1997 Skidoo Summit 670 'Lightweight' Mod

Owner: The Kelly & Dwayne Grant Collection

1997 Skidoo Summit 583
Racers Edge Lightweight Chassis
740 Split Second Big Bore w/Split Second Twin Pipes = 165hp
141 2" Track w/M10 Rear Suspension

#CKMP

[Parkermillwright]

This really brings me back! I hope one day I’ll come across a mountain magic S chassis tucked away in some farmers barn that can be brought back to life.

[AnDrEw]

Those old rotary mills were nice I must say . Bulletproof .

[Justgaragenit]

Those big bore rotary valve rotax engine made big power. That 740 must rip. Really cool sled thanks for sharing

[Tony]

We still have one of these in our fleet, it was my Moms. 97, 670 w/ 144x2" track, and simmons skis. I still ride it at least once a year, and have a blast on it!

[tundra]

So true on the downhill parking. Haha. Could bring a guy to tears. 😫

[RandyBB-yzkq]

Had the exact sled. Bought at Bow Valley motor sports. Never even pulled the rope and dropped it off at Racers Edge and let Mr. Baker do his thing.
First motor was ported and modded by a buddy of mine and it worked great until it blew up, got to go for a helicopter ride:)
Had Ralph build the second one and it was a screamer.
They were about as good as it got for a light weight mountain sled at that period of time.
Thanks for the video and the memories👍

[jonl]

Good ole memories of “manual reverse” right at the start of the video!

[gregturnbow]

That was my first real mountain sled. And my middle name was STUCK 😂 The guy's I road with hated me 😂 Thanks for the video and the memories. Be blessed and be a blessing.

[allenshiva]

Love the skidoo on the sled deck. Can't wait to get mine in!

[HebbsT]

Those hard mountain bars were killer lol
On the chest !!

[outfitr]

Had a 98 670. Rolled chaincase, 141 track, lightweight hood, clutching, it was pretty bad ass in it's day.

[jsc]

Ouuu man that’s a beautiful machine. Got a formula ss 670 I’m in the works of converting into a reliable, fast way better handling machine lol. First thing was cfr bars, risers, grips (2 inch risers and another 1 inch rise with bars so 3 total), a set of slydog skis and a set of jaws twin pipes (already had twin 40mm carbs with pod filters instead of airbox.) next is a 136 inch skid from a 2007 summit and a track with 1.75 lug along with it. Still running strong so not worried about engine work yet. Looking at clutches from mcb right now tho! Things a lil ripper so far I can’t wait to get er built up and I can’t imagine what that 740 is like lol

[caribooskidoo]

Awesome sled. I have a 670 big bore by Ralph also in an old RXL mod sled.

[RBA]

I had the green hood. But dang, that's what I was building. In 2000. 😅.

[OGReeber]

Viton needle and seats fixed the fuel leaking into the crankshaft issue.

[ckfarmz]

U gotta bring it to the Mcbride Bung Bung November 23rd 2024 weekend!

[lsonechevelle]

Any idea who makes the thermostat/rad cap housing?

[DCN_Daron]

Could you go over your drop and roll, I want to put the jackshaft in the tunnel with my s chassis mod but confused with the trailing arm mount needing to be modified.

[jsc]

Ouuu man that’s a beautiful machine. Got a formula ss 670 I’m in the works of converting into a reliable, fast way better handling machine lol. First thing was cfr bars, risers, grips (2 inch risers and another 1 inch rise with bars so 3 total), a set of slydog skis and a set of jaws twin pipes (already had twin 40mm carbs with pod filters instead of airbox.) next is a 136 inch skid from a 2007 summit and a track with 1.75 lug along with it. Still running strong so not worried about engine work yet. Looking at clutches from mcb right now tho! Things a lil ripper so far I can’t wait to get er built up and I can’t imagine what that 740 is like lol

[jsc]

Ouuu man that’s a beautiful machine. Got a formula ss 670 I’m in the works of converting into a reliable, fast way better handling machine lol. First thing was cfr bars, risers, grips (2 inch risers and another 1 inch rise with bars so 3 total), a set of slydog skis and a set of jaws twin pipes (already had twin 40mm carbs with pod filters instead of airbox.) next is a 136 inch skid from a 2007 summit and a track with 1.75 lug along with it. Still running strong so not worried about engine work yet. Looking at clutches from mcb right now tho! Things a lil ripper so far I can’t wait to get er built up and I can’t imagine what that 740 is like lol