Made me feel nostalgic watching you shred on that old doo today. This just goes to show how technically diversified your riding style is. You're an example of the man makes the machine, not what machine makes the man. I absolutely loved watching this! Best video yet!
Ahhhh a real green guy can’t get himself in trouble to bad on a sled like this but a xm or gen4 it’s really easy for someone green to find themselves in a place they shouldn’t be
its nice to see you do a vid like this. definately hilarious, but it shows that the older sleds are capable to ride those conditions fo people that cant afford newer sleds. thank you
Great content idea. Loved the sled geometry comparison. Really only need to see a gen 1 Rev now. Amazing seeing you ride it the way you did. Can't wait to get back on the mountain to add up some seat time.
136 inch. Man that was the sled to beat back in the day. Runs decent too, those 700s were fantastic. Had a 151 inch high mark option back then. Great video, brings back my early mountain sled years, ear bleeding loud cams and 550 pound sleds lol. Good stuff.
Awesome. This speaks to me. I got addicted last winter in upstate NY on a 2000 Indy 500. Now im in Alaska ripping an 05 summit 800. Maybe an homage to the rev soon?
Nice seeing that older out... We run MXZ 670 98 & 99... They're beasts of motors and very easy to work on... Our winters don't justify $10,000 sleds...my son (15) and I have great fun on local trails, river rides ect... The new stuff seems like its heavily influenced by the European conditions, not as much grooming and more back country riding.. Nothing more appealing than a mint vintage sled....brings back the best memories...
The new sleds are awesome technology wise and it's crazy what you guys can do on them but as far as videos go this is one of the best. I really enjoyed watching the older sled ripping the pow, would love to see more of it and possibly different brands and or years if possible. Either way another awesome video!
I LOVE restomodded sleds! I am am doing my dream build right now. Two years ago, I bought a 98 xc 700 that I stripped down to the bare chassis. I had my cousin who works for General motors design team help me, He scanned the stock chassis, I told him my idea/plan so he designed my bulk head and tunnel for a couple things, one thing was to fit two track sizes, a 1.25" studded track if I decide I want to trail ride and a 3" lug if i want to go play in the deep snow. He also designed it so the chassis is much better, it triangulates the chassis/front suspension, which is designed so that I can fit/run the fox float 3 front shocks all while keeping the factory hood/ belly pan mounting points. I make carbon fiber parts, so I made a mold of the stock hood and belly pan, and I made them carbon fiber. I've been making carbon fiber and titanium suspension parts, I made carbon fiber trailing arms and a bunch of other carbon fiber parts. I had the bulk head made at a local fab shop out of titanium tube that I then skined with carbon fiber panels. The sled sits higher and has a lot more suspension. The rear skid I got from a axys rmk 146 with carbonfiber rails. I took out the stock chaincase and made it a belt drive system. Im at about $20-25k in parts/materials . I wanted to run a htg 1000 tripple but didnt have the room for 3 pipes with how we designed the bracing/shock towers, then i debated running a new 800 or 850 and decided to kist run a 98 xc700 motor so I kept the 98 xc700 motor, I had it bored, ported polished, team clutches, vforce reeds, open carps with frogskin type filters. I had to take twin pipes, cut them, and shape them to fit. It's almost done now im going to paint the hood red and instead of decals im going to have them tape off the hood so that instead of the factory decals the carbon fiber will be exposed and in the shape of the factory decals. The tunnel is exposed carbon fiber. I will be doing a full write up and sending it to snowgoer and snowest it will be on some facebook pages as well. Im super excited for this sled! Its extremely light and is the ultimate wedge chassis polaris.
I think 144" was longest track back in the day... crazy that Cody Borchers, Geoff Kyle, and Ross Mercier used to do huge drops and jumps on those things with 6" of suspension travel
Now that is prolly one of the best videos u have done.. that's what our rag tag fleet looks like... It was fun to see what a professional rider like u could do with old sleds like that.... Absolutely awesome... Keep em coming.....
