A childhood friend reached out to me on Facebook to share an old photo of us on our sleds that his older brother had taken. I'm on the Doo thinking that I am looking cool .

I'm guessing it's around 1985.

What ya got to share?

12 minutes ago, Badger** said:

Ask your friend to stop poking me, here I try to lend a hand to help someone out and he's got to jab me. Don't turn this shit around on me Taco. Now call a spade a spade. 

 

 

Why don't you fucking grow up. Sick of your shit!

Just now, Steve753 said:

Why don't you fucking grow up. Sick of your shit!

You and your friends keep pushing it we can destroy this thread, Stevie. You had to get your nose in it?  

1 minute ago, Badger** said:

You and your friends keep pushing it we can destroy this thread, Stevie. You had to get your nose in it?  

Well it's obvious you're an ultra sensitive Karen and it's never your fault. Pretty sad someone can't even make a reaction to something you’ve ve said and you get all disheveled. 

 

20 minutes ago, Steve753 said:

Well it's obvious you're an ultra sensitive Karen and it's never your fault. Pretty sad someone can't even make a reaction to something you’ve ve said and you get all disheveled. 

 

But why the reaction?? Unless you're looking for a reaction?  We can stop now or you can go on? 

52 minutes ago, HSR said:

Who remembers installing Steel Wear Rods on their steel skis?? Then Wear Rods that had a hardened surface on them, someone welded a bead on the wear rod?? Then the game changer....Carbides on the Skags 90* & then 60* carbides?? 

Gas caps that had a dip stick on the cap? Mark the dip stick so you could guess how many gallons of gas and how much oil to mix........ 

 

 

 

Just now, Jerry 976 said:

Who remembers installing Steel Wear Rods on their steel skis?? Then Wear Rods that had a hardened surface on them, someone welded a bead on the wear rod?? Then the game changer....Carbides on the Skags 90* & then 60* carbides?? 

Gas caps that had a dip stick on the cap? Mark the dip stick so you could guess how many gallons of gas and how much oil to mix........ 

 

 

I use to make my own.

10 minutes ago, Steve753 said:

I use to make my own.

Me too in shop class at school. 😂

The Ski-doo Olympique had a full 1 1/2 inches of travel in the rear suspension and I think 2 1/2 in the front

 

25 minutes ago, Steve753 said:

I use to make my own.

Me too, welded on hard surfacing rod.

37 minutes ago, Steve753 said:

I use to make my own.

so did we!

39 minutes ago, Steve753 said:

I use to make my own.

 

25 minutes ago, XCR INDY said:

Me too in shop class at school. 😂

I don't think they have shop classes like we had growing up, we use to have wood, metal, print, drafting & building maintenance. 

5 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

 

I don't think they have shop classes like we had growing up, we use to have wood, metal, print, drafting & building maintenance. 

They make snowflakes in shop now.

7 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

 

I don't think they have shop classes like we had growing up, we use to have wood, metal, print, drafting & building maintenance. 

Still working like a champ after 40 years!!!  My parents still have the TV guide holder I made in wood shop.  Outlasted TV guides.  I bet the skateboard pillow I sewed up in home skills is there too.

36 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

The Ski-doo Olympique had a full 1 1/2 inches of travel in the rear suspension and I think 2 1/2 in the front

 

That was my first sled, 335 single later I put a 371 twin in it, I beat the shitt  ot of it and it beat the shit out of me.

 

4 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

 

I don't think they have shop classes like we had growing up, we use to have wood, metal, print, drafting & building maintenance. 

We even had an auto body/ custom painting class at our school .  It was dropped just before I got up there. My older brother took it. I remember him taking in our ‘72 Polaris atx 335 hood, it was supposed to be a custom flame job but looked more like a bunch of bent up pitch forks. Wish I had a picture. 

1 minute ago, 1jkw said:

That was my first sled, 335 single later I put a 371 twin in it, I beat the shitt  ot of it and it beat the shit out of me.

 

Dennis Kirk sold ski spreaders so you could widen the ski stance I think it was 2 inches......... 

4 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

Dennis Kirk sold ski spreaders so you could widen the ski stance I think it was 2 inches......... 

You're out of luck for this season!

 

Is it a  bad sign when pics from a vintage sled show become vintage themselves. 
 

My son and I on my ‘76 at the Whiteout vintage sled show in Weedsport NY almost 20 years ago now. 

34 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

Dennis Kirk sold ski spreaders so you could widen the ski stance I think it was 2 inches......... 

I made my own, used channel iron with a plate on the bottom not only widened them but added ski pressure, broke the spindle many times but we had a welder.

 

56 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

 

I don't think they have shop classes like we had growing up, we use to have wood, metal, print, drafting & building maintenance. 

we must be close in age. we had the same, plus sand casting, welding, automotive, sheet metal, ceramics

21 minutes ago, XCR INDY said:

Is it a  bad sign when pics from a vintage sled show become vintage themselves. 
 

My son and I on my ‘76 at the Whiteout vintage sled show in Weedsport NY almost 20 years ago now. 

I used to go to that, is that what became the Great Whiteout in Fulton?