SayatodaU.P.eh?

Well, last season I bought a 509 R3L Ignite and tried to like it. Rode with it twice. Couldn’t stand it and sold it. 
 

Since, I’ve tried ever none modular helmet I think I can find (Castle X, 509 Delta V, etc) and can’t find anything that will fit me or that I like. So, I’m trail riding in my Klim F3 and goggles this weekend and while it’s a little chilly, even in 25F temps, at least it fits and is comfortable. I was just at the large Polaris/Doo dealer tonight and still couldn’t find anything I liked or would fit. 99% of full face helmets they had were module and I won’t ride in a modular. Sorta beyond over it. Might be time to buy an old HJC CL series heavy ass bucket and deal with it. 

7 hours ago, toslow said:

Take a read and do some research

 

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39813141/corvette-ev-confirmed/

Again, tell me where you plug the cord in, to charge the battery. I’ve done my “research”. Seems you haven’t. 

On 1/17/2023 at 6:21 PM, toslow said:

Then you have to plug it in 

Show me where the cord plugs into the car. I’ll wait.

9 hours ago, jdsky said:

It's definitely quicker than any Corvette to date but for around the same money I want the noise that the Z06 makes.  There will be some people switching to the Eray but hopefully that just means my number comes up a bit sooner which will still be at least another two or three years. 

Had to settle for the base car until then.

 

The base car is still a really good car. 
 

That noise the Z06 makes, while very nice, can get hard on the ears during longer drives. 

1 minute ago, DriftBusta said:

I'm the opposite I like it more.  Pricing has gotten insane like anything else, but that is an impressive car by any measure.  I'd still prefer a Porche with AWD though. 

A lot of alleged “purists” have written it off because of the mid engine layout. Best Corvette GM has built yet, bar none, imo. 

51 minutes ago, Skidooski said:

Does it have a trunk though 🤣

49 minutes ago, Steve753 said:

Frunk.

It actually has both. 

8 hours ago, polaris7541 said:

pretty much sucks   NO SNOW  tip up town gonna be a train wreck

TUT has been for shit, for years. It’s more for SXSs anymore. 

2 minutes ago, joe_zrt said:

You'd be surprised especially with pro series backers

Yeah I guess the big tall backers are even more surface area. 

13 minutes ago, joe_zrt said:

Big lugs and big studs get the job done. Not a fan of stock tracks in snow on the 4 stroke turbos. 

Honestly, unless you’re using some sort of large chisel type designed stud, I don’t know what a super long stud is even doing for traction with say a 1.5” lugged track, in a loose snow/trail type surface. I mean, maybe it’s doing a little something and once the track spins down to something resembling ice it’s doing more but that’s about it. I think a storm track would be fun with a bigger CC trail sled but with usual Michigan conditions, you’d probably be overheating too much with that much lug, to even make it worth it. 1-1/4 with studs would be better all around. 

3 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

most f'd up winter I've seen since '14 when it hardly snowed and was just cold af from november until march... 

I can remember going up to Seney for a long weekend in the February of ‘98, with my brand new 98 Vmax 600 SX just to be completely skunked. Had to keep driving west to find snow. Found just enough to ride around Wetmore so we stopped, got a hotel room and rode from there. Got caught trying to come into the north end of Shingleton through 3-4 miles of mud just to get some fuel because that POS 600 twin Yammie wouldn’t make the trip back to Munising from Grand Marais because we made a side stop at the Bear Trap. Rode the side of M-28 back to the hotel in Wetmore, packed it up and headed home after one full day of riding because it was so shitty.
 

That was the closest year that I can remember to this. I’m sure there’s been others but they all seem to blend together anymore. That and I think my old brain just tries to block out the trauma anymore. We use to ride out of Houghton Lake every weekend practically, from just before Christmas until mid-late February back in 2000-2013ish. I don’t think you could even ride a sled around that area more than a few weekends a year the past 3-4 years. 

5 hours ago, f7ben said:

Why would the track have a hard time putting it to the ground when it’s 60-100hp less than just flashed winders? Who the fuck would ever run any kind of performance sled without studs??

The only turned up 4S Cats that I’ve seen that can put it down are studded to the hilt but rightfully so. Seems common practice for people to put 96-108 studs in a stock 800-850 around here these days. Not everyone studs their sled strictly for drag racing. Personally I think that anyone that bought a Polaris Boost low elevation sled for anything other than a lake racer/max effort trail sled is wasting their money. That’s just me though. 

1 hour ago, joe_zrt said:

Do the factory gauges read boost, or anyone have a gauge on one? 3lbs would be about right from a factory warrantied machine on pump fuel at sea level range

They do have a boost gauge in the display but I don’t know if it shows an actual number. 3-5 lbs sounds about right to me for a low elevation sled on pump gas as well. 

Back on topic a bit….

29 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

A wise older friend of mine told me there are 3 general groups of women to avoid.  Horse ladies, pitbull owners, and runners.

The sad part is, the ones that do the most damage to the sport either don't care and never will, or will roll in, fuck shit up for 5 years, and find a new past time to fuckup.  SxS's, for example.  