This was a super fun video to watch. Would love to see a video where you got a 201x and see what happened in those years. And then do a 2000 years old -> 2010 years old -> 2023
I still have my 1997 skidoo and runs great getting her ready for this winter up here North Ontario, Canada. she has never let me down and lost how many times ive had to tow my friends home 😌
Riding on something like that old out dated fossil is all I known or ever experienced. They seemed so advanced at the time. Hence why I like the channel so much. It’s worlds apart from what I used to do. I’m in constant “wow” mode watching these videos.
I watched this back when it came out almost a year ago. I watched it again today and it was just as much fun watching then the first time. Good stuff Matt!!
I rode a 2002 Skidoo summit 800 with a 159 for 10 years. They are a handful. that was state of the art back then. I wish I could still ride. These newer sleds are amazing.
Still have an oldie. SRX700. Pipes, Reeds and a cold air kit. Still holds it own on the trails but with 136x1.5 not so well in the powder. Transfer rods really helped it.
That was awesome watching someone shred an old xz! May not be a 2023 but the fact you held it wide open for aslong as you did its the reason why sleds are the way they are today, rock on!
Great video! Just goes to show you how much talent it took to ride those older chassis sleds compared to the ones made now. Not a single bow tie or hop over made on that chassis. Keep up with the great content. Ride Safe.
Awesome seeing some affordable sleds ripping and you are still living every minute of it! The odd mixed in low cost sled segment would be well received along with the repair and adjustments related to the older sleds.
That was the sled we rode everywhere on boulder and frisby ~~. Made you into a good rider -- also after it snowed you had to work to get around - now sleds allow an average rider to go just about anywhere
I bought the first Ski Doo Highmark 151 from the Tuppers in Idaho! 2000? 136 was considered a long track back then. I started out on a 1974 Arctic Cat Cheetah as a kid. And had a Ski Doo 5500 Blizzard in high school! Be safe!👍
Awesome content! Loved seeing you and your Dad riding old iron and reminiscing of your younger days! Your Dad was a blast to watch ripping on that sled.
THIS is the video I've been waiting for! After a 14 year hiatus, I'm finally getting back in to sledding after selling everything back in the 2008 housing crash. Got my Dads time capsule sled out of storage, 2003 Summit X Highmark Extreme 800 HO 159, with 444 miles on it. Gets lot of looks in the parking lot, thumbs up from the old guys (Jerrys), and blank stares from the Millennials lol. Your videos have been a huge inspiration to me, specifically the "No Snowmobile Has Gone Before". That one really convinced me it was time. Currently shopping for probably a Summit XM T3, seems to be the best bang for the buck right now. BTW, that sled probalby has the 136x15x1.75 track. Popular mod back in the day was SLP rail extensions, and a 151x16x2 track.
My friends dad had this sled back in 2000 and I rode it as a 9 year old kid a few times. Good to see that people had the brains to increase the track back then because engineers should know better than to put a 136" track and call it a "summit", geez........ I am also getting back into sledding after a 10 year break!
This brings me back to when I used to snowmobile. It’s exhilarating. That power is just there for you as soon as you hit that throttle. And that motor will work it’s ass off for you as long as you treat it right. You have to know it’s limits. But my god man that power out of that little 2 stroke motor is insane.
I was smiling ear to ear this entire video! Great idea and it was even better seeing you handle it in the mountains. It would be great to see some modifications done to it to suit the habitat better.
I had a 97 583 Rotary Valve Summit and a 2002 700. The 2002 was freaking awesome. I ran it completely out of oil one time and it seized up. We were way, way back in the boondocks, we pulled the plugs poured oil down there, put oil in the tank, etc, pulled it a few time and it ran and ran great. Had HPS can on it, very loud.
Thanks for the "blast from the past". Rode those sleds back in 2000 and thought we were cutting edge...........the progression of the mountain sled has been a fun journey. Matt, you rode that old Summit well.
