Fozzy

Here’s a little clip of us doing 50km/hr.

Had a great ride yesterday, trails and weather was perfect. We unloaded in DeepRiver and plan was to take the A Trail to Matawa for lunch and then back taking some of the Missing Link loops.

We were on the trails at 8:30 under partly cloudy and trails were hard as rock. If you didn’t have scratchers you would be in trouble. It didn’t take long for it to be pure sun and the trails softened up nicely.

A little beach visit in Stonecliffe.

Climbed a couple of Hydro line shouts.

Sun setting close to being back in Deep River.

A great trail, as to be one of the best is the 197 loop, fast and long sweepers. Great day, almost done for the season two more rides planned for the season.

You guys give up sledding way to early, March and April are the best months to ride. Last year I sledder in Quebec mid May. Boating season only gets good at the end of June.

This was May 13th last year, sunny and 15 degrees.

Anyone riding this week?

My plan is to trailer to Deep River late Thursday, ride Thursday night and Friday. By the looks of the weather coming on Saturday, this will be it for Ontario other than the far north.

10 hours ago, Poncho said:

Is the Bridge restaurant in  Pakenham any good

Yes it’s a great spot. Usually pretty busy.

I went for rip today before taking Spring Break vaca with the family. Left home from Stittsville (Ottawa west), onto Mississippi Lake, then trail to Clayton lake look -out, to White Lake, Pakenham for lunch at The Bridge then ripped it back home. 220km of awesome trails.

2 hours ago, Stoney said:

How was Tug Hill?

It was really good but we only rode on Friday as the drive up Thursday was insane with the lake effect. Never seen it snow like that before.

We stayed at the Ridge View in Lowville which is a great spot to stage from. I didn't see any of the horror stories of what everyone talks about with Tug Hill. Trails were very nice considering what they had to deal with in regards to the snow as it easily snowed 2 to 4 feet. 

A few pics from Friday...  we did about 260km for the day.

On 1/16/2019 at 7:38 PM, irv said:

True, but with the luxury of using hand signals, it's not as bad as being on a road, imo, plus everytime I stop I usually wipe it off if it is covered or partially covered. Like I said, I was just mentioning it so Fozzy and others know about the possibility of their taillights getting covered while underway on snow covered roads. 

So just came back from riding in NY at Tug Hill. We drove up Thursday afternoon and the lake effect was insane. They were closing I81 just as we got through. We could not see a thing and drove maybe 20km/hr with our heads out the window just to see the pickets to make our way down the highway lol.

i checked our lights on your recommendation Irv and all was good. They did not ice up. The tail lights on the truck were worse.

This year myself and three other buds we bought NY State passes for a change instead of Quebec passes. Tug Hill is less than an hour and half from us. Heading there for the first time on Thursday and Friday. We heard all the horror stories of the traffic and trails being beaten to hell but hope riding during the week might be different.

Has anyone ridden there and can give some insight?

5 hours ago, Stoney said:

Hey Fozzy, You happen to have a non-stock exhaust system on that sled of yours.....

 

I plead the 5th.  😜

Are loud exhausts really the cause of our trails being closed? I don't think so. Just by the law stating they are illegal and you can be ticketed is enough of a threat for most people not to have one. There are loud exhausts out there but not a lot and not enough to actually close trails.

Our biggest problems with trails closing is people not respecting the land. Not staying on the trail and the garage they leave or the BRP parts being left there. I had to throw in the last one being a Yami guy. 

I also think some landowners are just tired of having the trail on their property. When confronted by the club to why they don't want it...   it's just an excuse they give to have the club leave them alone.

Post your trips or day rides.

This was my third day ride of the year. We trailered to Arnprior (30min from home) and rode through White Lake, up to Calabogie where we looped around Norcan Lake up around the dam and then into Calabogie and had lunch at Rednecks. From there we headed down towards Renfrew, Cobden and then back to Arnprior. Not huge ride 255 km but a nice one and snow coverage is pretty good. The new railbed trail from Renfrew and Arnprior trail 106 that is right next to the Ottawa River is actually very nice.

The storm this weekend is giving us a foot of snow and will be able to leave from home.

4 hours ago, irv said:

Be careful with your LED's. They don't melt snow like the older style ones and can completely block your tail/brake and other lights. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/led-traffic-lights-trouble-in-winter-because-they-don-t-melt-snow-1.3465301

 

I haven't driven in snow storm with them yet but thanks for the heads up. I will report back if it happens or not on the trailer.

