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old sleds condemed to the woods
- snowmobiles said to be "junk" stuffed in the woods to rot away.
started by Mountain_cat_900
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December 5th 2009 at 5:59 PM
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Mountain_cat_900
Starting Member
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12 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 2nd 2009
Location: Vermont
Current Sled: 1994 thundecat 900
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hey i was just wondering how many people have ever found a nice old sled sitting out behind some random house or somewheres someone thought was junk. for example we found my thundercat one time looking at a snowmobile trailer. it was an aluminum trailer and it was parked behind this guys house. when we went to go look at the trailer my sled was sitting behind it and under a tarp. the guy said it sat there 4 2 years. not started cuz the engine was "seized" we bought the trailer and he threw the sled in 4 free to get rid of it. we took it home put the sled out back of our garage for a year. after a year i decided to pull it in and take a look at it. i brought it in looked it over and the sled was MINT with a new kimpex track! the only problem was that the engine didnt turn over. so i tore it apart. 3 days 3wiseco pistons, full winderosa seal set, new bearings crank and balancing rod and some gasket maker later i was driving it out of the garage and have been riding it ever since and the sled dominates.
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December 5th 2009 at 6:38 PM
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MX4life
Rain sucks...its like a no name brand snow
MX4life just bought a truck!
Updated Monday at 11:42 PM
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622 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: December 9th 2007
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: 1989 tundra 250 LT
2008-2009 Miles: 200
2009-2010 Miles: 250
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i'm hopeing to find something like that so i have a sled down here to ride for this season.
1989 Ski-Doo 250 Tundra LT
1980 blizzard 7500 (had 503 fan in it, soon to have 9500 motor in it)
1979 blizzard 5500 (traded for below)
1982 blizzard 9500
2002 Honda CR125R
1986 Honda XR100R
go BIG or go HOME!
I'm just a backyard baby with a diapie full of dreams. Tommy, The Rugrats
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December 5th 2009 at 6:39 PM
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Mountain_cat_900
Starting Member
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12 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 2nd 2009
Location: Vermont
Current Sled: 1994 thundecat 900
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Quote originally posted by MX4life
i'm hopeing to find something like that so i have a sled down here to ride for this season.
haha ya ya never kno wat peeps have out there in sheds woods u kno lol.
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December 5th 2009 at 7:19 PM
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fasterthanuandu
Starting Member
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43 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: November 16th 2005
Location: bemidji, mn, USA
Current Sled: 1999 xcr sp 440, 2001 xc
2008-2009 Miles: 700
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cool story, wish i could find one like that!
jk
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December 5th 2009 at 7:38 PM
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YamahaRider34
Let snowmobiling begin!!!
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240 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: July 24th 2009
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 87 Yamaha Enticer 340
2008-2009 Miles: 570
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Quote originally posted by fasterthanuandu
cool story, wish i could find one like that!
Me too
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December 5th 2009 at 8:28 PM
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tazzracing1
Junior Member
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210 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 14th 2009
Location: Paw Paw, michigan, USA
Current Sled: 1998 ZR600 EFI
2008-2009 Miles: 300
2009-2010 Miles: 350
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December 6th 2009 at 7:33 PM
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ilive4snow700
2 stroke addict
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354 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 6th 2009
Location: Connecticut, USA
Current Sled: 2000 Arctic Cat ZR 700
2008-2009 Miles: 2,800
2009-2010 Miles: 993
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a few years ago my dads friend found a 1972 TNT 440 chained to a tree in the woods while riding the quads. they dragged it back and took it to our garage and we had it running with a good carb cleaning and new fuel lines and a belt.
that sled had hydraulic brakes, slider rear suspennsion which means it was the best version of the TNT440 you could get.
once it was running we took it around the yard a few times with no snow and then a crank bearing let go and the motor stopped dead.it was fun while it lasted and i cant complain cuz it must have been sitting for 20 years just chained to a tree.
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December 6th 2009 at 7:52 PM
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gl4x4bigjay
Junior Member
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166 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 8th 2009
Location: orangeville, mi
Current Sled: 2000 zrt 600
2008-2009 Miles: 400
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wasnt chained to a tree but it was sitting next to a barn for 5 yrs.....new gas and cleaned carbs. fired rite up..still needs a lil engine work..has a low end bog for about 15 ft..then she wakes up.... http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk59/...017380.jpg
the man the myth the legend
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December 6th 2009 at 7:56 PM
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Redneck13x
Ride to Live, Live to Ride!
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883 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: January 5th 2009
Location: Clear Lake ,Minnesota, USA
Current Sled: CardBoard Box
2008-2009 Miles: ± 800
2009-2010 Miles: ± 170
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Thats a nice sled there gl4x4bigjay
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December 6th 2009 at 8:03 PM
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gl4x4bigjay
Junior Member
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166 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 8th 2009
Location: orangeville, mi
Current Sled: 2000 zrt 600
2008-2009 Miles: 400
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thnx guy rebuilt the motor..clutched and piped it put about 100 mi on it and let it sit...also has an xtra10 from a 97 on it...didnt think it was a bad buy for 300 bucks
the man the myth the legend
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December 6th 2009 at 9:01 PM
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polarisguy077
2000 xc 700
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84 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: February 9th 2009
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: 700 xc deluxe
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never know what you'll find if you look in some places
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December 7th 2009 at 2:21 PM
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mxz380@nu
Junior Member
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283 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: January 15th 2007
Location: Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
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One time came upon a older Elan,(looked like from the early 70s) out on the tundra, with broken handlebar, wish I'd went back to bring it home!! This was about 15 miles from town.
