how far we have come ! Old School and a Retro

[Sledtillded]

Had some fun lining up the Retro Pro with some Old Iron. WOW ! to see these things side by side is mind blowing at how far the sport has come............Makes me wonder if the Retro will look as odd sitting beside the new 2025 PRO.

THe Oldies are a 1969 Doo Olympic and a 74 Polaris TX 250

 

[overkill131313]

so cool to see that! hard to believe we made it up the hill on those oldies! times were a lot slower back then.....

 

[teeroy]

lol....the old 'doo cost less than the front shocks on the pro to buy when they were new. and after 40 years I'll bet the running boards aren't cracked

 

[sledheadrevxp]

Wasnt all that long ago that i remember riding an old doo pretty close to that one. Sure am glad that i dont have to anymore lol

 

[teeroy]

Wasnt all that long ago that i remember riding an old doo pretty close to that one. Sure am glad that i dont have to anymore lol

the old iron is fun to ride once in a while. I jump on the '74 elan every now and then, fun to get back to what hooked me into the sport in the first place. creates a greater sense of appreciation of how the technology has evolved, as well as for all things simple.

 

[sledheadrevxp]

the old iron is fun to ride once in a while. I jump on the '74 elan every now and then, fun to get back to what hooked me into the sport in the first place. creates a greater sense of appreciation of how the technology has evolved, as well as for all things simple.

Oh dont get me wrong. Them old sleds are twice as tough and ten times more reliable. Unfortunately my back on the other hand is not as tough as it used to be so sure love the new ones!

 

[Mikew5j]

Definitely fun driving the old iron once in a while, but they do feel like your driving a Shiners car.

 

[Sledtillded]

Yup the old stuff is fun for sure. i always laugh at riding an old sled like the 69 for 6 or 8 miles and it feels like i went 50.

A 1969 RUPP 300 GTE got me into this crazy sport. I can remember being just tall enough to stand on the running boards and steer that thing with the carb sticking straight into my chest

 

[PS94]

i thought the same thing...when my Buddy had his Apex parked next to my resto project GP292...Night n Day...

 

[sledheadrevxp]

First sled i ever had was a 72 merc 440. Thought that thing was the best thing in the world back then.