My brother and I both had one and they were the best machine for breaking trails after a big snow storm back in the 70's. My parents had a group that would go out riding at night in upstate NY and they would send my brother and I out so we could break the trails open so everyone could ride them after they got home from work. Like the previous person said, never got stuck.
Greetings, As YOUTHS ( WE ) ran one of these all around as often as possible. Backyards, Lakes, Trails, Fields when snow was actually a thing long before Thanksgiving. As for the FILTER, GAS, Oil, Belts, Track and such ? A good rule of thumb is to ALWAYS remember Machines / Engines are Air pumps MEANING WHAT ? It needs very basic things to \operate ( CORRECTLY ) Clear Air flow, Fuel that is Fresh ( NOT ) Glazed over or already turned to varnish. S P A R K, like a Fresh or At the very least ( C L E A N ) Plug. Exhauast that is Free of animals and the debris they tend to pack into every inch possible A buddies Relative had his sitting behind the barn for an entire year. Came the first real snow .What he expected to happen was indeed a ( NO Go ) Situation. Track and Skis froze Rock Solid to the Ground. The fuel was a Pre-mix version of Wrong type and amount creating a Clogged up Carb and Collapsed fuel lines also. He had Removed the Fuel filter to try and get more use out of it years before. I D I O T S and A$$HOLES. A pair along with being One in the Same still. Belts that are worn DONT Help Anyone when a spare is NO WHERE to be FOUND or Bought in the middle of the woods or Lake near dark. As for the rest. *( K. I. S. S. ) * That means { Keep It Simple - Stupid } Don't over think or Under perform routine checks for the balance of long lasting fun and joys. When ever possible. Once a month RUN the unit. Keep the \track and skis OFF the Ground. Roller dollies and Tarps or Covers are a Good rule of thumb as well. Spare Plugs, Belts, A Few simple tools , etc. Better to have it then NOT need it overall. Quick Side bar. A buddies Brother was so proud he got a Second hand 9700 Blizzard Ski - doo one winter from a Guy who had a health issue. LIKE new but still a few years old already. He claimed to the be the BEST of the BEST of all the rest of us. Funny thing he was NOT prepared for even the most basic of acts out on the trails. One mid afternoon we decided to go Lake hopping to see what other options were possible. He claimed beating me would be easy. Carbides on the skis he had . Mine was an Arctic Panther with Steal cleats and Ca Claws of two different versions on it overall. RUBBER only tracks are good on SNOW ( NOT ) I C E Regardless. His Straight line speed was useless in the woods and Cut backs on hills and such needed to get onto and off of the many small ponds and little lakes we encountered. SCOUTING Taught me much. Ever hear this saying: BE PREPARED - ALWAYS That was their motto. I had Rags, Flashlight, Gloves, Zip ties, Wrenches and Bulbs, Extras Plugs and a Few belts as well. A Length of Rope, A Nice Tow Strap Heavy Duty that got used many times though out the years already by then. Some Water proof matches. Lighter, Gause pads, Band - Aids and a Bandana along with a few nuts and bolts of various sizes. A Couple of Screw drivers, and well YOU get the overall idea. Spare oil, a MUST. Even A ONE GALLON GAS CAN WITH ABOUT Half FULL was already ready in every way. I pulled him through and out of ditches. Off lakes and around barbed wire fences. He got stuck on that Rocket ship way more then i ever did on the older heavier sled. My Ran like a Top. He was always fouling out plugs and burning up belts instead. BUY ONCE ( CRY ONCE ) Filters, Hoses, Fuses, Bulbs, Belts, Plugs , etc. I am NOT hear to tell YOU what to do. Butt in the many years of riding Recreational Vehicles ( I ) Always got home on my own. While helping others who did not have a pot to piss in or a dine to pa for extras gas or oil either SADLY CASH is KING DO NOT RELY on ATM or other Card Related offerings. CLOSED , Out of Service. Like loose change of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Dollar bills and Fives and tens a Twenty never hurt tucked inside a Ziplock baggies for years and years before I used it to HELP a stranded KID out on the trail get a Drive belt from a Hardware store of all places. CASH ONLY was there policy. Care to guess how often I ever got Repaid or Paid it Forward by others out there ? Thanked for all these KIND DEEDS happening ??? The VOICE of REASON Has Spoken BE PREPARED - ALWAYS K.I.S.S. and never ever forget its often the very basics that can HELP instead of hurt to get you back from point A to B Once more For Sure..
Nice one 👌 I had one too, original drive belt too, i dont have it anymore but i have a video of it on my channel, check it out, i now have a 1976 with the penguin on the sides
My brother and I both had one and they were the best machine for breaking trails after a big snow storm back in the 70's. My parents had a group that would go out riding at night in upstate NY and they would send my brother and I out so we could break the trails open so everyone could ride them after they got home from work. Like the previous person said, never got stuck.
Had a 74 elan deluxe 250 T fan cooled drove it forever, motor was bullet proof
I have a 1974 Elan with the tool box and original yellow tool holder with ownership and a 79-80 ??? Yamaha 340 enticer... both are great in the snow.
