Elan (snowmobile)


The Elan was a popular snowmobile that was built by Ski-Doo from 1971 to 1996. They were offered with a rather large variety of options including 1 or 2 cylinder engines, different designs on the hood, and other choices. In 1971 the Elans originally came with rotax engines 250cc single cylinder rated at 12 hp which had the options of having an electric start as well as a recoil starter. in 1973 they introduced 2 new engines, a 250cc twin cylinder rated at 16 hp had a standard muffler and a single HR carb, and the SS model that was a 250 twin cylinder rated at 22 hp with dual HR carbs, tuned exhaust, disc brake, and new standard chrome bumper.
Because of its basic, cheap design, the Elan was long popular with hunters, trappers, and those living in the far north, where certain repair parts for other newer sleds could fail, would be harder to obtain, and could leave their riders stranded.

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