Slow Joe

I have enough memory left to remember the hype surrounding the intro,cool piece of sno mo history at the time i thought who would spend that kind of money for a sled now it seems like a bargoon I never seen one in person let alone on the snow,not sure what kind of a collection you have amassed but Iam sure it would hold its value and be a piece that no one else you know would ever have.Joe

LOL yea true enough but we still have times of complete madness generally anymore on lake runs, adrenaline really the only safe drug left for us on the cusp of Geezerdom.Old Slow Joe

Blackstar you got a good company there unfortunately our shack and vehicle and sno machines are all with one company I tried and got some reasonable quotes but they would not do a stand alone policy wanted all our coverage's pain in the butt to switch and then got some quotes for the rest and they were higher so catch 22 situation wish them U.S carriers were allowed to compete things would be better.Joe

Ya old friend of mine(guess all my friends are old)LOL fessed up about having modified his engine and suspension they dropped him like a rock that one ya got to stretch the truth a little.Joe

Nope my non turbo was very reasonable add the turbo same engine displacement Whamo more green for the insurance Co

Finding Insurance for a way more powerful sled then either the Thundercat or Sidewinder would be a challenge Ive been shopping around for upgrading to the Turbo class and it aint pretty my present company that insured my old girl turned me down on a newer Turbo unit still shopping I will get insurance but at what price,now call em and say I got a 300 HP 30 thousand dollar new Yamaha whatever they would say bye bye.Joe

Douchebag of the year,thats a easy one ME sold my sled a few days before it started raining and the trails went red and now trying to bend poor bastards over and buy there nice newer rides off of them for pennies on the dollar I figure that pretty much puts me in the running.DB Joe

Seen my share of Sidewinders these past two seasons mostly a blur on the lakes whenever I seen one stopped I asked the guys what they thought of them didn't find anybody that seemed unhappy they said the handling was razor sharp some thought that fuel mileage was not near as good as it should be most them fellas were seen running wide open on the lakes so cant imagine why mileage is down,Thundercats seen a few but not many at all and them guys were not slowing down to talk, at list prices on those rockets topping 20 plus out the door and a short season guess ya gotta sled like your in the 24 hrs of Le Mans fuel/beverage/pepperoni hammer down but yea probably a 5 to 6 thou loss in value in the first season,makes me feel like a poor cousin tryin to beat a guy up on a 14/15 sled for a few hundred bucks me thinks the dealers better make a group purchase of knee pads iam far from broke but Damn 20 g,s to up my program to a what is the term here spinegrinder LOL sled the insurance company's might be takin it in the arse this year as trees and such leap out at ya thin ice and such.Joe

No I guess i should have I went 75 probably prompted by your A/C comment LOL figured he would bite that was sight unseen although its been dealer serviced from new and has some goodies but as I said earlier PB Iam seeing so much more coming on the market cause sledding this side of the Pecos is done with the old ride turned into greenbacks time is on my side maybe i can squeeze in a tad newer for a few hundred more,wonder how the left over new sled inventory is at the dealers should be some big mark downs,18 k and up for new hardware in the 150 ish hp range is quite honestly out of my reach nice stuff but cant do it,I do feel badly for these fellas that bought these units and paid large and are trying to recoup sometimes what is half of the purchase price with very little use its a shame the sled market has gone nuts and a correction factor is coming but for a cheap ass broke retiree its Xanadu tons of clean hardware.Shopping Joe

In talks we are not to far apart he still believes there is season left i also do if riding Cochrane and every day the adds grow for clean low mile late model Iam not going to jump the gun just yet my current ride is sold so why hurry just takin numbers and wait it out.Cheep ass Joe

F*** Me sideways podium up my grandfather and father served this country and busted their butts blue collar jobs I never made big bucks and scrimped to save for a retirement Puzzleboy said a mouthful doomed isnt quite saying enough my government pension is a joke this politically correct bullshit has killed this wonderful country what did our forefathers fight for not this garbage what a waste.Pissed off Joe

Call made no answer retry tomorrow I feel its worth a peek at and a offer before the next big storm dumps on us.Joe

