Hello from Metro Detroit

[Snownutz]

Well I'm a guy who has almost always had a sled but have to admit there were a lot of years I just never got to ride due to either no snow ,riding partners or operating condition of sleds. I've been riding since 1974 and miss riding the amount of miles I did on all that old iron. Now that you can come back without being beaten to death by brutal trails and no suspension sleds it just doesn't add up to me that I don't ride more. Anyways I am in possession of a 93 XLT SKS that has a fresh rebuilt 580 that included a new lower case with the wide pto bearing. Upon getting it running the snow disappeared before I could even run the first tank out of it with the extra oil in it. So after the season was over when I did try to start it the carbs got gummed up real bad...Sitting outside I believe the gas evaporated some making it happen.Whatever I have the carbs off now and may ask questions on getting things right as far as syncing . Another jewel I own and really like is my 1980 Polaris TXL INDY 340. It's looking rough right now but I have every part I need to do a fine restoration except a perfect seat including a NOS set of factory decals, tach, speedo and much more.Those little 340 liquids are more fun than you know unless you've ridden one. I look forward to getting to know more sledheads.

[scrammy650]

welcome to the forum hope we get some real snow and no more freezing rain

[littlethunder]

Originally Posted by Snownutz

Well I'm a guy who has almost always had a sled but have to admit there were a lot of years I just never got to ride due to either no snow ,riding partners or operating condition of sleds. I've been riding since 1974 and miss riding the amount of miles I did on all that old iron. Now that you can come back without being beaten to death by brutal trails and no suspension sleds it just doesn't add up to me that I don't ride more. Anyways I am in possession of a 93 XLT SKS that has a fresh rebuilt 580 that included a new lower case with the wide pto bearing. Upon getting it running the snow disappeared before I could even run the first tank out of it with the extra oil in it. So after the season was over when I did try to start it the carbs got gummed up real bad...Sitting outside I believe the gas evaporated some making it happen.Whatever I have the carbs off now and may ask questions on getting things right as far as syncing . Another jewel I own and really like is my 1980 Polaris TXL INDY 340. It's looking rough right now but I have every part I need to do a fine restoration except a perfect seat including a NOS set of factory decals, tach, speedo and much more.Those little 340 liquids are more fun than you know unless you've ridden one. I look forward to getting to know more sledheads.

Hey Snownutz I live in Troy and if you decide to upgrade and jump back in to a modern sled you can roll with me and my boys. Would like to recruit you but you got to have modern iron cause we ride a couple hundy miles a day and there is no time for break downs no offence. Lets roll!

Im a new member too and my list of all the sleds I have owned are listed in the new member area. Check it out.

[smallengineguy]

Welcome aboard!

[RJ Gleason]

Welcome and Happy Trails

Is that 340 the TX-L Indy or just the TX-L?

[Snownutz]

It's the INDY and I feel that this upcoming summer will be the time I'll get started on a nice restoration!

[RJ Gleason]

Definitely a keeper then, only 600 were built and actually less than half of them are estimated to be still intact and even fewer in original condition.

[Snownutz]

Got lucky and actually the guy delivered it to me at my storage unit back in 1993 for $250.00 ! All after he paid dealers to go thru his electrics and fuel system to tell him why it would just die randomly! Luckily for me the seat looked rough and to respect the sled I peeled it off to have it redone! Well after that the tank was just sitting readyto remove so just pulled that to dumpthe gas and start fresh! Imagine my joy when I heard the weighted brass pickup that fell off the hose rattling around! It was at least a month or more later when I found that out! I actually drove back by to let the guy know just in case he wanted to work something out but he had moved! I'm weird like that but he had invested so much and was such a great guy! Anyways I was meant to own this sled from back in 1980 ! I still have the magazines from then with the articles about this ditch banger and was ready to buy when it became time to divorce my cheating wife! And you know costing me this sled angered me more over the years than anything else! LOL

[Snownutz]

Oh and about the restoration.. I'm majorly excited about doing the best possible job back to original because no matter who else has restored one lately who else has the full set of original decals like I do! The best resto in the world just isn't perfect without those! I know there will be a lot of better jobs out there overall but my hood & paint should be the best since I don't think I'd ever lay a vintage decal down on a less than mint surface!

[98yota]

Welcome to the forum!