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  1. johnboy

    Centeral-Eastern U.P. Snow Conditions

    A few shots of the snow conditions and trail conditions between Seney and Grand Marais and from my home in Marquette and summer place in Curtis. This was Saturday, December 14.
  2. johnboy

    Current Condtions in the U.P.

    I was in the air up in a chopper today over a good part of the U.P. I spent a little extra time in Alger County to get a good look at conditions north of 28 from Wetmore to Grand Marais, Kingston Plains etc.. I have never observed so much unfrozen, standing water in the swamps, rivers...
  3. johnboy

    U.P.Coast to Coast Ride on a Yamaha in a Day

    Last summer I took my boat a 26 ft G-3 SunCatcher Tri-toon powered by a 4-stroke Yamaha 250 SHO on a coast to coast ride in one day touching three Great Lakes. Yamaha is the parent company of G-3. We started in Lake Michigan west of St. Ignace, went under the Mackinac Bridge into Lake Huron...
  4. johnboy

    Helmets and Speed

    Yesterday while riding I came upon a crash only a minute from when it occurred. A 17 yr old who was riding with a group of people left the trail, hit a sign on a 4x4 post snapping it in two and then hit several trees. Her helmet was not adjusted correctly and came flying off at first impact...
  5. johnboy

    Ice in May

    Found a nice size chunk of ice a couple miles out from the tip of the Keweenaw on Lake Superior May 29!
  6. johnboy

    Viper second thoughts?

    I have been reading all the posts on the Viper since early spring. I spring ordered a 15 black LTX-DX which I picked up a couple of weeks ago. I am the type of guy that basically just likes to put gas in the sled and ride. My last two sleds were an o5 RS Venture which I put 20,000 miles on...
  7. johnboy

    Coupled VS Non-Coupled

    What suspension is better for general trail riding? I ordered a S-TX-DX 141 that has a non coupled skid. Would the L-TX-DX 137 coupled skid be a better overall trail sled? I just had someone tell me that??? Thanks
  8. johnboy

    Grand Marais-Seney trails

    Rode 150 miles yesterday in the Seney, Grand Marais, Shingleton area. Trails were in mid February form. Hit some nice powder and well groomed trails. It has been almost 10 years since we had this good of riding up here this early. Merry Christmas
  9. johnboy

    Houghton/Hancock Ride

    I was up in in Houghton and the Keweenaw yesterday and the snow and trails are off to a great start. At least a foot of base right now with much more in the woods. The December ride should be good to go this year.
  10. johnboy

    RS Venture GT low profile windshield

    Hi, Does anyone know the height difference between the stock windshield and the low profile windshield for the 2009/10/11 RS Venture GT? I have an 11, but I think they are the same for these years. I need to subtract 3 inches of total height from the stock one for it to fit in the trailer I...
  11. johnboy

    RS Venture Exhaust leak

    I noticed that I might have an exhaust leak, it seems to be coming from under the heat shield somewhere in the engine compartment or in the tunnel up front. You can hear it when when the sled is idling. If you lift the hood you can smell a gas smell that was not there before. Also when I...
  12. johnboy

    Rode a 06 Attack

    I got a chance to ride a 06 Attack today in Curtis at a demo ride and it is everything I expected and more . Everybody that did a review on it was right on. I was NOT disappointed!!! Thanks for the input on the reviews everyone, it helped narrow my choice down of what sled was best suited...
  13. johnboy

    RS/Venture two up adjustment cam

    I have just over 2000 miles on my RS/Venture and the pin with the spring in it that is used on the left side for the 2 up riding cam is broke off. Looks like it sheared off from ice or something. I was unable to move the cam to the 2 up position because a piece of the pin was still in the hole...
  14. johnboy

    RS Venture suspension?

    I am stumped, I have over 2000 miles on my RS Venture with no problems until yesterday. I was stopped waiting to cross a road about 50 miles into a ride when the suspension "sunk" about 4 inches. I thought the snow gave way under the sled but it did not. I got off and lifted the rear end back...
  15. johnboy

    ski stance?

    I am putting the 05 Mt ski on my 05 RS Venture and I was wondering what is better for floatation in powder. Would it be better to make the stance as wide as possible or stay the same as stock or as close in as possible? Or won't it really make a difference as to where you put the collors.
  16. johnboy

    RS/Venture Skis

    Need some advice, I am not too impressed with the stock skis on the RS Venture, I was plowing snow all day today when I was riding in the powder. No flotation at all. I am going to put different skis on it, but I am not sure what kind? I do mostly trail and some powder riding, not too...
  17. johnboy

    Backrest on Venture

    I was wondering why Yamaha did not make the backrest on the 05 RS Venture adjustable for one up riding?? Most touring sleds have that ability, I think Yamaha dropped the ball on that one. I think with a little thinking they could have put together a nice system and not have had to mess with the...
  18. johnboy

    exhaust ?

    I was at my dealer today looking underneath at the exhasut system of the RX/RS sleds and I have a question. Does snow, or water enter the engine area from the tunnel where the exhaust exits the "belly" pan into the tunnel? I was able to shine a flashlite up the tunnel above the track and...
  19. johnboy

    2005 Venture should I buy?

    I am looking at buying a 05 RS Venture, but to tell you the truth I am not completly sold on it. I ride a Ski Doo Grand Touring now that has over 15,000 miles on it and it has been a good sled. My questions on the Venture are: 1. I have listened to the one I might buy running and there is a...


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