This video brings back memories of when I was little riding the old vertical escape and the old freestyle in exactly the same zones. Zero suspension and the stupid loud can. Makes me want to bring the old iron out this week on my trip to Blue river!
I still can't get used to the look of the new machines. Technology is so much better today but yet the look of those old 90's Skidoo and Polaris cabs is for me so much better.
Awesome video and i love the sound of that old summit 700 and awesome riding from you and this shows just how capeble a 23 year old ski-doo summit can be in the hands of a realy god rider like you
I watched this video with a big smile on my face! Just goes to show you that you don't need a 20K plus sled to get out & have some fun! What a great video!
Love this video! Watched it with my 11 year old son and he couldn’t believe this was the top of the pyramid when I was his age. Good stuff Matt, keep it coming!
Pullin out the ole iron! So cool, I just got my dads 1996 Thundercat 1107 triple running for the first time in 15 years. Went for a rip close to home got back and seen I had 1107 miles on the ole 1107cc!
I loved watching you on this machine. From the GoPro I felt like I was back on my ol' yellow summit. And the sound. No I remember why I had earplugs. Wow! I enjoy your zest for riding and your great attitude. I'd love to ride with guys like you, always making it fun. Thanks for the memories.
Just bought an 02 800 151. And started looking for vids and thats how i stumbled onto your channel. Now im doing more watching then you guys are riding. But this is my favorite vid so far. Hopefully get some riding in this weekend not much snow in the region right now. Im itching to burn some gas. Keep the content coming im loving it.
Hey Matt, Thanks for sharing! I had a 2000 MXZ 670 H.O. with a 121x1.5. It was a fun machine and had bags of power! I took it to Valemount a few times. Too short for the really deep stuff but the 1.5 track got me in and out of most places.
That’s the best sounding sled out of the fleet! Best chassis to date and everyday folks could actually afford to ride. They could hold a side hill with the side hill ski made a world of difference!!! Long live the ZX!!!!🎉🎉 lol
Got the same year and 700cc motor 121" track with 15800 miles on the old girl.still my go to for trail riding.ABSOLUTE BEAST, WISH I had a longer track but here in Northern Maine USA we don't get the power like out there, we get alot of heavy snow
Great video!!!! I looked for one of these sleds for a while and ended up making something similar out of an 2002 MXZ 600. 136 track, Boss seat, little bit of a bar riser...good to go and still manages to get me into trouble from time to time
Had a few of these 2000 700 Summits and they were a ton of fun! We liked them more than our 800's for playing around. Had them in the 144" tracks and it was perfect for jumping and still getting into the back country.
Also have a 2003 crazy mountain extreme with a psi 1200 twin and jaws pipes. A dude named Brent Lindemann tuned it up in Alberta years ago. That machine will still outclimb any stock machine today. It put down 238hp on a heat soaked engine. Still runs awesome today!!
oh man, i used to have one but not the summit variant, same pipe and a bunch of pics in the track! this brought back a lot of great memories! thanks for the vid :D
This is great, Matt! Nice change from the regular content. Nice to see what a ZX with a 136 skid can do. Now find a Rev chassis one and compare the three!
Grew up riding old iron, 96 summit 670. Just recently got an itch, picked up a 03 summit 144". And a couple 1G revs 144 and a 159, the difference between the two are night and day. Keep the old iron alive
Awesome. I had a 700 summit 136. Loved it put 4000 miles on it never touched a thing. Just lots of fun. Think I had more fun on on some of the older sleds than the new sleds. Was always a challenge
Appreciate ripping the old iron… just goes to show as long as it runs good and track is long enough you can still get after it… even in the mountains… feel like some people need to know that awesome video
The old summits were classic. I sold my old custom Mach Z last year. It has a M10 rear suspension with a 151 2" track and a custom Darrel Baker front end. Jaws triple pipes and custom cans, nothing beats the sound of and old tripple rumbling away. Heck I still have two Jaws 925 motor pickled in the shop, I need to find a good home for them too.
