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Looks like x4 say go for it, thanks for the feedback guys. That answers another niggling doubt I had….looks like the yamaha is winning hands down so far. Governtment rules…interesting,,,what is that about? BTW my other choice was possibly looking at a can-am but was being put off with the Visco-lok as opposed to the yammies transmission. I was also finding the the amount of choice with some of the other brands confusing, Yammy offer basically 3 models to choose from, far easier to sort out what I need. Thanks Mitch, it might take me a while to source and get the one I want, the dealerships up here are sparse on the ground and don't often hold a large inventory….let me know how you are finding your new one. LOL…yup, just give me the quad, and i'll bring all the sex appeal it needs! Bingo…that's another reason I am looking at a Yammy, although I intend to keep this forever, circumstances change, and the resale value on quads is pretty good anyway up here, but the yammies are the top of the bunch when it comes to re-sale.

Actually Rick, I find myself agreeing with very little you opine about these days but I always try to stay open minded….to a point.

Except if they have oil.

AWESOME….WHAT A DEAL!

Hi all, I have been procrastinating about buying an ATV for years now but am feeling the time is fast approaching to finally get one. I intend this to be the only ATV I ever buy and do not intend to upgrade or keep up with the Joneses once I have bought it. I am looking to buy new but may consider new non-current depending on incentives. My sights are set on a new 2016 Yamaha Grizzly 700 EPS. I will be using it to pull 12' boats in and out of the bush, hunt/fish trail riding, throw on a 2 up seat to NEVER carry passengers on bush trails, plow around the house and the ice shack in winter, yard work including hauling big timber when I need to, and my ice fishing transport in the spring when bare ice limits my use of my sled. Can anybody give me reasons why this would not be a good choice of ATV and if not what would be another make/model to consider? Thanks in advance.

Looks like fun…good stuff.

Nice one Chad…and butchering yourself

Agreed!

That is soooo cool Brian. The stuff we do when out there all alone without our medication …lol…..

Thanks Brian, Some of the threads on here are just depressing.

Hi all, We went for a geocaching road trip yesterday. Just Jack, Mum and myself. My wife and I have both been going through a lot of Bull at work, my wife was actually signed off work and given some meds to cope. We headed out to just relax and it was awesome, the weather was perfect, a bit chilly, but perfect fall day. We drove from Dryden to Ignace stopping at very geocache co-ordinate. We had a pile of fun and laughed a lot, just what was needed. We are so lucky to have our beautiful child, he is a reality check when everything seems so crap…..he won "Best Giggle" award at his graduation ceremony this year……thought I'd share, it might brighten up your day.

Hi all, Finally got round to putting together the footage of a great Lac Seul outing that we took this summer with my son, his grandad, myself and the pup. Great memories and grandad has been boasting to all his buddies about how great a fisherman Jack is, really winding up his buddies down at Erieau about how he out fishes them 3 times a week....lol...with an ice fishing pole!

You are lucky then, everything I have ever bought from HT has fallen apart, the zips and the material on the ice fishing bags go….the cork on their rods falls off, the handles on their ice scoops break…or just fall apart…their reels on the combos are junk and seize up as soon as its below zero…lol…I'm not a fan!

HT stuff is JUNK! avoid if at all possible.

Nice bird mate!

LOLOL…was trying to get my other sled stuck the other year…thank god I have not managed that yet…at 750lbs dry weight would need a helicopter to get it out…probably a Chinook!

LOL

Sounds like a blast. I had people 'scoffing' at sheepshead when I was at Erieau pier. I loved it though…got one that must have been close to 20lbs….they put up an awesome scrap!

Thanks guys, really want snow now, can't wait for family outings on the sleds to the ice shack. It was actually $800….but in mint condition, the windshield even had the blue plastic on still, brand new! The insides look good and there are a few cracks on the hood and a few on the track. Wish I had your skills Dave, I'm sure your restoration will be great, I'm not thinking I want to do anything with this….if it was a house it would be a 'turnkey'. This is a Transporter model. Like I said, gave the wrong impression by saying a few hundred, was actually $800, still a great deal up here, especially on a 250 as they are very popular for kids, and there are lots of kids and lots of snow up here….lol( a few big kids too ) Its an '87 apparently. Still waiting for my friends uncle to dig out the ownership papers. Is there a way you can tell its a '93? I think I remember seeing pictures of your sled in the slush last year Nick…it was either yours or Rod Casters, did not look like fun. The good thing is they are very light, never fun or easy to get out of slush, but better with a light sled I would think….n'est pas? Its going to be interesting what happens this year with Jack and his sleds, he has a 120 Mini Z, but it just felt sluggish even last year, but that could just be me, but by mid winter Jack was trying to jump snow banks on it…..w'ell see how he likes the bigger sled this year. Hope it does last a long time, well if it is an '87 it already has by today's standards. I was really lucky to get it, it actually belonged to my co-worker but I saw it on the local Facebook classified page, I literally saw the add 2 minutes after she reduced the price, called and knocked her down $100 more (friends and co-worker discount)…went and got it the next day. Her uncle who owned it before was a yamaha mechanic apparently, he replaced a bunch of stuff and was completely rebuilt a couple years back, windshield was brand new, looks really tidy inside too. I don't miss my XLT! Chad I think I saw a picture of your brother's last year, rough around the edges but still going…that's what counts, and your posts and peoples reviews of your sled helped me decide to grab this one despite its age . Yamaha motors seem to last a long time, my outboard is also an '87….I put it through hell every year, is getting a bit rough but I change the plugs, fog the engine and thats about all the maintenance it gets each year apart from bottom end oil.

Nice fishes…fall fishing is the best sometimes.

Hi all, Picked this up for a few hundred. Starts first pull, very tidy sled. Perfect for the wife this year and for Jack to graduate from his 120cc next year. I think I might be using this little gem too, as it fits into the bed of my GMC Canyon….I can throw it in and out by myself without a snowbank!

Thanks for that Dozer, I know I'm not the only one now

LOL Drew...is that what I actually say? I was excitable.....lol.