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Always a sad day when parking the machine.   What do they do to store the Gilbert and the Prinoth for the summer?
As Phil said, you have added much to our enjoyment and appreciation for the Matapedia Valley. Thank you for another year  of great trails, wonderful pictures, and sharing your knowledge with everyone here.

hi phil and gowser !!!
 
season 16/17 kaputt !!!
 
many thx !!! just good for you all !!! i have the chance to meet great people from different states and provinces....big + for me !!!
sometimes...hard to keep up ....but always fun to help !!!
yaaa...fat lady started to warm up after noon ...i passed on main street near by city hall around 2 45 pm....20 c !!! trail was still in great conditions but way too soft !!
while here...big thx for those who support our club ....
great thx for those who took time to stop on tq 5 and say hello and at the clubhouse...
those who brought me for lunch ...supper ....gift ...etc !!!
just too bad i missed a few ....i have no secretary to take care of my agenda !!!
few pics from my run to albertville....no trafffic jam on my arrival...ahahha
and yes.....hahaha   55 tomorrow .......nothing to worry about ...its all between the 2 ears !!!
 
great thx all !!!
your operator...ahaha
 
jean-guy
 
 

hi iceman !!!
great ...i feel already better !!! haha
where there was big drifts on my way up to albertville....bacause the gilbert is heavier than the prinoth / husky ....i was sinking 6-7 '' in the trail..
must stay away from  the edge ,before landing in the rhubarb !!!
geeez...can t remember...17 or 19 weeks of grooming !!!
 
jean-guy

Guess the fat lady has sung, a good season never the less. In a few months we will be back. Thank you for all your wonderful pictures and everything you do for our sport.
 

I looked down through the pictures before reading your write up, I thought at first maybe Linda had traded her Ford.  Halle Towing to the rescue again.
 
LOL

stuff you won t see in nyc ....ahahhaha
stolen jeep....guy or guys hit a deer  next to where i cross main street ..
i guess they tried to escape ( they were on the party )...they landed in the rhubarb in that sharp corner before new bridge behind church !!!
 
jean-guy

rained last night !!!
a bit of drizzle up the hills !!!....foggy ......+4c 
 
 
jean-guy

Very nice Alain. Seems this season passed quickly.  

another one! Few minutes of the first part of our last ride , between home and the St-Maurice river
 
 
Alain

hi all !!!
today...local trails...cold in the morning ...then warmed up !!! 11 hrs run ...
 
 
jean-guy

came back from grooming at 1 30 pm...downloaded my pics.....
don t think im wrong with that .....for the first time since december ,i had to skip my nap !!! ahhaha
i was on my way to take one...and phone ....dring...dring !!!
waitress called me ...i had visit at the clubhouse !!!
great to see you back at the clubhouse ray and glad i met your wife !!!
great thx for the visit...very appreciated !!!
 
jean-guy

previous day, same places basically....
 

Looks like a nice season ender for you + Lois.  More blue sky days would have been nice but at least you didn't get stuck in a Gaspe blizzard. 
Safe travels home -

While at groomers club house yesterday Ginger asked where are we staying tonight? I said we stay in Amqui which is about 30 minutes away or Rimouski which is 3 hours away 
Gotta love a wife that chooses the the 3 hour ride at 5pm 
 

What a pleasure to spend some time talking to Jean Guy thanks for coming to the clubhouse to meet us & thank you for all the hours you spend in the groomer to make the trails perfect 
À nouveau mon ami

This is where we are tonight 

vt---"So if you rack up big miles saddle-bagging and reliability is important, it's an easy decision.  ***If you're someone who trades up every year or three, this may not be a consideration. You don't get to the point where things fail."
If I could get 10,000 miles without a rebuild, figure every 2 years did 4,475 this year, I would be burning oil again. The problem came in when one wise guy in the group buys an 850 and expects you to keep up on a diesel!!! For now I am going to continue on my Diesel and watch to see what happens to the 850's as we always say tick, tick, tick...

First class report and pics as always Alain!

Great trails and weather collided to probably make that week,one of the top five of the season. 

Most here know I'm a Yammi guy but my comments apply strictly to the 4 stroke vs. 2 stroke and not the brand decision. When saddlebagging why would anyone want to have to carry oil? It's a given that the BRP  Linq system is slick and definitely makes carrying fuel containers simple but to feed a 2 stroke you'll sacrifice some fuel capacity b/c you also have to carry oil. If the total gals/liters you carry isn't important this may not be a consideration.
Point two is reliability. Yes there are many members here who some miles on their 2 strokes but they will never last as long as a comparably maintained 4 stroke due to design. (For those that will dispute this we aren't seeing 30k miles/45k km on 2 strokes without rebuilds but it is fairly easy to find 4 strokes with that mileage - or more) I say this mainly because the variable that is fuel quality will always have a more detrimental affect on a 2 stroke motor over time. Manufacturers have tried to minimize this by requiring premium fuel for all the 2 strokes. The damage is silent and cumulative so you usually won't know about it until you have an odd noise - or a total failure.
So if you rack up big miles saddle-bagging and reliability is important, it's an easy decision.  ***If you're someone who trades up every year or three, this may not be a consideration. You don't get to the point where things fail. 

