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I don't think that's possible. It took a while, but I eventually got my '12 to ride/handle well and be pretty reliable. I never did get my belt blowing issues straightened out. In all honesty, I suspect that they know what's at stake, and will do a better job than they did for the '12's.

I'm sure it will be alright..... :-P

I've seen a few reports now of M 600 Alpha's with some minor quality issues. For those taking delivery, it would be a good idea to go through your sled thoroughly before taking it out (which you should be doing anyway!). This is pretty minor, but obviously should have been caught at the factory and by a dealer on PDI.....

Did I see that the Michigan trail passes were pink this year?

There is good news indeed. I was already making alternate plans for some of my saddlebag trips that I had planned. I will be riding through there several times this winter. Even though Old US-2 is not ideal, it beats the hell out of the alternative. Old US 2 still needs to ultimately be replaced with a better route, but it is a short segment, and works just fine. Now, if people can behave maybe this will get done sooner than later.

The only thing that I can figure out is that he's trying to position himself as Trump's running mate. The audience response to his attacks on Haley and post debate polling suggests that he's no longer a novelty, and his 2 minutes of fame appear to be over.....

Fug

Alrighty- I have learnt it..... I dun guud?

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Well shit.......

Can we add this sled to the pole?

I'm more than happy to speak slower to you if you like.....

You forgot to add the choice "Taiga" to the pole.....

Jim says there are no other brands, therefore then pole is moot.....

@ZR6000RR Alright- you bastards triggered me to bite. I try so damn hard not to..... So- Brand loyalty is more important than the sport itself?

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I miss the days of Cat's fire sales. My wife picked up her '17 ZR8000 LXR for $9500 and Cat financed it at 0%. They had to be losing huge $$ to move those sleds, and as a consumer I was very happy to take advantage of it. Then, when Cat transitioned to spring snow check orders only, even dealers like Country Cat suddenly moved to more of a retail price structure. No more fire sales from high volume dealers like Country Cat. I still have Cat dealers in my area, but if and when I buy another Cat, it will be from one of the old time legacy dealers such as Thomas Sno Sports. The "new" dealers in my area don't seem to be hardcore about the Cat brand at all.....

Last year's reroute was heaven compared to the old route around the ski areas. The trail would be groomed every night and junk by noon. So, good riddance! Last year's reroute was great from a rider perspective. I understand the issues that the land owners are having and how that would sour a ton of people. Given the amount of private property between Ramsay and Wakefield, that trail is going to be a perpetual challenge. @favoritos we used Bingo's for years as well. I suspect that we've had a beer or two then..... It is sad to drive by there now and remember what it once was. Years ago, we loved running the road up to Thomaston, then up County Road 519 in fresh lake effect snow at 90 mph up to Presque Isle Falls. We did a lot of spur of the moment trips to Bingos whenever there was decent lake effect in the forecast. We'd also run up the Camp 4 Grade and eventually end up on South Boundary Road whenever there was fresh lake effect. Obviously, things aren't open like they used to be because tons of people (like us) just rode wherever they wanted, but Bingo's was usually our base camp. In general, we didn't run Trail 11 much. It seemed like there was either a ton of logging or wet spots that made riding that route to the south a crap shoot.

OMG- that is an understatement. She didn't exactly instill much confidence that anyone knew what they were doing in TRF. This year was much much better.

I understand that completely. I'm finding that the older I get, the less I want to tinker. I look back at the time I spent on testing/tuning, and the frustration of testing something only to find that it had a negative effect..... I understand your OCD statement completely. I hate to say it, but I lost out on a lot of good riding screwing around with sleds that were a lost cause..... Now? I want to just enjoy the ride....