1977 KAWASAKI SNOJET

December 1976 - No sled is that light, not even ours, as stated by Kawasaki.
Must be another one of those Kawasaki SnoJet rumors.
Ever since word first got out that Kawasaki bought SnoJet, stories have been spreading.
*Stories about our speed.
*Stories about our stamina.
*Stories about our feather like handling. - Now, it's true that Kawasaki bought SnoJet, and made 61 changes.

THE 1986 SKI-DOO LINE-UP

THE VISION OF SNOWMOBILES SIXTY YEARS AGO

While the approach to riding two-up was appealing, the potential for large wheels was greatly reduced by the demand for long travel and hence for smaller suspension components. It was a wonder how the dreamers behind the design expected the thing to turn.

1976 MOTO-SKI SONIC

THIS IS WHAT MOTO-SKI SAID ABOUT THE 1976 SONIC - The Sonic 250 and 340.  Race it on the oval, right out of the crate. (The Sonic placed 1-2 in total points last season in USSA - Central Division Stock II.)
   Let it loose in open country. (Built for speed and endurance, it'll leave just about everything behind.)
   What you see is what you get.  A hot stock, powered by Bombardier's own Rotax engine.  A sled that's ready for race when you are.

ADVANTAGES OF TORQUE AXIS ARMS

September 1988 - The question is, "What Level of Performance Increase Can One Expect From Them", and also,  What negative effect might they have?
   The most significant advantage of a torque arm are improved belt life and better acceleration.  Because the engine is mounted on rubber bushings that reduce vibration to the frame, it is possible for it to shift during acceleration.  When this happens the clutch can come misaligned and speed up belt wear. With a torque arm in place, the amount of engine movement is regulated by the tension on the torque arm.  Generally top-end performance will not change unless a machine was way out of alignment before installing the torque arm.
   One danger with torque arms is over-tightening .  If the cushioning affect is taken out of the motor mounts, all of the vibration will be transferred to the chassis and this result in a cracked frame.  A properly adjusted torque arm should allow the engine to move up or down, but not twist.  There shoould be no tension of the arm while the machine is sitting still.

HALVORSON DROPS RACE TEAM

Duluth, Minnesota - November 1971: Halvorson, Inc., Ski-Doo snowmobile distributor based in Duluth, has announced the termination of its snowmobile racing team beginning with the 1971-72 season to allow a greater effort to be placed at the dealer level in racing.
   The distributor of Ski-Doo snowmobiles in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and the upper Peninsula of Michigan also said it would maintain its racing research and development center to help dealers establish racing programs for the season ahead.

SNOWMOBILING IN OREGON

From Lake-Of-The-Woods north to Hoodoo/Ray Benson Snow Park, you'll discover some of the finest snowmobiling locations in The West, including the southern Cascade Mountains, Crescent Lake, Royce Mountain, Paulina Lake, East Lake, Diamond Lake, Crater Lake, Three Creeks Lake and Mount Bachelor.
   Eastern Oregon also offers some superb snowmobiling near Tailgate and Bates, and in the Wallowa Whitman National Forest east of LaGrand, Oregon.  Oregon offers an excellent grooming program to provide great trail riding. There are hundreds of miles of groomed and marked trails throughout these snowmobile areas

THE 1974 POLARIS

In 1974, Polaris claimed that, "If you own a 1974 Polaris, you own more than a quality snowmobile. You own an image."
1974 Polaris has the look and the feel of performance.  Its models are lower and with a wider stance and is reminiscent of the famous Polaris TX.and is heritage of quality and performance which Polaris claimed is a factor as important as any in setting Polaris above and apart from all others.

1978 RUPP SNOWMOBILES

In 1978, "Rupp's final Year", they manufactured only two lines of snowmobiles - The Nitro 440 and The Sport 295.
The two models are basically the same as their 1977 lineup, except some decal changes.  In 1978 Rupp built approximately 1500 snowmobiles

CLIMBING MOUNT ROSE

Mount Rose is located just east of the north end of Lake Tahoe.  The elevation is between 8,000 and 10,000 feet with an average of eight feet of snow in the higher elevations.
   There is about twenty square miles of great riding in the Mount Rose area.  So gambling isn't the only thing to do in the area.
  From the first appearance, the slopes of Mount Rose looks like it easily could be climbed, but the deep snow makes it difficult to power up the mountainside to the microwave towers perched near the summit, but the open sidehill allows riders to cut a trail across the slope.
   On first attempt, the riders work hard to reach the narrow trail halfway up the slope that leads to the towers. But reaching the trail proves to be much easier than holding the trail.
   At first, trying to make it thru the freshly fallen powder to the micrwave towers was just for fun-A stab at the slope to see if it's possible, but the snow is to deep and the slope to steep. Still, the snowmobilers persist.  Each attempt nets them about ten more yards, as each rider follows in the previous trail, cutting into the slope and packing a lane, still several hundred yards away from the top, but eventually, when the snow sets up they will conquer the hill.
   You can't go everywhere you want...especially when it snows.  You have to wait until the freash snow sets up, and then you can go about anywhere...until it snows again.