How many years did Kawasaki make snowmobiles?

Under the Kawasaki name, the brand produced snowmobiles for a short time between 1977 and 1982. So technically, Kawasaki snowmobiles were only manufactured for about five years, which is really brief.

Did Harley Davidson ever make a snowmobile?

Harley Davidson snowmobiles were not made for very long. Even though Harley as a brand has been around for over 100 years, it only made snowmobiles for about five of those – from 1971 until 1975.

Did Honda ever make a snowmobile?

With all of the products the Honda company has made, not many realize they did make this snowmobile in 1973. At least 200 were made.

What happened Scorpion snowmobile?

In 1978, Scorpion was sold to Arctic Enterprises. This was a rival snowmobile company, better known as Arctic Cat. Arctic Cat didn’t want to continue making Scorpions, so they ended production in 1981.

Who built John Deere snowmobiles?

Kawasaki produced the John Deere-designed Fireburst engines. Comet first started making snowmobile clutches for John Deere. The 94C Duster clutch and the 102C clutch were developed exclusively for John Deere….Models.

Model Years Engine
Trailfire 1979–1984 John Deere/Kawasaki TA340A, TA440A (Mikuni)

Does Suzuki make snowmobiles?

Suzuki stopped making complete snowmobiles in 1976. So the brand only had about a five-year run of production. Still, they put out about 3,500 Fury models in 1975, which isn’t huge but still pretty considerable.

Which snowmobile gets the best gas mileage?

The Rotax 900 ACE engine delivers the best fuel economy. I can get about 340 kilometres per tank of gas. So if you’re in the market for a new sled, do yourself a favour and take a serious look at the Ski-Doo snowmobiles with 900 ACE (Advanced Combustion Efficiency) engines.

Who bought scorpion snowmobiles?

Scorpion was eventually bought out by Arctic Cat, and when Arctic Cat had financial troubles in the early ’80s, they stopped their production of Scorpion Sleds. “So, the name basically found its way to history and for a lot of people was forgotten,” Harrison said.