Please be careful on the motorcycle!! At high speeds you have very little time to react and drivers of cars sometimes just don't see a motorcycle.
Will do Csjag. TY for the GREAT advice. Hopefully while I am trying to teach and demonstrate responsible rider habits with my son I too will learn or relearn some good habits! Maybe just reinforce good habits.
The waterproof case cuts sound almost completely. IDK which is the best cam mounting solution. I tried helmet cam, machine cam and chest cam. All seem to have just about equalizing pros and cons. Helmet mount takes the viewer to far from the action but gives a better range of vision. Chest mount restricts your body movement to permit a good shot but gives a great viewer prospective. Forget about machine mount. It's way too bumpy and the machine really rocks the cam. At least with helmet mount and chest mount the cam is cushioned over bumps by the riders body.
I should get out and do LOTS more testing!
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Fresh cover last night. Rained in the am. Pretty icy out. Well I got off...
Skip to around 40 seconds in and enjoy the ride!
Helmet on with a Chesty mount from Gopro. Works mint and stayed put through my "tumble". Tucked and rolled out of it pretty easily. I think I was going around 25mph. I hit some speed whoops and I knew they were there. But my right ski just dug right in. If you watch right before the bail you can see the handle bars turn left almost out of nowhere.
Something is wrong with that sled... not enough RPM's.... Your sled should only have two throttle positions, idle and wide open. If your not breaking something your not riding it right. So far this year I've blown 1 belt, bent/fractured a control arm, and had to do a stator on my roommates sled.
5. Operating snowmobile on public way. Except as provided in subsection 4 and this subsection, a person may not operate a snowmobile upon the main traveled portion, the sidewalks or the plowed snow banks of a public way.
A. A properly registered snowmobile may be operated on a public way only the distance necessary, but in no case to exceed 300 yards, on the extreme right of the traveled way for the purpose of crossing, as directly as possible, a public way, sidewalk or culvert.
B. A properly registered snowmobile may be operated on a public way only the distance necessary, but in no case to exceed 500 yards, on the extreme right of the traveled way for the sole purpose of crossing, as directly as possible, a bridge, overpass or underpass, provided that that operation can be made in safety and that it does not interfere with vehicular traffic approaching from either direction on the public way.
C. A snowmobile may be operated on any portion of a public way when the public way has been closed in accordance with Title 23, section 2953.
D. If the main traveled portion of a public way is publicly plowed and utilized by conventional motor vehicles, a snowmobile may be operated only on that portion of the way not maintained or utilized for the operation of conventional motor vehicles, except that operation on the left side of the way is prohibited during the hours from sunset to sunrise on the portion of the way not maintained or utilized for the operation of conventional motor vehicles. This paragraph does not apply to a snowmobile operated by a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission while being operated in the course of the utility's corporate function, so that public utilities may effectively and speedily carry out their obligations to the public.
E. A snowmobile may be operated on streets and public ways during a period of emergency when the emergency has been so declared by a police agency having jurisdiction and when travel by conventional motor vehicles is not practicable. This paragraph does not apply to a snowmobile operated by a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission while being operated in the course of the utility's corporate function, so that public utilities may effectively and speedily carry out their obligations to the public.
F. A snowmobile may be operated on streets and public ways in special snowmobile events of limited duration conducted according to a prearranged schedule and under a permit from the governmental unit having jurisdiction.
G. Notwithstanding paragraphs A to F, a snowmobile may be operated on the extreme right of a public way within the built-up portion of a municipality or unorganized or unincorporated township if the appropriate governmental unit has designated the public way as a snowmobile-access route for the purpose of allowing snowmobiles access to places of business. A public way designated by an appropriate governmental unit as a snowmobile-access route must be posted conspicuously at regular intervals by that governmental unit with highly visible signs designating the snowmobile-access route. Before designating a public way as a snowmobile-access route, the appropriate governmental unit shall make appropriate determinations that snowmobile travel on the extreme right of the public way may be conducted safely and will not interfere with vehicular traffic on the public way. For purposes of this paragraph, "appropriate governmental unit" means the Department of Transportation, county commissioners or municipal officers within their respective jurisdictions. The jurisdiction of each appropriate governmental unit over public ways pursuant to this paragraph is the same as its jurisdiction over the passage of vehicles on public ways pursuant to Title 29-A, section 2395. Municipal or county law enforcement officials having jurisdiction have primary enforcement authority over any route established under this paragraph.
Now serious question... In a state of emergency can I ride my snowmobile on the foot of snow down the road for "supplies"?
I know they are ferrying ambulance riders from their homes to the ambulances in places that they can't get the ambulances to now around Maine, and in states of emergency in other places they have said keep the cars off the road but if you must go out use your sled. it is a lot safer and less chance of getting stuck. call the local PD and ask them if you have got to get out in an emergency or just to get food or emergency supplies if they will allow it. I remember during the blizzard of 78 Worcester MA was not only allowing them on the Maine streets but where delivering prescriptions via sleds. as well as getting people to hospitals with sleds dragging sleds behind for the victims. but call first, the non emergency number to the local police. I know where you are there is a lot of woods leading into the town and then just a lot of parked cars on the sides of the streets, so a sled may be the only way to get anywhere, providing the roads haven't been plowed at all.
So far all we have gotten is a few inches, maybe 6"
Holy Bejeesus I may as well be on a jetski! Talk about powder?!! Two and three and more feet deep drifts?!
IDK Steve but we have gotten around 16-20 inches so far. And they are saying an additional 18 inches. WOW!! Now I just need some gas and oil and a extra set of plugs just in case.
WTH as I type someone just went by the house on a sled!!! YEASSSS!! Black and silver sled w/ yellow snow suit. That you Steve?
