4 Stages Of Snowmobiling

[@xmhkillz]

Seems about right, only forgetting the part where you sell it next year for $500 while continuing the claim of "Runs like a charm"

[@jackerthesnacker1568]

He put that there

[@Roddy556]

@@jackerthesnacker1568 yeah that was definitely in the video.

[@ChromeArty]

@@Roddy556 no boys, he uses the same sign and lists it for $400

[@Roddy556]

@@ChromeArty oh yeah you're right, but the original sign was funnier. That said sleds are stupid expensive right now and could probably be flipped for profit so asking for more money isn't really a joke.

[@stacybuchkowsky6376]

Lol

[@reddragon6613]

Nothing like riding an old sled from the 70s or 80s, and you pretty much nailed the experience.

[@davidbrennan5]

70's yes 80's had some decent sleds.

[@jj-eo7bj]

I dont like the style of new sleds no windshield small seats just look stupid

[@alphachad6626]

@@jj-eo7bj agreed but the old sleds have zero ride to them and destroy your back my 97 triple has the same problem but my 02 mxz rides like a dream.

[@who_cares848]

The old sleds looked cool but they really suck to ride. Most of them have pretty much no suspension and if the trails suck in your area like they do where I live, it's a really shitty experience.

[@richardwolf6027]

got me a 74' scorpion whip

[@CuriousDiscourse]

The distraction into watching old packer highlights was icing on the cake with this one, good job Charlie, you make Wisconsin proud.

[@ZooomaCW]

Fuck the Packers. Signed, A Bears Fan

[@them8tysibulba]

most relatable part: youtubing how to do a specific maintenance/repairing task and impatienly skipping around. Also getting sidetracked and watching Charlie Berens videos... wait...

[@themadscientest]

Get back to wrenching.

[@them8tysibulba]

@Jesus is coming. Read the Gospel. ah yes random commenter, You just sold me your bullshit by spamming every other comment with your mindless crap. Seriously, does this ever work?

[@SilverStarHeggisist]

He left out the part where you check the forums and someone asked that exact question and the next 50 people to reply have no idea but give completely unrelated instructions.

[@Jethrosgarage]

Those GS 340s were extremely reliable. Riding a leaf spring sled is a great workout. I own nine sleds all between 1971 and 1976, bogey wheel suspension and the engine in my lap is how I roll!

[@MrNater41]

Nothing like having a carb with the wire mesh air cleaner right in your gut lol

[@Gehajjs62727]

@@DJNefarious447 you can report them when you see them, 99% of the time they will block or ban them.

[@DJNefarious447]

@@Gehajjs62727 thank you!

[@goldencreekfarm7261]

My 76 GS 340 had an exhaust leak that would make your eyes water. I kept that throttle wide open all the time to keep up with my friends who had much newer sleds.

[@MrNater41]

@@goldencreekfarm7261 had an old snojet that had a Kohler 340 rigged in it with flexpipe exhaust. If it started you better hold on cuz it would start and instantly hold 25 mph at idle. Messed with tvs every time you got within 50 yds of a house

[@GaryT1952]

Just like a boat...two happiest moments are: the day you buy and the day you sell

[@mikehunt4797]

A boat is a hole in the Ocean you pour money in to.

[@dand33911]

Bust Out Another Thousand

[@samflynn3891]

I dont know how many times I've said, "Just get to the part where..." while watching KZbin repair videos...

[@cindyknudson2715]

1.5 speed 👍

[@coppersworld2054]

Ahh yes, the old sleds..... ride em one day, fix em two days....repeat. We loved em!

[@flat-earther]

Hi coppersworld have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@w0197]

Cooking a dead mouse in your snowmobile is honestly the most genuinely mid-west gag you've had. And you're the king of them. Pure honest humor.

[@cdnbcn6164]

A wise man once told me "when buying used sleds, be prepared to spend on it what you paid for it".. I laughed and then cried when he was 100% spot on.

[@petertoth3477]

I heard the same thing about used cars. Well, older ones especially, I guess. Or probably any motorized toys a kid in grown man disguise can have :D

[@bomber767]

You missed one crucial stage...dealing with a stuck/buried sled (ditch, deep snow, etc.). It's a crappy day when that happens, haha. Keep up the great vids Charlie!

