No matter the brand, for Quebec riding, especially saddle bagging, a 136”/137” skid frame. On a Ski Doo that gives you two LinQ locations to use without stacking. Two stroke or four stroke? That’s kind of up to you. Two stroke, lighter and a little more playful. Need to carry oil on a saddle bag tour. In general it will be asking for an oil refill between 300 - 400 miles depending on how hard you’re riding. Four stroke, heavier more planted on the trail. Definitely not a tank though. Change the engine oil and filter once per season. Fuel economy, I would say somewhat similar overall. I would give the overall edge there to a four stroke though. In our group, we are all using pre-studded tracks. Either 1.25” or 1.50”. We no longer stud our tracks. Studs are great, you can’t beat the traction, but throwing a stud through a heat exchanger in the boonies on a saddlebag trip, not fun. The pre-studded tracks gets you going on ice, keeps you going straight, gets you up icy hills, and most importantly, keeps your rear end from passing your front end.
There was a time when I said that I would never own one of those heavy four strokes. Then in 2011, I decided to give one a try. 2011 Ski Doo 1200 GSX SE. By the time we were halfway finished with our first saddlebag trip that year in the Gaspesie, I said I would probably not be on anything but a four stroke again. Within the next two years our group of six are all on Ski Doo 4 strokes and haven’t looked back. Good luck on your quest.
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