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Absolutely not. Think any one of us could emigrate to Mexico or any other country and vote? No.

858 Update... It runs like it's supposed to now. Cracked PTO side exhaust valve actuator bar I'm told. Robbed an EXT and got me on the trail this weekend. The thing FINALLY runs good. Dealer stepped up too.

That’s rough. Hoping the ‘26 treats him better. Going to dealer next Friday to see if we can come to some sort of resolution.

Fun in the woods if that helps?! lol

Thing is, I've seen quite a few 858s on the trail and at stops. I've always tried to chat with people riding them and haven't found anyone that has had any issues. Guess I'm just lucky! lol

Long story.... 2025 R-XC 858 Put 7 miles on it last year and wouldn't rev. Dropped off at dealer, bad servo motor after I finally convinced them to take it for a ride. Rode it one full day after that and season was over, should've been out of break-in but still wouldn't rev consistently. 150ish miles on it at end of season. This year, put some clutching in it preseason and rode it about 40 miles prior to an appointment for '26 reflash. Waited for it and told them it wouldn't rev. They said ride it. ~190 miles. Rode it for the weekend and dropped it off again. Would briefly rev to 7k then fall to 6500 like it was in limp mode. They put stock clutching back on it, no change. After back and forth, cat told them to put injectors in it. Took another week to get them and no change. Another week plus gone. Cat then supposedly had them run through a bunch of things and decided to program a new ECU. Again, another week to get and sled actually ran worse. In the meantime, a buddy's sled went down so he was going to ride my procross (that I thankfully kept) and I was going to ride the 858 in all its 6500 rpm glory. Told dealer to put old ECU back in so I could ride it for the weekend. Picked it up, ran like shit and ran out of gas right after warm up on way to fill up. Got towed, filled up, rode back to cabin which was ~2 miles away. Got back to cabin and gas gauge showed half a tank. We decided to stay in for the night. Went out next morning, started it, looked like someone was dumping gas out of a can underneath sled. Dragged it on trailer, took it back to dealer, spoke to owner and showed him the gas leak. That's the day I rode my buddy's 850 matryx. Told him it's been nearly 2 full seasons with a sled that's never run right. I've been more than patient but told him I was done and that someone needed to make it right. That's where it still sits. It's been almost 2 weeks and haven't heard anything since last week. New ECU was still in 1st stage break-in, but they couldn't run it until the leak was fixed. I'm actually surprised it didn't start on fire while I was riding it. So I've been riding a procross 800 from 2020. Better than nothing but not happy about it. Pissed to say the least.

I worked in a cancer center for almost 6 years. I remember 2 maybe 3 with pancreatic that ever beat it, out of??? Saw 3DD many years ago and it was a fantastic concert. Seemed like a humble dude. RIP.

Rode an 850 Matryx last weekend for a day instead of my 858 (long, stupid story) and really liked it. May have to have one if my 858 ever gets figured out or bought back.

Saw 3 in one day a few years ago by Hayward, WI. Suburban made it about 5 miles in before getting stuck. A 4runner made it a couple of miles in and the guy was riding his fat tire bike back toward the road. He was irritated because sledders kept giving him the finger. He asked if we had a big truck that could pull him out... Uhhh no. And a Lesbaru made it about 30 feet into another trail. Birkie weekend of course...

I can sympathize. Just bought a new truck. Fuuuuuck....

Rode out there about 20 years ago right after Christmas. Definitely a different kind of scenery and some pretty awesome trails. Found a few significant rocks with my steel skis back then but we had a blast. Actually planning a late season trip there this year too.

That's a cool place. My daughter and I walked around the whole thing several years ago. I'd have liked to see the interior. I like the idea behind it too. It will never be allowed though. For example, friend of my wife's has bipolar and can't take care of herself. She was just released to a place where she would get help with getting an apartment etc. after her meds/mood were stabilized. She decided she didn't want to take her meds anymore and lost her shit at staff and got detained, again. She can't take care of herself but there's nowhere for her to go.

Everything changed.

Won't go near the cities unless I have to, especially overnight. Yet, I pay through the f-ing nose for insurance for those fucktards.

Yes, the smoke has been bad too.