That really shows you how far sleds have come. If I didn’t know that was a summit mountain sled, I would have never believed that thing is a mountain sled.
Awesome video Matt🤙 I grew up riding my dad's 04 king cat and rode it for almost 15 years. This is my first season on a new sled and it's so much different! Old iron's will always have a spot in my heart!
just the fact that old girl keeps up with the other sleds is amazing. The rotax is an awesome engine and ski doo has always built the best frames for their year.
Modern skis, rebuild the shocks, general tune up, and do a 136 to 144 extension from TracksUSA with a Polaris Switchback 144 2" paddle track. She might do some really cool stuff.
Have a sled almost identical to that in the barn but has reverse and vforce reeds. Thing is a bunch of fun but pretty easy to find the limits on an older mountain sled!
Good stuff. I had a 98rmk700 and a 98 Srx Mountainmax. Those were the days. I remember the 2 inch tracks were coming out and we were thinking things were getting crazy.
Made me feel nostalgic watching you shred on that old doo today. This just goes to show how technically diversified your riding style is. You're an example of the man makes the machine, not what machine makes the man. I absolutely loved watching this! Best video yet!
Ahhhh a real green guy can’t get himself in trouble to bad on a sled like this but a xm or gen4 it’s really easy for someone green to find themselves in a place they shouldn’t be
I have 99 800 144track. My wife has 99 600 136track. Awesome sleds CHEERS from Alaska
its nice to see you do a vid like this. definately hilarious, but it shows that the older sleds are capable to ride those conditions fo people that cant afford newer sleds. thank you
Man this gave me the BIGGEST smile today! Would love to see little upgrades to this sled to make it reliable and hit the mountain more this season!
Great content idea. Loved the sled geometry comparison. Really only need to see a gen 1 Rev now. Amazing seeing you ride it the way you did. Can't wait to get back on the mountain to add up some seat time.
I’d like too!
I got a gen1 rev with a 850 engine. If you come to norway you can test it out!
@@MuskokaFreerider please Doo! See what I did there… Bring a bunch of oldies with your crew to that same zone. Do a “Hot Tub Time Machine” edit! 🔥
Would be amazing to see a couple of you bringing old sleds to ride!@@MuskokaFreerider
136 inch. Man that was the sled to beat back in the day. Runs decent too, those 700s were fantastic. Had a 151 inch high mark option back then. Great video, brings back my early mountain sled years, ear bleeding loud cams and 550 pound sleds lol. Good stuff.
I had a rmk 800 with a 151 track. One year newer than this. Fricken tanks. It took a lot to get that old girl on their sides lol
love the old school, not all can afford sleds like you you tubers
Or at least usually...
Matt has hard work money not “UA-cam money” he doesn’t sit around on his arse all day
Awesome. This speaks to me. I got addicted last winter in upstate NY on a 2000 Indy 500. Now im in Alaska ripping an 05 summit 800. Maybe an homage to the rev soon?
He works hard for that he works summer and able to have fun in the winter
@@BiGcAb22 UA-cam pays well in season you'd be surprised
its actually badass to see you take an old sled out on the mountain to see how it hold up all these years later
Freaking LOVE seeing these old sleds rip some powder like this! Hope you do this a little more often, gotta get the buddies on these sleds too.
Absolutely love the sound and the comparisons! It's also shows how good of a rider you are.
Nice seeing that older out...
We run MXZ 670 98 & 99...
They're beasts of motors and very easy to work on...
Our winters don't justify $10,000 sleds...my son (15) and I have great fun on local trails, river rides ect...
The new stuff seems like its heavily influenced by the European conditions, not as much grooming and more back country riding..
Nothing more appealing than a mint vintage sled....brings back the best memories...
