1981 scorpion sidewinder new find

[jdrob]

Well it started out with an innocent phone call to verify if it was a sidewinder and sure enough, the guy texted me pics and there it was.. Its in pretty good shape runs ok ! I think it needs a good tune-up . It needs a windshield and a set of brake pads. Did some research on these and it seems like a good sled to restore !! Oh and it needs a taillightlens also ! I will tryt and post some pics but no promises

[S_Kyle]

love the windshield. Those are damn sexy sleds, I chased one around a few years back but never did get the sled. Enjoy.

[JDT]

Lens, pads and windsheild are still available aftermarket so you should be good to go.
Congrats on landing the fastest Scorpion ever made.

[jdrob]

Thanks guys for the compliments.. When i pulled into get it, first thing i saw was the "siding windshield" i kinda just snickered under my breath... I found the windshieds and pads Todd but are the lenses the same on the el tigre? Can't seem to find them ? Thanks Rob

[JDT]

Yes, same lens.

[a572mike]

A buddy of mine in high school had one of those. It's the same thing as an Arctic Cat el Tigre 6000, but with a 440 in it if I'm not mistaken.

[johnnycyclone]

It's been almost a year now Rob, what's the status on the sidewinder? It's a great find, and it reminds me of my 80 el'tigre 5000, which I loved. When I sell my Sportfire I'm going to set some money aside for another one, or maybe a sidewinder if I can find one.....Terre

[Sprailfire340]

His is for sale. They are a great sled and according to Scorp (http://www.trailasled.com/) they made 1200 of them. Love mine. Had it at Waconia the last 2 years and always gets plenty of attention.

[johnnycyclone]

Mitch, I just saw the ad on vintagesleds.com, what a coincidence, but I just don't have any extra cash right now. I have to sell my Spitfire first, so I can buy decals for my Sportfire, then I can sell the Sportfire, and then I would have some extra $. As agent 86 would say "missed it by that much"!

[jdrob]

Sorry Terre I didn't even see the post update ! It ended up in a good home .. If I find another one I will be sure to contact you. I didn't really want to sell it but my car broke down and I needed some cash quick ! I was very impressed how well these run ! You never know keep wathcing and something may turn up ! Thats the fun part...

[johnnycyclone]

No problem Rob, I don't have the extra cash anyway. I just put $800 into my truck so I know how you feel.

Terre