This morning we had breakfast at Java Joe's in St. Ignace. They have some really good food. I had raspberry crepes. The wife had biscuits and gravy and some french toast. Good stuff! We were there bright and early and ended up staying until about 1 PM! I did not realize how late it was when we got back on the road toward Petoskey...but it left us with little time to get any sled shopping done. It was well worth the company and food though!
We stopped by Miller Auto to visit Scott's Cycles n' Sleds. They had an orange Arctic Cat Crossfire 7 that I wanted to look at. Unfortunately, when we arrived, the sled had already been purchased. However, there was another Crossfire! It is all black and has the Sno Pro package. The sled does have a few miles on it...4600...but it has a lot of life left in it I am sure. It is a bit pricey for the number or miles it has in my opinion...but it does have a lot of options. It would be a much better ride than my sled for sure. I will ride mine for now and decide what to do by the end of the year. Hopefully I will know where the finances stand by then! If anyone wants to buy a 1997 Yamaha 600 VMAX XT I would be willing to let it go. It is a really nice sled for its age. It only has 7900 miles on it. I had it tuned up last winter and all the prep for this riding season is done. It does need a new track (although the current track would be fine for light riding) and if you feel guilt about having the TORS system disabled...you might want to have that fixed. It no longer overheats (I had the heat exchanges fixed) and the power is back. I do not usually ride it hard...but today I had it up to about 85 mph (as a test of the TORS system) and it did just fine. You grip it...and it rips it. :P
I did put 21 miles on my sled today. That is not a lot...however it was a good time. The trails a fairly snirty to start. (I again forgot my stinking camera!!!) I was a bit disappointed in the trails. They were really smooth...but pretty darn dirty. I did not ride much of them due to that. I shot down the two track to trail 76 by the house and swung around the loop to another two track that leads back up here. The two tracks were in really great shape! ;) The bulk of my riding was done on our property. That made for pretty good riding since our trails have not been abused. I did pack them down and they should be good for the snow we are supposed to get tonight and tomorrow. 8-10 inches in some areas!
Anyway, that is it for now. Not much has been going on...this coming week should be fairly full of riding...as long as we are not stuck doing other stuff. I will keep hoping! :P
Look for more tomorrow. :)
Goodnight from Northern Michigan!
-Derek
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