Love to have that machine! A friend of mine had a 1994 XCR 440. To this day, I have never ridden a better riding or handling snowmobile. WAY more comfortable than anything produced today.
I still use my 2000 sportsman 500. Polaris has changed everything about off road vehicles. Two mistakes I think they made is. They shouldn't have stop making their personal watercraft, I think sales would have rebounded, because they were by far the best. Also I don't think they should have dropped the Victory line. The Victory motorcycle is a lot better than the Indian line and now with all these crazy people calling everything racist, it's only a matter of time before they are forced to drop the Indian name.
I had 2003 Victory V92. It had a fuel mapping problem when the temperature dropped below 10 degrees celcius which caused hard starts and backfiring. Eventually, it was resolved and thereafter was an absolutely fantastic motorcycle. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree about the personal watercraft as I've found sea-doo to be a superior product. Simply my own experience, however.
Wow, that original "Thrill Team", (very end of the vid), were sure catching some big air for those days on those almost rigid machines,---with receding hairlines and no tattoos. :)
My late brother raced Polaris sleds locally here in NE PA till his death in 2003. He lived and breathed the Polaris brand. I watch this with great reverence because of the history, knowing he would've loved this video. To this day I own nothing but Polaris atvs and have been very impressed with the dependability of all 8 machines I've owned. It's very cool to see the historical development of the brand.
I bought a 97 Polaris xlt special brand new, It blew up every 90 to 100 miles. From the factory Polaris didn't drill the cases good enough for the oil injection, let me tell you that ruined so many weekends for me, and a lot of wasted money.
I've owned many 70's model polaris snow go's. Everyone was dependable. I have a 1980 polaris tx-l I've owned since 1992. Now has 17,000 miles on it. It never i said never let me down 1nce. Im a 100% polaris guy. Best sleds ever made.
The Indy 600: I never got into snowmobiles very heavy, so I did not know what sheer acceleration was. A friend of mine let me ride his 3 cylinder 600 Indy, (around 1990 I estimate). I was on a icy road with track and ski carbide, and it was as stable as a flying arrow. I was cruising down the road at about 50mph, the sled felt great, so I decided to pin it for a bit to check out the 3 cylinder power. I bet I was going 100 in 3 seconds, and I let off. Enough for me, thanks for the ride Rich. :)
all my neighbors rode polaris so they were also my introduction to snowmobiling, but then i realized i wanted to go fast so i rode ski doo. the dealer in the area was into grass drags (notched a 3rd place finish at haydays) so if his customers wanted to go fast, he knew what to sell you.
@@sheddski2942 textron owns all of arctic cat someone else would have to buy them if and when it is for sale or textron will just close the doors on cat for good and Yamaha will buy them if not cat will be out of business
Thanks for a great video! I really enjoyed it. I grew up snowmobiling in the early 70s with Arctic Cats and Rupps. Went 50 years without a sled, then bought a 99 Indy 500 to use for work at my job in the oil fields of NW Pennsylvania. It's a great sled that you can hardly hurt. Now just have it around the farm and to play now and then.
As a kid my first snowmobile ride was on a 1971 ski-doo olympic 335 that I got for christmas. My first exciting ride was on a 1978 Colt 250. ever since that day I was a Polaris fanatic. I have had numerous sleds from the 60's,70's,80's and 90's. I worked as a Polaris Technician at a dealership in the 90's. Those were some of my favorite sleds made. something about the traditional indy that still to this day screams style to me! The only sled I regret ever getting rid of is my TX Starfire that is a sled that isn't too easy to find now days. Thanks for the video! was very nostalgic.
To be honest waiting for half hour for a buddy to start his Polaris snowmobile to 30 feet of chain driving there 4x4 wheelers was not that innovative. I'll stay with my Austrian engineered Rotax power and the leader in pretty much everything innovative in snowmobiles. Ski-Doo is on the top.
