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Pictures:
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bhester404's 1970 Chaparral Thunderbird factory racer.
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Here are pictures of Brian's GP246 and
SRX440, both of these sleds are FOR SALE. For information
contact Brian, brian@leafspringmilitia.com.
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3/14/06 Here is Rob's El Tigre after
the new suspension install. There are also pictures comparing it
to Chris's Formula. And Rob and Chris Riding See the forum for
information on Rob's suspension.
 
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I'm sending a couple pics of the machine I terrorized the farmlands, lakes and when it snowed heavily the streets of the tiny town I grew up in in Minnesota.
The pic of the sled on the snowpile was taken in March of '85. The second pic was taken in December of '90.
The '71 Elan was given to me by an old dude down the road who had had a falling out with his middle aged son, and they hadn't spoken in years. It was his son's sled. The only "mods" were ski spreaders which are a must on those old tippy Elans, an HD Tillotson on an adaptor with a velocity stack. The thing was light, I could load it by myself as a skinny teenager in the back of an F250. I could out hillclimb my friends then "new" Yamaha Enticer 340. And I could go between trees they couldn't and go in deep snow where they couldn't either. Half the time the recoil was broken and I just took it off and used a cord wrapped around the sheave to start it.
A little background- I moved to Florida in June of '85 after finishing high school for a summer job, and employment as a marine diesel tech has kept me in the south near the coasts ever since.
A couple years after I left, my folks sold the place, built a new house on adjacent land they owned, and gave the sled to the teenage son of the new owner. When I came back at Christmas in '90 I rode it again, the guy's son had replaced the original short loopless skis with some larger skis off another sled.
The funny thing is all the "old leafers" you have were in my time "new hot iron'!
Eric Rylander
Eric also sent these pictures titled
"Typical Sunday" and "My Right Arm". Thanks
for the pics Eric,
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This is what it looks like in one area of our
yard. This is only a small sample of the parts and snowmobiles
laying around. Currently there are 9 snowmobiles at the house
and none of them are in working order.
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The "Kawa-cum-zuki Snomotrike."
Assembled from a Kawasaki 3-Wheeler, a Tecumseh 5hp engine, and a
Suzuki Katana transmission from Rob by Chris Weingartz, Craig Burck,
Rob Peters, and others.
This was a project that was welded up in a couple of nights.
Fueled mostly by boredom and beer. I (Chris) actually got pulled
over on it once by the Police. No ticket though, he just made me
wait until he left before I started it back up. The extension
cord is because snow-blower engines have electric starters that run on
120V AC.
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Da Ho, a custom CX500 that has undergone
surgery for weight reduction and improved handling. The rear
suspension was designed and built by Brian and Chris. It has
been converted to a single side mono shock from a SV650. In the
pictures here, it has the winter tires on it which each have hundreds
of carbide studs in them.
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A day of riding in the winter of '03 at the
Bluff, Chris Weingartz, Brian Eggart, and Craig Burck.
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Chris Weingartz riding at Boston Pond, Jan
2004, photographer was Mark Bildeaux.
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Riding in January of 2005. Riders;
Chris Weingartz, Mark Klein, and Brian Eggart. The last six
pictures were taken on the top of the Bluff.
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Night jumping in the yard with Jalal.
Yes his tie-rod was busted during the jumps.
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Racing action from the World Championships in
Eagle River. Photos from 2005 and 2006.
2005
2006
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Black Betty (1980 Ski-Doo Blizzard 5500) and
Ginger (1977 Yamaha Gp440). Pictures taken 2005.
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Brian and Chris riding January 2006.
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Photos submitted by Toocheaptosmoke.
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Photos submitted by JAGSFOLIFE
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Club Ride February 4th 2006, pictures
courtesy of Rob. Last ride
for Black Betty, her guts have been transplanted into an '85 formula
(see below).
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Street carnage, Chris hit Craig, the ski
pressed on the clutch hard enough to stall Craig's motor. Taken Wednesday of
Carnival February 8, 2006.
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Pictures of the 503 Rotax and 1997 Sc-10 Rear
skid and 121" track into the 1985 Formula chassis. Neither
of these major mods was a simple task. The engine took some
measuring and drilling and welding an extension on the motor
plate. Now it fits but there is only about 1/2" of
clearance between the spark plugs and the hood and the left carb is
only about .25" from the secondary clutch The rear
suspension was originally installed on my Blizzard. To put it in
the Blizzard, Rob and I had to break / cut / press the old drivers off
of the drive axle. Then we pressed on some Polaris drivers that
we found. This was a feat since the bore on them was about
.1500" too small. A 30 ton press and lots of lube made it a
trivial task. Then due to the wider tunnel on the Blizzard than
the Mx-Z, we had to turn spacers on the lathe and find some longer
bolts. Turned out the measurement between the two suspension
mounting points was critical. So we had to find out what they
were on the Z. Rob, Brian, and I went for a ride and found a
sled we could measure the spacing on. Thanks for providing the
sleds Rob. Once we moved the rear mounting point, all was
well. So when it came time to swap it into the Formula, I just
used the axle from the Blizzard and the spacers worked as well. A
big shout out to Rob Peters and Dan's Polaris for making all of my
sleds possible.
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This Styer Puch Pinzgauer 6x6 belongs to The
Adventure Mining Co. Check out their website and then go check out
the Mine Tours.
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The cylinder head toss, Brian, Rob, and Brian
Dow. The head was from the Katana used in building the Snomotrike.
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Brian's Jeep hiding in the bushes, and Brian
and Rob's Jeeps on the stamp sand.
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Pictures of random things done in the
off-season. Like most things, all Jeeps should be topless
right? Burning the tire off of "Da Ho" (not daho).
Guns. Little Lake motorcycle show, Rat class. Riding Rob's
Victory Hammer.
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Video:
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Added 3/14/06
Chris vs. Rob - Drag Race #1
Chris vs. Rob - Drag Race #2
Chris vs. Rob - Race #3
Switched Sleds
Rob Peters - Messing Around in
the Street
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Chris Anton - Yard Ride, who
needs a helmet when you have safety hair?
Chris Weingartz - Small Drop
Chris Weingartz - Drop / Climb
Chris Weingartz - Fall out of
sight
Mark Klein - Blizzard 7500
Jump
Chris Weingartz - Small Jump
Mark Klein - Blizzard 7500
Jump 2
Chris Weingartz - Side Hill
Mark Klein - Drive By
Chris Weingartz - High Speed
Fly-By
Chris Weingartz - Little
Carves
Tourists - Climbing the bluff
Mark Klein - The Mine
Drop
Chris Weingartz - Small Jump
Brian Eggart - Jumping
into the yard.
Chris Weingartz - Getting
Stuck
JAGSFOLIFE -
Water Crossing
JAGSFOLIFE -
Water Crossing
JAGSFOLIFE -
Long Water Crossing
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