If you read the snowmobile magazines every month, you are given the impression that everyone rides a brand new snowmobile. As much as I wish this were true, a quick trip down your favorite trail will show otherwise. There are quite a few older sleds running around out there, and if you are riding one of them, then this article is aimed at you.
People own older machines for various reasons.
Usually it s due to their affordability, but sometimes it s nostalgia or the fact that the sled has remained rock-solid dependable. Maybe it s time for fresh paint and graphics. My project began after I bought an 86 Ski Doo MX to keep on hand as an extra for friends and family to ride. Mechanically it was sound, but the hood had several minor stress cracks as well as a larger crack near the nose, and another where the hood curved down around the gas tank on the left side. To make matters worse, the previous owner had parked the machine outdoors without a cover for the past couple of years, causing the paint to fade and the graphics to peel.