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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2021
- Classic Sleds is an exciting video that includes snowmobiles from the Golden Era of sledding from 1960 to 1976. The stories and sleds of the people who love and restore these machines are featured in interviews, histories and of course those classic sleds.
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From our first 1968 Polaris Colt Alaskan family sled as a 12 year old, to my own 340cc TNT as a 15 year old in 1971 and then a 76 TNT RV sled that I raced...I love these videos! During Jr./High School and until the late 70's, I could pretty much reel off the spec's of every single brand...even though there were over 100 of them at one point.
Those Polaris cleated tracks were deadly!
Sweet old memories grew up in the snow in Ontario , many familiar faces there
5:50. Killer mullet my guy!
Vintage / Classic snowmobiles are so Awesome.
I had a white Harley Davidson with a 398cc twin, I remember holding it wide open and it would do about 65 mph , it had chrome skis , it was red white and blue, aluminum rear tub. It ran good. In deep snow it would foul plugs. It was heavy for me , I was abou 13 years old.
This is a great video.
Doug McIlwain, the skiroule expert. Doug was one of the best die cast tool designers for Fisher Gauge. I know as we sat side by side.
I didn't know these vids were out there. Just watched the 2nd one and now another. I have 10 oldies on the property. GOOD STUFF !!
Glad you like them, I am the actual writer/coproducer of this video series. They were available for sale on VHS then DVD, but somehow these videos appeared on this site.
@@pmolto1 Really? Wow. Can they still be purchased?
I started riding in 1969 on a bomber Olympic 16 horse. Moved up to a 299 in 74, a 318 in 75 then a 640 Nordic in 76. 77 put me on a motoski sonic 250 . After that a grand prix 440. Then a 500 polaris ski. Then a cat (still have the fur ball) back to polaris and almost a skidoo but was hooked on the dependability of polaris all the way to the 2019 switchback assault 800 which holds my love.
I was fortunate in 2 things: My dad bought a Polaris first and he was already a mechanic. He knew how to spot a problem before it was a problem so if he needed to replace a cleat or do some simple maintenance, he had the know-how to just get it done. Between the Fuji motor/Mikuni carbs and dad's dedication to care, I grew up feeling like Polaris sleds "never broke down". All the friends and neighbors with their Ski-Doos and Arctic Cats, they were great fun too but it just seemed like they were wrenching on something far more often.
We started on Polaris sleds in Dec. 1970 ('71 Charger 335) and I have a small collection of them to this day. We tried Yamaha and Ski-Doo too, and honestly, both have been great machines, but there is something about that brand "loyalty". I can have fun and enjoy other makes (I have an '81 Pantera 500 in the mix) but the Polaris sleds are still where my heart beats strongest. My oldest machine is a 1972 Colt 295 and my newest is a 2003 Indy Classic 600. Still love 'em all!
I had a 76 motoski sonic, wide and low, it was a great trail machine, mine was a 340 free air. On warm days I'd put a snowball on the engine head and it would bounce around and cool the engine. I loved that sled, no good for deep snow though.
back in 1978 we had a massive blizzard in mass shut down the state my friend had a 1974 skidoo blizzard free air took me for a ride during the height of the blizzard going up the highway i was hooked but dad said no it wasnt till 1982 i got to ride one and then bought a 1971nordik then a 1980 yamaha
Great video, but where are the Yamahas??
I am the writer/coproducer of these videos, and you are correct, but I have nothing against Yamahas. The vintage events and collectors I visited did not have a lot of Yamahas. You will see them, especially that awesome GPX. I hope you enjoy the DVDs which somehow popped up here. .
We never saw a lot of Yamahas in the 70s, they weren't very popular. First one I ever saw was the gpx, by late 70s they caught on, and we had an enticer, great sled
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I rather take a rip on vintage than a speed machine eh. Coffin is coming fast enough