Kawa-Bunga! A Project Sled for 27

[Rupp Collector]

You’re a lucky man to have one (or more) of these beauties. Is yours a 29 or a 44?

Mine is a 75 with a 440. Actually picked it up in Iowa along with a 76 250cc Snowtwister. For not being Rupp's they're both very neat.

 

[mezz]

A little bit of information I just stumbled across regarding Kawasaki. They apparently abruptly ended their snowmobile program in 1982 after their prototype sleds were being reviewed by Snowwest. They were to introduce the Invader 440 fan cooled when they decided to stop production. Here is an ad that never came to be, too bad the good times ended there.

 

[skiroule]

Mine is a 75 with a 440. Actually picked it up in Iowa along with a 76 250cc Snowtwister. For not being Rupp's they're both very neat.

A 440 Brut and a Snowtwister in one shot is an impressive score. "For not being Rupp's", I like how you think.

A little bit of information I just stumbled across regarding Kawasaki. They apparently abruptly ended their snowmobile program in 1982 after their prototype sleds were being reviewed by Snowwest. They were to introduce the Invader 440 fan cooled when they decided to stop production. Here is an ad that never came to be, too bad the good times ended there. View attachment 72305

Yes, it's interesting how quickly some of these companies ended their run and the timing of the decision. When they were out, they were out. Chaparral did a similar thing in that the production line was set up for the 75 models when corporate turned out the lights.

My plan is to use something close to the color of the sled in the ad and the graphics are available. Very sharp combination.