![]() Snowmobiling has gotten so out of hand today, these things are engineering marvels, with more power than my Jeep, go 100mph, and cost tens of thousands. It rarely snows where I am, and snowmobile rentals in the mountains costs $50/hr, sleds are governed to 20 mph( BOOO) and all sleds come with “avalanche poles”,um,no,thanks. What, you say? I live in the Rocky Mtns., the seemingly king of now? Well, yes and no. Fact is, I’m planning on returning to the UP of Mich., partially because of snowmobiling. It was a poor sled, broke down more than it ran, but it got me started on one of my all time favorite things to do. My 1st sled was a ’69 Polaris Charger, and very similar to this. Clubs sprang up, snowmobiles were a dime a dozen, I believe at it’s peak, there were over 220 makers of snowmobiles, it was huge, and I was part of it. Not snow melting, ski lifting 100hp monsters,( with GPS), simple fun for a family, for a couple hundred bucks INCLUDING a trailer, that every car could pull, it was cheap fun. Previous snowmobiles were basically motorized toboggans with skis, this is when snowmobilers got serious. Sigh, okay, it’s a nice restoration, and for people that don’t know, this sled actually turned a corner towards modern sleds. Can someone answer me truthfully, what, do all you people make a million dollars a day, for cripes sakes. Oy gevalt, how much? While I looked to this post to get my mind off that $30,000 YJ, not much help. This Ski-Doo looks like it could be a lot of fun and at $4,250 is about half of what you might spend on one built today. The engine displaces 148cc and starts right up with a recoil starter that has a unique recoil handle which was a one-year wonder. That was the first year they would use a fiberglass hood and a Rotax motor which runs on gasoline. The R6 is a model of the Ski-Doo that takes back to at least 1963 when this one was built. The R6’s owner gave it a thorough going-over some time back, so the yellow paint and mechanical condition are both said to be good. But the friend who listed this vehicle for sale knows more and has inspected it in person. I admittedly know little about these things other than they look like an opportunity to break a leg. The little machine is responsible for coining the term “skidooing” which has become part of the culture in the snowy regions of Canada. It later gained a following with sports enthusiasts, which enabled production to take off. They were popular at first with missionaries, trappers, prospectors, land surveyors, and others who needed to travel in snowy, remote regions. It’s available here on Facebook Marketplace for $4,250.Ĭonsidered a Canadian invention, a typo in the Bombardier sales brochure gave the machine the name of Ski-Doo, which would stick for more than 62 years – and counting. ![]() Located in Brentwood, New Hampshire, this recreational vehicle is waiting for the snow season to begin again. This 1963 R6 model was restored several years ago and has been used minimally since then, so its condition is still excellent. The first Ski-Doo (called Ski-Dog initially) was produced in 1959 and the assembly line is still running today. The Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile manufactured by Bombardier Recreational Products in Canada.
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