Well, the last woman I dated before my wife was a redhead, owned horses, was a runner but only owned a 120 lb female Bullmastiff. So yeah. Again, can confirm. 
 

100% on the rest of it. Our club got a $40,000 grant from the state to grade all of our trails before the snowmobile season started. They were torn to shit before December 1st. 

20 minutes ago, 800renegaderider said:

It’s the same here looking at a dusting of snow from overnight barely enough to cover the grass 😢. Nothing in NH open and most of Maine is the same way I believe. 10 day looks like shit too no snow and not very cold either. Could always do what @DriftBusta did and go 16hrs up to Quebec to find some snow I guess but I’m hoping for a good February to at least ride somewhere with a somewhat reasonable drive time 🤞 

I shouldn’t bitch too much because honestly, until all of the rain today, almost all of the UP has been good trail riding. Should have been just making the trip up there to ride but I don’t have many riding buddies that trail ride anymore. Plus, it’s 5-6 hour drive. That Duramax in my garage doesn’t run on cheap gas either. 

On 1/12/2023 at 5:54 AM, Sled_Hed said:

Is it the can questions, the I can ride where I want people, the trolls or the Karen's? Lol

Sounds like all of the Michigan based pages too. 

16 hours ago, Sled_Hed said:

Some of these reports on ride command Crack me up.

Yup. I enjoy reading those. Especially after a weekend like last weekend. 

8 hours ago, Sled_Hed said:

Horse lady, pretty much explains the nutty part.

Can confirm. 

6 hours ago, racinfarmer said:

The Minnesota Snowmobile Riders group has really become something else this year.

Someone shares a post from a club or whatnot asking riders to stay on the trail and it just turns into a "I'll do what I want" shitshow.

Yup. Same over here. 

1 hour ago, joe_zrt said:

That's exactly why. You'd be a fool to think every up north station is carrying good 91. That computer will back off and you won't know it or throw a light if they have it. Sounds like you've had good fuel though. 

Correct. A lot of these newer sled engine management systems don’t alert you to an issue all the time. Consistency is key though and if the engine performance/driveability is consistent, you’re fine. 
 

Also, snappy and turbo 2S sled engines don’t usually go together. The mountain guys have been talking about this for years and a lot of them are running modded NA sleds again (SLP twin outlaw pipes, etc) because of it. Trying to clutch the secondary around it is probably futile. Load it up in the primary and learn to drive around the lag. That’s most likely your best bet. 
 

Traction will also be an issue with these things because once you start getting the power through the clutches, the track is going to have a hell of a time putting it to the ground. Stud accordingly.  

4 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Seems I am the only one who read the link.

 

Because you have a subscription to the place. I’m not going to sign up for a subscription just to read an article from a media source that I won’t regularly use. 

1 hour ago, steve from amherst said:

True, but f -150 lightening could make great daily service trucks.

That’s the target audience for the W/T trim level Silverado EV as well. Problem is supply chains are still killing deliveries on these things. Seems like every other day there’s a delay coming out for some sort of necessary material for them too. From what I hear, there’s no immediate end in sight for those issues either. 

2 hours ago, Edmo said:

When I can tow my trailer more than 100 miles without stopping to charge.  These electric cars are not ready for prime time. When they are I’ll look at one.

For general around town or short commuting, EV cars are more than capable.

The current EV trucks are nothing more than show pieces. They can do light hauling/towing for short distances and that’s it. A pure EV and fully capable truck for long distance truck type work, won’t be happening anytime soon if ever. Look to hydrogen fuel cell power to make that happen. 

1 hour ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

My daughter is in nursing school and currently is working in a hospital as a care aide and it doesn’t sound good. She is still enthusiastic about getting her degree and entering the nursing workforce but I do worry some.

My niece jumped head first into nursing school, even after graduating from high school during the first year of this bullshit (2020) so she could be in nursing like her mother. She has changed her mind and will not be going into the medical field now. I don’t blame her a bit. 

This has to be one of the most shittiest seasons that I can remember. It’s the UP or absolutely nothing here in Michigan and everyone from the entire Midwest, and some from out east, are up there. I hear it’s ok to poor riding at that. I have a trip planned to be up there next weekend. Hoping for some fresh before then but I won’t hold my breath. 

Tesla’s day is coming. 

2 hours ago, Cold War said:

Why is this coming out now?  Are Dems offering this idiot up on a silver platter.  

They have to make him look just dumb enough to take the heat off themselves, keep working the system and let this geriatric fuck take the fall for it all. Same ol, same ol.  

5 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

So much for his authority to declassify, nice try Schultz.

54 million from the CCP.  

 

 

 

The words “Biden” and “Think tank” being used together are about the funniest oxymoron I’ve heard in a long time. 

22 hours ago, DriftBusta said:

Man Ontario sounds like a dystopian hellhole.....

It was pretty funky, even in northern Ontario last year, than what I’m use to. Suppose to be back up there next month for work. Guess we will see what it all looks like post their Covid bullshit.