[@wickedmetalclown]

Put all your weight on the back of the sled, pull up on the handlebars and try to get the sled a little bit more vertical and try to tread Walk her outta there, it works 70% of the times, but otherwise she gets stuck worse lol

[@zennyfieldster4220]

@@wickedmetalclown also, if you have a buddy, have one on the back of the seat and the other pulling a ski. It works every time eventually.

[@nybergsgarage]

@@wickedmetalclown not on these vintage sleds. no sir. if they're stuck deep, they aint moving till you dig them out.

[@nickbrevitz6747]

I bought a new to me XC 700 in 2020. We didn’t get snow until December 23rd, and we got absolutely dumped on. I got that 90s iron stuck so badly in a drift, I almost threw up yanking it out. Buried 3 feet deep down in the ditch. And I’m 6’7 and around 260.

[@bomber767]

@@nickbrevitz6747 That sucks man! I totally get it. You know you hit ‘rock bottom’ when you start throwing things like your helmet, etc. out of frustration. 🤣

[@rumriverpikelake]

Oh Man, all of that is absolutely spot-on! Take away the football helmet and use a different brand sled and I have literally lived EVERY. SINGLE. THING. in that video!

[@runestorm6052]

The helmet slap off the tree was my favorite. 😆

[@shockcoach]

Only took seven takes to get ‘er done.

[@countyseatadventures]

#donteatyellowsnow 😆😅😂🤣

[@billyoffgrid7543]

That's is an accurate portrayal of every single run in I've had with any sled that wasn't new. Which was all of them. All you missed was the part where you attempt to restore one, and then realize it's more valuable in pieces.

[@snowwhite5842]

One of the first things I wondered my first winter in the South was how do you get to the bar in a snowstorm if you don’t have a snowmobile? Spoiler alert, when it snows in the South, nothing’s open.

[@dustyak79]

I’m from Missouri people say well you have a 4 wheel drive truck I’m like screw you there’s 3 inches of ice on the road 4 wheel drive gives you only a slight chance of getting out of the ditch if you haven’t jacked everything up .

[@duhsunnyday8590]

Being from the South and reading this I'm like..."that's a thing ?" 🤔 We don't even sell alcohol on Sundays...

[@p_campbell]

Pro tip for you northerners. When it starts to get cold you buy your libations a week-or two in advance . And you keep it up it's called 'aged' 🤠

[@K.J.Ray421]

Oh god that sounds just horrible. Why would anyone want to live somewhere there's no snow, or for that matter winter. I shudder even thinking about such things.

[@Kyle_Spivis]

@@duhsunnyday8590 Minnesota just made Sunday’s legal! The local bar gives us a discount if we arrive on a sled or a horse lol.

[@WestExplainsBest]

They should offer "Impact Maintenance" certification programs.

[@rabbi4skin666]

I like the term brogan adjustment

[@isthatasupra9569]

Already certified

[@paulhare662]

Reminds me of my first time on a raggedy Arctic Cat. Hit the throttle and cut full left, bars locked the throttle wide open, full throttle locked the bars. Spent quite a while making little circles very rapidly. Shame nobody had movie cameras in 1977.

[@evercuriousmichelle]

🤣

[@nateknoeck4932]

This guy doesn’t miss… always perfect!🧀

[@traviswoyen2243]

I had a 1970 Herter's Husky (the pride of Waseca, MN). I have to say, it never left me unexpectedly stranded anywhere (I expected to be stranded every time I rode it). It featured a terrible Tillotson carburetor that sat upright right under a bend in the handlebar, so any condensation or melted snow on the handlebar ran directly into the carburetor. Dangit, Herter's should've stuck with decoys.

[@nickster5286]

You forgot the stage where you buy a brand new one and then it doesn't snow that winter! True story bro!

[@MrNater41]

Everything about this checks out...still love my scorpion

[@susannehedman5235]

Just sold my Lynx Cobra from 1993. First I cleaned the dust off it and it looked so beautiful with blue, turquoise and red colors. I caught myself wondering if Charlie Berens would have fallen in love with it... 😍

[@lukasn6791]

The Cobra's are some really nice sleds!