Nice Elan!! Just a tip tho: never run those spin on filters!!! Always in line.
@@CanadianPhil506 I ordered some I just didn’t have one that day the new spin on ones are junk for sure
THE BEST DEEP SNOW SLED I EVER HAD AS A KID.....COULD NOT GET IT STUCK
Greetings, As YOUTHS ( WE ) ran one of these all around as often as possible. Backyards, Lakes, Trails, Fields when snow was actually a thing long before Thanksgiving.
As for the FILTER, GAS, Oil, Belts, Track and such ? A good rule of thumb is to ALWAYS remember Machines / Engines are Air pumps MEANING WHAT ? It needs very basic things to \operate ( CORRECTLY ) Clear Air flow, Fuel that is Fresh ( NOT ) Glazed over or already turned to varnish. S P A R K, like a Fresh or At the very least ( C L E A N ) Plug.
Exhauast that is Free of animals and the debris they tend to pack into every inch possible
A buddies Relative had his sitting behind the barn for an entire year. Came the first real snow .What he expected to happen was indeed a ( NO Go ) Situation. Track and Skis froze Rock Solid to the Ground. The fuel was a Pre-mix version of Wrong type and amount creating a Clogged up Carb and Collapsed fuel lines also. He had Removed the Fuel filter to try and get more use out of it years before. I D I O T S and A$$HOLES. A pair along with being One in the Same still. Belts that are worn DONT Help Anyone when a spare is NO WHERE to be FOUND or Bought in the middle of the woods or Lake near dark.
As for the rest. *( K. I. S. S. ) * That means { Keep It Simple - Stupid } Don't over think or Under perform routine checks for the balance of long lasting fun and joys.
When ever possible. Once a month RUN the unit. Keep the \track and skis OFF the Ground. Roller dollies and Tarps or Covers are a Good rule of thumb as well.
Spare Plugs, Belts, A Few simple tools , etc. Better to have it then NOT need it overall.
Quick Side bar. A buddies Brother was so proud he got a Second hand 9700 Blizzard Ski - doo one winter from a Guy who had a health issue. LIKE new but still a few years old already. He claimed to the be the BEST of the BEST of all the rest of us. Funny thing he was NOT prepared for even the most basic of acts out on the trails.
One mid afternoon we decided to go Lake hopping to see what other options were possible. He claimed beating me would be easy. Carbides on the skis he had . Mine was an Arctic Panther with Steal cleats and Ca Claws of two different versions on it overall.
RUBBER only tracks are good on SNOW ( NOT ) I C E Regardless. His Straight line speed was useless in the woods and Cut backs on hills and such needed to get onto and off of the many small ponds and little lakes we encountered. SCOUTING Taught me much. Ever hear this saying: BE PREPARED - ALWAYS That was their motto. I had Rags, Flashlight, Gloves, Zip ties, Wrenches and Bulbs, Extras Plugs and a Few belts as well. A Length of Rope, A Nice Tow Strap Heavy Duty that got used many times though out the years already by then. Some Water proof matches. Lighter, Gause pads, Band - Aids and a Bandana along with a few nuts and bolts of various sizes. A Couple of Screw drivers, and well YOU get the overall idea. Spare oil, a MUST. Even A ONE GALLON GAS CAN WITH ABOUT Half FULL was already ready in every way. I pulled him through and out of ditches. Off lakes and around barbed wire fences. He got stuck on that Rocket ship way more then i ever did on the older heavier sled. My Ran like a Top. He was always fouling out plugs and burning up belts instead. BUY ONCE ( CRY ONCE ) Filters, Hoses, Fuses, Bulbs, Belts, Plugs , etc. I am NOT hear to tell YOU what to do. Butt in the many years of riding Recreational Vehicles ( I ) Always got home on my own. While helping others who did not have a pot to piss in or a dine to pa for extras gas or oil either SADLY
CASH is KING DO NOT RELY on ATM or other Card Related offerings. CLOSED , Out of Service. Like loose change of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Dollar bills and Fives and tens a Twenty never hurt tucked inside a Ziplock baggies for years and years before I used it to HELP a stranded KID out on the trail get a Drive belt from a Hardware store of all places. CASH ONLY was there policy. Care to guess how often I ever got Repaid or Paid it Forward by others out there ? Thanked for all these KIND DEEDS happening ???
The VOICE of REASON
Has Spoken
BE PREPARED - ALWAYS
K.I.S.S. and never ever forget
its often the very basics that can HELP instead of hurt to get you back from point A to B Once more
For Sure..
Wow remember that from when I was a kid the elan no speed but can’t kill it and as kids we tried to kill everything
Nice one 👌 I had one too, original drive belt too, i dont have it anymore but i have a video of it on my channel, check it out, i now have a 1976 with the penguin on the sides
I got one of those motors. Trade for Moto-ski capri motor.
@@KWMeikle I don’t have a capri motor tho
@ just throwing it out there. Someone else might have one. Lol