Surviving off season!! - Page 188 - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

curly · 03-13-2012, 11:09 PM

Got 950 miles even though the winter sucked...I cant remember a winter this bad. Even when there was no snow in southern michigan it was usually ok up north. Oh well...time to summerize the sleds and get the docks/hoists and boats ready....be winter again before we know it...thank god i was off for 3 weekends we had snow up north...

**smallengineguy** · 03-14-2012, 04:01 AM

I never registered the sleds this year. Never left the yard. It was THAT bad.

YamahaSS440 · 03-14-2012, 06:36 AM

I think a lot of people complained saying it was a bad winter. If you drove a couple hours you could usually find snow!

Trip · 03-14-2012, 07:04 AM

Fishing
Camping
Quadding
**sigh** Working good thing its shift work

And the best news.....Expecting a little on in July!!! so the previous list well, I think that is a fantasy for now.

Phaze · 03-14-2012, 08:17 AM

Yep, suppose to be in the 70's today. Fine by me. Since winter is officially over, time to melt what little snow is left and thaw out the lakes so we can splash the boat and wet a line. Summers seem to fly by, so I just want to enjoy every minute of it......

I put on over 700 miles just riding locally. That will hold me until December.....

YamahaSS440 · 03-14-2012, 10:26 AM

I will also be working the whole summer I believe. Got a job at a tree nursery which will pay well and be hard and fun. Got the job for the spring for sure but now since my friend who got me the job is going to basic training the whole summer, I assume I will take over for him for that time. $$$$$$$ Buying a dirtbike and saving up for a killer sled.

eli346 · 03-14-2012, 04:11 PM

75 and sunny here today just got home from golf practice goodbye winter!

jordandakota · 03-14-2012, 05:00 PM

I got the ZRT running today, so it'll likely be going up on CL for like $500 to try get it sold. I let the thing sit covered in snow all winter, unrideable, and now when it's 60 degrees and NO snow anywhere, I got it running. Runs pretty dang good too. Haha. I need to get a job pretty quick, otherwise the better ones will already be filled. I turned in a couple apps the other day, but I'm gonna go apply at some outside jobs as well.

YamahaSS440 · 03-15-2012, 10:56 AM

I refuse to work inside. I hate it.

jordandakota · 03-15-2012, 11:21 AM

Pizza ranch wasn't that bad, but I still don't like doing the whole food thing. Too much to worry about. I applied at Runnings (basically fleet farm but not quite as good) this week. My cousin worked there a year or so ago and she said there's enough other things to do to where I wouldn't ever need to check people out up front.

Formulafan · 03-15-2012, 07:09 PM

It will be good to get back to work in april. I get laid off in the winter which is a good thing when we get lots of snow, plenty of time on the sled. Got some work to do to the barn & fences this summer but plan on making time to start restoring my 91 mx, would be nice to have it ready for next winter.

Sledhead25 · 03-16-2012, 09:46 AM

Hopefully everybody had or is still having a good season. I was excited for this season but I never even went. I got a new sled this year and did a lot of work to it to get the thing ready but it never even saw the snow. The guy I got it from was being a pain in the a$$ and lazy. He told me he had a title for it and would get it to me as soon as he found it. This was 4 months ago. It's very frustrating. I use to not ever register my sled but I moved to a new area and I don't want to chance it. I guess I'll just wait for next year. I bought a race car so I'm just trying to get it ready for the season. Hopefully the race season will be better than the sled season.

PowerSports · 03-16-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sledhead25

Hopefully everybody had or is still having a good season. I was excited for this season but I never even went. I got a new sled this year and did a lot of work to it to get the thing ready but it never even saw the snow. The guy I got it from was being a pain in the a$$ and lazy. He told me he had a title for it and would get it to me as soon as he found it. This was 4 months ago. It's very frustrating. I use to not ever register my sled but I moved to a new area and I don't want to chance it. I guess I'll just wait for next year. I bought a race car so I'm just trying to get it ready for the season. Hopefully the race season will be better than the sled season.

Idaho requires titles for snowmobiles? That's why I never buy anything without a title. It's just asking for trouble.

Sledhead25 · 03-19-2012, 09:16 AM

Ya, I'm wishing they didn't though. It's a huge pain cuz I live 200 mile from the guy so it's not like I can just go over and ask him about it. He's a friend of my dads so my dad is trying to help out as much as possible. I have a title for a race car I bought that can't be registered anymore but I can't get one for a sled.

eli346 · 03-25-2012, 01:35 PM

Just got back from my uncles and the neighbor had his srx 700 go cart it it was awesome everytime he hits the gas its non stop roosts sounds awesome too

eli346 · 03-25-2012, 02:31 PM

what do you guys think of this as just a beater bike for the summer? don't have hardly anything to spend after paying for my car.1978 Kawasaki KD125

99Polaris500 · 03-25-2012, 04:34 PM

1976 Artic Cat Panther Fix-up or for parts.. Really wish I had more room in the shed right now.

YamahaSS440 · 03-26-2012, 09:06 PM

Thats a $50 dollar bike.

eli346 · 03-26-2012, 09:12 PM

50 seems a little low i was thinking $100 wouldnt be bad if all it needed was the carb cleaned and stuff like that but if it needed a rebuild then 50

YamahaSS440 · 03-29-2012, 11:20 AM

It looks like a pile of crap that's sat in a barn for ten years. $50 sounds fair. It's not a rare bike and is old, and worth nothing. Go ahead and overpay for a slow bike that needs a lot of work. I bought an 87 KX80 for $100 bucks and it was way better than that will ever be. Just saying man! I have more experience buying and selling stuff.