Newer Sleds:

New sled Top speeds

Make Model Engine Make Engine Size Top Speed Handling Rating (out of 10)
1986 Yamaha SRV Yamaha 540cc 90mph N/A
1990 yamaha Phaser Yamaha 488cc (fan) 80mph N/A
1996 Polaris 440 liquid Yamaha 488cc (liquid) 85 mph N/A
1989 Ski-doo Safari Rotax 377cc 60Mph(90-95Kph) 7/10
1992 Ski-doo Skandic II Long Track Rotax 377cc 65Mph 8/10
1990 Ski-doo Mach 1 Rotax 583cc 105Mph 6/10
1990 Arctic cat Jag AFS Deluxe Suzuki 440cc 60Mph 6/10
1996 Polaris XLT Fuji 600cc 105-110 N/A
1993 Arctic Cat Jag Suzuki 440cc 70Mph N/A
1987 Polaris Indy Sport Fuji 340cc 68Mph 9/10
1996 Yamaha VMAX XT Yamaha 600cc 100Mph +/- 9/10
1996 Polaris Indy Fuji 500cc 90Mph N/A
1991 Polaris Indy Fuji 500cc 98Mph (speedo) N/A
1996 Ski-doo FormulaS Rotax 380cc 62Mph N/A
1996 Arctic cat ZRT Suzuki 600cc 99Mph N/A
1991 Arctic Cat Jag AFS Suzuki 440cc 65Mph N/A
1991 Arctic Cat Cougar AFS Suzuki 440cc (liquid) 80Mph N/A
1997 Ski-doo Formula Deluxe Rotax 500cc, V-Force 3 reeds,B&B Can,108c Comet clutch 109MPH N/A
1990 Ski-Doo Formula MX Rotax 470cc 91Mph 9/10
1995 Ski-doo Formula Z Grass dragger Rotax 583cc 117Mph 9/10

Reading through this again. May be some optimistic speedo readings here.

 

My '82 Kawi Interceptor did 102 at a radar run. 1/4 mile.

 

great post!

 

Only thing i can comment on is that some speeds appear realistic and others....well?

 

Forgot to ask if some of these sleds had monster stickers on them....could explain the abnormal high speed readings.

 

Or maybe they have "cans" on them Its like calling a magazine a "clip"... makes me cringe

Either way good post. I know a vmax4-750 has quite a bit of top end:bc2:

 

When I was young I thought my 1979 Enticer 340 did 70 mph lol.

 

my 89 indy will only do 65 mph lol prolly cause i weight 250 lbs lmao still make your back ache every ride lol

 

my bad km's per hour lol

 

78 ski doo TNT w /500 zuke?
96 Polaris 440 w/ 488 yami motor?
Lot of info, guess easy to have a few busts, maybe in some top speeds also...78 ski doo did do 100+

 

Wow i had the 79 El tigre 5000, & on cold nights if felt crazy fast, esp after i melted a small hole in the bottom of the air box & shoved a plastic pipe in it. but i dont know about 100mph fast.... Plus pretty sure the V Max 600 in the 90s wasnt a 100mph sled...could i be wrong?

 

yeah right. our 1978 tx-l would eat those 5000 eltigre's for lunch. beat 440 rupp nitro's etc. 77' tx-l only 70 mph? these did 90 plus. and in 1977 @ the winnipeg to st. paul 500 race two 1977 tx-l's were doing 102 on the side of a road this was on radar. our 77' tx-l just last year got second place in the stock 500 class radar run @ 77 mph on a porta tree timing system? with lower then stock gearing for 1/3 mile sprint oval racing.

a lot of those speeds are off? massey 440 fuji triple @ 118 ? i don't think so?

 

I had a bender dual carb kit and pipe with porting on my 80 ss440 yamaha fan that ate those 5000 f/a cats for breakfast. Even beat modded 540 srv's. Use to run 82 mph on the gun in 1000'.
Never saw good running 750 vmaxs, only the vmax 800 pro stockers.

