Time Benders Vintage Garage

Posted 06.30.09 by Larry Preston

I'd like to introduce those of you who don't know about it to Time Benders Vintage Garage, and owner Dale Neduzak.

Hardly a week goes by when I don't get contacted by someone looking for RXL clone information. Well Dale has completed a new website to show the RXL clone parts and machines, as well as the new 81 Ski-Doo bird cages he can build for you. The website contains a complete parts and price list, as well as a story I contributed on the history of the Polaris RXL - complete with some never before seen photos.

My 340cc RXL that Mark Anderson and Jacob Goede raced last year started out at Time Benders Vintage. I have another one that I am slowly working on. I can't tell you what a delight it is to work with new aluminum after restoring so many aluminum and magnesium machines.

Make no mistake, building a clone RXL from the ground up is not for the faint of heart. There are a lot of parts in one of these machines, and having someone like Dale around to make parts available is a very good thing.

So if your looking for a clone to build for show or for race, Dale can help with a 77, 78 or 79 model, as well as the 81 Ski-Doo chassis. He's got copies of the original stuff as well as competition version of some parts. These are parts (like the trailing arms) that we have learned need a little extra support to survive modern racing conditions.

My thanks to Dale for all the help with my projects over the years, and the new site.