saddlebum Posted July 12, 2022 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) Decided to do a major clean out of my back shed and this old girl which I bought brand new in 1975 surfaced, Edited July 12, 2022 by saddlebum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpate4home Posted July 12, 2022 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, saddlebum said: Decided to do a major clean out of my back shed and this old girl which I bought brand new in 1975 surfaced, Time to fire that baby up and have a little fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasta Burner Posted July 12, 2022 Share #3 Posted July 12, 2022 Learn something new every day. I had no idea Can-Am was around so long nor did I know it’s namesake, as I’m assuming Canadian American. I thought it was a new company with the recent fad of side by sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pasta Burner said: Learn something new every day. I had no idea Can-Am was around so long nor did I know it’s namesake, as I’m assuming Canadian American. I thought it was a new company with the recent fad of side by sides Actually can am was formed in 1972 as a spin off of Bombardier Inc which was founded in 1942, started by a guy who patented a design for the first dual track snow machine in 1935 and created the first skidoo in 1959. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can-Am_motorcycles Edited July 12, 2022 by saddlebum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted July 12, 2022 Share #5 Posted July 12, 2022 29 minutes ago, saddlebum said: Actually can am was formed in 1972 as a spin off of Bombardier Inc which was founded in 1942, started by a guy who patented a design for the first dual track snow machine in 1935 and created the first skidoo in 1959. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can-Am_motorcycles Guess I haven't been around as long as @saddlebum, I didn't know all that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimmer Posted July 13, 2022 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2022 Those Can Am bikes where they bikes to have in their day. You should get it fired back up and I am sure there is a collector market for them also if you went to sell it. Rick F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowpuc Posted July 13, 2022 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2022 GORGEOUS @saddlebum just gorgeous!! We didnt see a lot of CanAm on our MX tracks, Harescrambing or Enduro's here in the States. Wayyy cool keeper ya got there brother. Would love to see a vid of it running if you decide to play with it some.. NICE SHED FIND!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) On 7/13/2022 at 12:41 PM, cowpuc said: GORGEOUS @saddlebum just gorgeous!! We didnt see a lot of CanAm on our MX tracks, Harescrambing or Enduro's here in the States. Wayyy cool keeper ya got there brother. Would love to see a vid of it running if you decide to play with it some.. NICE SHED FIND!! KInda gotta say, sorta forgot about it over the years but once I dug it out my head just got flooded with memories. When I stored it I flooded the crankcase and cyilnder with oil. removed the carb cleaned and dried it and put it in a sealed container. Having said all that she should fire up fine if I ever decide to but will likely smoke something fierce for the first while. Normally I would be concerned for the neighbors but since they have no issue filling my open windows with weed smoke I guess they can share in my smoke of choice LOL Edited August 12, 2022 by saddlebum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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