THE 1988 YAMAHA EXCITER

HERE IS WHAT YAMAHA HAD TO SAY ABOUT THEIR 1988 EXCITER IN SEPTEMBER, 1987 - The Yamaha Exciter provides incredible acceleration and handling. It is designed lighter than other performance snowmobiles to allow you to get to the part of the mountain that other sleds never see.  Its suspension can be adjusted to suit the riders needs and style.  It has a block pattern track to improve traction and cornering on snow or ice.

GONE FOR THE WEEKEND

I will not have any new posts until Monday
Larry

PREVIEW OF 1976 ARCTIC CAT ELTIGRE

There were a lot of changes and refinements in The Arctic Cat line of cats for 1976, but probably none was more notable than the new engines and the classification system of them.  All new cats including The El Tigres featured the Spirit engine made to Arctic Cat's specs by Suzuki.The new El Tigre for 1976, had free-air 4000 or 5000 Spirit engines, which was in the high performance department.  In addition was the new green and black pin stripping along with some new safety features.

HOW MUCH ICE IS ENOUGH TO BE SAVE

The following is a rough gauge of ice thickness required for safety on the lakes and waters;
     *2 INCHES are needed to support one person, walking.
     *3 INCHES will support a group of people, walking single-file-spread out.
     *4 INCHES are sufficient for fishing on foot.
     *5 INCHES of ice are needed to support the weight of a snowmobile and a rider.
     *7 1/2 INCHES will support a two ton auto.

COMET'S NEW WIDE-RANGE PRIMARY CLUTCH

September 1987 - The new model 108C wide-range primary clutch from Comet was a 1/2 inch larger in diameter (a total of 8 inches) for use with 1 3/8 inch wide belts. Couple with a 1 1/2 inch diameter center post, its size offered a lower engagement ratio and a higher gear at shift-out.  This improved shift characteristics from low to mid-high ranges.
The new 108C accepted the same calibration such as arms and springs in use with the race-proven 102C.  The new model replaced the 1 3/8" belt versions of the 102C

THE BOMBARDIER SKI-DOOZER

1971/72 FACTORY SNOWMOBILE RACING HOT

November 1971 - FACTORY RACING WAS STILL CONTROVERSIAL, BUT BETTER DEFINED AS THE SEASON NEARED THE START OF THE 1972 SNOWMOBILE SEASON.  (West Yellowstone, Montana on December (4-5) 1971, and Ironwood, Michigan December (11-12), 1971) were generally conceded to be the start of the "big" races.  Factory snowmobile racing was a hotter topic topic for the 1971-72 season than in the past

1981 SCORPION STING AFTER A HARD RIDE

In 1981 Scorpion claimed, we make the inside even better than the outside.  No matter how good a snowmobile looks in the showroom, someday you're going to take it to the outsidE.
WE DON'T TRY TO GET BY ON LOOKS ALONE !!

1984 POLARIS STAR

ARCTIC REPORTS LOSS

June, 1974 - Arctic Enterprises, Inc. has reported a loss from continuing operations of $3,225,000.00 on sales of $84,371,000.00 for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1974.  This was compared to a net income the previous year of $3.7 million on the sales of $107 million.