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    Good time at Pats open house....

    Thanks go out to Kip and the gang at Pats for hosting a fun event yesterday. We had a really good time renewing old acquaintances and making new friends. Got a chance to pick up some great deals on some accessories and a few tips on the Viper set up. I could go on and on about the turkey, but if...
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    First impressions of your new ride.

    I thought I would start this thread for all the new or new to you sled owners. Did you get a chance to try them out yet and what did you think? Wifey and I trailered up to Crystal Falls and ran across and down to Lando on our new Viper LTX DX's. All I can say is I'm very impressed with the...
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    Finally.......the big ride north!!

    The wife and I finally made the trip north to Pats to pick up her Viper. One down, one to go! Thanks Kip for the friendly service today, your place is the best! We also decided to drop the trailer at Kips and take a ride north of the bridge. Drove up to Copper Harbor and had lunch at the...
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    Cabins north of the bridge, New Years.

    I know this is kinda late but my daughter has her heart set on staying in a cabin in the Keweenaw north of the bridge for New Years this year. Any suggestions on who may have openings, nice places, ect? I am hoping to stay north, but if we have to would stay south of the bridge. Thanks guys....
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    So what did YOU get at the show?

    Wife picked up a Yamaha Klim jacket and bibs for under 400, I got a SR Viper jacket and bibs for under 400, two spare Viper belts for 75 each, two sets of carbides for 90, and a sweater/jacket for wifey for 90. So we dropped over a grand tonight doing our part moving the economy along, lol...
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    Are you sitting on it yet?

    With all the early sled deliveries this summer, has anyone picked theirs up yet and been sitting on it in the garage dreaming of white gold?
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    2014 Viper Reviews?

    I have read in other threads bits and pcs on the 14 Viper. Anyone want to comment on how theirs ran, how they liked it compared to what they replaced? I am replacing a 2012 Adventure and a 2011 Rush LX with a pair of Viper L-TX DX's. I need info guys, it's gonna be a long summer waiting for our...
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    XF or VIPER???

    Ok, I'm thinking of a Cat XF LXR, or a VIPER, pros vs cons, reviews, personal experience. What do you guys think? And NO BRAND BASHING, please!
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    Minnesota trip is on!!!!

    Our saddlebag trip through MN started Saturday from Moose Lake to Tofte. Had a bit of confusion due to some trail marking and a couple of wrong turns by our leader, (me), lol. All in all the trails were in awesome shape with very little traffic. We followed trail 47 up through Duluth which was...
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    Minnesota saddle bag trip..........getting nervous!!!

    As some of you know, and have helped me with suggestions, we are saddlebaging MN in about two weeks. Now the post I read in area conditions, "Nothshore and northern MN" suggests the trails are not real cared for, ie grooming, marking, brushing. Is this the norm for up there or is it an over...
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    OUCH!!!!!!!!!! I hate this time of year!!!!!!

    Just went down to the local credit union and paid for the right to own a home, OUCH!!!!! There went 3K+ out the window. That would have made a nice down payment on a new Switchback this spring,lol. Actually, the tax rate here in the Green Bay area, Bellevue in particular, is not too bad. I'm...
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    Where's Kruppy????

    Where's Kruppy? In for a paint job? Oil change? (oops, don't want to start an oil thread) He needs to get back on the job, there is white gold on the ground!!!!
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    Saddlebagging Minnesota?

    Some friends and I are looking to plan a saddlebag trip to Minnesota this year and I'm wondering if ayone has or knows where I can contact for information. We will probably trailer to Watersmeet area and dump off and head west. We would like to get up to the Boundry waters, Roseau, Thief River...
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    Bursting with Pride!!!

    The heading says it all guys. As some of you may know from past threads, my daughter is serving our country in the US Navy. I found out today she just been awarded the Junior Sailor of the Year for her ship. She serves on the USS Howard, a destroyer as a fire controlman, in other words, she...
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    Happy easter everyone

    Now that the season has about wound down, I would like to take this time to wish all my fellow JD'ers a very Happy and Blessed Easter. As we spend time with our familys this weekend, lets count our blessings and enjoy each others company, and if you believe, remember what Sunday really means. I...
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    How about a Joke........Spring?

    Now that I am done sledding, wifey and I want to get our new Park model set up in the campground..........we can't.......too much snow......go figure.....so its time for a joke. Three Ladies in a Sauna > > THREE WOMEN, TWO YOUNGER, AND ONE SENIOR CITIZEN, WERE SITTING NAKED IN A SAUNA. > >...
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    YOU might be a MORON!!!!

    My observations from 4 days riding in the Greenland, Mass, and Twin Lakes area this weekend, and by the way GREAT job grooming guys. Borrowing from Jeff Foxworthy......If you see a sign that says Stay On Trail, and you are stuck down in the deep, You might be a Moron! If you see a sign with a...
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    Tough day for switch07 family.

    Well I was planning on coming up to Greenland to stay by my friends Keith & Sherry while my wife is playing out in Vegas. Yup just me and my buddy Dodge on a road trip. Well the Vet just stopped all of that with the news that poor Dodge has advanced lymph node cancer and only has a few weeks...
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    How cold is it?

    How cold is it? It's so cold outside I just saw a teenage boy with his pants pulled up!!!!
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    Can't ride, so it's time for a joke.

    I'm stuck in Mexico and with all the new snow up north, I'm going nuts.....so it's time for a joke: Little Johnnie sees his Daddy's car passing the play-ground and go into the woods. Curious, he follows the car and sees Daddy and Aunt Jane in a 'Passionate Embrace'. Johnnie finds this so...
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