Your 1st & 2nd Sled? Age & Area

[duramax]

1st sled was a 1997 zl 440 liquid cooled. Mostly rode that in northern wisconsin, the up, and southern wisconsin.
2nd sled was a 2003 zl 550. Rode the same places as above.

Current sleds are 2011 crossfire 800 ho 141, and 2013 xf 1100 turbo Ltd high country 141. Ride mostly in the up and the Keweenaw now. Maybe a trip or two in Wisconsin.

 

[skiroule]

Oh this is a fun one!

First sled I purchased was a 68 Johnson Skee Horse that I bought in about 1971 (already was in parts in various boxes). Put it back together and my wife, 3 year old daughter, and I rode it for two years.

Bought a 72 Skiroule RTX 440 in 74 and it made a permanent impression (hence my screen name) – had styling, power, speed, and a bit of a cooling problem. Bought a 72 Chaparral SSII 400 the same year for my wife. Easily one of the coolest sleds I ever owned. Wish I still had both.

Current Sled? There are a couple choices but for the record I’m going to say 2013 RMK Assault 800.

 

[900RMtanK]

1st - 1972 Rupp American 30hp
2nd -1974 Evinrude Skimmer 440

So many memories when I was a kid starting to ride those with dad.

29 sleds later and still loving every ride.

Current - 12' Switchback Assault 800 and 15' 600 Adventure

 

[Cat600]

1st - 2001 Arctic Cat ZL600 EFI ESR. At one point crashed it into a tree, but got it fixed and ran some more. Nice after high school sled.

2nd (and current) - 2010 Acrtic Cat F6 Sno Pro. At a job that pays fairly nice in my 30's, gotta upgrade the toys.

 

[Madmachz]

1st- 1970 Yard Man Sno-cub - (Now hanging on my garage wall)

2nd- 1971 Ski-Doo Olympique/1975 Merc Trail Twister

Current 2013 Yamaha Nytro XTX

 

[90s]

1967 Polaris Colt--13 HP bought from Archie's Live Baits in Antigo on Jan 1967

Polaris Colt 849.00
tax 25.47
freight 18.00
oil 2.60

895.07

the sled is someplace buried out in the garage & the original invoice is on the wall by my desk. Ride mainly central WI--Langlade, Forest, Oconto, Florence Cty's. Also ride Northern Bayfield Cty & several trips to the UP--Watersmeet-Mass City-Bergland-Kenton-Sidnaw areas.

Second sled--don't remember

Current sled--2015 600 Renegade X

 

[RVR RNR]

1st.- 1968 Scorpion Mark 2 w/single Sachs
2nd.- 1970 Polaris Charger w/400 Fuji
40 plus sleds since 1970.
Current ride- 2011 600 Renegade & 2015 900 ACE Ren.

 

[switch07]

1969 Johnson Challenger. Had a 20hp JLO spitting gas back at your boys when sat down on the thing when I was 13yrs old.
74 295 El Tigre I bought when I turned 18 and started racing.
75 433 GPX, still dabbling in racing, but more for trail riding, you could do that back then.
2015 Viper LTX DX's for the wife and I, and she says "no more racing"!!

 

[xcr440]

First was a 1975 Polaris TC 250. (This poor machine had no idea what it was in for with us kids dragging each other around the property on inner-tubes, tobogans, and runner sleds)
Second was a 1972 Polaris ATX 335. (First real "trail" sled, that never failed me in 5 years of riding)

Current is a 2008 Polaris Switchback 700. (Haven't even seen the snow on this one yet!)

 

[catshed]

First sled 70 Rupp sprint at age 16 rode ditches and corn fields of Ia. Second sled was a 72 Arctic cat Lynx and thought it rode like a cadie compaired to the Rupp. The sled I ride now is a 13 Arctic cat XF 800 LX most of my riding is Wis. & UP some ditch bangin yet but not much

 

[tomx]

Bought a '78 Polaris TXL 340 in 2000. I was 33 years old
2001 I bought an '89 Ski Doo Mach 1
Several sleds later I am currently riding an '09 Yamaha FX Nytro RTX

 

[Grant Hoar]

Late entry to the sport.

1 - 1998 Yamaha VMax 700 purchased new in 2000

2 - Another 1998 Yamaha Vmax 700 purchased in 2006.

Still riding both of them!!

 

[600_RMK_144]

Polaris 42 years worth. First was a new 1972 Colt 175 for Christmas. Had some others along the way but was young and confused.

Same here. Never been on anything but a Polaris. Oh, I guess I have to correct that statement...

When I was in WY last season, I couldn't make it up a hill with the RMK (after 4 attempts). The guy I was riding with took it up and made me get on his Ski-Doo 155 with 2.5" paddles. I made it up no problem. Oh, and I guess the rentals in the Hills prior to having the RMK were those 4 stroke tanks. Other than that, I can honestly say I've never been on anything but Poo.

 

[durphee]

rode a bunch of friends sleds and rentals for years. Finally bought a 2003 F7 off a buddy in 2008. Wrecked it last year (where did that stump come from?).
Current Sled - a 2012 F8.

 

[boardin]

1st- 1971 Ski Doo Nordic 399
2nd- 1996 XLT Special 600
3rd- 2003 XCSP 600 Edge

 

[ill marty]

1st sled 1981 kawasaki invader2nd sled 1999 phazer 3rd 2006 polaris rmk

 

[bearrassler]

First sled was a 66 Viking with a 300cc Hirth, 15 HP, second was a 67 Viking, same engine, they were my parents sleds, the first one I purchased was a 1980 Polaris Centurion, second was a 1988 Indy 400, currently a 2012 Polaris Switchback Assault 800

 

[mezz]

The first sled I bought was a '73 Suzuki XR440, bought it with my earnings over the summer of 1977, I was 16. My second sled was a 78 Jag, never looked back, been riding Cat ever since, been 8 of them in between then & now. Present sled is 06 Crossfire6 stretched to 144" with 2" paddle & some extra goodies. As we can see with everyone that has posted so far, there sure has been an evolution in sleds. Good memories & greater ones to be made, we just need to get out of the $13G area for new iron.-Mezz

 

[packerlandrider]

1st sled: '00 VMax 500 that my dad passed down after he got his Viper

2nd sled: '06 Renegade 600

Current sled: ??? (my plastic toboggan?)

Spend all of my childhood riding the trails of NE Wisconsin. (I feel I can make the claim that I have been on 75+% of the main trails north of Hwy 29 and east of Hwy 45.) The last few years have been a lot of time spent down that one forest road past the big sugar maple.

 

[misty_pines]

First sleds: The family's 1973 Moto-Ski F-440 and 1974 Futura 440. The '74 was faster but the '73 was more reliable. My Dad sold both sleds when I was 12 and bought us all cross-country skis...that was a very sad day.

Second sled: Didn't own my own sled until 1996. My wife had our first kid on the way, so I sold my motorcycle and bought a 1996 Ski-Doo Formula STX LT with the 583 motor.

Current sled: 2011 Ski-Doo Renegade Backcountry 800 e-tec.

Most riding growing in in NW Wisconsin and still ride there, in MN, the U.P. and an annual trip to the Bighorn Mountains.