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Old 08-27-2009, 09:14 PM   #161 (permalink)
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my first sled is an old john deere cyclone 340 bought it for 75$. bought it in 2008
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Old 08-28-2009, 07:09 PM   #162 (permalink)
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'74 ski-doo 340 t'nt f/a
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:35 PM   #163 (permalink)
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a 1989 arctic cat exte eltigrey 530 with 9000 miles for free! blew up 2 years larter lol.
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Old 07-03-2012, 10:35 AM   #164 (permalink)
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1999 zr 600 efi
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Old 07-03-2012, 10:41 AM   #165 (permalink)
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The first sled i ever rode was my dads 87 jag 440. Drove the hell out of that sled. He stills owns it. Im going to restoring it soon for him. The first sled i ever owned was a 98 zr 600 efi. Its got 6000 miles on it now. I rebuilt the whole sled minus motor. Dont think illl ever get a newer sled.

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Old 07-03-2012, 06:20 PM   #166 (permalink)
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The first sled I have owned is the 1980 Panther I bought last year. I have ridden and helped friends out with their sleds, but never bought my own. I saw this old Panther for 5 bucks in the classified ads and couldn't pass it up. It was a basket case, but put some work into it and had a great time out on the snow with my family!





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Old 07-03-2012, 09:16 PM   #167 (permalink)
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a 1970 bubble nose skidoo.
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Old 07-03-2012, 11:11 PM   #168 (permalink)
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i did not own it but my grandfather did and i road it a cupple times when i was a very young lad it was a 67 snow jet ooo man all blue and white but the first sled i got is my 95 polaris indy trail f/c and now a sks 94 500 l/c
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Old 07-04-2012, 07:06 AM   #169 (permalink)
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First sled was a 1972 Arctic Cat Lynx 292 and a 1973 Puma 440, given to me from mom & dad when they didn't ride them anymore.
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Old 07-05-2012, 06:54 PM   #170 (permalink)
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my first sled was a 1977 Polaris Electra 340 wide track. That thing was a tank and was pretty quick too. Seat fliped up for lots of storage. Wish I still Had it
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Old 07-15-2012, 10:19 PM   #171 (permalink)
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My first sled was a 1989 Ski Doo Safire Voyageur 503, got for free from a friend with a stuck moter, fixed moter and road for a season then sold for $200.
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Old 07-25-2012, 09:50 AM   #172 (permalink)
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My first sled was a late '60s or early '70's Alouette with a Sachs 280 single. It was tippy, didn't handle and slow. I kept it one season.

Next was a '72 Suzuki SM10, again one season. Plenty of power, but rode and handled like absolute crap.

Then a few years later a '70 Ski Doo Olympic with the 320 single. It was a POS, but ran good and after minor overhauling was invincible. I took that sled EVERYWHERE, it was a champ on powder, breaking trails and on everything except rough.

Next was a '72 Arctic Cat Panther 292 (JLO, not Kawasaki). Had to change motor mounts and fix exhaust on that one, but it was in good overall shape and I put a lot of happy miles on it. My friends used to grumble about how slow it was, but it took me everywhere their sleds went...
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Old 07-28-2012, 09:14 PM   #173 (permalink)
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81 enticer 340 trapper long track
with moded wide skis and moded 8 extra inches of travel in the back my bro later on put twins carbs on it but when i got it, it was preatty much wrecked
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Old 09-26-2012, 12:23 PM   #174 (permalink)
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'72 Olympique 399 twin fan cooled for $250. I had $100 and Dad had me work the rest off on the farm. I think it was Spring of '83 so I was 13. Rode it in the winter of '83-'84 then stripped it down and repainted the chassis, recovered the seat, put a new tank in it. Rode it the Winter of '84-'85, and '85-'86, but then got my license that summer so that was about it. It sat until the Spring of '90 and I sold it to a friend for $200. Borrowed a sled here and there but never my own. Now I'm 43 and just purchased a '91 Indy 500 Classic that is in very good shape for $500, so we'll see how it goes! I already have plans for restoring this one too!
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Old 09-26-2012, 07:32 PM   #175 (permalink)
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My first sled was a '78 Yamaha GP 440 fanner. It was old, rough and loud..... But it was a sled and a drove it like I stole it!!!
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Old 10-07-2012, 11:27 AM   #176 (permalink)
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My first sled was a beat up Skidoo Elan. It didn't look like much but I rode it everywhere. It was a single cylinder 250. Not very fast, but you couldn't kill that engine. The tunnel cracked and I parked it, but it still started right up for me when I sold it several years later, after it sat outside the whole time. Try that with the ethanol gas they sell now!

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Old 10-07-2012, 01:19 PM   #177 (permalink)
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Hey 77zman funny you mentioned those two sleds, I had an 87 Jag that I gave to my sister. She still has it with only around 2300 miles on it I think. It's unrestored and still looks almost like new. I've also got a 98 ZR600 sitting on my trailer outside. It's a carb, not an efi though.

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Old 10-07-2012, 02:21 PM   #178 (permalink)
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Dude tats awesome there my favorite cats of all time.

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Old 10-07-2012, 02:44 PM   #179 (permalink)
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Yeah, I love my cats. Got an 01 ZR800 I picked up in the off season. Can't wait to hit the snow on that!

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Old 10-07-2012, 03:02 PM   #180 (permalink)
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Very nice i just picked up a 95 zr 440 snopro last weekend at the wausau swap meet and im going to make it in to a x-country race sled.

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