The new sleds are awesome technology wise and it's crazy what you guys can do on them but as far as videos go this is one of the best. I really enjoyed watching the older sled ripping the pow, would love to see more of it and possibly different brands and or years if possible. Either way another awesome video!
I LOVE restomodded sleds! I am am doing my dream build right now. Two years ago, I bought a 98 xc 700 that I stripped down to the bare chassis. I had my cousin who works for General motors design team help me, He scanned the stock chassis, I told him my idea/plan so he designed my bulk head and tunnel for a couple things, one thing was to fit two track sizes, a 1.25" studded track if I decide I want to trail ride and a 3" lug if i want to go play in the deep snow. He also designed it so the chassis is much better, it triangulates the chassis/front suspension, which is designed so that I can fit/run the fox float 3 front shocks all while keeping the factory hood/ belly pan mounting points. I make carbon fiber parts, so I made a mold of the stock hood and belly pan, and I made them carbon fiber. I've been making carbon fiber and titanium suspension parts, I made carbon fiber trailing arms and a bunch of other carbon fiber parts. I had the bulk head made at a local fab shop out of titanium tube that I then skined with carbon fiber panels. The sled sits higher and has a lot more suspension. The rear skid I got from a axys rmk 146 with carbonfiber rails. I took out the stock chaincase and made it a belt drive system. Im at about $20-25k in parts/materials . I wanted to run a htg 1000 tripple but didnt have the room for 3 pipes with how we designed the bracing/shock towers, then i debated running a new 800 or 850 and decided to kist run a 98 xc700 motor so I kept the 98 xc700 motor, I had it bored, ported polished, team clutches, vforce reeds, open carps with frogskin type filters. I had to take twin pipes, cut them, and shape them to fit. It's almost done now im going to paint the hood red and instead of decals im going to have them tape off the hood so that instead of the factory decals the carbon fiber will be exposed and in the shape of the factory decals. The tunnel is exposed carbon fiber. I will be doing a full write up and sending it to snowgoer and snowest it will be on some facebook pages as well. Im super excited for this sled! Its extremely light and is the ultimate wedge chassis polaris.
Hell ya!! takes me back to being a kid looking at these sleds in the magazines and drooling over them. Ski Doo has always had badass sleds.
I think 144" was longest track back in the day... crazy that Cody Borchers, Geoff Kyle, and Ross Mercier used to do huge drops and jumps on those things with 6" of suspension travel
I had an 03 RMK with a 153 and I remember thinking mountain sleds couldn’t get any better than that lol
@@TDuff306 I remember thinking that same thing about my 98 Rmk700. 136 x 1 3/4 lug track, we thought man things are getting insane.
for model year 2000, the Summit 700 also came in a "Highmark" edition with a 151" track
Yup, 151 was a thing too
in 2000 there was a 136" track, the only year that had it, 144" after that
Now that is prolly one of the best videos u have done.. that's what our rag tag fleet looks like... It was fun to see what a professional rider like u could do with old sleds like that.... Absolutely awesome... Keep em coming.....
Love this seeing what 23yrs apart looks like plus it shows how good of a rider u r going everywhere the new sleds can
This was a super fun video to watch. Would love to see a video where you got a 201x and see what happened in those years. And then do a 2000 years old -> 2010 years old -> 2023
Thanks! Aha hopefully we can do that
I’m actually riding a 2002 skidoo summit 700 for 4 years. It brings me so much joy watch you rip this sled around it.
I still have my 1997 skidoo and runs great getting her ready for this winter up here North Ontario, Canada. she has never let me down and lost how many times ive had to tow my friends home 😌
Riding on something like that old out dated fossil is all I known or ever experienced. They seemed so advanced at the time. Hence why I like the channel so much. It’s worlds apart from what I used to do. I’m in constant “wow” mode watching these videos.
I watched this back when it came out almost a year ago. I watched it again today and it was just as much fun watching then the first time. Good stuff Matt!!
I rode a 2002 Skidoo summit 800 with a 159 for 10 years. They are a handful. that was state of the art back then. I wish I could still ride. These newer sleds are amazing.
