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Gary, it's a 76 Scorpion Whip with a 440 Cuyuna motor. Actually pretty fast, with that giant Walbro carb. It's my understanding that the Cuyuna motor company bought JLO and rebranded the engines as Cuyuna. I guess this was a tribute to the Cuyuna iron range, in which the town of Crosby, MN and...

45 degrees be damned, vintage activity continues. Been putting various sleds through their paces to try to figure out which one to take as a trail blaster for the Boondock run. The Kawasaki has always been a favorite but it was far from ready, so I went to work on it this week. This is what I...

Nothing like going big. I'd like to follow that project. I had a few car projects back in the 70's/80's and there were several (finished and unfinished) that I wish I had kept. Every now and then I think about finding somethings to mess with, but then sanity kicks in and I realize that it...

Thanks for posting this, interesting stuff. Definitely a trend in sales that the manufacturers have to be concerned about. As others have said, 96/97 was a killer year for snow. The 90's have been described as the "Second Golden Age of Snowmobiling" and I think the chart supports this claim...

Awesome stuff Gary, and more true than not. I'm pretty familiar with the first three but not very good at the fourth. Very nice! I love restorations of anything motorized.

Sadly no, but as all vintage riders know, you try to be well prepared for emergencies, big and small.

One might think that since this year’s projects are finished, I might have retired to the recliner. Not so. Operable vintage sleds are not common in this area, so when a couple of friends and I hit the trails this week, it was kind of a rare sight. At almost every stop, people came over to...

Happy Birthday Scott!

I never liked you :) but enjoy!

Jake, you're close. It's a 1980 Intruder. I agree, they made a good sled but think they packed it in after the 82 model year.

Longest stretch of sub-zero nights we’ve had up at Lake of the Woods for at least a couple of years and it looks like this will continue until the end of the month. Accompanied by strong winds, it’s making the wind chill and blowing snow brutal. Fish house generators and heaters are failing...

Can't answer your question Gary but I can tell you from my experience at the hardware store, they're becoming hugely popular. Used to have maybe one or two on display, in addition to the grills, now half our display models are griddles. Seems like it would be a nice option to have both. You...

Awesome! We're year-round Weber kettle charcoal grillers as well. Can't beat the flavor. Grill On!

Thanks for the info Brian. I checked out their website, pretty impressive and they ship! I'm bookmarking their site. Twenty years ago, salvage yards were common but now are getting harder and harder to find. You never know what kind of sled you might need parts for in the future:)

Mark, I'm still holding at ten on the vintage side of things I parted out the Polaris Playmate to a young fellow in a nearby town and that offset the acquisition of the Kawasaki.

A footnote on this year’s project: Of all the project episodes that have been documented on the site, this one has been the most fun. Lots of great input and lots of great conversations. I know for a fact that if I ever run into any of you somewhere, we’ll have a BS session (and maybe a beer)...

I come from a family with a long history of not selling anything so at this point, no. Although, someday I'll be old and (more) feeble :)and they'll all have to go. I suppose that day will come sooner than later.

I’ve been following this subject from the cheap seats and I take the fact that people (including myself) are disappointed when the forum can’t be accessed as a sign that there is still a loyal following of the website. I’m sure a lot of us do follow things on FB but it doesn’t really lend...

I managed to get some extra seat time on the sleds (even had a little fresh snow) and Gary had asked what I thought of the rides. I can say the sleds ride as differently as they look. The Cyclone definitely benefits from the forward mounted engine: lower center of gravity and better weight...

Think it's been at least a couple of years since I've done anything on you tube. I'm sure I've fallen way behind in what can be done. I am giving some thought to upgrading my video camera though. My old Roam cameras have worked fairly well but I think they went out of business and the Go Pro's...