When I was in Quebec I swapped with a buddy so he could try my 9R. His is a '22 850 XCR and the biggest difference in these motors is the mid-range, in the blink of an eye you go from 30 mph to 80 mph!! The 850 is no slouch but the 9R is extremely responsive! 

Horrible day to ride today. High winds and freezing drizzle for the first 2 hours. Left from my driveway, Alma, east side of Arthur and Mountain Forest. Pebbles for lunch again. Came back through west side of Arthur. Luckily 90% of the trails were recent groomed as visibility was near zero at times. 260 kms, home by 5.     No plans to ride again until the warm spell passes.   The Mach Z now has 9600 kms on it. It’s got me thinking.

For a couple of guys, it was fine. It was clean. Nothing fancy.   My buddy prefers to cook rather go to restaurants so he would gladly go back. I’d prefer something with a restaurant close by myself.    

Brother in law lives right beside that.   It is a poor excuse for a road.  Graded once a summer, but hasn't seen gravel in 20 years.   Even a good rain in the summer and people get stuck.