I watch all of your videos, but as a guy who spends his days poaching tracks on sleds from the 90s I thoroughly enjoyed this!!!
I always try to find old sled backwoods riding videos thank you
Still have an oldie. SRX700. Pipes, Reeds and a cold air kit. Still holds it own on the trails but with 136x1.5 not so well in the powder. Transfer rods really helped it.
That was awesome watching someone shred an old xz! May not be a 2023 but the fact you held it wide open for aslong as you did its the reason why sleds are the way they are today, rock on!
Great video! Just goes to show you how much talent it took to ride those older chassis sleds compared to the ones made now. Not a single bow tie or hop over made on that chassis.
Keep up with the great content.
Ride Safe.
Yes I remember riding those. Like riding a coffee table. Still sweet and only a triple could beat that sound 👍🏼 good video.
Awesome seeing some affordable sleds ripping and you are still living every minute of it! The odd mixed in low cost sled segment would be well received along with the repair and adjustments related to the older sleds.
That was the sled we rode everywhere on boulder and frisby ~~. Made you into a good rider -- also after it snowed you had to work to get around - now sleds allow an average rider to go just about anywhere
This mountain was first ever mountain i rode, it was back in 2017 on my dads 1979 11000 blizzard, great to see you and the crew havin a blast
I bought the first Ski Doo Highmark 151 from the Tuppers in Idaho! 2000? 136 was considered a long track back then. I started out on a 1974 Arctic Cat Cheetah as a kid. And had a Ski Doo 5500 Blizzard in high school! Be safe!👍
I’ll never forget the first time I saw one those IRL. Still one of my favourite sleds ever made. That and a 250cc Yamaha enticer. Mint
Ha, the Ol led sled days! Didn't need GPS to find yur buddies...could hear them a mile away 🤣 Now for an Advil, lol
Awesome content! Loved seeing you and your Dad riding old iron and reminiscing of your younger days! Your Dad was a blast to watch ripping on that sled.
This was awesome! Love to see the old sleds, a first Gen Rev/800ho Summit would be sick to see on the channel as well. Amazing rider.
THIS is the video I've been waiting for! After a 14 year hiatus, I'm finally getting back in to sledding after selling everything back in the 2008 housing crash. Got my Dads time capsule sled out of storage, 2003 Summit X Highmark Extreme 800 HO 159, with 444 miles on it. Gets lot of looks in the parking lot, thumbs up from the old guys (Jerrys), and blank stares from the Millennials lol.
Your videos have been a huge inspiration to me, specifically the "No Snowmobile Has Gone Before". That one really convinced me it was time.
Currently shopping for probably a Summit XM T3, seems to be the best bang for the buck right now.
BTW, that sled probalby has the 136x15x1.75 track. Popular mod back in the day was SLP rail extensions, and a 151x16x2 track.
My friends dad had this sled back in 2000 and I rode it as a 9 year old kid a few times. Good to see that people had the brains to increase the track back then because engineers should know better than to put a 136" track and call it a "summit", geez........
I am also getting back into sledding after a 10 year break!
This brings me back to when I used to snowmobile. It’s exhilarating. That power is just there for you as soon as you hit that throttle. And that motor will work it’s ass off for you as long as you treat it right. You have to know it’s limits. But my god man that power out of that little 2 stroke motor is insane.
I was smiling ear to ear this entire video! Great idea and it was even better seeing you handle it in the mountains. It would be great to see some modifications done to it to suit the habitat better.
I had a 97 583 Rotary Valve Summit and a 2002 700. The 2002 was freaking awesome. I ran it completely out of oil one time and it seized up. We were way, way back in the boondocks, we pulled the plugs poured oil down there, put oil in the tank, etc, pulled it a few time and it ran and ran great. Had HPS can on it, very loud.
