BigRed3195

A 1976 Arctic Cat panther 440. great sled ran everytime, started first or second pull everytime but i needed a sled that could keep up with the guys on the trails so i sold the poor thing to a vintage racer who fixed it up and has been winning several races with her, especially drags, over the past 3 years. it was nice but my 700 is a lot faster

BigRed3195

friend of mine had one and we turned it into a drag sled for grass drags and that thing flies!

BigRed3195

there was always something that draws u to one of those old amf sleds

mysdak

1972 Arctic Cat Kitty Cat

Spyder

Mine was a Ski Doo. Early 70's, 340cc. However I cannot remember what model. Black and yellow, and didn't steer worth a damn. It was still fun to drive though.

DEGEN 333

82 El tigre 5000 fan was a sweet sled veary fast I could whoop a plaris 700 tripl in a drag wish I wouldent have sold it. and man did that thing skip water!!!

kodman

my very first sled was a 1992 Arctic Cat 440 prowler two up seat and now i have got a 2006 ski-doo 550 GSX FANCOOL (DON'T GET A ARCTIC CAT THEY TEND TO BREAK DOWN EASILY)

Polaris87

My first sled was a 1977 Polaris Colt 340 SS. I bought it for 100 bucks. It had fell off the back of a truck and smashed the hood..and my buddy had swamped it in a big slush hole and cooked the motor. Fixed the hood up, bought another motor for 200 hundred and ran it trouble free for 2 winters. It was a quick little thing for a 340. Very easy to drive and handle also. Now I have a 76 Arctic Cat Cheetah with a 521cc Ski-doo Formula Plus motor in it. Should be reaaaaallly quick lol

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1976 Arctic Cat Cheetah 521 mod
1995 Polaris 600 XLT Touring
1995 Polaris Indy 500

Loosenips750

My first sled is a 2000 XC SP 600 which i picked up last feb.

oldie yungin

I guess it kind of dates me being that my first sled had a bogie wheel suspension and leafs on the front skis. Most people nowadays started off on early to mid 90s big 3 and have no idea what it was like to ride one of those old steel monsters. And try starting a high compression jlo. More like punch yourself in the face.

93xlt

My 1st was a 70 skidoo tnt 340. I got it for a 100 with a johndeere jdx seat and a can of starting fluid. It was a beast. If you looked at it wrong it would tip over.

jkust

First sled was my folks 1970 Arctic Cat Panther with a 292 back in the late
70's early 80's. When I was a teen in the late 80's I saved up and bought a 1972 Arctic Cat Puma 440. That thing broke every time I rode it and after lots of new parts and hours of work, I actually abandoned it in the woods after I recleated the track and hit a stump and rebroke them. I never went back for it. Sleds have come a long way since then.

81excelIII

well...my dad when he first got into sleds he got an old excel 340 that was a pain in the rear to start lol i think i was about 8 when he got it, then he sold it and got a 95 mxz 583 and i always rode it around the field and the yard. 2 years later he traded that in for the forumula 3 700 triple and we spent a lot of time riding that then he finally let me ride it on my own...i think i was like 12...now today still a teenager i just bought an 81 excel 3 340 for 350 bucks as my first sled. nothing like following the footsteps of your father. lol sometimes good sometimes bad

01xcr800

1980 eltigra 500 air cooled and a 1980 john deer sportfire fan cooled got at the same time

BigRed3195

a friend of mine had one of those we rode the piss out of it and hammered the crap out of it never died solid but heavy and a bear to pull over it was a tank tho and never broke down

polaris rider

2003 polaris classic 340, im only 14 and that was my sled last year, this year Im takin my uncles 03 indy 500. Hes buyin a new sled so hes given me his indy

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1999 AC zl 500, 3k miles2003 polaris classic 340 1200 miles-2003 polaris indy xc 500 1500 miles-2000 polaris xc 700 6500 miles-2003 arctic cat zl 600 1500 miles



"Dont let fear and common sense stand in your way!"

grizzzlybear81

lol my first was a 72 colt think it was a 292ss i hit a tree took the hood off and broke the handlebar and still rode it just had the brake handle in my lap befor i got a 88 phazer kinda miss them both

backyard mech

My first sled was a 75 yamaha gs338. took me 15 years of hard riding to kill it. dad had a 77 olympic 340 (still have today) & bought the 338 for me(he figured it would be slower than his) the 338 ran 75 mph all day long.
I miss that old sled

trusstrucker

My first sled was a ski doo olympic 340 ball sucker - got it when I was 12, I think it was a 71 but not sure. I rode that thing about a week & sold it to my neighbor & bought a 3 wheeler - I never got another snowmobile until I was 24 - I bought a 98 ext 600.

Headofthepack

1972 Ski Doo Olympic 399