 

This is from Steves Vintage website. Great site

YOUR SLEDS TOP SPEED



Make Model Engine Make Engine Size Top Speed Handling Rating (out of 10)
1978 Scorpion Range Whip Cuyuna 400cc 56.7mphGPS 72mph Speedo 9/10
1982 Moto-Ski Mirage II 1988 Ski-doo Safari Rotax 377cc 72.5mph (1-mile radar run) 10/10
1980 Yamaha Enticer Yamaha 340cc 55mph N/A
1981 Yamaha Exciter Yamaha 440cc 60mph N/A
1978 Ski-doo Everest Rotax 444cc 85.4mph
140km/h 7/10
1983 Polaris Indy Sport Fuji 440cc 75-80mph 8/10
1974 Ski-doo TNT Rotax 440cc 71Mph
(Radar) N/A
1975 Ski-doo Elan SS Rotax 300cc 66.5Mph
(Radar) N/A
1976 John Deere Cyclone Kioritz 440cc 74Mph
(Radar) N/A
1982 Ski-doo Citation 4500 SS Rotax 377cc 73.5Mph
(Radar) N/A
1972 Arctic Cat Panther Sachs 303cc Wankel 45mph 6.5/10
1980 Polaris TX-C Fuji 340 F/A 60-65+ 7/10
1969 Massey Ferguson Ski-Whiz JLO 297cc 38mph 4/10
1977 Massey Whirlwind cuyuna 340cc 65-74mph N/A
1971 Ski-doo TNT Rotax 640cc 65-73Mph 6/10
1980 Kawasaki Invader Kawi 340cc 75-80Mph N/A
1980 Kawasaki Invader Kawi 440cc 90Mph N/A
1972 Yamaha SL338C Yamaha 338cc 50Mph 4/10
1973 Ski-doo Olympique Rotax 440cc 55Mph 3/10

