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Spun222400 · 11-28-2008, 05:04 PM

it was a 1970's ski doo alpine, 500 l/c WITH REVERS, e-start! two tracks and one ski, it was my dads he used to be a trapper i found it in are shed when i was 12 and we got it running, my first season was on that crawling arround in the feild later sold it and got a safari 377, i wish i still had the alpine what a tank

Romaio · 11-28-2008, 05:12 PM

My first sled it was a 1971 Ski-Doo Olympic 340!!!

A gift from my uncle!!! When I was 13!!!

A lot of fun and mechanics for me!!! I learned a lot!!!

2 hours of fun for 2 hours of mechanics!!!

Ultrafrozen · 11-28-2008, 09:55 PM

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Forgot all about the mint 1974 Johnson JX400 I picked from a neigbour along with a beat-up 197? Motoski Mirage I think. I borrowed the money from Dad but after we sold the Motoski, he decided to keep the Johnson for himself. Still got to enjoy the sled for free though.

I found some old pics dated Nov 1986 of my first sled purchase, a 1983 Ski-Doo Citation SS. Had a blast on this little sled. It had 5 HP over the Citation 4500 and it made a world of difference in the all important drag race across the slimes. Great memories!

I remember the first time the wife (then girlfriend) drove it with me on the back, she nailed the throttle and the front lifted off the ground half way down the street. I yanked her arm off the throttle thinking she panicked and couldn't let go, hanging on for dear life. That's when she said "what was that for? I just liked going fast." That's when I decided i'd marry that girl and never looked back since.

Yamagirl · 11-29-2008, 07:41 PM

The first snowmobile I rode around the farm when I was about 9 was my brothers. It was a 1972 Snow Cruiser with a 292cc single cylender kohler in it. Needless to say I couldn't start it myself. The next year my dad bought a 1974 John Deere 300. Who says you can't drive around 100 acres of land, for a whole winter, every day, and not get bored.

Spun222400 · 11-30-2008, 12:32 AM

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Who says you can't drive around 100 acres of land, for a whole winter, every day, and not get bored.

agree!!!!!!!!

ja15435 · 11-30-2008, 07:44 PM

First sled was a 74 Scorpion SS 440 Metallic Blue, bought if from my neighbor for $50. Ran great until my older brother got a hold of it. A broken suspension, bent rack and seized piston later it was gone.

01MXZ800 · 12-03-2008, 12:41 AM

first sled was a 1970 Ski-Doo 12/3 which I bought in '74 for $150 followed by a '71 TNT 440 the first 2 in a long obsession with sleds damn i'am gettin old

Odayda · 12-03-2008, 12:55 AM

My first sled, at age 10 was a Wolverine. They must be very rare. I have a hard time finding anyone that has even heard of them. I don't know much about them. I do remeber it was small and really slooooooow. It had a 125cc motor and I believe weighed under 200lbs. I didn't have time to read all the posts here but didn't see any wolverines listed in any of the posts I did read. If anyones has had one or knows more about them please let me know.

prokopchuk_9 · 12-03-2008, 12:56 AM

80' jag 340 i believe it was, hahah i was 11, then i got a 93 lynx 340 long track that thing was unbreakable, then i moved up too a 99 zr 600...now im ridin an 03 FIRECAT MOD...stretch my arms!!! cept i just blew a track today....ripped into one long track LOL bent jack shaft too...

repunzel34 · 12-04-2008, 02:47 PM

my first sled is a vintage 340 scorpion whip : ) it still not running : (. I ve hjad a thread on here for a year, but i can figure it out : ( please help i wanna ride!!!!!!

polaris700 · 12-04-2008, 03:39 PM

1970 eltigre 340
1985 yamaha excel 3 (340)
1999 polaris xc 700

05 Rage · 12-04-2008, 04:41 PM

1971 Skiroule S 300 single cylinder Sachs engine.Put thousands of miles on it , but it wouldn't climb over a wet cow turd!

dmaxx3500 · 12-05-2008, 10:20 PM

mine was an 1971 arctic cat ext special 440[factory racer] ridden by ''clem clemmins'' and run in the 1971 world finals derby at eagle river,wish i had it now

bm69 · 12-06-2008, 02:06 AM

first sled 76 tnt 440 i had lots of fun on that sled when i was a kid

wtwe2step · 12-06-2008, 07:30 AM

1972 Ski-Doo Olympic

93xlt · 12-06-2008, 09:56 PM

Just looking at that pic makes my back hurt

C203862 · 12-10-2008, 06:11 PM

my first sled was an 72' colt 250 fan with a stinger pipe was an excellent machine till one day my brother borrowed it and forgot to mix the gas and oil and that was the end of that.

snowmobilekid · 12-13-2008, 08:37 PM

the frist one i riden was a 97 polaris indy 600with my uncle when i was 5. when 12-13 my stepdad got me an jd 300 all orginal. after that he went jd crazy and got 15 but only 6 run the rest is parts. now im 16 this year i got a ski-doo formula stx worked all summer for it and having a hell of a time with it. my step dad thinks it way to fast.

lpgassers · 12-13-2008, 09:28 PM

My first sled was a 1972 Arctic Cat Panther with the 303 wankel engine it. I was 14 years old and this sled was purchased from my neighnor for $200. It was 1974 and this sled was only 2 years old. I still have the sled. No engine however as I blew it into a million pieces in the winter of 1981. That sled ran perfect all those years. Never 1 problem with it. Prior to all this vintage sled interest, I can still remeber pulling up along side a new 1978 Polaris TX at a juntion on the trail and they where laughing at my ol panther, Great Memories!!!!

THE_FNG. · 12-13-2008, 09:55 PM

81 kawasaki drifter440 .... spent a whole season sideways !

my buddy devon had a 71 yamaha 433ss twin carbed and piped .. was a nastly lil thing we nicknamed quickcrete. was like riding a fast bag o concrete mix lol .