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December 14th 2009 at 7:41 PM
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GOT_SNOW
Starting Member
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6 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 13th 2009
Location: Maine, USA
Current Sled: 1996 Polaris XCR 600 SP
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Love to here stuff like that. Just think how much longer would of that sat there and rot. lol Nice pick up!!
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December 14th 2009 at 8:56 PM
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Truckkid42
Starting Member
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38 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: April 9th 2009
Location: Midland, Michigan
Current Sled: 2002 sx viper
2008-2009 Miles: 0
2009-2010 Miles: 300
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i have a 1978 rupp 440 nitro sitting behind my house. im waiting for someone to come along and get it!
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December 14th 2009 at 9:55 PM
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RMK-KING
Boosted Moderator
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9732 Posts 
Group: Moderators
Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
2008-2009 Miles: 550
2009-2010 Miles: 450
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I got a old scorpian whip 440 that was in a barn for 15yrs for $5 ,had 800 miles on it and was near mint.Rode it for a year and sold it for $250.
Got this indy trail for $70 cause they guy didnt know how to make it run,cleaned the carbs and put about $30 into it and it ran good.
This indy 650 was sitting outside in a pickup box trailer,got it for $100 and just needed to solder a coil wire to make it run.
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault with Silber Turbo
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
Summer
-2008 YFZ 450
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December 16th 2009 at 8:41 PM
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TheFastMan
"It's a jelly"
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285 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: May 10th 2008
Location: Michigan, USA
Current Sled: 1996 Arctic Cat ZR 580
2008-2009 Miles: not enough
2009-2010 Miles: 3
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I got my '73 Moto-Ski Capri 340 from my brother's boss. It was sitting in his barn about half way buried in a hay stack. I dragged it out and gave him $50 for it. He as going to just give it to me, but my brother told me he payed $50 for it so I thought I'd return the favor.
My '79 El Tigre Cross Country came from a friend of my brother's a few years ago. They belonged to a different friend and they were supposed to move down south so they sold them (this one and a '79 Jag 3000) to these other friends. Anyway, they rode it and let it sit in a field for many years. I got it for $70. In the condition its in I could easily sell it for several hundred. 
 '73 Capri
Let it snow.
1979 Arctic Cat Jag 2000
1979 Arctic Cat El Tigre Cross Country
1970 Mercury 250ER
1973 Moto-Ski Capri 340
1996 Arctic Cat ZR 580
www.vintagesleds.com
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December 16th 2009 at 10:16 PM
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jesse500
Advanced Member
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1366 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: September 11th 2008
Location: French River, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: Don't know what I want
2008-2009 Miles: 2000 mi
2009-2010 Miles: 1500 mi
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Who ever decides to talk a peek in a little trail behind my house, they are sitting on a gold mine! back there is a 1988 polaris indy 400 with no motor, a chassis & suspentions remaining of a 1989 polaris indy 400, a 19?? yamaha exel 340 that ran last year, a 19?? yamaha ovation, another crashed 1989 polaris indy 400 classic, three 19?? skidoo citation 250, one 1989 skidoo tundra LT 250, a 199? yamaha phazer, a few old chassis of old elans and john deere liquid fires, a 1990 polaris indy sprint 340, and old elan, and a 19?? polaris trail boss 250 ATV, an old pickup truck cap, and a 1994 arctic cat jag 440. most ran when parked in the bush, some been there for months, some for years, some for over 15 years. theres also a couch and three lawn chaires back there, along with a pile of arctic cat parts and an old toilet(gross).
the only picture i have is of the artic cat parts, but imagine that but time 6.
But for deals or sled i found would be:
-I bought a 1991 polaris iny 650 that ran for a two-four of budwiser, and an identical 1991 polaris indy 650 for $70, which was like new, and ran mint, but the rear suspention kept bottoming out. I had about $200 into them, drove the all winter and summer(yes down shorline and through the fields, the accational ride through the dirt) and sold them a week ago for $550.
-I found a 1998 Polaris Xc 600 with a blown track & blown head gasket, i gave him $500, and took it home and parted it out, made $1300 on the deal.
-The only thing i found was a 1989 polaris Indy 400 classic (mentioned above, now rests crashed in bush), i found it in field behind a burnt down abandonedhouse, it was decent, cracked hood, dented pipe, ripped seat, but i got it running with new gas lines, a good cleaning, clean carbs, alot of grease and penatrating oil, new plugs and stuff and it ran petty good, but was totally ritten off after it hit a rock face @ 50MPH.
