Pattern has been storms to drift NW. Remember the storm of a generation bomb cyclone that dropped a terrible 2” on southern WI and IL. Lol Forget it storm will dump Northwest or Northern Wi and UPMI as usual. No good down here no frozen ground 40s next few days.
Johndee website down?
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Up north that week too heard Vilas east is lean on snow and Phelps had a down groomer got stuck I believe in a swamp don’t know if they set up the detour or not? Please let me know what your hear we aborted that route but still time.
No problem you’ll see it if up by passes small swamp on 6 east. Takes you on plowed roads clearly marked. We went thru it just bumpy and a bit wet with holes but we were experienced with the trail.
Idk better ask Indy about that? I think he bought doo best bang for the buck which was strange to hear I always thought Polaris gave you a lot of 2s sled for the money ie the Indy series.
indy_500
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Back in 2013-2018 the Indy 600 was an $8000 msrp sled, could be had as a leftover for $6000. The current Indy SP 650 is $13,000. A renegade 850 adrenaline is $13,900. In order to get an 850 Poo you have to jump up to Indy xc model which is $17,000. Indy xc is probably comparable to a Doo blizzard, which is $14,900 for their 850. Used to seem Poo was cheaper and they have now flip flopped…
On the trails, Doo definitely seems the most popular. Poo is a close second, not that far behind in my opinion. I don’t think a new Doo trail sled handles any better or worse than a new Poo trail sled. But, between dropping the ball on delivering their snow checks the last few years, 2019 being an epic fail on their 850 motor, and their current recall epidemic, Poo is really shooting them selves in the foot. They also can’t seem to figure out how to keep a jack shaft bearing in 1 piece in the new matryx chassis. Doo has them on engine reliability, and having smoother running engines that are better on fuel is definitely a bonus as well.
Poo is out front in the deep snow/mountain segment in the states a little though. Their sleds are the easiest to ride and lightest to maneuver doing that type of riding, and most are willing to sacrifice a little reliability to do cooler maneuvers and outclimb their buddies. Just my observation when pulling into parking lots out west the last few years…
pclark
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I've never been an off trail guy and won't now because of age but your comments on the trail side of it are similiar to mine. Have a couple friends who just bought brand new Matryx so we'll see how they hold up. I bought my 2017 900 Ace Renegade last year and have been very happy with the performance and ride. Also just see a lot of more Skidoo on trails and in parking lots at trail stops.
Just for the sake of argument, we've taken polls on JohnDee as to what everyone is riding and Polaris was consistently the favorite. But I agree we tend to see more Ski Doo on the trails, pit stops and gas stations.
The following was the last poll we took in Nov. of 2020.
The following was the last poll we took in Nov. of 2020.
What will you be riding this winter?
Arctic Cat
Votes: 23 15.1%Polaris
Votes: 58 38.2%Ski Doo
Votes: 46 30.3%Yamaha
Votes: 21 13.8%Vintage
Votes: 10 .7%
pclark
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Mine is bright black, so it's stands right out! I have nothing against any other brands, I rode Polaris for years, before that Yamaha. Most brands have nice sleds these days.
or the poos are sitting in the shop
I'm anxious to hear how it goes for you with your rotator cuff issue, as I also have that problem. Good luck, enjoy, and always be safe!
Our group is very excited about written forecast but amounts and placement is in graphics. In the past John uploads thinks forecast is there when it’s not.