rickzach

2007 Yamaha Venture Lite 4-stroke 85HP Neither a sports car nor a pickup-truck. More of a comfortable, roomy 2-up SUV w/storage 85HP, very torquey 4-stroke engine 144" studded long track, superb ride. (rider forward design) 3200 miles Curve Industries parabolic skis After a very long day on the trails, your back will feel fine and you will always have extra fuel in your gas tank Huge storage area in the rear. You can carry the extra gas needed by your 2-stroke friends... seriously, that's what we did! $3500 very well maintained! Great MPG and tons of storage, comfortable motorcycle-type seating. Lots of torque, very happy at cruising trails at 50-65 MPH all day long. Tops out at 80 MPH... but why? This is a high-comfort trail cruising sled. cell: 603-703-4740 Gilford, NH . . . Click for a larger picture FYI on 4-stroke engine comparisons: I recently test drove the MXZ ACE-600 and this Yamaha engine has a LOT more power and torque even though it has a slightly smaller displacement. My guess is that the ACE600 60HP is factory tuned for absolute best mileage at some sacrifice of power and this 85HP engine is tuned for more of a balance. Either way, the gas mileage is excellent.

Sold but thank you for looking.

I'm sitting here in Gilford, NH listening to the Lake Winnipesaukee waves lick the beach at night... In the off season better known as August. Peak season is now four months away. RZ

Colebrook, NH to Sawyerville, QC then return via VT in pictures. My second trip to Quebec this year, first ever for my son 15. He's hooked! http://www.zachfamily.net/quebec2010feb/ <- most pix here .

Total BS... and I work inb the RF industry so I am aware of how much RF power it takes to make that amount of heat. Yes it can happen but ABSOLUTELY not with a 0.6 Watt cell phone. You need a 1000-Watt microwave oven and about 2 minutes at full power. A complete FRAUD of a video clip. No question.

Thank you. NOW TO GET MY WIFE TO GO! (but we were engaged on snowmobiles a long time ago)

WOW, thank you. Here's another from NH just this weekend http://www.zachfamily.net/2010/derby2010.htm

Yes, I remember. I join multiple clubs based upon merit, not nearby geography. Squam is a great club in a great area. I also went to the Kill Krew demo... someplace... that I won't admit to... I know NOTHING... http://www.snodeo2go.com/killkrew.htm

We fixed that! With your permission, your pix of Mont Valin have been added to our trip's photo narrative on Day-3. Really wish that we could have seen it live...

Many thanks. That's exactly why I did it. The pen is mightier than the throttle. The public perception of the sport is that of drunken jerks who go through the ice or smash into a tree while going way too fast. Sad to say: Darwinism works for a reason ! I came home... this time.

SONY DSC-828 Camera with ZIES lens Paint Shop Pro Studio for photo prep (LOTS of prep) FrontPage 2003 for web HTML I actually know Scott's wife Gail Huff from when I worked at ch-5. I met Scott at a party three years ago. Seemed like a nice enough chap...

Quebec saddlebag trip from the perspective of a first-timer Thanks to the the riders that we met here, we had a great time. The photo and narrative content is much too long to post here so I have created a link. Includes pix of Saguenay Bill and a host of other characters. Just be aware that it may take as long as 20-minutes to see the whole thing. http://www.snodeo2go.com/quebec2010/ This is not a commercial web site... it is just my personal space.

He made a POINT of wearing it... <g>

The full trip is here: www.snodeo2go.com/quebec2010 After a day on the trails, SageunayBill and friends at the Jonquiere Holiday Inn Lobby 1-22-2010 From left to right: ZEUSAND, RickZach (kneeling), others tba, SageunayBill, more names to come

ZEUSAND and I are staying at the Auberge du Ravage which is about 80 trail miles south of Jonquière on trail-83. Access trail is east and 10-miles away from 83. So extremely remote, they must make their own electricity. Communications are via satellite phone. The nearest hamlet with a post office is 30-miles away... mail is picked up weekly. Twelve feet of snow this season, 6 to 8 feet remain. The pictures will speak for themselves. Absolutely five star accomodations. Snowmobiler special: $160 ppdo with a gourmet five course dinner and breakfast. Summer/fall rates are no surprise at $575. Who says that snowmobilers have missing front teeth, grease under their fingernails after another breakdown and smell like two-stroke? <g> This is a deluxe hotel that anyone can afford in the winter. Due to the remote location, winter access is exclusively by snowmobile. At the special entrance room, the owner's family meets you with a warm smile. They ask you to remove all of your snowmobile gear especially boots. You are given special slippers to wear, available for later purchase at $10. Fit and finish are extrordinarily first class. Most den furniture is overstuffed leather. Bell ExpressVu carries Canadian and US TV stations via satellite. NH's Ch9 was not available so we we watched the Boston news... Part-4 of the five course gourmet meal. Appetizer was extremely tender deer. Taken in a Canadian national park approaching dusk.