racinfarmer Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) About 27 minutes from 1970 or so. Thought some of you might enjoy this coming into winter. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1726159129/ It is on the Youtubes! Edited October 2, 2020 by racinfarmer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 WOuldn't play for me, but wanted to see it. My 51st season coming up this year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 I tried to embed it and cannot. I'll check the Youtubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: WOuldn't play for me, but wanted to see it. My 51st season coming up this year. Damn, 51 is impressive. I’m in the forties but really 30 with my own sled. Last couple years been kinda thin around here, hoping for a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladefever Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: WOuldn't play for me, but wanted to see it. My 51st season coming up this year. I'm just 1 year short of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted October 2, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 2, 2020 That is cool, well before my time.. Good poast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Quality ringo video lol only one of the fab 4 to ride a sled on a video I think 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I started when I was 8 I believe so around 48 yrs for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 34 minutes ago, Edmo said: Damn, 51 is impressive. I’m in the forties but really 30 with my own sled. Last couple years been kinda thin around here, hoping for a good one. I took a few years off in there, our family got into the sport in 1970. Got in and out of the sport several times back then, but short of maybe a year, haven't missed a season since 1988. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 My gramps got me a new 72 kitty cat when I was 3 for Xmas I have only not gone for at least 1 ride 2 season frome then . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 My gramps got me a new 72 kitty cat when I was 3 for Xmas I have only not gone for at least 1 ride 2 season from then . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: My gramps got me a new 72 kitty cat when I was 3 for Xmas I have only not gone for at least 1 ride 2 season frome then . My son was the same age when I purchased his Kitty Cat, but, IIRC, he was too afraid of the noise at 3 so never actually rode it until he was 4. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, DriftBusta said: WOuldn't play for me, but wanted to see it. My 51st season coming up this year. LOL, we're old.............I rode my uncles 1967 Polaris Colt in 1968 and I was hooked. Been riding ever since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Big Crappie said: LOL, we're old.............I rode my uncles 1967 Polaris Colt in 1968 and I was hooked. Been riding ever since. found a picture of the sled, my uncle and one of us kids. Not sure who, could be one of my cousins or me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 There was 3 or 4 of us in the hood that had Kitty Cats growing up. My one friend's parent's house was on half a city block, so it had a yuge sloped yard and a big, wide wrap-around porch. His sister and/or brother babysat us for a day and there we were, terrorizing the yard and riding across the wrap-around porch, starting on the ground level end and riding down the stairs at the other end. Tore the shit out of that porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 The first ever Ski-Doo was launched in 1959. It was a new invention of Joseph Armand Bombardier. The original name was Ski-Dog, but a typographical error in a Bombardier brochure changed the name Ski-Dog to Ski-Doo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 7 hours ago, racinfarmer said: There was 3 or 4 of us in the hood that had Kitty Cats growing up. My one friend's parent's house was on half a city block, so it had a yuge sloped yard and a big, wide wrap-around porch. His sister and/or brother babysat us for a day and there we were, terrorizing the yard and riding across the wrap-around porch, starting on the ground level end and riding down the stairs at the other end. Tore the shit out of that porch. Although you can't see it in the pics, I let my son ride around our house as well. Both sides of the house have gates so I would open both and just let him do loops from the front yard to the back and out again. I let him do that with his atv when he first got it but that was pretty tough on the lawn so I put the kibosh to that in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 10 hours ago, DriftBusta said: WOuldn't play for me, but wanted to see it. My 51st season coming up this year. Number 45 for me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I rode the first sled about 64 years ago, bought my first sled in 1967, first new one in 1973. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 History of the 1st Snowmobile Although the first snowmobile ever made might be questionable, we do know that the first marketed snowmobile machine (that most closely resembles snowmobiles of today) was built in 1917. Carl Eliason of Sayner, WI was a man who spent 31 years inventing and perfecting the “Motor Tobaggan”. He was a man that loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, & trapping. Carl found it difficult to keep pace with his pals because of a bad foot, so begins his journey to create the first snowmobile. To read Carl’s Story in his own words, please visit: www.eliason-snowmobile.com/summary/carlword.htm After completing the initial snow vehicle in the back of his general store, he took a great deal of ribbing from friends. When his first practical working motor toboggan went into production between 1922-26, it was an immediate success. Eliason received many orders and in five years he produced 40 machines, a major feat considering each one was built by hand. Eliason, a blacksmith and dealer of our modern outboard motors, modified a 2.5 horsepower outboard for his power plant and fashioned the frame from metal heated over a coal stove. Steam for water boiling in the family washtub formed the wooden skis. He averaged 8 machines a winter and still found time to experiment with projected improvements. In 1932, he introduced a better model that was powered by a converted motorcycle engine. It could go over 40 mph. They were found extremely useful in northern areas for hunting, trapping and other winter work. He paved the way for other manufacturers. When visiting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we invite you to stop by the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum to view their Vintage Sleds on Display, learn more about snowmobiling history and browse their numerous items for sale. www.snowmobilemuseum.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 First Line: "Like it or not" Then "How bout these 150 milanhour monsters" Fuckin wankerin CBC Libs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I got to be honest I did not care for early snowmobiles. Rode on a couple in the 70s was not impressed. Worked on them in the 80s but never wanted one. I would say the first sled I rode that appealed to me was a 1996 maybe 97 xc 600 poo. Did quite a bit of ice racing on bikes and quads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: I got to be honest I did not care for early snowmobiles. Rode on a couple in the 70s was not impressed. Worked on them in the 80s but never wanted one. I would say the first sled I rode that appealed to me was a 1996 maybe 97 xc 600 poo. Did quite a bit of ice racing on bikes and quads. First 1 I rode that rode decent was my 1994 XLT SP, the gas shocks made all the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 2, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 2, 2020 12 hours ago, DriftBusta said: WOuldn't play for me, but wanted to see it. My 51st season coming up this year. 42nd for me. Starting riding when I was 7-8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: I got to be honest I did not care for early snowmobiles. Rode on a couple in the 70s was not impressed. Worked on them in the 80s but never wanted one. I would say the first sled I rode that appealed to me was a 1996 maybe 97 xc 600 poo. Did quite a bit of ice racing on bikes and quads. Me too, then a dozen or so old pieces of shit from the early 70's later, here I am... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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