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The transformation has begun.

I'm actually going down next weekend and picking up three sleds, another 93 Phazer in mint condition, a 98 600 Vmax in mint condition and a 96 600 Vmax just for the parts. I want the Phazer because it's in new like condition and the guy wants to get rid of both his sleds and won't just sell...

Got it. Drove right past the US border without issue to Canada customs. They didn't even ask me if I stopped on the US side.

Yup

I appreciate that, I wouldn't do well in a US prison. :(

It does seen silly that they say the AES is necessary to make sure no vehicles leave the country that have liens on them. They apply it to snowmobiles, motorcycles and even a riding lawn mower but not the $100,000 boat your bringing across. I bought a truck across the border about six years...

No worries about going back to the US with it. The sled is a mint 1996 Phazer LE that I plan to mod with a 151 track.

The only problem I can see is that they do random checks of vehicles leaving the US. It's not very common but does happen. I phoned a Canadian customs officer this morning and verified they would not make me go back and get a stamp but she mentioned the random vehicle checks on the US side.

Yes when the vehicle is over 15 years of age the RIV does not apply but the problem is on the American side with the AES program which applies to any self propelled vehicle that crosses land.

Have you done this recently with a sled or ATV? The AES requirement only applies to anything that has a motor and moves over land so trailers and outboards are exempt. Did you ever have a Canadian customs officer direct you back over the border to have your title stamped?

So I plan on buying a older Phazer in the US and bring it to Canada. Because the sled is more than 15 years old it is exempt from the RIV program. Canada customs told me that I would need a bill of sale and registration to bring it back into Canada. The issue I'm having is on the US side...

I'm running the Explorer kit.

The easiest way to do it is woth the sled on its right side. Do a post search on my name. I did a thread on it with pictures. Super easy and I can have the skid in and out in an hour.

Another thing to consider is the width of the sled. I had my shocks on "loose" and I'm not running the sway bar and still had to fight to sidehill. The Skidoo with T motion and narrow width would flop over with just a little weight transfer.

What surprised me was how little oil was lossed for a Phazer without rollover valve. It was track side up for at least 3-4 minutes. When I got down to it I thought I would find oil pouring out.

I'd like to but I don't thing I could get the time off work. Pretty amazing that riding is still doable April 1. Around here we're usually done by mid March. I remember someone saying they could ride well into May.

There is so much more to consider even more than HP. Don't get me wrong HP is important but track size, weight and suspension more so. My opion is the phazer is not a practical sled to modify into a mountain sled. By the time you put the dollars into it you might as well start with a Summit...

If your going to do this kind of riding with the Phazer consider removing the windshield and moving the pod down. The mountains will remove them for you. I rolled mine 3-4 times and I was lucky the handlebars anchored it in the snow when it ended upside down. I got real lucky. I was...

Well not really that stock. It started life as a FX 121 and now it's a Frankistiened 144 with 9 tooth drives and reverse secondary. I've had this sled down to the tunnel.

I'm a Toyota Tech and had to take training in Calagary AB. Toyota paid for my fuel and lodging so I decided to sled for the weekend. Saturday was Pamarama BC the Sunday was Quartz Creek near Golden BC.