I'm just wondering who on the board rode what at the age of 15? I've been seeing alot of people lately that have daddy's with deep pockets. Because seriously, there is no way that 13 and 14 year olds can buy a pro-x all by themselves. When i was 14 I had saved birthday money for the longest time as well as work to pay for my bravo, and i did it all by myslef. then theres kids that say that there 99 srx is a pile because the suspension is alittle stiff, and they didn't even pay for it their parents did. How fair is that? I grew up with a single mother and my father lives on the other side of canada and doesn't pay support, so we've always had barely enough money to get by. I don't pay for gas, my grandpa does, but i help him anytime he needs something done. I cut firewood and help around the farm doing whatever I can all summer and whenever else. so I try and makeup the gas money I burn. Then theres 14 years old who complain about their pro-x's and srx's and sleds that I would give anything to own. It pisses me off immensely. anyways, rant off.
What was your sled at 15?
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o ya?? who paid for it? bet you didn't pay for it all yourslef. The only sled I've had the plaesure of owning is a 1989 bravo. it has 250 cc, and might hit 45kms on a hardpack. on soft snow its lucky to see 20 kms. i'll trade you sleds for a ride, then you tell me whats slow. atleast you have rear suspension and not leaf springs. did you even read my post?
obee thats great man, as long as you apreciate your stuff. I hope to see you stick around this site for a long time to come.
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your gonna get flamed [xx(] it's better to delete this
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i think it was a 74 rupp nitro 2 440 shared it with 2 brothers though but it was fun
At 15, I had the privledge of ridng a 2000 SRX that I completely respected and took care of as if it were mine. I am still riding the sled to this day but would never offically call it mine. Everysled we own is my dad's and I was lucky enough to get this sled because my dad moved on to his next sled and we didn't wanna get rid of the SRX. I have really taken care of it and many people think I am crazy for taking care of it as well as I do! As I said though, I was lucky to grow up in the business and own a machine like I do.
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Oh geez! I just saw the new 2007 polaris IQ at North Country! When ever you're skipping school in the morning you should come visit!
Still riding what I have now from when I was 15. 1994 Indy Lite GT and the Snoscoot.
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I'm 15 now, and well I had a 1995 XCR 600 and have a 2001 EDGE X 600. Yup I had those two sleds for about two months, at the same time. And then sold the XCR to pay for the EDGE X. Started on a 1968 Johnson Skee-Horse when I was 7. Then at age 9 I got a 1971 Ski-Doo Olympique 399. At age 10 I got a 1981 Arctic Cat Pantera 440. At age 12 I got my XCR, bought it myself for $950, and payed for everything on it (new track and total rebuild of engine, plus much other minor stuff) it was a money pit, but a fun sled non-the-less. And then sold it for $1200 with 4200 miles. I put 1500 miles on in that 3 year period. And since February when I got my EDGE X I have 900 miles on it, which is good for Minnesota and a weekend in Michigan. And I bought that by my self for $2750, along with about $300 in parts and mostly accesories already. Since I was forced to buy my own sled, I do take extreme care of them, but I also ride them like no tomarrow. If something starts to go bad I don't risk it and take care of it before something bad happens.
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when i was 15 i had a 98 indy 500 ill admit my parents helped me out well i paid hafe , and paid for repeairs, but then again i help my dad alot around the cottage so its pretty even id say, bought my sks last year all alone well actually i only had 2grand and the sled was 3000 they lent me the money and i had to give hafe my pay checks till it was paid off.
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When I was 15 I got to ride a 1992 Ski-Doo Safari or a 1998 Ski-Doo 500.
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I'm not bashing people who have fathers with money, I'm bashing the people who have a 03 supersport and complain that its to slow. where did you work? I've been cutting logs all summer with a chain saw but all the money has gone to work around the house, just stupid shit like when my sister hit the living room window to make me jump, but instead smashed the window. and im pretty sure id rather have electricity than a sled.
Thanks Mackinsaw, actually most of those pictures of my sled are outdated and here are some recent pictures. I did all the work myself and there are countless hours of work that went into it.
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