind, every time an XP rides past me when I'm upside down in a creek or treewell I want to burn it, but playing in drifts and meadows with it makes me smile.

i'll probably keep it, but I might have a tough time convincing my wife that I get a new 800 and she gets to ride a 1200 LOL. Could always find a real beater for her for a few trips though.

 

[MR. TWO LITRE]

Thanks for the reply guys. Here I thought it was just me bein attatched at the wussy!

I still have lots of time to make up my mind, every time an XP rides past me when I'm upside down in a creek or treewell I want to burn it, but playing in drifts and meadows with it makes me smile.

i'll probably keep it, but I might have a tough time convincing my wife that I get a new 800 and she gets to ride a 1200 LOL. Could always find a real beater for her for a few trips though.

keep it branden i got my 800 xp 2 1200 turbo,s one carbon fibre . still have alota fun when i dig out the ol scud.

 

[POLZIN]

this is why most of have 1-2 good riding buddies and a 4 place trailer! Keep It !

 

[Scott]

Hey guys, having a bit of a moral dilema. I've been riding the same sled in some variation since I first started riding mountains in 1998. Literally everywhere I've been it has been. Love the old girl and its not a lack of power that is getting to me, and not so much a parts cost thing, its the chassis being so badly outdated now that it really is the sled that is starting to hold me back. What would you guys do with it? I want a new sled in the next year or so but I'm having a hard time parting with the old one, its hard to justify keeping it and I feel like I might regret it if I part it out but at the same time keeping it to rust when it could get parted out to help fund the new unit is kinda a hard choice. Help!

Wow....I have gone through that in my mind over and over. Did I write this post or did you? LOL

You COULD go Braveheart on it and chop it up...sending it's parts to the 4 corners of the sledding world. BUT that takes time and labor. I've done that before.
The money comes in a lot slower, but you can actually do a little BETTER than selling it whole. You will need a steady supply of boxes and you have to be sharp on your negotiations of pricing PLUS shipping, or you'll get eaten alive at the postal counter.

Or you can do what I'm leaning toward doing...NOT selling it at all.
My son has been begun drooling over it this past year. He's asked me if I will sell it to him when he's big enough to ride it.
He's almost 9. I don't want to ride it for 5 or 6 more years before he's big enough to ride it....but that will be dictated by time and the economy.

 

[High Velocity]

I've went through this with my last two sleds (still wondering why I sold my last one), but it only takes a couple rides on the new iron to get over it. I never think about money invested in a sled when I sell it. I think about all the good times I had building it and riding it - priceless !! IMHO, I never lose money on my sleds.


Sent from my iPhone when I should be sledding.

 

[slash]

ya same problem here almost done takin her appart so 2000 genII mod for sale in pices, need enough for a turbo
for the new one..

 

[2XM3]

Same here, listed it for a bit but decied to just keep it, plus the power is quite insane from the race gas only mod motor...lol....so it gets a place in my shop and ridden a couple times a year. Never fails to bring a smile to my face when I pin the throttle...lol and damn thing has more in carbon fibre and titanium then my new pro ride costs,would never want to buy the carbon tunnel and hood again...not to mention the 3 spare motors I have for it sitting on the shelf...



425 odd pounds and a true 200 hp....yeeeeeehawaaaaa

 

[coyoteman]

I keep them all. No one wants them by the time I'm through with them.

 

[TRIPLESWILLNEVERDIE!]

Keep your old mod. There is nothing like laying the smack down on the newest latest greatest $12,000 overpriced junk with an old school mod sled.

 

[Long Gone]

He's asked me if I will sell it to him when he's big enough to ride it.
He's almost 9. I don't want to ride it for 5 or 6 more years before he's big enough to ride it....but that will be dictated by time and the economy.

Now is the time for him to start riding! I had to keep my old mod sled and it makes a great starter sled. I started letting my son start riding on his own at age 8 (just in the foothills). Now he will be 13 next month and keeps up quite well. I took him with my normal riding buddies 3 weeks ago on a bottomless powder day and he kept up quite well.

It is never too early to start taking your kids, just be careful where you go.