Where It Started

[steiner]

I found the joy in sledding back in the late 70's on grandpa's farm driving his 340 Sno Jet. Grandpa sold the farm along with the Honda Trail 70 and the JD 300 ( Sno Jet was already retired). My sledding and min bike days were over. In 2000 a friend invited me to go sledding for the day on his "spare sled" A 1996 VMax 600. Enjoyed it sooo much that in 2001 I purchased a gently used 1997 700sx and a 120

 

[STAIN]

I wish I had some old photos of all the sleds I have had. I never thought of things like that back then.

 

[steiner]

Pics of every sled I have owned. The Attak is the only one I have kept and still ride.

 

[ishpeming fan]

It started for me on x mas morning 1974. I was 7 years old with 2 older brothers and my father worked at OMC on the race team. After the usual under tree opening of Santas gifts,my father said that us 3 boys might want to check out in the garage because he herd Santa in there as well. Santa left us An Evinrude Bob Cat snowmobile,a 340 I think. I have been hooked ever since! Thanks Dad

 

[20/80]

I had a Evinrude bobcat as well back in the day, not sure if was a 340 but I do know if you got the bitch started you better not shut it off anywhere or you would be walking.

 

[maim]

dad started me at 5 on his 79 et250

looks way better that dads did as i rode that sled pretty much until i bought my own in 1999.
a nos 1997 et410 that i still own and gets ridden every year. left sled in below pic.

sled on right in pic was the 2nd one i bought nos in 2004 as i got into more trail riding. it was 2001 sx500r. started riding with more people on trail and decided to up grade and that is when the 05 rx war ltd came into my life in spring 07. sxr went to youngest brother.

another brother was making upgrade noises in 2013 so war went to him and i bought my dream sled, 2011 apex xtx. still own it and love to ride it when care bear lets me as that is now her sled (left)

the 16 apex xtx on the right is one of my current rides and supposedly my main trail sled. other ones i own/still use are listed in my signature and i enjoy riding them all.

 

[farmerschiferl]

Started with a 1989 Yamaha Ovation 340 around the home farm fields when i was 7ish and the local trails when i got older. I was addicted then for sure, ran the ovation for a good number of years up till 2010 where i had picked up my 2007 Phazer FX brand new right before christmas. The individual still had the sticker on the track but had accumulated 10 miles from unloading and reloading it all the time also wore the factory carbides off it. Phazer is when i could say i got serious into to sleding ran that alot on trails between around home and in michigan with friends.


Spring ordered a viper in 2013 just because i was doing more riding in michigan where i needed a bigger sled. The phazer was kept as a backup for everyone and for trails around home which are tight and twisty.

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• farmerschiferl
• Feb 8, 2016

stopped for a quick break around home

Put a few miles on the viper till i was involved on a head on collision with another sled on the trails in the early part of 2016 was totaled then ordered a sidewinder and finished out the season with the phazer.

Currently all i ride is the Sidewinder mainly in michigan and the phazer for trails around home Was looking to get like a 2012 Nytro XTX this year for trails around home and in michigan but thats on the back burner till next year. Decided it's time to sick a bit into the Phazer that has shy of 9000 miles on it first.

 

[03RX1-ER-LE]

Started for me back in the early 70s with this 68 Johnson. If I recall a whopping 18 hp horizontally opposed twin with electric start, reverse, neutral and de-compression for starting. Never went far from the house, if you were going to walk back you wanted to be fairly close to home.