[@sirrobertwalpole1017]

Snowmobile‘s only have two speeds: probably too fast and definitely too fast. But you can forget this secret third speed which is just the word fuck!

[@xrevitalizex]

Underrated comment, my first experience with God and the secret third speed was on 96 Arctic Cat ZRT 600. My dad plopped me on it at the age of 13 in the middle of a corn field, and told me "open up the throttle". I never felt skis land until I came to a stop on the other side, I came back doing half throttle maybe doing 30 mph, hopped off the sled got back on my 440 twin cougar looked him dead the eye and said "fuck you, im not driving that ever". He laughed his ass off, called me a pussy in front of all of the guys but then later pulled me aside and said "it was only running on two cylinders, when that third one comes alive I about shit my pants every time." Lesson learned as a young lad, sleds can be fun to go on a rip without doing 100mph+

[@Hellsong89]

Just get new springs to clutch and you should be golden. Probably going to do that to my sled since its not going to be used in high speeds much.

[@michaeldaigle7207]

Hit the secret third speed only once. Got to a straight stretch riding with my old man when I was maybe 12, he was on a 04 polaris fusion 900, I was on a 94 indy 440. He suggested we swap sleds and I give his a try on this part of the trail, I'd be buggin him all day to try the bigger sled. I bet he figured it was safer on the straight stretch, it didn't like to turn at speed. I hopped on and almost immediately barred it, took off like a bullet. Before I knew it the speedo was creeping past 70....80.....90. I watched it hit 97, I looked up to see a right hand turn. I knew I was going too fast. I let off the gas and cranked the bars all the way, and I just kept going straight. Swung my leg over the seat and stood on one running board, kept the bars turned and leaned back and pulled. Stood the sled up nearly on its side and just barely made it around the corner. I was off the trail on the left side, almost in the trees. I'm pretty sure the real secret to taking a corner that fast is just to say fuck about 300 times as fast as you can while shitting your pants. Its the first of two times in my life something that happened really really quickly felt like it took minutes. Never had quite the same need for speed after that. Been somewhere around 140 in a car but I'll never fuck around on something without a seatbelt like that again. Still scares me a bit to this day.

[@robwinker]

I’ve been on stage 2 for 11 years now. Can’t wait for stage 3.

[@ItsManley]

This made my day. I wish I knew somebody like him in real life

[@guardrailbiter]

If'n ya move to Manitowoc, _everybody_ you know will be like Charlie. 😀

[@petertoth3477]

@@guardrailbiter Now I know where to go, if I ever was to move in the States :D

[@Emilythematerialgurl]

​@@guardrailbiterlmao not that Midwest talk I love it

[@cster9261]

“I got a snowmobile for my wife for Christmas” it’s a good trade if you can get it….”

[@chrisstancer5857]

Well you probably get to ride the snowmobile more, and with less maintenance.

[@Jacob-qr8pl]

2:13 to 2:20 That landscape is the definition of the Midwest (maybe less traffic).

[@gmburzynski68]

Pops had a 340 cheetah, I rode the ‘76 puma. I miss those times. Not much use for sleds down in Texas. I miss the rides up in Eagle River!!

[@waymor2460]

For those living in southern states substitute a riding mower for snow mobile and grass for snow. Everything else fits perfect including the end😁

[@MrCODEmaster00]

*dirtbike or motorcycle chap. This is the same thing as older motorcycles with carbs

[@p_campbell]

Very true bought a old John Deere , thought it was a steal...... 1 year later and $600 in work I sold it for the same price I bought it for. Live and learn 🤠

[@bradconway1163]

This is so accurate, as an owner of a 85 enticer this is spot on

[@joemueth4077]

Right there with you. Owner of a 78 John Deere Spitfire. Lots of fun 40 years ago though.

[@onlyrick]

I'm proud to add the term "impact maintenance" to my vocabulary. Another one I find useful is "slug-justment".

[@NinjaofApathy]

Percussive Maintenance has been the variant I've heard haha

[@randykovalenko1236]

I had a 1980 Yamaha Exiter 440 that i bought new. That sled was a blast to ride and it never let me down. Fill the gas and oil before a ride. Change the belt and sparkplugs at the start of the season. Just go. Had two other Yamahas after that and they were equally reliable.

