- From The Collection Of
- Ingenium
- Accession Number
- 2015.0007
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Classification
- Motorized Ground Transportation, Recreational vehicles
- Artist / Manufacturer
- Yamaha Motor Corporation (manufacturer)
- Date
- 1990 (creation date)
- 2015 (collection date)
- Place
- Hamamatsu, Japan (creation)
- Canada, Ontario (use)
- Brand / Model
- Yamaha Sno Sport (model)
- Description
- The outer surface of the snowmobile is painted in white and red. The seat is made from synthetic red material. The snowmobile also has multiple metal components.
The front decal reads: " SNO SPORT /. YAMAHA " The proper right side of the seat reads: " YAMAHA " The exterior surfaces of the snowmobiles contains multiple safety and warning decals.
Unknown.
The snowmobile is decorated with Sno-Sport decals on its outer surface. - History of Use
- Recreational snowmobiling and snowmobile racing.
- Narrative
- Motorized snow vehicles have a long history in Canada and many other northern countries beginning in the early 20th century. These vehicles, which date from 1968-1993, represent a variety of themes in the history of the snowmobile in Canada.
Yamaha designed the Sno Sport for the adolescent market. Small and light than a full sized snowmobile, it was easy to move and operate. Yamahas goal was to attract new riders to the sport by giving them a machine that they could learn on but would quickly outgrow. Even today on snowmobile websites, many commentators share their fond memories of these vehicles and suggest that there is still a market for this type of junior snowmobile.
Its 123cc, 1 cylinder engine provided plenty of power for the younger rider. The Yamaha Sno Sport was offered for two model years, 1990 and 1991. While these models are very similar, they do have different air boxes and cooling duct work for the engine. The Sno Sport serial number is located on the outer side of the right running board tube and follows a format of 87A-000000, where the first two numbers of the serial number are not the actual year of the machine. The Sno Sport serial number key is as follows: 87B - 1990 with electric start; 87A - 1990 with kickstart; 88B - 1991 with electric start; and 88A - 1991 with kickstart. This model has an 87B-000616 serial number which means it was built in 1990 and has an electric start. - See Elsewhere
- ingenium.ca
- Record Rights
- © Ingenium
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