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Whats up with the duct tape on the helmet?

Another vote for the ice ripper

I remember those trails.The only time they were good was when they were fresh groomed.They were found to be much more unsafe and the best thing they did was get rid of them.The corners would get blown out and then you were on the wrong side and it wasn't always easy to get back into your own lane.They caused a lot of head on crashes.If you caught up to a slow group you were stuck behind them for a long time and would have to make many jumps back and forth over the berm to get by everyone unless there was a very long straightaway and you could clearly see ahead and safely pass the entire group and then the rest of your passing group also faced the same dilemma.And as VTblue stated they didn't hold up after being groomed anywhere near as long as the trails we enjoy now.Every single sled rode in the exact same track as the sled before it.Imagine if everyone only rode the extreme right now.The trails hold up as well as they do now because everyone can pick a different line and spread the abuse out.Ride right in the corners but where you can see ahead enjoy the smooth parts of the trail.If you want to always ride extreme right ,than thanks for leaving me the middle on the straights.

Yea,right up Iceman's alley. And has a 14 gallon gas tank.

I sometimes stand for a couple of minutes to stretch or to air the "boys" out when it's warm out.

Congrats Guys! Hope for Safe and Easy on the rebound! Probably gonna be some new belts put on soon.

No snirt there!

Sounds like this has changed from Fun with Dick and Sam to ...There is no joy in Mudville.

Been hearing about this trip since December.The suspense is worse than it was waiting for Hillary to concede.

St Zenon is in the Lanaudiere area.Try that forum.

What about the rest of the trip report?How did it finish?

The Gaspe claims another 2 stroke victim! I have lost 2 there myself.First was a DNF and the second was repaired but then had to turn tail and try to beat the rain that took out all the snow. Only made it to St Ulrich just south of Matane til we ran out of snow.Had a local give a couple of us a ride back to berniers to get the trailers and go back to get the rest of the crew .The first one I took a 10 hour bus ride from Rimouski to Sherbrooke and then a taxi to Stanstead to get my truck and trailer.Talk about a long boring ride. We should start a Gaspe 2 stroke Mort post.

Did you find out what it was?

And gallon of oil.

I know years ago that radar detectors in the truck were illegal.Used to be on the sign crossing into Canada.I think it may even have said possession was illega.lUsed to unplug it and put it in the glovebox.Don't remember seeing it recently,but maybe I'm just not looking cause I'm not packing anymore since they came out with laser. So anyway ,if it is illegal on a vehicle I would think it's also illegal on anything else.

Wow,the sled did that??Looks like a local sled with a license plate on the tunnel.Maybe a rental?

Not unless more younger ones get involved.

The link says nothing until the 6th but then they show closures already on the 1st.No one knows for sure where or when.

Well we called a couple hotels in different areas and they know as much or less then the rest of us.Some said nothing will happen until the 6th.I told them there was already closures in at least 2 areas I read about on here.So with this being the first weekend of the "movement"and all the uncertantity we will spend our dollars in Maine this weekend.Don't want to travel to Quebec for a weekend saddlebagging and find out that as this gathers steam that there are more and more farmers closing their access which will equal dead ends and limited or no grooming.The clubs also can't say for certain what will remain open.I would have thought that the buisness owners would have called their govt.rep and voiced their concern about losing business to add some substance to the farmers argument.Hopefully the farmers get their point across quickly and the govt begins to realize that the taxpayers pockets are not bottomless and they need to stop spending what they don't have and we can quickly get back to normal riding in Quebec.

.Matane and L'Islet on 5.not good.

It's the "so far" part that makes it difficult.Could go out and have a hard time getting back.

We have a trip starting Friday and will be watching where to go.Kinda sucks with the weather and conditions being so good.This will just consolidate the riders and make traffic and trails not so good.Hopefully the two sides kiss and make up! Soon!

Getting to be zero hour.............????

I quart in 800 miles?sounds like a 75 Ford!

Right.That was what the op was also complaining about.We just moved and gave our business elsewhere.And for 100.00 bucks a night to sleep on a matress on the floor I wouldn't call the 1'st beer free. Not to mention his over exaggerating about how good the conditions were.