[@micksadlier3905]

I have a 1978 444 everest, and part three of this was the most relatable thing I've seen today

[@earlofsandwich2850]

The Monet on the sleigh, the Van Gogh of the snow!

[@RusticShine]

You forgot the part where there is zero snow 5 years straight and as soon as you sell it you get 3ft over night bud.

[@pflaffik]

Last winter we only barely had a few days with snow now and then, scooter tracks everywhere. This winter 25 year record snow levels and barely any tracks anywhere. I think the longing for snow is what make most people drive, when the snow is there all the time they stop waiting and then dont build up the required excitement.

[@kkkk-wg6je]

You forgot the part where you get bored because you only have one sled so you have to buy another so your buddies can ride

[@narlycharley]

One thing you can do to keep the two stroke running good is getting ethanol free pump gas. You can find stations online.

[@frankjandris6972]

I have an 89 Arctic Cat El Tigre I call Frankenstein cause the hood is held on with zip ties. I gotta get er in the garage for a tune up, but she'll run like a bat outta hell when she's done. Good for a buck on a straight haha. Love the videos man, keep em up!

[@derekbernhard9191]

I was riding my 88 el tirgre today and the hood flew off, guess I need stronger zip ties and more of them. Those el tirgres are fast though.

[@deadeyecf5315]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate that helmet flip at 2:11?

[@seththomas9105]

68 Scorpion Stinger was my first, and only sled. A. Working outside in the weather my whole life the last thing I wanted to do after work or on weekends was get on a sled. B. We don't get enough snow or cold in Iowa anymore. 12/27/23 and don't have one snowflake on the ground all year yet.

[@gusbunger6494]

You just reminded me I need to buy cheese curds

[@tennisontower8003]

I feel this. Bought two 1990 Polaris Indy 650s last year. One had clean papers and a bad engine, the other had no papers and a good engine. $600 together, and engine swap (just a few hours) and I had a sled and a bunch of spare parts. Rode it once. Chaincase tension was off, broken. Towing home ended up in a tree because of trail sloping sideways, so crunched bumper/cracked hood. Fixed to my best. Rode for a total of 10 hours that year (low snow), and had a blast, and used 9 spark plugs. This year, tune up, ride for 3 hours. Next week, 10 minutes into the ride, no spark, and broken pull start cord while diagnosing on trail. Towed home, don't feel like working on it in the cold.

[@michaeldaigle7207]

Hey bud if you're getting excessive fouling on plugs you need to clean your air filter out and dial in your carburetor. She's runnin too rich.

[@tennisontower8003]

@@michaeldaigle7207 Brand new air filter, but your probably right about the carbs. I've never tuned an engine with multiple carbs before, so I was/am hesitant to mess with them, and just left them the way they were, because it ran well, except for plugs.

[@michaeldaigle7207]

@@tennisontower8003 if you made sure to completely drain and replace the gas/oil last year it's definitely the carbs. Look up a guide here on KZbin, it's a little complicated but it'll be worth it to be able to do it yourself. Worst comes to worst you bring it into a small engine place if you can't get it right and they work their magic on it. There's no reason to replace spark plugs even once a year, but 9 times is beyond excessive.

[@tennisontower8003]

@@michaeldaigle7207 I think I'll give it a shot. I need to get spark back first though, obviously. Also I replaced the 3 plugs 3 times, using 9 plugs total. Still bad, but not as bad as it sounded in the OP.

[@michaeldaigle7207]

@@tennisontower8003 Unhook your kill switch and rule out a fault there. Make sure all your plug caps are tight on the wire. If you have an electric meter go ahead and check the resistance of the coils in the magneto. Check to make sure nothing is grounding out on the chassis. Good luck!

[@johnk7093]

Had a 71 Panther 400, loved it so much, I found the wife one... she not so much.... you nailed this.

[@drhermanstein]

Comic genius, well filmed, edited and acted.

[@ceelee4687]

Haha my dad is a snowmobiling Yooper 🤣 and he's 73 years old!