Most here know I'm a Yammi guy but my comments apply strictly to the 4 stroke vs. 2 stroke and not the brand decision. When saddlebagging why would anyone want to have to carry oil? It's a given that the BRP  Linq system is slick and definitely makes carrying fuel containers simple but to feed a 2 stroke you'll sacrifice some fuel capacity b/c you also have to carry oil. If the total gals/liters you carry isn't important this may not be a consideration.
Point two is reliability. Yes there are many members here who some miles on their 2 strokes but they will never last as long as a comparably maintained 4 stroke due to design. (For those that will dispute this we aren't seeing 30k miles/45k km on 2 strokes without rebuilds but it is fairly easy to find 4 strokes with that mileage - or more) I say this mainly because the variable that is fuel quality will always have a more detrimental affect on a 2 stroke motor over time. Manufacturers have tried to minimize this by requiring premium fuel for all the 2 strokes. The damage is silent and cumulative so you usually won't know about it until you have an odd noise - or a total failure.
So if you rack up big miles saddle-bagging and reliability is important, it's an easy decision.  ***If you're someone who trades up every year or three, this may not be a consideration. You don't get to the point where things fail. 

Most here know I'm a Yammi guy but my comments apply strictly to the 4 stroke vs. 2 stroke and not the brand decision. When saddlebagging why would anyone want to have to carry oil? It's a given that the BRP  Linq system is slick and definitely makes carrying fuel containers simple but to feed a 2 stroke you'll sacrifice some fuel capacity b/c you also have to carry oil. If the total gals/liters you carry isn't important this may not be a consideration.
Point two is reliability. Yes there are many members here who some miles on their 2 strokes but they will never last as long as a comparably maintained 4 stroke due to design. (For those that will dispute this we aren't seeing 30k miles/45k km on 2 strokes without rebuilds but it is fairly easy to find 4 strokes with that mileage - or more) I say this mainly because the variable that is fuel quality will always have a more detrimental affect on a 2 stroke motor over time. Manufacturers have tried to minimize this by requiring premium fuel for all the 2 strokes. The damage is silent and cumulative so you usually won't know about it until you have an odd noise - or a total failure.
So if you rack up big miles saddle-bagging and reliability is important, it's an easy decision.  ***If you're someone who trades up every year or three, this may not be a consideration. You don't get to the point where things fail. 

The big advantage of riding with different folks from time to time, being able to pick up and share ideas!

Well guys it was an absolute superfying experience riding with you guys but before I go on any further I would like to extend my upmost gratitude to RR for the invite to ride with him and the Team Maine crew. We had a great time both on and off the trail, now running with the pack is one thing but apresskiddoo is another. Fun times sharing sled stories over some vino. We will be back, you can count on that.
Now I’m not going to get into the details of day 1 and day 2 as RR already covered that in his earlier post but I do have to say that Francois and I were quite surprised at how well these boys can handle those 154’s on a groomed trail, now don’t get me wrong here. We had no doubt these boys can handle their own off trail but on the trail, being trail riders ourselves thought for sure we would gain some distance between those 154’s. NOT!!….what a wake up call!! These guys were trail riders before off trail riders and really know how to handle their rides. Definitely a learning curve here, we’ve got some homework to do. I had the time of my life tailing Coutter on that 20 wide 154 Expedition, he rides that tow truck like a sports car and I believe Francois has finally met his match and more trying to keep up with Easyrider and Roadrunner.
Black trail home was just as rewarding as the one up, dry roads with a bright blue sky, only difference with the ride home is that we had Freerides, Summits and Expeditions dancing around in our heads for next year.
It was great guys
A la prochaine

bonsoir phil !!!
always a pleasure to see you year after year in march !!! always great laughs !!
and super happy that you brought back home a little piece of the gaspesie !!!
11 hrs run...i don t think i ll need to count too many sheep to fall asleep !!! ahhahaha
from the lake down to local trail for ste marguerite and back to gas station ...wooWWW.....don t remember much !!!
pics with fields and brown building...lac saumon....tq 5 on top ...clubhouse few miles to the left !!!
-24c at 5 30 am.....and -5c right now and looks very windy...grey sky !!!
 
thx again !!!
 
jean-guy