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December 16th 2009 at 10:50 PM
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jesse500
Advanced Member
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1366 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 11th 2008
Location: French River, Ontario, Canada
Current Sled: Don't know what I want
2008-2009 Miles: 2000 mi
2009-2010 Miles: 1500 mi
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December 17th 2009 at 11:16 AM
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flatlander_summit
The Law
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1689 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 3rd 2005
Location: Jimmy, ND, USA
Current Sled: 03 Mzxx 800 Mod
2008-2009 Miles: 480
2009-2010 Miles: 100
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Quote originally posted by jesse500
Who ever decides to talk a peek in a little trail behind my house, they are sitting on a gold mine! Apparently your definition of gold mine and my definition of junk are similar...
03 MXZx 800 Factory Mod 144" Trystad porting, taper bored 38.5mm tmx carbs, Zink custom airbox, Ski Doo Factory race twins, 144x1.5 Camo XC, VE tunnel extension, MMP rail extension, 8" big wheels, fabcraft gas rack, led tail light, Zink Performance clutching
99 Summit X 670
98 MXZ 583
It's starting to look like I bleed yellow.
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December 17th 2009 at 11:44 AM
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gl4x4bigjay
Junior Member
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166 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 8th 2009
Location: orangeville, mi
Current Sled: 2000 zrt 600
2008-2009 Miles: 400
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Quote originally posted by RMK-KING
I got a old scorpian whip 440 that was in a barn for 15yrs for $5 ,had 800 miles on it and was near mint.Rode it for a year and sold it for $250.
Got this indy trail for $70 cause they guy didnt know how to make it run,cleaned the carbs and put about $30 into it and it ran good.
This indy 650 was sitting outside in a pickup box trailer,got it for $100 and just needed to solder a coil wire to make it run.
what yr is that?
the man the myth the legend
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December 17th 2009 at 1:09 PM
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feebles
Junior Member
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229 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: January 2nd 2007
Location: butternut, wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 1979 yamaha exciter
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this year I'm riding a '79 exciter i got out the junk yard for free, all it needed was a good carb cleaning and about $60 in parts,engine still has 125 psi in each cylinder. them main problem is the speedometer is in Km instead of mph
'93 buick... 1000w 15" pyle sub,
1600 watt pyle amp,
rockford fosgate ported box, 2 8" jensen mids.
pioneer cd player
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December 17th 2009 at 1:43 PM
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MasterSkitelz
Short on Cash
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305 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: January 26th 2009
Location: Neosho, Wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 1996 Polaris XCR 600 SP
2009-2010 Miles: 235
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Quote originally posted by feebles
this year I'm riding a '79 exciter i got out the junk yard for free, all it needed was a good carb cleaning and about $60 in parts,engine still has 125 psi in each cylinder. them main problem is the speedometer is in Km instead of mph
Thats no problem at all, jsut guesstimate speed.
I would rather appreciate things I cannot have than have things I cannot appreciate.
Sleds:
1996 Polaris XCR 600 SP (needs newer track)
1978 Arctic Cat El Tigre 5000 (needs cleats)
1976 Arctic Cat Pantera 5000 F/A (doesn't run)
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December 17th 2009 at 1:58 PM
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pudamobile
Small-Bore Fanatic
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800 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: November 7th 2006
Location: Finley, ND
Current Sled: '96 ZR 440 Racer
2008-2009 Miles: 390
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Quote originally posted by flatlander_summit
Quote originally posted by jesse500
Who ever decides to talk a peek in a little trail behind my house, they are sitting on a gold mine! Apparently your definition of gold mine and my definition of junk are similar...
Har Har...I was thinking the same thing! Best deal I made was trading some paintball stuff and an old computer for my 3 quads.
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December 17th 2009 at 2:02 PM
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97xlt600
Average Member
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791 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: November 8th 2006
Location: Wasilla, AK, USA
Current Sled: 1997 xlt
2008-2009 Miles: 370kaboom
2009-2010 Miles: 165
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I found a 1971 johnson 440 just laying out in the woods at my uncles house. I asked him and he told me to take it that it hasn't ran in four years. One day later and a new belt, carbs, and spark plugs I had it running I was surprised how fast that thing was or maybe I was just so little.. That sled got me hooked!!
1997 xlt 600 running great now.
1992 wrangler lifted a lot of fun.
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December 17th 2009 at 2:05 PM
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Xcfrider2001
Hit the ditch and SMASH the Gas
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19 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: September 12th 2009
Current Sled: xcf 440 sp edge
2008-2009 Miles: 800
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Quote originally posted by feebles
this year I'm riding a '79 exciter i got out the junk yard for free, all it needed was a good carb cleaning and about $60 in parts,engine still has 125 psi in each cylinder. them main problem is the speedometer is in Km instead of mph
You only need one speed.. Full throttle 
Our Father, who art on mountains
Himark be thy name
May snowfall come
on mountain peeks and lower valleys
give us this day with blue bird skies
and show us the way to abundant powder
and lead us not into avalanche conditions
But deliver us to eternal powder
for LIFE is the powder, the slope, and the glory
for ever and ever HIMARK
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