Make Model Engine Make Engine Size Top Speed Handling (out of 10)
1978 Arctic Cat Lynx 2000T Suzuki 250cc 40Mph 7/10
1986 Arctic cat El Tigre 6000 Suzuki 529cc 90Mph 5/10
1977 Polaris TX-L Fuji N/A 70Mph 8/10
1974 Sno-Jet Strato Jet Hirth 292cc 50-60Mph N/A
1974 Sno-Jet Sabre Jet Hirth 650cc 80-85Mph N/A
1979 Arctic Cat El Tigre Suzuki 500cc 100+ N/A
1975 Arctic Cat Panther Suzuki 440cc 60+ N/A
1979 ski-doo Elan Twin Rotax 250cc 40+Mph N/A
1978 Ski-doo TNT Suzuki 500cc F/A 100+ N/A
1975 Johnson JX OMC 650cc 75Mph N/A
1974 Evinrude Skimmer OMC 400cc 65Mph N/A
1981 Ski-doo Blizzard 7500 Rotax 340cc Liquid 65Mph N/A
1982 Ski-doo Citation SS Rotax 377cc 80+Mph 7/10
1970 Polaris Charger Fuji 488cc 64Mph 5/10
1974 Polaris TX Fuji 440cc F/A 77Mph 7/10
1975 Polaris TX Fuji 340 F/A 71Mph 7/10
1977 Polaris Colt Fuji 295cc F/A 57Mph 7/10
1983 Polaris Sport Fuji 440cc 81Mph 8/10
1975 Mercury Sno-Twister Kohler 440cc 86Mph 5/10
1973 Polaris TX Fuji 400cc 55Mph N/A
1979 Polaris Modded TX Fuji 250cc 65.2Mph N/A
198? Ski-doo Citation 4500 Rotax 377cc 57.9 N/A
1978 John deere Liquifire Kioritz 440cc 75-80Mph N/A
1972 Arctic Cat Puma
Comet 102 Clutch
32mm Mikuni Kawi 440cc 70 Mph N/A
1974 Raider 44TT CCW 440cc 75Mph N/A
1973 Mercury Hurricane Mark II Mercury 644cc 80Mph N/A
1979 Yamaha Enticer Yamaha 440cc 72Mph N/A
1980 Ski-doo Blizzard 9500 Rotax 440cc 50Mph
(300ft run Poor Conditions) N/A
1977 Kawi Sno-Jet SST Yamaha 340cc 68Mph Radar N/A
1971 Ski-doo Elan Rotax 250 Single 38.3Mph N/A
1970 Ski-doo Olympic Rotax 335cc 39.5Mph N/A
1974 Yamaha GS Yamaha 338cc 60Mph 3/10
1976 Yamaha STX Yamaha 340cc 75Mph 7/10
1986 Yamaha Bravo Yamaha 250cc 47Mph 9/10
1976 Sno-Jet Astro-Jet Yamaha 440cc 60Mph N/A
1979 Arctic Cat Jag Suzuki 340cc 70Mph N/A
1980 Yamaha SRX Yamaha 440cc 90+ 9/10
1973 Yamaha GP292B Yamaha 292cc 60+ 4/10
1979 Kawasaki Intruder Kawi 440cc 68Mph N/A
1980 Kawasaki Invader Kawi 440cc 81Mph N/A
1982 Kawasaki Invader LTD Kawi 440cc 102Mph N/A
1981 Yamaha Enticer 250D Yamaha 250cc 60Mph N/A
1981 John Deere Sportfire Kawi 440cc 75Mph N/A
1980 Ski-doo Citation SS Rotax 377cc 66Mph N/A
1968 Evinrude Skeeter OMC 440cc 40Mph 3/10
1979 Arctic Cat Panther Suzuki 440cc 70Mph N/A
1976 Massey Cyclone Brooten 3 cyl. 440cc 118Mph N/A
1978 Scorpion Whip (1979) Cuyuna 440cc 65Mph (Gps) 6/10
1971 Herters Husky (18in. Track) Kohler 340cc 50Mph N/A
1979 Yamaha Enticer Yamaha 440cc 74Mph 7/10
1975 Polaris TX Fuji 340cc 71Mph (radar) N/A
1974 Polaris TX Fuji 440cc 77Mph N/A
1974 Sno-Jet Astro-Jet Yamaha 440cc 57Mph N/A
1980 Yamaha Exciter Yamaha 440cc 68Mph N/A
1979 Yamaha Exciter Modified Yamaha 440cc 86Mph N/A
1985 Ski-doo Safari Rotax 377cc 63Mph 7/10
1979 Arctic Cat Cheetah 5000 F/C Suzuki 440cc 77Mph N/A
1961 Tincab N/A ??? ??? 21 MPH ???
1972 ski-doo T'NT Rotax 640cc 71mph 5/10
1980 Ski-doo Citation SS Rotax 377cc 77Mph w/ clutch work 7/10
1972 Ski-Doo T'NT Rotax 440cc 75Mph 5/10
1970 Polaris TX Charger Fuji 792cc 85Mph 6/10
1986 Ski-doo Citation LS Rotax 250cc 43Mph 7/10
197? Arctic cat Kitty Kat Kawasaki 60cc 12mph N/A
1973 Ski-doo Elan T Rotax 250cc 38mph 4/10
1967 Ski-doo Olympic Rotax 494cc 73mph 4/10

1992 yamaha v max 4 750 cc 112 mph with clutch work ...my buddy got clutch parts from yamaha they were mad i used polaris clutches .. he passed me what was he doing ... 1 of the 11 clutch kits i hear ..

 

shortly after arctic cat stole my crew chief for a job in r & d ...

 

Shows a ski-doo with a Suzuki engine, They had only Kohler 4 stroke Ski-dog days, or Rotax except first generation mini which had Honda.

 

Anybody know if any sleds used cuyuna 540 engines?