First Sled???

[Stu]

My first sled was a 1981 Jag 292cc Air cooled with cleat bars. Wow was that thing ever a finicky sled to ride. My first Yammy was a 1984 Excell III with electric start and guantlets. Great little sled, and pretty dang fancy for a 10 year old kid!

 

[Yamattak]

My first sleds were a package deal for two used cats.
The first was a 79 Panther with a Wankle (sp) motor that backfired and blew the timing everytime I rode it. The second was a 82 Pantera that is still around and was a nice sled in its day. I then bought a 84 Trail Cat (probably the worst sled Cat ever built) and haven't owned a cat since. I worked my way through Polaris and Ski-Doo and now own several Yamaha's!!!

 

[pat the rat]

started on my dad's 77 olympic at age 6 then he went to a 81 everest 500,hard on engines that one.when i was 15,i bought my first sled,an 84 silver phazer with 7000 miles on it and the owner told me the speedo hadnt worked the prior season,awesome sled,it had power and a suspension at the time.traded her in at 12000 miles on a 94 formula z.great power but not for long,quickly realized i had made a mistake,i wisely switched back to yammy.98 vmax xt,02 viper,04 rx warrior and 99 vmax 700 deluxe for the wife.now she has a brand new phazer gt

 

[maim]

started on my dad's 1979 et250 at the age of 5. baically rode that along with his other sleds (1975 gs338mom's, 1979et250 kids, 1986et340t dad's, 1990 polaris star kid's, and a 1987 scandic503) before i bought my 1997 et410tr in 2000. went to a 2001 sx500r in 04. upgraded in march 06 to a 05rxwar. all of these had 0km on them when i bought them and i keep getting funny looks when i go in and take it home the same day.

 

[hondo]

A used 1968 Skidoo Olympique 250

 

[rough rider]

first sled

My first sled was my dads 300 olympic skidoo, Then he bought 2 skiroules,worst sled we ever owned, then i bought a 1978 et250 yamaha and its been yamaha ever since, 1984 phazer, 1990 phazer 1992 phazer, 1993 exciter 2 1994 vmax 600, 1995 vmax 600 ,1996xt600, 1997sx 600, 1998 xtc 500 2000sx-r 500, 2001 sxr500, 2002 sx-r 600, This year 2008 vector Working for Yamaha dealer for 23 years had its benifits, new ride every year, I loved it. Let it SNOW

 

[rxrider]

'77 Yamaha GP440 (my fathers sled)
'78 Yamaha EX440 Exciter (my first sled)
'83 Yamaha VMAX 540
'86 Yamaha SRV 540
'87 Arctic Cat WildCat 650
'93 Arctic Cat WildCat 700
'01 Yamaha SX700R
'03 Yamaha RX-1
'05 Yamaha RX-1 ER

 

[looking4speed]

My first sled was a 1973 Yamaha GP643B.

 

[welterracer]

my first sled was a 1980 yamaha 250.. only got to ride it once and then the motor locked up..

i didnt ride another sled for 5 years,

after that i had a 1979 polaris TX440, 1995 ZR 700, 2002 SX viper, 2004 rx warrior (hit a tree) another 2004 rx-warrior and now my apex (hopefully my last sled if it lasts that long.. LOL)

 

[kinger]

AC 292 air cooled started riding when I was 3 had to have Dad start it for me.

Then a polaris 340 TX

1985 Polaris SS cutlass 440

1995 Polaris Indy trail SKS

2002 Viper - 1 st yammi and wont go back now

2003 RX1 with nitrous, my ultimate trail sled, planning on 10-15,000 miles on it before she'll go down the road.

 

[Dane]

2007 Attak

 

[Diamondcape]

OK, dont laugh, starcraft 440. The bogie wheels were faster than the sled when they fell off.

 

[thinksnow]

First sled

My first sled was a Chaparral SS/III with the 400 Fuji engine. All aluminum tunnel. That thing was a blast. I still have it in storage. Might have to restore it someday. It still runs and looks great.

 

[Sasquatch]

First sled was a Polaris early 60's had an all steel track and a 8hp motor I think. Same time that winter Dad got a 65? Polaris Colt? 12 or 15hp. We ran that in circles in the field for hours.

Couple years later we had a brand new 1969 Rustler 18hp made by Allied Farm Equipment. Life was good.

My first sled that I bought was a 1974 Moto-Ski with a 440 BSE engine. Smoothest riding sled in its day but would get stuck in a foot of snow and wouldn't climb an anthill.

 

[Angus viper]

1976 massy wirlwhip, 1988 indy 400, 1998 vmax 500, 2001 sxr 700, 2007 nytro er.