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As long as you have an engine designed without forced lubrication, relying on looser tolerances to achieve lubrication, a 4 stroke wins the longevity race every time. Not my opinion - basic mechanical engineering.'11 800 etec 5,700 miles
'12 800 etec 2,400 miles
'13 800 etec 4,500 miles
'14 800 etec 4,200 miles
'15 800 etec 3,000 miles & counting
Not to mention 2 strokes I've forgotten
I see no need to go 4 poke
- Sorry Ray + everyone else.
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Iceman - you're saying what I'm thinking.Snowman is running them 2 smokes to the ground.
Yamaha. Yes Please.
Don't want to get tagged for brand bashing
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vt they put the new motor in but did not solve the reason it blew. I am going to visit them tomorrow morning, stay tuned.
My money is on oil lines/pump/filter.
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Phil I hope you get some satisfaction (read compensation) from the dealer that put that motor in? IMO something is very wrong with their work.Thanks all for the kind words. I am back in PA ordering a 4 stroke for next season. May be back for a week on 3/22 as our friend Shane has a garage full of sleds and has offered me one. Personally I think Shane is crazy but we shall see.
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OUCH! I feel bad for Phil. That is always a gut wrenching feeling when your whole trip evaporates.
Hope the rest of the week is uneventful.
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We are a red Vector wearing a blue jacket + a black GSX / black suit. (In Cabano tonight.)
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My notes from another trip have 183mi Mike.Am I correct assuming mileage from RDL to Amqui is about 225 miles?
Leaving Beauceville clubhouse Thursday morning to RDL and next day to Amqui.
mike
Beauceville to RDL was 10/10 but take 55 -> 5. 35 has the miles of choppy bumps which we hit when we did 55 -> 551 -> 35 ->551 last Friday to Montmagny.
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Congrats Linda. Just don't let the makeup folks 'overdo' you.
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We left Beauceville Club house today @2:15 and are in Montmagny tonight. TQ55 ->551N->TQ35E->551N. All conditions 10/10 except 35 which had the usual choppiness limiting speed a bit.
If anyone is nearby, would like to meet up -
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Pictures are great! I am going to use them to 'encourage' my wife to get back on her machine and see what she is missing in Quebec!!
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Day3
Windy! Couple inches of fresh snow overnight. Drifts not as bad as I thought it would be. 597 south to trail 5. Groomed overnight and we made first tracks most of the way. This section was sweet. Trail 5 to the local to Perce was terrible. After that trail 5 to. Gaspe and River Renard was good.
Pulled in at the Caribou. Short day in by 3. 188 Miles
Not a perfect day. A long fast down hill straight almost got the best of me when it suddenly turned left. I made it, Sharon no such luck. She found out what happens when you grab to much brake. She did a 180 and laid it down going backwards. She is ok. Bruised a rib and her pride.
Glad Sharon is pretty much OK; glad it wasn't worse.
Looks like great weather and conditions. WOW! 162m w/3gal left? that's impressive.
Thanks for sharing your pics and trip. We're headed up Fri 3/6.
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Two stroke motor longevity is a combination of off-season storage, fuel, lubrication and manufacturer design/parts quality. I won't pretend to put them in order
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I think you got a great deal!
When Momma is happy; everybody wins
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Glad he is apparently OK.
Another reason to stay on the marked trail I would say.
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Nowa - how were the to/from Derby conditions? Will be going out of there later this week.
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Sounds like a very good price where you almost can't lose.
Most of you know I am a Yamaha guy but I won't comment on the Venture Lite b/c I don't have any experience with that model and I unfortunately don't know anyone who has one.
I would offer that you do some research on ty4stroke.com as there is lots of good info there.
(I CAN say that that engine is close to bullet-proof though.)
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Sorry to hear about the brand new Genius going to crap. I have heard only good about them until this. Ice, let us know what the final diagnosis is?
Since the Etec battery was inside and still needed a boost, I would say it is a bad battery or maybe bad connection since it started next time. (could also be bad internal connector that riding vibration opens/closes to make dead cell)
Sounds like a great trip. Thanks letting us 'voyeurs' share.
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Looks like 2 of us will be riding the week before. Not sure where we will base from but the plan (as of now) is to drive from Vt to somewhere in la Beauce, park the truck and bag for a day or two to a base, then ride day trips out of wherever that base is. (It may be even be Amqui Selectotel??)
Just wondering who might be in the area that week before?
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Very good memory my friend. That was at least 10yrs back (?)
I am sure you got them "pointed". Sounds like he was 'in panic' from their situation. If you don't know the place, you would not expect gas so someone telling you "go there" was NG
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Huh. These are the only pics on the site that appear that way/that I can't see???
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hi all !!!
went grooming tq 5 this morning !!!
quiet and warm -8c /-10c maybe....left at 4 am ...at st fidele cb around 8 30 am....once i left cb and started to climb long hill...snowing like hell !!!
then, temps started to drop and became windy ...- 25 c right now !!!
not blue sky ..but close !!!
15 sleds maybe !!!
jean-guy
Did somebody run out of gas - or was it worse than that??