I’ve been riding Polaris snowmobiles since 1969. I still have a 69 Polaris Playmate which my brother rebuilt a couple years ago. I will snow check a 2023 Polaris RMK 850 this spring. I still ride in the mountains. I’ve raced the Alberta 150 in ‘77 and cross countried to Ft Smith NWT in 1989 on a three cylinder Indy 650. I’ve rolled down Turbo Hill at Revelstoke on a new XLT. I love snowmobiling it’s a wonderful thrilling sport! Many friends and good memories made on a snowmobile.
I was very surprised to see a commercial for a 78 cobra 440 in here. A welcome surprise of course. I love my cobra 440 even though I've barely had a chance to try it out yet.
I was kinda thinking the same thing. I was unaware that Polaris made a bogie-rail system. Those Para-rail systems on Scorpions were great. Was a huge upgrade from the old bogie systems. Nothing compared to today's suspensions, but for its day the Para-rail was on par with the slide rail suspensions of the time.
Yeah, this video seams more like a commercial and not a very good one at that. It did have some interesting info but mostly the same video clips played over and over again. The history of Arctic Cat video was infinitely better in it's presentation and content.
Random (or divine?) how life works. My Uncle (Ted Otto) was on the Polaris Thrill Team back in the 70s and ultimately became the head flagman of the USSA in the 80s and 90s. We didn’t live in the same town but I would hear stories of his snowmobile adventures. He has since passed and I found myself in possession of several of his incredibly warm and high quality snowmobile coats. Fast forward to a couple years ago when my wife and I bought a cabin in the mountains and with this cabin came two Polaris Snowmobiles. I wear his coat proudly and am still a neophyte but love that I am learning how to ride and maintain these mid 90s sleds. Uncle Ted- I hope you can see how this has all come together. You made a snowmobile enthusiast out of me even after you left us. Am sure you cringe at times watching me learn but I bet you are ultimately smiling knowing I am now hooked on one of your life’s passions. RIP Ted Otto.
Well of course it all depends on who you talk to.ha ha, An Interesting tidbit for those that didn't know, Edgar left Polaris in the early 60s and started Arctic Cat.
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A friend of mine just bought a brand new 1995 xcr 440, dealer had it and never sold it,
Just sold my xcr440 hard to watch it go but it needed a clutch
Very cool. Is he going to ride it?
You have no idea how lucky that guy is.
I would have paid sticker price for that
Love to have that machine! A friend of mine had a 1994 XCR 440. To this day, I have never ridden a better riding or handling snowmobile. WAY more comfortable than anything produced today.
I just picked up an 88 indy 400 liquid and boy does that thing move pretty good for a 400. Not to bad to look at either! Haha.
I love my 1989 indy triple 650. When it hits twenty five mph it accelerates like nobodies business.
I still use my 2000 sportsman 500. Polaris has changed everything about off road vehicles. Two mistakes I think they made is. They shouldn't have stop making their personal watercraft, I think sales would have rebounded, because they were by far the best. Also I don't think they should have dropped the Victory line. The Victory motorcycle is a lot better than the Indian line and now with all these crazy people calling everything racist, it's only a matter of time before they are forced to drop the Indian name.
I had 2003 Victory V92. It had a fuel mapping problem when the temperature dropped below 10 degrees celcius which caused hard starts and backfiring. Eventually, it was resolved and thereafter was an absolutely fantastic motorcycle. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree about the personal watercraft as I've found sea-doo to be a superior product. Simply my own experience, however.
SkiDoo almost bought out Polaris around the late 1970's thankfully Polaris came out with the Indy platform and never looked back
Wow, that original "Thrill Team", (very end of the vid), were sure catching some big air for those days on those almost rigid machines,---with receding hairlines and no tattoos. :)
My late brother raced Polaris sleds locally here in NE PA till his death in 2003. He lived and breathed the Polaris brand. I watch this with great reverence because of the history, knowing he would've loved this video. To this day I own nothing but Polaris atvs and have been very impressed with the dependability of all 8 machines I've owned. It's very cool to see the historical development of the brand.
