Don's Vintage Cats
Trail Sleds
October 6/2006
1971 Panther 399 JLO
34 mikuni carb & ski shocks added
electric start
model 399JEPA
(unrestored but motor rebuilt)
July 30/2006
(Show in the Park,
Altona, Manitoba)
1978 Cheetah 5000
500 CC FC
34 Mikuni, CDI
about 50 HP
New purchase (March 2006) and
a fun sled to ride.
January 8/2007
1981 El Tigre 5000
500 CC FA twin
about 72 HP
Very good condition,
sled rips along pretty good,
it is not restored,
motor rebuilt
used as a "rider".
March 27/2006
1999 Thundercat 1000 CC Triple  172 HP
This one rips along pretty good too !!!
Created March 30/2006 & updated February 9/2010
August 4/2007

1972 Puma 340 Sachs SS
(Super Sport)
"Custom"

Using A Tilley HD

Could be a trail sled this
winter too!
November 4/2006
Dec 15/2007

It is a trail sled !

A favorite !
Counter
October 20/2008
1976 Cross Country Cat with 440 El Tigre Free Air Engine, motor rebuilt
1970 Puma Long Track powered by that well known high performance axial flow racing engine,
the twin 399 JLO !! ?? Using a Tilley HD and a rubber track.  Sled built almost entirely from
spare parts.  New parts consist of a new fan belt and 2 new eccentric studs.  Everything
de-greased but not a drop of new paint used.  It may not be pretty but should be quite
dependable.  Not much time was spent assembling this sled, but it was kind of fun instead of
making a full blown restoration.  Some kind of a rat type sled I guess and I look forward to
breaking some trails this winter.
First time out on snow on
December 3/2009
December 3/2009
1976 - 77 & 79 Jag 340 FA
Another fun rider, runs quite nicely.
December 26/2009
2007 Panther 660 Trail NOS fresh from the crate. 53HP, 3 cyl, EFI, 4 stroke, ES & reverse.
Can't get used to a sled that won't make noise!