Thanks for the "blast from the past". Rode those sleds back in 2000 and thought we were cutting edge...........the progression of the mountain sled has been a fun journey. Matt, you rode that old Summit well.
This video brings back memories of when I was little riding the old vertical escape and the old freestyle in exactly the same zones. Zero suspension and the stupid loud can. Makes me want to bring the old iron out this week on my trip to Blue river!
My dad still has his. Been riding it since new. Lots of memories
I still can't get used to the look of the new machines. Technology is so much better today but yet the look of those old 90's Skidoo and Polaris cabs is for me so much better.
Also looks like it rides in the snow like a boat instead of up on top of the snow like new sleds.
Absolutely love that loud ass can
Awesome video and i love the sound of that old summit 700 and awesome riding from you and this shows just how capeble a 23 year old ski-doo summit can be in the hands of a realy god rider like you
I watched this video with a big smile on my face! Just goes to show you that you don't need a 20K plus sled to get out & have some fun! What a great video!
Favourite video of the season so far! Love how she is 23 years young and still top dog! Thank you for the video!
I've been sledding since 1970 ..its funny hearing you talk about this reasonably modern sled as "vintage"
That was a good time Matt. Thanks for sharing!!!
Awesome seeing you rip that old sled gotta love the old things👌👌
Hell yeah! I run a 2003 800 144! Please post more old school sled mountain riding!
Hopefully we get to see more of this kind of content
10:48 that exhaust echo reached me all the way here in Iowa.
That thing is loud!
It’s amazing how much narrower the newer sleds are and actually handle better. Also very impressive driving Matt with no carbides.
I remember that year when it came out. So cool looking. Nice sled
Really fun seeing how far mountain sleds have come since the early 2000s, completely different beasts
Love this video! Watched it with my 11 year old son and he couldn’t believe this was the top of the pyramid when I was his age. Good stuff Matt, keep it coming!
Even the 440 were fast and great trailing sleds here in NH. Brought back some memories for sure. great video
So fun watching an old sled, you can really tell your skills apply to the older sled also!
Pullin out the ole iron! So cool, I just got my dads 1996 Thundercat 1107 triple running for the first time in 15 years. Went for a rip close to home got back and seen I had 1107 miles on the ole 1107cc!
I loved watching you on this machine. From the GoPro I felt like I was back on my ol' yellow summit. And the sound. No I remember why I had earplugs. Wow! I enjoy your zest for riding and your great attitude. I'd love to ride with guys like you, always making it fun. Thanks for the memories.
Boy does that bring back memory's, I had a 2000 zx then the 2003 HO both in their day were awesome sleds.
Just bought an 02 800 151. And started looking for vids and thats how i stumbled onto your channel. Now im doing more watching then you guys are riding. But this is my favorite vid so far. Hopefully get some riding in this weekend not much snow in the region right now. Im itching to burn some gas. Keep the content coming im loving it.
Hey Matt,
Thanks for sharing!
I had a 2000 MXZ 670 H.O. with a 121x1.5. It was a fun machine and had bags of power! I took it to Valemount a few times. Too short for the really deep stuff but the 1.5 track got me in and out of most places.
That’s the best sounding sled out of the fleet! Best chassis to date and everyday folks could actually afford to ride. They could hold a side hill with the side hill ski made a world of difference!!! Long live the ZX!!!!🎉🎉 lol
Got the same year and 700cc motor 121" track with 15800 miles on the old girl.still my go to for trail riding.ABSOLUTE BEAST, WISH I had a longer track but here in Northern Maine USA we don't get the power like out there, we get alot of heavy snow
Great video!!!!
I looked for one of these sleds for a while and ended up making something similar out of an 2002 MXZ 600. 136 track, Boss seat, little bit of a bar riser...good to go and still manages to get me into trouble from time to time
Had a few of these 2000 700 Summits and they were a ton of fun! We liked them more than our 800's for playing around. Had them in the 144" tracks and it was perfect for jumping and still getting into the back country.