Bill who was your brother? Im from NE Pa as well.
Awesome video!! Yamaha and Kawasaki next?
The Arctic cat dokumentary was better...
I agree. That was a story. This was a commercial.
I bought a 97 Polaris xlt special brand new,
It blew up every 90 to 100 miles.
From the factory Polaris didn't drill the cases good enough for the oil injection, let me tell you that ruined so many weekends for me, and a lot of wasted money.
That sucks man. I’ve had a hell of a time with my Polaris trail blazer quad too.
Its takes balls to do a loupty loup on a sled..takes Boulder balls to do it on a sled from the 70s
I've owned many 70's model polaris snow go's. Everyone was dependable. I have a 1980 polaris tx-l I've owned since 1992. Now has 17,000 miles on it. It never i said never let me down 1nce. Im a 100% polaris guy. Best sleds ever made.
79 TX-L 340 water cooled that was a fast sled in its day!!!
The Indy 600: I never got into snowmobiles very heavy, so I did not know what sheer acceleration was. A friend of mine let me ride his 3 cylinder 600 Indy, (around 1990 I estimate). I was on a icy road with track and ski carbide, and it was as stable as a flying arrow. I was cruising down the road at about 50mph, the sled felt great, so I decided to pin it for a bit to check out the 3 cylinder power. I bet I was going 100 in 3 seconds, and I let off. Enough for me, thanks for the ride Rich. :)
all my neighbors rode polaris so they were also my introduction to snowmobiling, but then i realized i wanted to go fast so i rode ski doo. the dealer in the area was into grass drags (notched a 3rd place finish at haydays) so if his customers wanted to go fast, he knew what to sell you.
My 1998 RMK has stupid levels of power/acceleration. I have cracked it open exactly once. They really move.
They say that was the fastest sled which is nonsense. The 90 531 Formula Plus waffle stomped the 600 triple.
" if Polaris made a beer I'd be drinking it "
Mark Cowboy .
haha
Andrew m ik your reading this, your xlt is slowwwwwww lmao
it’s not mine
An interesting tidbit for you,
Edgar Hetten left Polaris at Roseau in the early 60s and started Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls.
Texron used to be involved with Polaris now the are into Arctic Cat? In the early 80s Polaris came out with IFS, all up from there.
When Polaris grew larger then they bought Textron out same will happen with Arctic cat at some point unless someone else buys them
@@sheddski2942 textron owns all of arctic cat someone else would have to buy them if and when it is for sale or textron will just close the doors on cat for good and Yamaha will buy them if not cat will be out of business
Die hard polaris fan here, best most reliable snowmobiles around, 16,800 miles and counting on one of my gen 2 xc 500 sp
I have had a bunch of the old sleds. Getting big air or well any air was like jumping a garbage can. Take off was great but you do have to land
Thanks for a great video! I really enjoyed it. I grew up snowmobiling in the early 70s with Arctic Cats and Rupps. Went 50 years without a sled, then bought a 99 Indy 500 to use for work at my job in the oil fields of NW Pennsylvania. It's a great sled that you can hardly hurt. Now just have it around the farm and to play now and then.
Yamaha will always come on top for quads
That’s a no brainer
As a kid my first snowmobile ride was on a 1971 ski-doo olympic 335 that I got for christmas. My first exciting ride was on a 1978 Colt 250. ever since that day I was a Polaris fanatic. I have had numerous sleds from the 60's,70's,80's and 90's. I worked as a Polaris Technician at a dealership in the 90's. Those were some of my favorite sleds made. something about the traditional indy that still to this day screams style to me! The only sled I regret ever getting rid of is my TX Starfire that is a sled that isn't too easy to find now days. Thanks for the video! was very nostalgic.
9:52 "Perfect balance" and seeing those flickering skis was hilarious
To be honest waiting for half hour for a buddy to start his Polaris snowmobile to 30 feet of chain driving there 4x4 wheelers was not that innovative. I'll stay with my Austrian engineered Rotax power and the leader in pretty much everything innovative in snowmobiles. Ski-Doo is on the top.