[@Swift_9ine]

So accurate, picked up a 93 mx this year... I feel this video in my soul

[@j.bernard752]

It IS the sound of the '80s! That and three-wheelers!

[@debgordon6542]

The crowd roars. "And Touchdown, Green Bay!!"

[@eversky1365]

Nailed everything about it, plane an simple dere.

[@jimmyispromo]

"Nothing like impact maintenance"

[@lxdesign1]

I can totally appreciate this video.... I have a '96 sled, which runs beauty... but she's had some bumps along the way like any machine of that age.

[@lynnleigha580]

Nope, same thing with my lawnmower, I KZbind it, lol! And yes, every video goes on and on, but I got it fixed, she lasted another two summers and we finally got a new one this last summer

[@Auli1357]

And that's why you buy a Ski-Doo, Charlie🤣🤣🤣

[@Bitterstone3849]

My dad bought our first sled brand new in 69. I love those 70s sleds. Had some nice ones & fast. 3 are still in the family.

[@GrowthGuided]

Get that old man in more videos !!!

[@dirtydish6642]

Glad you got the tags sorted out before the repairs. That takes balls.

[@tinaperez7393]

"Let's see if this cheese will curd." Indeed. 😂🤣😂

[@burnitdwn]

My uncle had an old GP440 ... that thing was so much fun to ride. New sleds are cool, and they have fancy features like "reverse" and "electric start", but, nothing beats a vintage sled to me.

[@CaptainCook1105]

Literally watching this while eating curds and also on a snow day! #Keep ‘er Movin!

[@TRTCreations_Official]

🤣 It's the camouflage pants with the flannel shirt for me 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nothing like Midwest Walmart Fashion

[@kurtgellert9166]

LOL! We had that exact model of Yamaha when I was a kid. Great times...Sore backs!

[@paulrogers8311]

Started out with a Yamaha GP396. The carbs used to suck in my suit if i riding hard. Fun sled.

[@Iamthathillbilly]

I had two snowmobiles, one so old you couldn't get parts, it topped out at 35 and spit the track constantly, the second was a Yamaha exciter, biggest lemon I've ever had, one issue after another, traded it for my pickup 10 years ago, best deal ever, haven't had a sled since 😅

[@URProductions]

"Born to be Wild!!" I sing that shit _every_ time I'm on a snowmobile or quad.

[@american_patriot1776]

I sing "aint no rest for the wicked"

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

My first sled was an 87 tundra, it was a basket case but it got me hooked and I haven't been able to get away from snowmobiling since

[@kennethrodrigue1324]

I died at "sorry, Mickey." Oh my gosh. Hahaha!

[@thechurchoftruth8578]

My sled project just fell through and I'm not going sledding this year.. This cheered me up a bit

[@Dsdcain]

Sucks when you get older and beat up. You start at stage four just looking at the machine. 🤣 Watch out for deer out there. 😎

[@burnyizland]

That's the same model I rode in the 2000s! And they really are a workout.

[@paisleyprince5280]

We had a winter from hell 10 years ago, stupid deep snow early on and it just kept coming. Bought an old sled that was 2 steps above barely running. Had a blast for a couple of years running the dog shit out of it. Found a super nice one with electric start AND reverse for the next winter AND IT NEVER SNOWED AGAIN.

[@michaeldaigle7207]

Thats how she goes innit

[@fishfug]

going snowmobiling this weekend like always still so stoked tho

[@odstj.d.rookie2894]

Lmao the subtitles are extremely broken, the clip is fuckin right as hell though. Almost too accurate. Keep up the great work!

[@bobsponge1877]

lol, I can totally relate to this video. Only mine was a 78 Kawasaki Intruder I bought for a 100 bucks. It ran like a banshee, and originally I was going to use the motor as my thruster for my hovercraft. I just couldn't dismantle the sled, so I used it for another 3 years, had to re-weld the frame 3 times because I discovered how fun it is to make jumps between hills at 70mph. lol

[@delfco12]

If it snowed in South Texas this would be me.....except Step 4 I ain't no quitter.

[@hotzyglock]

Charlie is sooooo funny. Why am I not seeing more of him in sitcoms and Movies???!!!!