15 Tiger 9000 low miles Peterborough area 85 obo that seems like a deal to me sold by Birch point what say you Turbo owners?

dragboatcity.com this is were you need too be toys toys toys liquid coke for sure.Joe

Well said with full warranty in place thats key gambling that kind of money stretching more HP out through aftermarket rocketeers and boom that would be a big hurt to the wallet let alone time down.Joe

There is one on Kijiji with a chubby block Ford in it old but looks pristine,would be fun for sure,little hard to slow troll out of even for dock catfish.Aquatic Joe

Hmmm 900 Turbo 150hp sounds like something that would be a great fit reasonably light weight for a Turbo class 4 stroke sled got to have some trail grunt and decent mileage,understood not the lake beast some might want but the 850 covers that does it not,Bombardier has made a new slot in the market and I believe that it will have a good size following they have let Cat have fun in the big HP turbo and the associated issues that came with the higher HP that hurt them with inconsistent drive line problems and warranty claims that now seem to be sorted,this may not be considered a bold move but I believe its a smart one the HP wars though fun to watch generally brings on undesirable things like legislation,increased patrols on the trails,insurance gets its chance to spike rates,I will be watching this sled there are a lot of positives.Joe

Whoa i get a tad better not by much on my sled and you have the magic spinning wheel on yours MMMM and with a bump up in HP you will get better,dang that sounds pretty fair for that kind of Hp.Joe

Kijiji add today for a 18 trail pass 200 firm firm firm wont take a cent less think it was in Barrie says doesnt need the money good thing I wouldnt give you 10 cents for a Ontario pass at this time.LOL Joe

You and me both,started sleddin 3 years after Joseph Armand Bombardier bit the dust,had some fantastic years and have sat in Gravenhurst watching the trails melt away in January lost count on how many sleds we have owned,two drive belts and a set of plugs,runners for my current ride cost more than the first Elan I bought there was a dollar difference between a high performance belt and a standard had to scratch my head whether to buy top shelf belt or extra plugs went thru them at pretty much the same rate,went from sleds that sounded like a weed wacker to one that sounds like a Farmall Cub .The up side to a shitter winter if your in the market for a newer low mile sled your in luck eventually my old body will make me hang up the helmet but not going to do it voluntarily I think one of the biggest hurts is the insurance pricing wish that the U.S carriers were allowed to compete in the Canuk marketplace.Exceeding Old Joe

Now thats the whole point isnt it, its a pisser to have a winter like this but whats the option sit in a chair stare out the window,sit on a beach thats fine for a day or two,curse and shovel snow,hibernate and drink,jus play in the snow while its here and polish up the spring/summer/fall toys it great to have options.Joe

Well i think this is more aimed at the urban area trails that are in fact on private land,as far as crown goes that is mostly in the outer fringe areas and its just common sense if you are out there walking on a snowmobile trail for whatever reason and i have in the past its beware and get off to the side when you here sleds approaching although the new quieter sleds tend to be there almost before you hear them,liability regardless falls on the OFSC i think its a reasonable request for the couple months of the year Sudbury has nice dog parks safe for your pet as well as you since no boundary s between crown and private even out in the bush are marked as such, doing whatever you want may be in fact on private.Joe

Very much appreciated Odot1 thanks for taking the time to answer this question I have been considering this for some time as wanting to haul the fishin craft along with the utv pretty sure the ole General could pull them but although I have great respect for our law enforcement I like to keep visits not unlike the inlaws down to a minimum preferably non existent so runnin under the radar is the order of the day.Stealth Joe

Ouch sad but true,woke up this morning been above freezing most of the night snow has settled and its rain on and off the trails have very little base to take a meltdown and with the traffic expected for the family day weekend they will be hurting,no real snow in the forecast for days on end grooming will become non existent this week coming,but the one small light at the end of the tunnel the weather forecasters are about as good at predicting the weather as Iam at black jack March can hold some surprises but I would check them tires lube those bearing,s the far north is not done with winter yet good riding will likely be north of Sud and the Bay i will not go down this early.Travelling Joe

Thats stout mileage for sure wow that 900 is it a regular fuel machine,long track or short,two or three cylinder?