Just putting around the leading edge of our pit. And yes my neighbor rode up to 7-11 and gassed his sled up. Local PD spoke with him there. They say they haven't done that since 1978 in Maine...
Oh yeah my dang goggles kept fogging up BC the balaclava I was trying for the first time w goggles. So I had to keep stopping. And thank The Gods for reverse! I'm going for gas and oil and spare plugs!
That's how we do it in Maine!!
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I hit some speed whoops and I knew they were there. But my right ski just dug right in. If you watch right before the bail you can see the handle bars turn left almost out of nowhere.
Tuck and rolled twice I think?
Admit it you did that on purpose to show us the quality of the go pro coverage
Holy Bejeesus I may as well be on a jetski! Talk about powder?!! Two and three and more feet deep drifts?!
IDK Steve but we have gotten around 16-20 inches so far. And they are saying an additional 18 inches. WOW!! Now I just need some gas and oil and a extra set of plugs just in case.
WTH as I type someone just went by the house on a sled!!! YEASSSS!! Black and silver sled w/ yellow snow suit. That you Steve?
Oh I just plowed the few inches we had before I left for a pain doctors appointment in this crap and we just got back and now I am going to have to plow again, at least once before we feed if not more. I am not taking the weatherman's word for this storm. I will plow after ever foot of snow just to keep up. I am not going threw another 3 to 4' snow storm and trying to plow that all at once.
So no that wasn't me ridding by on a sled, those and bikes are no, no's for me, doctors orders, with the way my back is I could end up in a wheel chair if I fell off like you did in the video.
Something is wrong with that sled... not enough RPM's.... Your sled should only have two throttle positions, idle and wide open. If your not breaking something your not riding it right. So far this year I've blown 1 belt, bent/fractured a control arm, and had to do a stator on my roommates sled.
Haha! Yeah my throttle is stuck on chicken shizz! Lol really tho I can't go breaking myself any time soon or Momma will probably break the rest of me.
Admit it you did that on purpose to show us the quality of the go pro coverage
I wish! Scared the crap out of me that is for sure. I think I was still in shock when I got up.
Really though all kidding aside it is deadly weather out there!! The snow is too fluffy and deep and if you get out of the throttle too much your going to get buried and stuck. Getting buried and stuck out in the woods in these conditions could be deadly! I'm gonna hole up and stay warm. Might take a few rips up and down the street a few times but I am definitely NOT going far!
I wish! Scared the crap out of me that is for sure. I think I was still in shock when I got up.
Really though all kidding aside it is deadly weather out there!! The snow is too fluffy and deep and if you get out of the throttle too much your going to get buried and stuck. Getting buried and stuck out in the woods in these conditions could be deadly! I'm gonna hole up and stay warm. Might take a few rips up and down the street a few times but I am definitely NOT going far!
This is where you tell the wife you need an extension kit with a challenger track.... for survival reasons.... Right now I'm on a 136" with a Cobra 1.352. Once this track wears I'm going to go with a 1.75. The roommate is on a 137" with a 1.25, We are doing his track in the summer. Still debating a 1.5 or 1.75.
Keep your momentum up and you won't get stuck. Last week in the black hills my room-mate figured out what happens when you kill the throttle while hill climbing. 4 feet of snow, half way up, he let off the throttle to pick a line then regunned it and sunk the thing. Had to climb up and dig him out. Skidoo can brag all they wan't about how light their sled is, but when your waist deep on an incline, weight doesn't matter, it sucks period.
Theres been a lot of stuck riders around here. I talked to one kid that dug for 3 hours trying to get out of a field. He claims by the third hour he was smashing his sled with the shovel! Lol. Seems he never even made it out of his front yard!! LMAO!
I am new to sledding and I learned last year how to get unstuck when buried. Walk back and forth behind or in front of the sled over and over again. The idea is to "tromp" the light stuff down enough to get a running start back on top. My neighbor showed me this when I got stuck out back in the pits. He showed up to find me buried. And he walked right past my sled and kept walking back to the trail. I was like, "Hey where the hell you going?" Turns out he knew what he was doing!
We are getting another foot today as I type and maybe another foot on Wednesday and then more on Friday! Holy shizz! Careful what you wish for right? We are also trying to plan an adventure on the ITS (interstate trail system).
Theres been a lot of stuck riders around here. I talked to one kid that dug for 3 hours trying to get out of a field. He claims by the third hour he was smashing his sled with the shovel! Lol. Seems he never even made it out of his front yard!! LMAO!
I am new to sledding and I learned last year how to get unstuck when buried. Walk back and forth behind or in front of the sled over and over again. The idea is to "tromp" the light stuff down enough to get a running start back on top. My neighbor showed me this when I got stuck out back in the pits. He showed up to find me buried. And he walked right past my sled and kept walking back to the trail. I was like, "Hey where the hell you going?" Turns out he knew what he was doing!
We are getting another foot today as I type and maybe another foot on Wednesday and then more on Friday! Holy shizz! Careful what you wish for right? We are also trying to plan an adventure on the ITS (interstate trail system).
Ayup I remember that from back in the 70s when I worked for a snowmobile dealer assembling the sleds and test driving them. pack it down and down and down and ride out. But never ever let off the gas once you get out of that fresh powder, you just sink right back in, works the same way puddle jumping across open water, never let off the throttle. Watch that show north woods law, they are constantly pulling people out of open water who fly across the ice and over the water. Those things will actually ride right on top of the water just like on snow and it is one of the most dangerous things to do with sleds.
ride safe on that thing, it isn't any safer than the bike, while in the woods there are less people in cars those dam trees will jump right out in front of you every time.