Heck yeah! 2 stroke cold smoke! Oldie but a goodie! Cheers!
Also have a 2003 crazy mountain extreme with a psi 1200 twin and jaws pipes. A dude named Brent Lindemann tuned it up in Alberta years ago. That machine will still outclimb any stock machine today. It put down 238hp on a heat soaked engine. Still runs awesome today!!
oh man, i used to have one but not the summit variant, same pipe and a bunch of pics in the track! this brought back a lot of great memories! thanks for the vid :D
This is great, Matt! Nice change from the regular content. Nice to see what a ZX with a 136 skid can do. Now find a Rev chassis one and compare the three!
Ill for ever and always love the early 2000’s sleds
The hard metal while trail riding made me day 😂. Keep up the amazing videos muskoka.
This was a great video, brought me back a few years. Now I’m looking for a machine of that vintage for my daughters to rip on.
Grew up riding old iron, 96 summit 670. Just recently got an itch, picked up a 03 summit 144". And a couple 1G revs 144 and a 159, the difference between the two are night and day. Keep the old iron alive
Awesome. I had a 700 summit 136. Loved it put 4000 miles on it never touched a thing. Just lots of fun. Think I had more fun on on some of the older sleds than the new sleds. Was always a challenge
Nice to see what those older sleds were actually capable of!!! Thanks for your videos
Awesome video today! I learned on a 2000 136 track same sled! Was awesome to bring back memories
Appreciate ripping the old iron… just goes to show as long as it runs good and track is long enough you can still get after it… even in the mountains… feel like some people need to know that awesome video
Some of the guys I ride with are on the old school ski doos. We still have a blast every time we go out.
The old summits were classic. I sold my old custom Mach Z last year. It has a M10 rear suspension with a 151 2" track and a custom Darrel Baker front end. Jaws triple pipes and custom cans, nothing beats the sound of and old tripple rumbling away.
Heck I still have two Jaws 925 motor pickled in the shop, I need to find a good home for them too.
I like seeing a modern technical rider on the older sleds. It really shows how the sport has evolved. I hope this becomes a thing.
That's so cool seeing a 23 year old sled killing it out there,your dad looked like he was having lots of fun
That really shows you how far sleds have come. If I didn’t know that was a summit mountain sled, I would have never believed that thing is a mountain sled.
Looks beautiful up there and that thing ran mint for a older sled
Awesome video Matt🤙 I grew up riding my dad's 04 king cat and rode it for almost 15 years. This is my first season on a new sled and it's so much different! Old iron's will always have a spot in my heart!
Great video! My first sled was a 1994 580 Mountain Cat. It's amazing how far they've come since then.
I had a 2001 summit 700 and it was a 151 with 2.5 inch paddle track
Great vid today. Loved it! Amazing how far technology has come… that said, you made old girl look pretty darn good.
Super cool! Looking for a sled like that old skidoo. I’m just a newbie and that sled looks like allot of fun.
just the fact that old girl keeps up with the other sleds is amazing. The rotax is an awesome engine and ski doo has always built the best frames for their year.
Modern skis, rebuild the shocks, general tune up, and do a 136 to 144 extension from TracksUSA with a Polaris Switchback 144 2" paddle track. She might do some really cool stuff.
That old sled sounds way louder than that snow bike was. Sounded like an old school chainsaw just rippin up them hills. Love it.
Thank you for not bitching and complaining the whole time wile riding a sled that cost as much as your current headlights.
That was fun
Awesome content as always.. my #1 UA-cam channel for winter
Have a sled almost identical to that in the barn but has reverse and vforce reeds. Thing is a bunch of fun but pretty easy to find the limits on an older mountain sled!
Good stuff. I had a 98rmk700 and a 98 Srx Mountainmax. Those were the days. I remember the 2 inch tracks were coming out and we were thinking things were getting crazy.
Amazing video, love to see you ripping the old iron. I have a zx summit 700 151 that is an absolute riot.