Snowmobiles Research Paper

My family has owned snowmobiles since before I was born. I remember always having them in our yard and thinking one day that I would be able to have one of those of my own. I have grown up around lots of snowmobiles, and have learned a lot about fixing them from my dad. My dad is nice enough to have paid for all of the snowmobiles that I have ever ridden.
I started riding snowmobiles at age three, it was an Arctic cat kitty cat. I do not remember much about it, but my parents have told me stories that I used to crash into our Lp tank in the yard. My next snowmobile was an Arctic cat Z120. I was about five years old, my brother and I would pull each other around on a sled and try to make each other fall off. We even rode them in the summer with wheels instead of skis. At age 7 I outgrew that, and started riding a red Polaris 340. It was electric start, very convenient for a young age. At age ten I upgraded to a green Arctic cat F6. It was as very fast snowmobile, with blue under glow lights on it. It was fuel injected, so the throttle was easier to pull
It is a black 2006 Crossfire 700. We had to rebuild it from scratch starting out with just a tunnel. We had the tunnel painted synergy green. We stretched the track length to a 144 inch. We spent a weekend getting all of the parts transferred to the new chassis. Because the snowmobile had been sitting for so long the head gasket was rotted, so we had to replace that before we could ride it. We also put a clutch and diamond drive in it that would give it more torque. It has an aftermarket exhaust that makes it very loud when you give it gas. It is a very fun and fast snowmobile to ride. My dad always gives me the chance for him to sell it and upgrade into a newer style sled, but I refuse. I do not want to sell it because I appreciate how much time that my dad and I have spent on rebuilding this snowmobile from the ground