Looking Back at Vintage Iron with a Yamaha Diehard 

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So true! Todays sleds seem to have gotten unaffordable.

I absolutely agree, it’s become like oval track racing where you could buy a street-stock car & go have some fun but now

@@andrewwoodward6560 Late to the party here, but "seems to have gotten unaffordable" ... There is no "seems" to it. They have become outpriced. And to be honest, and I know this is subjective, but the newer sleds are really not very good looking in my eyes. But then, I tend to lean toward the "old school" anyway. I would happily take a 70's or 80's vintage Enticer or Exciter any day. I used to ride an old 1974-ish? Yamaha SL338 frame with a 433 engine on it. (Yes, the one with the engine up on the tunnel between your legs.) The thing ripped! Too bad I scrapped it after I threw the track back in 1989. If I had only known back then.... Anyways, sorry for hijacking your comment. Just wanted to put this out there. I truly miss snowmobiling more than I am willing to admit.

Sounds like you had some great childhood memories. Thanks for sharing!

Yes absolutely! And still making memories. Unfortunately I’ve been sick for past two weeks and haven’t been able to get up north. I have 2018 skidoo 850 blizzard now. It’s a little better than the moto ski. Also got a cheap used IQ shift carb model I’ve been wrenching on for a secondary sled. Keep up the good work. It is very much appreciated.

Same here, if you go heavier on the clutch fly weights, one tooth more on the top chaincase sprocket, and increase the distance between the primary and secondary clutches ( but not so much that the sled starts to go just idling), you will get 30 miles per gallon at about 40 mph and I've been clocked at 78 mph.

I have an 80 enticed et 340....one of the early electric start sleds.

@Aiden Moody yessir. It’s a great sled to learn on. I recently bought a new sled but it’s great to learn to ride on something that doesn’t have the power to kill you and there reliable asf. I used to get it to go properly 50mph and when it was new properly 70 my uncle said but not now days it’s lost so much compression over time. Anyway enjoy your enticer!!

@Aiden Moody haha there fun but there not very comfortable to ride for long periods of time and when you get on a nice new sled for a little while then go back you don’t want to ride it anymore. So bud enjoy it and I hope you upgrade eventually

That 79 SRX was a terror

Exact sled I had as my first. Then an '80 ET 340, then an '81 SS 440, then an '85 Phaser, then an '85 SRV, quit for a bit then a '97 600SX followed by a '98 SRX 700. Then a long time off and now I got 2 600 Ski Doos. A 2011 and a 2016. 🤷‍♂️

That would definitely be a good time.

...And (just my opinion) better looking than pretty much any newer sleds these days.

The Phazer was one of the best sleds they ever made.

Grew up on Yamaha, but in the mountains there just too damn heavy. If I was a Midwest trail rider, I would still be riding Yamaha. The last band new Yamaha for me was my 2000 Mtn Max, then heavily modified M7 162, to 14 Pro 163, to 16 Axys 163. I'd go back to Yamaha in a second, if they started making 2 strokes again, in the new Mtn Cat chassis.

Awesome! My dad had a 70 Oly 12/3 ... took forever to figure out if he had a 69 or 70. Finally found an old photo where u could see the dash so now i know it was a 70. Pretty sure the dash was the only difference between the 69 and 70.

Awesome I still have the srv. with 1200miles 78skidoo 400miles

I previously had a 90 Big Bear. Didn't have a ATV for a number of years and recently picked up a 95 Kodiak as well as a 94 Big Bear...both running for less than $1200 for BOTH. They still run like champs and will do exact what I need them to at my camp.

Those and the big wheel bikes. All anyone needs for good old fashioned medium speed fun. Loved your bravo video by the way. I've been on mine so much these last few years.

So would I, there very reliable and quite fast for there size and age

I would buy one in a New York Minute! Haven't been on a sled in many years (we don't get "good" winters in Wisconsin anymore) but lately I have really had the fever to get back on a sled. Would love to get my hands on an Enticer.

Do you miss it living down south?

SnowTrax TV Yes. I grew up near Watertown NY and we have a family camp on a Big Moose Lake in the central Adirondacks (near Old Forge). We would snowmobile the Town of Webb trails (Old Forge - 500 miles of trails) and the lakes every weekend that the weather would support it. Back in the 1970s and early 80s in NNY you could snowmobile from early December into the end of March. Now the climate has changed enough that it’s hit and miss. They will receive feet of snow and then a few days later it’ll be 55° for days in the middle of February and then drop back down to 10 below. Hard to know when there will be enough snow to support riding. So every winter I tell myself I’m going to drive to Old Forge, get a motel room or stay at my dads camp, and rent a snowmobile but I just never do it. But every year I check the snow cams all winter long, check on the new machines online, follow the weather, trail reports. I really miss it.

Huh?

You don't want my old 91 Exciter. I put about the hardest 6000 miles I could on that sled

@@PartTimeYooper they were known to take a good beating and still run great. its a shame you still don't have the sled.

@@mobgma Oh the motor still ran great. The other parts...well lets just say from ages 15-20 I wasn't what you would call "gentle" on it. I was sending it like Larry back then

I would pick up an Enticer any day over pretty much anything newer. They are simply fun machines.

I've never even heard of those!

David Johnson that’s amazing! My old bravo is still going strong but one time my brother found the oil line had slipped off the carb body. Luckily it was only off for a minute or so.

@@suchsweetsaxophones Wow man you really know that sled from your videos I see subscribed. My bravo is same color Red.

Thanks, It's good to know there is another red Bravo saved. I need to look up serial numbers and figure out if mine is an 82 or 83. I can't really tell.

@@suchsweetsaxophones Yes i hope to make some videos on these sleds soon. Nice collection I like the John Deere Sled.

Yamaha's oil injection is rock solid. My Dad was a dealer back in those days and I don't think he every had a warranty issue. Just be sure to use a good injector oil, he sold alot of yamalube too.

Maybe Larry Enticer

Larry Enticer will :)

I will

It still has the Yamaha triple for its heart. Barring any tunnel bending collisions, that sleds gonna be around a long time!

Arctic cat is just as good

@@rustyshackleford1091 I'd say Cat takes a close second to Yamaha. Saw quite a few M7's with 10k, on factory top end, but the Yamaha triple and 4 cylinder 4 strokes, are 20k plus engines. The Yamaha 700 triple 2 strokes also run forever, except the 05 ish viper's, that needed center cylinder head gasket mod, and jetting fixed, So it didn't pop the center cylinder after power valves were included.

Dmax 75 I’m sorry my answer was short haha. I have an enticer 250 and that thing is great. I’ve also got a VMax 600 and I’ve ridden a VMax 4,Phazer, RX1, and many others. Arctic cats have just always been my go to. They are all I’ve ever raced.I hope they keep working together though, They put out some awesome sleds like the sidewinder and thundercat. I’ve just always liked my zr 600 more. To each their own!

Dmax 75 Also, I’ve been looking for an m8 with a 153, and do you have any suggestions for breaking in a sled? I just rebuilt the top end on a zl 600 and looking for advice.