So we all know the four current manufactures.  Yes I know.  This will date some of us but what would be your sled of choice that's no longer manufactured?  For me:

1) Merc Snow twister

2) Rupp Nitro 440 FA (covered)

3) Speedway 650 FA

4) Sno Jet 292 FA single cylinder 

The old John Deere Liquifire 440 will always hold a nostalgic place in my heart ... I absolutely loved that sled as a kid!

I would say my first sled, was a 16twin elan

2nd sled i owned was a 22ss another elan but sliders suspension 

Anything by AMF, we had some in the 70's with JLO 340-440 twin's. 

Redline.

Lots of innovation that they sadly were never able to get right. 

https://www.snowtechmagazine.com/redline-snowmobiles-the-rest-of-the-story/

Edited September 23, 20213 yr by EvilBird

38 minutes ago, EvilBird said:

Redline.

Lots of innovation that they sadly were never able to get right. 

https://www.snowtechmagazine.com/redline-snowmobiles-the-rest-of-the-story/

Never heard of them before. I like the street bike looking rear end and tube chassis.

Kawasaki.  In fact, they are the only ones still around that could get back into the game.

Kawasaki Interceptor

On 9/23/2021 at 2:33 PM, EvilBird said:

Redline.

Lots of innovation that they sadly were never able to get right. 

https://www.snowtechmagazine.com/redline-snowmobiles-the-rest-of-the-story/

There was one for sale here in Sweden last winter. I think a couple of sleds managed to get out before the factory was completly closed down. I read on another forum a long thread about a guy that had bought one and went over it bit by bit and fixing what was not "right" so it could be usable.
Redline was THE machine everyone talked about but it took too long to get to the market so the competition was way ahead of it, and this sled is clearly not o "rider forward" machine.

They even had a snocross sled (can´t find a picture of it) but it was banned because it was too light! The other brands lobbied for a minimum weight limit to get it banned it was said.

Interesting machine anyway.

Edited September 24, 20213 yr by zr800m10

On 9/23/2021 at 7:33 AM, EvilBird said:

Redline.

Lots of innovation that they sadly were never able to get right. 

https://www.snowtechmagazine.com/redline-snowmobiles-the-rest-of-the-story/

Few around.  One sold in MN 2 yrs back for 14g still zero mi 

One I have thought about pulling the trigger on a few times over the yrs is a Blade . Guy in my hood has had 2 for ever .he was dropping a 850  poo in one last winter from a wreck he bought  They really are a sweet sled .

That pop up from time to time for 4g and up 

On 9/23/2021 at 8:13 AM, 800renegaderider said:

Never heard of them before. I like the street bike looking rear end and tube chassis.

 

On 9/23/2021 at 10:26 AM, Zambroski said:

Kawasaki.  In fact, they are the only ones still around that could get back into the game.

Remember when Kawasaki grabbed up Snow Jet and you got a Kawasaki with a Yamaha motor

Lots of brands around when I was a kid. In our neighbourhood there were Ski-doo, Polaris,  Massey-Ferguson, Skiroule, Evinrude, Chaparrel, Snowcruiser and SnoPrince, and more.

I remember going on a group ride and there was a french guy who showed up with an Alouette Super Brute.What an awesome looking machine.

Rupp