Modified '93 Yamaha Ovation for my 9 yr old
This last winter my 9 year-old daughter rode a Yamaha et250. She liked it, but it beat her to death if the trail was a little bumpy. She also tried to go, "in the powder" while riding the main trail into Burgdorf H.S. She would jump off the main trail 6'-7' into the soft shoulder and sink. As you know, an et250 is not really built for running in the powder. She asked me if I could fix up her sled because she wanted to ride the powder like daddy.
The project begins....
I picked up a 93 Yamaha Ovation for cheap this last summer and started the upgrades and customization a couple of months ago.
I'm replacing the 121" with a 136"x1" track and Ski doo rear suspension.
This didn't just drop into place. The Ski doo suspension is 1/2" wider than the Yamaha tunnel. The mounting dimensions also had to be figured out. We are also doing a general cleanup and tune. It will be jetted for 2-4k due to lack of available jetting from Yamaha. We have new (used) skis too. We have painted the exhaust and all the body panels and tunnel. She likes to paint and use the rivet gun.
Hope you all like the pictures.... comments are welcome.
This last winter my 9 year-old daughter rode a Yamaha et250. She liked it, but it beat her to death if the trail was a little bumpy. She also tried to go, "in the powder" while riding the main trail into Burgdorf H.S. She would jump off the main trail 6'-7' into the soft shoulder and sink. As you know, an et250 is not really built for running in the powder. She asked me if I could fix up her sled because she wanted to ride the powder like daddy.
The project begins....
I picked up a 93 Yamaha Ovation for cheap this last summer and started the upgrades and customization a couple of months ago.
I'm replacing the 121" with a 136"x1" track and Ski doo rear suspension.
This didn't just drop into place. The Ski doo suspension is 1/2" wider than the Yamaha tunnel. The mounting dimensions also had to be figured out. We are also doing a general cleanup and tune. It will be jetted for 2-4k due to lack of available jetting from Yamaha. We have new (used) skis too. We have painted the exhaust and all the body panels and tunnel. She likes to paint and use the rivet gun.
Hope you all like the pictures.... comments are welcome.
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