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Snowcrazed - your pictures aren't visible and show up as only a tile with a red 'X' and filename.jpg.
(Or am I the only one that is having trouble with his pics?)
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Good morning Vince.
I hope you traveled safely. My wife, daughter and I had a trip from hell but at the same time a trip of a lifetime. We found it very enjoyable but a lot of work at the same time. Fortunately we met new friends - life savers - who in my opinion will be friends for life.
On Saturday Feb 14 we trailered from Pittsburg NH to Matane w/o incident - a 400 mile trip. We checked into Hotel Riotel and had an enjoyable dinner, sleep & breakfast.
On Sunday morning Feb 15 we traveled by sled to St Anne w/o incident. A very COLD but enjoyable / relaxing day stopping at two relais. We slept in a beautiful hotel named "Hotel & CIE". Again our dinner, room and breakfast was very enjoyable. After breakfast we departed with intentions of traveling to Grand Valle.
Before departing "Hotel & CIE" on Monday Feb 16 I cleared the 3 machines of approximately 9" of snow and it was snowing very hard and windy. About two hours into the trip the depth of the snow had compounded into 8 x 10' drifts. I thought of turning around but knew I would not be able to turn the sleds in the deep snow. Plowing forward hoping to find an exit / shelter we eventually became stuck. After about 45 minutes of digging and packing to no avail and fighting off panic -as we were the farthest we could be from civilization - in snow so deep - five wonderful non-english speaking French Canadians came up behind us. What a relief! After more digging and packing of our machines and theirs we moved on. Eventually we met a group of French tourists with a guide from RDL. Now we as a group of 16 helped each other as one or the other or all were stuck at one time or another.
Shortly after crossing a road in Mont-Saint-Pierre our new friends stated the trails were too deep with snow to travel so all 16 of us ran Rt 132. As previously stated it was our intention of making Grande Valle and we learned it too was the destination of the French tour group but the destination of the first five persons that saved us was further- Rivière-au-Renard, Gaspé.
Hours later by means of Rt 132 we arrived at Grande Valle and while getting gas we coincidentally spoke with the President of the local Snowmobile Club. He advised our new friends they could NOT travel further as everything was closed further east. Subsequently our new friends also stayed at the Grande Valle Hotel.
The Grande Valle accomodations and the two hosts were absolutely wonderful people. Our dinner & breakfast was absolutley delicious. If you need a destination do NOT pass up the Grande Valle Hotel. The food was SUPERB!
On Tuesday morning February 17 despite being told all the trails remained closed the entire group and an additional four riders that also stayed at the hotel encouraged us to travel with them to Perce. Now as a group of 20 we traveled a snow covered shoulder of a back road to Murdochville where we fueled and then hit the un-groomed 8' x 10' snow drift trail to Perce. OMG - what work. It was dejavu from the previous day. We eventually arrived in Perce and had a nice evening at La Table Roland.
On Wednesday morning - Feb 18 we learned the trails remained closed as the groomers had not yet completed their objective so 4 of us decided to hire a car and flat bedded the machines to New Richmond. The others in the group continued by trail and eventually met us in New Richmond later that night. They described the trail between Perce and 5W as being the same as the prior day but from 5W to New Richmond it was OK.
On Thursday morning - Feb 18 we separated company from our new friends and returned to Matane by means of 595N. WOW ! What a ride. A perfectly groomed "highway" with spectacular views along the way. Our new friends carried on to Causapscal. They later described the trails as ROUGH - in need of grooming. The following day they returned to Mont-Joli w/o incident as they described it as being a nice ride. The French tour group was ultimately destined for RDL.
Will we return? Absolutley. When return we will hope a snow storm accompanied with high winds does not hit the Peninsula. If the trail system was anything like we encountered on our first and final day we missed out on so much because of the poor visibility and trail conditions.
On Friday Feb 19 we returned to Pittsburg NH with our car & 27' enclosed trailer. Sadly it too was a nail biter. The high winds and new snow pushed us around. Sadly we saw a tractor trailers on 20W on its side. The wind, snow and poor road conditions caught up with him. We hope the driver survived but it did not look promising.
Knowing what you now know of our intinerary did our paths cross?
Stay safe.Paddy OI always caution folks about snow in the Gaspe when they are planning their trips. There are many tales similar to yours on here. I know there are some who will scoff, but when traveling with women and/or children (or if you DON'T like to fight 10' drifts all day): when it snows more than a few inches don't travel; wait out the storm and let the groomers work. This is doubly true when traveling along the north shore!! The wind changes even a few inches of snow into the large drifts you encountered and after awhile - at least for me (and some others) - it isn't fun anymore.
I am glad everything turned OK for you but as you said, you missed allot of great scenery and great trails just because of the snow. I hope your next trip is more enjoyable!!
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Hopefully someone at the Gathering has a slot for an extra sled and an empty seat in their truck. Don't think our slot/seat would help since we would only get you as far as Vermont.
Sorry for Michael but he did get some good riding in before the loss. Makes a short season shorter.
No bodily injuries in this so "all's well that ends well".