I owned at one time two Polaris atvs the worse pieces of garbage never again
I’ve been riding Polaris snowmobiles since 1969. I still have a 69 Polaris Playmate which my brother rebuilt a couple years ago. I will snow check a 2023 Polaris RMK 850 this spring. I still ride in the mountains. I’ve raced the Alberta 150 in ‘77 and cross countried to Ft Smith NWT in 1989 on a three cylinder Indy 650. I’ve rolled down Turbo Hill at Revelstoke on a new XLT. I love snowmobiling it’s a wonderful thrilling sport! Many friends and good memories made on a snowmobile.
@1:33 have hotdogs gotten bigger or the buns smaller?
Not as good as the cat history. Good sleds though
I was very surprised to see a commercial for a 78 cobra 440 in here. A welcome surprise of course. I love my cobra 440 even though I've barely had a chance to try it out yet.
I always considered Fuji/Yokahamas (Polar ass) to be absolote garbage!
Those 3 wheelers have to be worth a fortune now
I was thinking the same thing. I didn't even know they made them. They have to be incredibly rare if any of them still exist.
Watch with the MUTE button pushed. You won't miss a thing.
Never seen Polaris's Drift Skipper rear suspension - looks like Scorpion's para rail.
I was kinda thinking the same thing. I was unaware that Polaris made a bogie-rail system. Those Para-rail systems on Scorpions were great. Was a huge upgrade from the old bogie systems. Nothing compared to today's suspensions, but for its day the Para-rail was on par with the slide rail suspensions of the time.
We were a Polaris riding and racing family in Alaska in the 60's and 70's. Great memories on the family machines and the race sleds.
Yeah, this video seams more like a commercial and not a very good one at that. It did have some interesting info but mostly the same video clips played over and over again. The history of Arctic Cat video was infinitely better in it's presentation and content.
I certainly enjoyed it! And learned a lot.
Random (or divine?) how life works. My Uncle (Ted Otto) was on the Polaris Thrill Team back in the 70s and ultimately became the head flagman of the USSA in the 80s and 90s. We didn’t live in the same town but I would hear stories of his snowmobile adventures. He has since passed and I found myself in possession of several of his incredibly warm and high quality snowmobile coats. Fast forward to a couple years ago when my wife and I bought a cabin in the mountains and with this cabin came two Polaris Snowmobiles. I wear his coat proudly and am still a neophyte but love that I am learning how to ride and maintain these mid 90s sleds. Uncle Ted- I hope you can see how this has all come together. You made a snowmobile enthusiast out of me even after you left us. Am sure you cringe at times watching me learn but I bet you are ultimately smiling knowing I am now hooked on one of your life’s passions. RIP Ted Otto.
Polaris cutlass 440 what got me a Polaris guy even tho it was a hard starter. For what I paid couldn't ask for a better sled
Здравствуйте. Есть у кого нибудь руководство по эксплуатации снегохода xlt 600 special
My dream polaris is a xcr 440
I just got my dream sled,2003 XCR 800
@@dirtyfacegeorge9938 one faster factory sled.....
Awesome video
Too bad Polaris has gone to shit, all I hear is another blown up motor.
wow, I just watched a video that said the same things about artic cat... mmm.. wonder which one really was the leader?
Well of course it all depends on who you talk to.ha ha, An Interesting tidbit for those that didn't know, Edgar left Polaris in the early 60s and started Arctic Cat.
Indy 600!
I have a 95 600 xlt
2002 600XcSP till the day I can't get parts 😪
I"d buy a BRP over a polaris any day!
Good for you
Interesting. But general consensus would be that’s a bad thing.
@Brad Pellerin you realize bombardier and BRP are two separate entities right...
I don't agree with you on the BRP but I'm with you on the DHC
@@davepalmer8925 Thanks, I flew Otters and Beavers in Manitoba Canada .Flew the first Polish 1000 HP piston till turbines came out.