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  1. I'm loving this thread. I think the ambassadors are providing a worthwhile function in terms of feedback to their manufacturers and in terms of spreading the gospel to fellow enthusiasts. I am a little concerned that so many sledders/consumers can call a product a great product when they feel obliged to buy a new one every year or two. Surely any company should be able to build a sled that remains reliable and 'current' in terms of comfort and handling for more than one year. I am a serious trail sledder, who for two years has wanted to replace my 2017 sled, but I haven't because no one builds what I want. I want a 129" skid coupled with a BRP 900 ACE motor. And oh, I would like X package suspension. Such a machine is not even on Skidoo's radar as they struggle to come up with even more deep snow models. My sled is considered by the masses to be a 'girl's or old geezer's sled'. I fit nicely into that group, but I notice that very, very few riders on more powerful machines ever pass me on the trail. My propulsion costs are half that of the average two stroke sled. I can afford $70 a jug 2T oil, but I can't see why I would want to burn through that and extra premium gas to foul the air. If Polaris or Yamaha put their mind to it, they could produce an 800-900 cc four stroke trail sled that people including myself would buy, but they likely feel there is no market to support such a sled. They may be correct, but only because all manufacturers have worked so hard for the past ten years creating and nurturing the demand for high performance off-trail and "crossover" sleds.They have been successful! There are thousands of people riding mostly on-trail, on sleds that don't turn well at speed because they have too much track and uncoupled suspensions. Marketing has triumphed over reality. End of rant! My mini rant would be that Skidoo, in their wisdom, made the fuel tank 4 litres smaller in 2019 and stopped offering a 900 in a 129 skid. With 19000 trouble free km on my sled, I am going to retire it to backup status, and find a lightly used 2017 or 2018 XS chassis 900 ACE to buy. Shame on Skidoo for putting me in this position. BTW, just try to buy a good late model used 900! Now back to the topic of this thread. Polaris, a year from now or sooner, please introduce a flatlander's 4T sled, preferably with 100 HP. It will outhandle the competition, and therefore sell, I'm sure.
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  2. Rode north bay down to Bonfeild today - 18 and sunny start to the day .might be the last one for the year
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  3. Unloaded at Sand Dame in NB this aft for a little run around the block. NB 300 was minty today .not sure why it's yellow .thinking of Bonfeild and Mattawa tomorrow morn for a run will firm up plan after a couple wisers and coke in the room tonight off to colonel Hoagies diner for diner
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  4. Just a bit of a shout out to the new owners. We rode up to Temagami from North Bay Saturday, climbed the tower, and decided it was time for lunch. We were just going to go to the restaurant at the PetroCan, but people at the tower suggested Temagami Shores. I had stayed there some 20yrs ago a couple of times, but didnt think about them having a restaurant. So headed that way. Talked with the new owner (like less than a month ago he took it over) and he was a younger guy from Tillsonburg who is a sledder as well. Made some suggestions to him about signs saying they serve food (he already had them ordered) as the signs on the trails do not indicate that, and talked a bit about the place. Food was excellent, and we wished him the best, and next time north we would definitely make it a destination for a saddlebag stop.
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  5. I just checked. I have no idea why it hasn't got a NR rating. I know there have been negative reports in the past. I will be contacting Corey to update the listing today.
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  6. Took my kid and drove up to Durham and rode to Owen Sound. Stopped for lunch at Kettles. Too much road running though. Trails were respectable through the fields and bushes, but roadways had no snow left, even after the 5in they got the night before.
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  7. Im thinking that you need to do the road running from the damn to basecamp like in previous years. The new section of trail from the damn to the basecamp could still be a issue i suspect. IMO....But who knows. Plenty of riders have been doing the loop all year...
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  8. Be careful what you wish for. Ive seen plenty try, and even more fail at that......
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  9. Try and follow OC member Evil thru there. You better be minimum at the C note in MPH or your done..... Can't wait for Friday night in Hearst again next week.
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  10. At least...but in mph, not km/h..
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  11. nice pics. would love to hear the stories behind the pics of the blue one.
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  12. As an ambassador for one of the brands, In no way would I claim to be an expert, just a trail rider that happens to love the brand I represent, Any of my impressions are purely subjective based on my experience of riding the new models that were shown to us and had a chance to ride. I personally like that they sent a bunch of us to ride them and give real feedback on them. I think all of the OEM's are building great sleds and do well in the markets they compete in for sure. Are they all perfect absolutely not and do they all have issues, absolutely yes they do. I ride quite a few miles every year and on trails all over Ontario and Quebec and so yes I think my opinions or impressions of a sled are valid and not based on "wining and dining" as mentioned.
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  13. If you ran north from Elk lake, there is some not soo pretty road running this year on A, after crossing the river. 14Snow and I were lucky with tons of new snow, but when warm and sun is out, it will be brutal..And the A108 from liskeard north, has some road running north of engelhart, that will be brutal now the sun is stronger..
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