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  1. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    Bill, Rob,

    I certainly hope that your lack of report yesterday only means that the ride left you both speachless.

    HT and I will see everyone Sat PM.

    Save us a seat at the table.

    Ray

    The internet was down again yesterday. Bill and I did 215 or so in the snow and wind. Here are some pics from yesterday:

  4. Rev XP's

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I love my Renegade XP. The seating position is even better than the original REV, especially for tall riders. The handling is also even better, it really rails when setup properly. The one thing I'm not crazy about is the ride on slower stutter bumps like we get here at home in VT, it can be a bit harsh. Some guys think it is the seat, which doesn't have a lot of padding. And the factory suspension setup was poor. It took a bit of fiddling to get it sorted out. But all in all I think it is a great improvement on an already terrific chassis. No other problems so far.

  8. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

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    Well tomorrow I head home. I had a great week, lots of great rides, and lots of good times with friends. I put on over 1800 miles this past week.

    I would like to mention that I believe our sport could not have a better or more qualified ambassador than Saguenay Bill. He unselfishly gives much of himself and his time to assist and provide guidance to others. I sometimes watch in amazement as Bill cheerfully fields questions and problems, large and small, that must seem at times to be never-ending.

    Thanks Bill for all you do!

  10. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    Hey Rob,

    I am going to my doo dealer today, do you recommend I get the heated shield? I know you said your face got cold, but did you get a chance to see if the visor was going to fog in the extreme cold? I wasn't sure if you got to try it long enough to tell.

    How long are you going to be there? Do you want me to pick up a rubber valve for you?

    Thanks

    Bill

    I know some guys say the ele shield isn't needed, but I found it fogged up on me the second day up here while breaking trail at a mild 25F. I guess it depends on your own setup and all but for me the ele shield is a necessity. And that's not even counting days with freezing rain or those days with 100% humidity.. I'd say get the heated shield.

    Thanks for the offer of picking up a valve, but I'm headed home tomorrow and have mine sitting right where I stupidly left them (on the table).

  11. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    Did you guys do round trip of Sacre Coere at 323 miles and did you go by Valin North of the river or south of the river and across the Ferry? Rob, do you know how much further it is to Forrestville from Sacre couer I believe by Trans Q 3 trail?

    All my maps are packed. I will see Bill and the rest of the guys on Sat pm at the HI

    We didn't go the shortest way.. On the return trip we took Bra St Louis and made an extra loop to St Charles to add some miles. Shortest way it is under 300 miles to go to Sacre Coeur and back from the HI. We would have liked to have made a loop on south side and the ferry, but we were afraid of the section of 383 between Petit-Saguenay and TQ3 being open. It was poorly maintained Last year.

    Not sure of the exact distance between Sacre Coeur and Forrestville, but it's not very far, maybe 50 miles or so? Bill would know. Also if you are going to Forrestville from Saguenay it is shorter to take the trail to les Escoumins and then north on TQ3.

  13. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

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    I will be coming to the area for the first time on Tuesday, Everbody on this forum seems to stay at the HI, before i found this site I booked a room at the Hotel Sagueneenee. Is this a good place to stay? It looks to be only a couple of miles down the road from the HI.

    No direct trail access from the Saguenene. Isn't that most important?

  15. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    Mikerider, HDen, zeusand, Rob and I rode 245 miles today. Went 93. 328, local, 93, local, 93, local to Milot. Had lunch in Milot [soup, beef, 2 scoops mashed potatoes, sald, desert and coffee......$9.31] at best place in town. Back across the Peribonka back to the HI, with a few diversions. Trails were very,very good. Oh well, just another day here in Paradise. Few pictures from today.

    Forgot to say that the last picture is Stan trying my Renegade out for size. Looks like we may have another convert soon :p

  16. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

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    Rob,

    I still have my TXi with an elect. shield as a backup. I got 2 rubber valves with my BV2S. One has more holes than the other. The one with less holes was called the severe cold valve. I need to check before I leave to see which is in there.

    I remember the extra valve. I will be sure to have both with me on next trip.

    Thanks!

  18. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

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    Hey Rob,

    Is that Robert McFall from Virginia petting Greta? Looks alot like him. He was up there last year when I was there. He should get an award for the rider driving from the most southern point in the states to ride.

    Is the helmet still working OK? No elect. visor yet?

    Bill

    No, that is Mike, also known as Mubs on the forum holding the glass on the right, and another Mike, Mikerider on the left.

    I have a confession to make, I've gone back to my old TXi helmet for the last two days. Mainly because the BV2s was too cold with the center valve removed, and stupidly I left the removed valve at home, so I had no other choice that to use the old helmet for now. And I did have to use the ele shield on both helmets to keep from fogging.

    On the XP front, I tried many different settings and finally decided that the problem (for me) is that the rear springs are too light, (or the center spring is too hard?). I'm now running the rear springs on the highest setting (5) with the coupler blocks on low (1), and it is better for me. But after just taking "internet" advice on the helmet that turned out to be wrong, I can understand people wanting to try it for themselves and deciding. Just a suggestion. And also I now agree about the seat...it feels as hard as a park bench at times. They need to do something there. JMO.

  19. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    Here are the best pics for today. This is the famous Gretta, well known to patrons of the Holiday Inn during the winter. The drink she is so fond of is known as Caribou, and is offered to all visitors, two and four legged alike. :D

  24. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    My dealer says some guys have complained about the seat. I haven't noticed it being uncomfortable yet. I have about 1200miles on mine, but the longest day yet was only about 180 miles.

    Bill

    When some guys are complaining about the seat I think they are really not pleased with the ride.

    At home in Vermont Jane and I would switch between my new Renegade and the 05. The 05 clearly had a better ride. My dealer said to try the rear springs on #3 and coupler blocks on full (#4) rather than all settings at full light, and that seemed to help.

  25. Conditions

    in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean

    Posted

    Rob,

    I too switched to a BV2S this year. I have about 1200 miles on with it so far. Even got the communicator for it. I love it so far, but haven't had it in any temps below 20F. I am wondering if I will need an electric visor when it's -20f? I did keep my old AC with elect. visor just in case. I did a couple of the mods to my helmet that were recommended by Yellowknife. Keep us posted on how the helmet works when it gets below 0

    Thanks

    Bill

    Bill, what mods did you do to your BV2s? Was is the removal of the little rubber valve at the front of mask? I did that and it was rather cold on my mouth yesterday at -15C, I'm not sure how well that will do at -30.
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