[@ActPsychological]

Wisconsin look a lot like Quebec, curd cheese, snowmobile etc

[@TKOfromJohn]

You spelled Canada wrong

[@snowmobile333]

You explain it very well!!! Very entertaining. I agree with Red Dragon. But I do love my 1997 Polaris Indy 500

[@gearbanger57]

A Rupp nitro 440 was my first sled, the thing was pretty quick. Learned a lot of what not to do's on that sled.

[@Drnardinov]

dam, my brother had one of those in 76 or 77' . he had to ride it home on 1 ski at 1AM after running into a stop sign post that didn't move too far. At least that's what he remembered after they doubled the value of the shack with all the returnables.

[@kristinekrohn7231]

Thanks Charlie and midwest friends. How are we living without those good "ol" rip cords. ??!!😊 lawn mowers were my favorite..yay right!!

[@upcountryoffroad2906]

Lol, just fixed up a 1983 and 84 Skidoo. I am still in phase 3... Thanks for including the joke about the mice. It is as if airboxes were actually designed to be a mouse house.

[@JustJanitor]

I always love a Charlie video

[@countyseatadventures]

Grew up snowmobiling with my folks' SkiDoo Bombardier n have a TON of GREAT memories!! 💛🧡🖤🤍 We first rode behind it in a pull behind sled, that looking back was like a mushers sled only on metal runners, complete with one of those plastic covered, flowery lawn lounge chair cushion to sit on n covered up with a coupla old wool blankets. 🌼🌻🏵😍 Then dad got a cool lil fiberglass pull behind unit that looked like a oversized snowmobile hood in front, but with low sides we'd climb into to sit on the molded seat. 😎 It too was on skis n even had a windshield, and boy was THAT nice!! 👌♨️ Especially cuz our faces n legs weren't exposed n the snow didn't fly back and cover us n get us wet n cold. 🚫🥶💧❄ Us n the blankets stayed nice n dry we had tucked around the 'zippers everywhere' snowmobile suits n snowmobile boots. 😄 Of course they were complete with bread bags!! 😂, n those went over dads old wool socks, that were pulled up almost to our knees 😅, and before the felt boot liners. 😆 Gosh we were bundled up like crazy, but we'd be riding for hrs sometimes n rarely got cold thanks to all the stuff we moaned n groaned about mom making us wear. 🌡🧣🧤🧦🥾🧥👖 Gosh, what I wouldn't give to relive those days again. 😏❤ Then as got older, we finally got to drive them! 😃 But the rule was we had to be strong enough to pull it to start it on our own n turn the skis if we had to get unstuck, etc. 😉 Then the fun really begun cuz we could whiz around the neighbors fields...yes, we had permission, and ride the trail, which ran right behind our house or go to the big sledding hill a cpl miles up the road! 💟 Ohhh gosh, those were some fun times!!! 💗 This brought up a lot of memories, some bittersweet though, as it made me think of my younger brother who just passed away in November. 😪💔 He LOVED snowmobiling 💙 n rode til just a cpl yrs ago when he couldn't any longer due to his health issues. 😥 Still had many very fond n cherished times we shared while growing up in the 70s n early 80s. 🤗💘 Thanks for the ride down memory lane Charlie!! 🥰💝🙋‍♀️

[@learrus]

This is everyone in rural Atlantic Canada........ And in summer its the ATVs always breaking down

[@koso0423]

Great, now I want a snowmobile, even though it never snows here

[@commonsensewisdom]

Those ol Yamies are selling up here in Canada for $1500-$3000! Classic beauties 😋 love the videos!!

[@Hermit.Crabbe]

$2000 Saskatchewan dollars is basically $400 American so it's pretty accurate 😄

[@commonsensewisdom]

@@Hermit.Crabbe haha 😄

[@blueleafy7167]

I got one from my uncle for $700 I'm assuming he didn't know what it's worth and it runs really well

[@StephanieJeanne]

Too funny. That old fella drove a hard bargain! All that work on it probably burned some calories tho.👍 🤣

[@jason.3011]

This was great SOOOO TRUE

[@guyyadunkno]

Came home from work couple years ago and neighbour had an enticer 340 on the curb picked that ol girl up and ended up selling it to larry the denim danger himself

[@Boone911]

That is an antique there now. I had a Polaris 440 about that same vintage in Valdez, Alaska. It rode like a brick. I'm not sure it even had a suspension. I got brave and jumped it once. It hit so hard I knocked a couple of teeth out when my lips kissed the handle bar. Best thing I ever did was sell it.

