Snowmobile

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OBJECT TYPE: 1 passenger/open/1 cyl/123 cc
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0007.001

MANUFACTURER: Yamaha Motor Corporation
MODEL: Yamaha Sno Sport
LOCATION: Hamamatsu, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 191.5 cm
Width: 96.5 cm
Height: 91.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Recreational vehicles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Hamamatsu

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: 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.
Function: Recreational snowmobiling and snowmobile racing
Technical: 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 frist two numbers or 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.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Multiple saftey/warning decals (to much information to fit in markings field).
Missing: N/A
Finish: White Paint Red Seat
Decoration: Sno-Sport decals

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