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Not getting any younger, the last thing I want is a trailer problem when heading out for fun.

Started swapping trailers when they get near the 10 year mark, added dual axles this last time, if I get a flat I can now at least get to a spot away from heavy traffic to change it

Not getting any younger, the last thing I want is a trailer problem when heading out for fun.

Powerwashing the axle(s) in the spring and a spraybomb of rustproofing on them after they are dry prevents a lot of the issues.

Started swapping trailers when they get near the 10 year mark, added dual axles this last time, if I get a flat I can now at least get to a spot away from heavy traffic to change it

Started swapping trailers when they get near the 10 year mark, added dual axles this last time, if I get a flat I can now at least get to a spot away from heavy traffic to change it

March 15 : Baie de Shawinigan 
That’s it! The season has officially begun for me!
It was too much of a nice day to not enjoy the water. 
It was quite a workout to get to the water and come back but I managed. Had to slide with my board on the thin ice. My leg went right through as I was getting closer to the end, but fortunately I’m wearing a drysuit. It was cold though. I also wear my hypnose under it. 
Sadly, I noticed a dead deer floating on an ice flow, as I got closer seems like it had a front broken leg. 
 

I'm here/there, last week there were TONS more trailers @ Escoumins and trail traffic, this week very few of both, mostly locals, and they're grooming more than they're showing on iMoto, that plus the rock hard base could be good for a while if temps stay low...

Is the cup on it's side supposed to represent the missing man formation???? Noticing the Jack in the background, looks like all the cup needs is ICE...man....

That's 10 days out, you would need secret decoder ring, magic 8 ball, crystal ball or Ouija board to figure that one out. 😉

WOW! 221K...OMG...Congrats....
Great suggestions as we have done it a few times......Tooling around the Gaspesie, on the Road King, at that time, on a Sunday morning, when traveling through St Flavie (Mont-Joli) we came upon mass  being hosted by Église catholique Sainte-Flavie, outdoors on the banks of the St Lawrence. It was a pleasant surprise so we stopped & asked the man above, in part, to provide us safe travels. Thankfully he did. That trip anyway..ha ha. Since that time, I think the ugly looking guy, whose name starts with a "D", that hangs out below in the warmer grounds have intercepted my requests & thanks to the man above  :  )   Maybe some of you have also dealt with the "D".
The photos of the rock/ Perce was taken from our room at Hôtel la Normandie. The hotel is closed during the winter months but it is a favorite of ours on our summer jaunts. The on premise restaurant is exceptionally good. 
Thanks to each of you. Stay safe, all.
Paddy O 

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Today was the day. Bridge was craned into place. 
650 ton lift
 

Canada is a great place to ride a bike… the scenery is incredible…221 is impressive… no denying the Honda Wing has a bullet proof engine… I’ve owned countless bikes over the years…never had a bad brand… but I’ve never got near that mileage …65k on a Honda 750 in the eighties… that’s when I knew they were good… currently on a limited… have a great summer…

Great place to ride, already thinking of routes.
 

Considering the winter for most of the places we go and stay at was bad for them financially as well. Maybe consider a vacation in Quebec this summer. I know alot of QR’s do visit in other seasons. But just putting it out there if you never been when there’s no snow give it a try. Lots of stuff to explore. 

Day 4 , went out of Forestville,  east on Tq3 about a mile then all local orange trails . Definitely keeping sleds cool was a challenge after it being 50° ish yesterday and below freezing today  .  Awesome day on the trails for sure  👌! 
Forecast for the weekend looks promising,  6+ inches hopefully..  but we're outta here for now on the way back to Vermont  . Cheers 
 
 
 

Coming along….
 

Today had a little of a delay start leaving Km31 ,  had a stud vs aluminum heat exchanger issue with one of the team members    .. all good with some fancy epoxy goop . 
Did a few work-arounds to skip the 93 on the way to the Escoumins club house,  we popped out by  De l'Or-Piste on the Pelchat trail . Smooth sailing all the way . Conditions from mashed potatoes to skating rink .
Ran some local trails and 330/ TQ3  into Forestville for the night.  
Coverage starting to  disappear here n there... but 3 days near 50°f will do that    

Found some big changes at pourvoirie Pipmuacan .. all new huge building replacing the old . 
Top picture of what was there last year and under today  .
 
Didn't see any signs of if/when it'll be reopened  ? 

Day 2 .. Ran northwest of the Pipmuacan today on mostly local trails n such  . Really warm this morning (50°f) swapping to some snow this evening back here at Km31 .  220 miles for today  
 

No , not open the past few winters 
But Benoit has cameras working there ... he has a snapshot of us dumping fuel and posted on there fb !