[@thedaggonator]

I like the longer videos. You represent the Midwest for the lads that we are

[@Michellee970]

Holy shit, the outfit is dead-on. 😂

[@-Cece]

Exactly....plaid and camo....oh my word!!

[@derektassie1479]

Well, now I just want to get back into snowmobiling. Thanks, bud.

[@motorvaderlapstrake7238]

From a Yooper, that was awesome and I feel your pain!

[@johnnyfish8273]

I started out with a 62 bombadier...bombardier... a 74 articat puma 440 , finally , at 16 bought a blizzard 9500. All of them had all of those beautiful issues.....lol. Now I live in florida.... boat issues....😂🤣🤬

[@bruceleealmighty]

Hilarious. I want a emoji for comedy presentations.

[@Maxid1]

Out of everyone here I think I had the best snowmobile experience in the 70's. I rode snowmobiles every winter all winter and I was a poor kid, so I never owned one. That's the best way to snowmobile.

[@spuddoright1970]

Same. Did a lot of snowmobiling in the 80s but never owned one! Same with boats.

[@Awheel88]

That's funny. I bought a 1988 Yamaha sled for $200 from a friend's neighbor. He decided to "test drive" a truck to move some stuff and parked the snowmobile in the back seat of the truck. That machine never ran right. Needed a new starter cuz even my 6'3" 300lb boyfriend at the time couldn't even get that pile of crap started half the time. It hasn't run in about 13 years. I gave it to my little brother! 😂

[@musicauthority7828]

That sled looks familiar, I had a GP 440 I bought it after hearing it run. it was in excellent condition or so I thought. when I got home with it I went to take a spin on it. and that's when I found out that the previous owners had been riding it on the grass. and it wouldn't even move because the drive cogs were melted and so were the hifaxes. and most of the bearings had to be replaced on the boogie wheels. so my friend that I went sledding with introduced me to a guy. that used to take care of all his needs on the Yamaha Phaser and Enticer that he had. this guy had been a Yamaha mechanic for over thirty five years. and retired from the Yamaha dealer and had a business at his home. he no doubt recognized it right away, when I took it to his place. I worked on it myself which he didn't mind because he was busy as hell at that time. he couldn't get the original drive cog set up for it anymore. so he set me up with a little bit more modern interloop drive cog set up. and a newer track, and hifaxes, and bearing, and everything else I'd need. and the instructions on how to move the suspension back two inches under the tunnel. because the newer track is longer. so I went home with my pile of parts, and R&R all the parts and moved the suspension back. and about a day later I was really to try taking it for spin again. and everything worked perfectly not a single problem. I rode that sled for quite a while and never had a single problem with it. and then I bought two Yamaha SRV sleds, the V is for the Roman numeral 5 because they are 540cc sleds. I had to buy the two of them because it was a package deal. I rode them for a while and eventually after saving up enough $. I bought a 1997 Yamaha Mountain Max 700 triple and I really liked it. the only draw back with it was it was little bit heavy. and it all started with the GP 440, the guy I got everything to fix it from. told me that back in their day the GP 440s were unbeatable. and sounds about right the one I had wasn't lacking in power for a 440cc sled. but with not much for suspension it would beat a person to death. and after all these years I have to say Yamaha makes the most reliable dependable sleds there is. at least the ones I had were.

[@allegorx58]

How do you confuse that for excellent condition in the first place. Doesn’t make much sense. It’s in excellent condition aside from it being blatantly broken af?

[@RusticShine]

I have a 73 firebird chaparral. Rides like a bulls cock and rough as sand paper. Nothing like 2 inches of suspension travel as every part of the exhaust wafts in your nose as the snow goes perfectly over the windshield into your already frozen face! No reverse is a beauty to pull it in to the shed after 4 hours of beating your back to death on that workout bench seat. Best $150 sled ever bought