I just bought a Crossover Trailer just before Christmas. I did quite a bit of research on them and believe it or not there are a lot of differences.

I ended up buying a Mission for $6200.00

Here are the differences between the Mission and the Excalibur and Avalanche (Excalibur and Avalanche are the same when it comes to quality)

The deck on the Avalanche is smaller than the Mission, 10' compare to 11'

Avalanche is 2 x 3 inch aluminum tubing compared to 2 x 5 inch tubing on the Mission.

Mission has LED lights, Stainless grease able hinges and a higher quality tires. Also the mission is all seamless and not corregated (looks like siding).

With my price they threw in the track matts and a spare tire.

On 1/11/2019 at 8:34 PM, Poncho said:

850 update. My brothers is working good. First ride, no plug issues or exploding engines. We ran from my place in Griffith to Eganvillle then to Golden Lake and on to Barrys Bay for lunch at Ash Grove Inn. Return was the same route. We put on 190 miles. Fuel consumption is a little better then my XCR 800.   For comparison my XCR 800 fuel burn was the same as my old 2010 1200 for those who ask.  

We may have crossed paths somewhere along the way. I unloaded in Arnprior ran the new trail along the Ottawa River to Renfrew, D'acre to Eganville  for lunch at the Rio, then over Golden Lake past the Sands to Pembroke back to Arnprior. Trails were flat and awesome with good snow. The only complaint is Pembroke to Arnprior is all Railbed!!

On 11/8/2018 at 12:24 PM, 02sled said:

My wife and I are life partners not business partners. If you're not confident enough on the relationship to be life partners then don't move in together. Contributions in a relationship are far more than just economic.

Yah but not everyone wants to marry their sister. 😜

I saw this on Kijiji when looking for a CR125 for my son. It was on the list of ones I was going to contact. I ended up driving to Oakville and picking up a 2004 CR125. I liked the fact you had all those spare parts, but it was a little more than I wanted to spend.

Nice set up, good luck with the sale.

My season is still 6 weeks from being done. Luxury from living close to Qc...  only a 2 hr drive to decent 

I wonder if it's light like my Yamaha?? 

Wife finally agreed to go for a ride today. No doubt this will be the last ride in my area for the season. Rode to Calabogie for lunch at Rednecks Bistro. Nice place.

On 2018-02-13 at 2:05 PM, Taillight said:

7x22 foot trailer or 17'+5'V. has anyone loaded 4 regular sleds in one. how is it done... enter from the front and all sleds pointed rearwards staggered?

I heard of someone doing it before but they were all 121's and the skis had to come off two of them.

Let us know if it worked.

8 hours ago, Puzzleboy said:

No, I was fishing, and I knew EXACTLY which little Perch would bite.... lol.  The one who claims Cat speedos are gospel. 

In the early 70's, they were kinda considered the luxury, high tech brand.  Doo had the numbers, but rested on their laurels for years because of it.  Anyway, a quality parent like Textron is hopefully a good thing. 

Yah right...   that's why you went through the trouble of taking your phone out of your pocket and taking a pic of your speedo. Lol

5 minutes ago, Puzzleboy said:

This is a lowly 1200....

And your 1200 is on a jack stand 😝

Rode Thursday night 150km out of Stittsville, Richmond and North Gower. 

Then an out the door early from Stiitsvillle on Friday. Rode to North Gower to meet up with three others, Smith Falls, Perth, Lanark up to Wheelers for Pancakes and sausages. Wheelers is an amazing spot but the 20km in and out of there is pure hell. Tight twisty trails, not my kind of riding.

Thinking of a two day saddle bag ride out of my place for Thursday and Friday this week. Can anyone comment on how the trails are like in the Bancroft area or maybe Huntsville?

10 hours ago, TheOtherDoonut said:

Where did you stay in Laurier Fozzy? The ride up to that log lodge is awesome, we do that one every trip to Laurier. We are scheduled to be in Laurier Feb 16th for 5 days. Might move it to March if local trails are open. Really tough call right now.

We drove up Wednesday and stayed at the Quality Inn right in town. Thursday we rode 440km to Saint Michel des Saints and spent the night there at Le Central, rode back Friday and trucked home Friday night. Thursday nights is a must at La Central.